HOTEL ASHBURTON, Ashburton

Hotel Ashburton offers rooms with timber furnishings. Each heated room includes a flat-screen television with cable channels. Rooms also provide air-conditioning, electric heating, tea and coffee facilities, a sitting area, a terrace, a trouser press, a dining table, a patio, and garden furniture. Bathrooms offer free toiletries. Additional amenities include an electric kettle, an AM/FM alarm clock, and a direct dial telephone. Certain rooms feature views of the gardens. Maximum occupancy varies by room type; check Hotel Policies for details.

The hotel provides a public bar with full gaming and TAB facilities. For conference catering, guests can opt for a standard lunch menu enhanced with picnic blankets and access to the gardens and lawn areas. A portable 'pop up' coffee bar with a barista is available for conferences, offering a choice of caffeine beverages.

Hotel Ashburton features facilities for guests including a dance floor and staging suitable for a DJ. The venue accommodates a bridal table, cake table, and gift tables, with seating for 10 guests per table. Aeroview Venue, part of the Vintage Aircraft Museum, is available for visits. Other local attractions include the Plains Vintage Railway & Historical Museum (6 km away) and the Ashburton Aviation Museum (5 km away). Guests can also visit the Ashford Craft Village, located a short walk from the hotel, and admire the gardens in the Ashburton Domain (2 km away).

Hotel Ashburton is located a 2-minute drive from the Ashburton Golf Course. Christchurch International Airport is one hour away by car. Nearby landmarks include the Ashburton Art Gallery (2 km away), Smithfield Berries (6 km away), and Trotts Garden (3 km away). The hotel is 75 km from Richard Pearse. Guests can explore the Mt Somers walkway, which offers views of the plains. The village near the hotel features a railway track with vintage steam and diesel locomotives, a fire station, a church, and replica shops.

Hotel Ashburton provides Mid Canterbury's most comprehensive conference venue, specializing in corporate meetings, exhibitions, product launches, and seminars, for groups from 20 to 450. The staff at the tour desk can assist with arranging local activities such as golfing, fly fishing, and water skiing. A professionally trained team can assist in arranging events down to the last detail. The Ashburton Trotting Club, with the fastest harness racing track in the country, holds regular meetings. The property offers an excellent family and sporting venue with competitive rowing, waterskiing, and kayaking.