Hearty meals, a cold one at the bar and rooms to stay, in the Edwardian landmark on the corner of Thames and Studholme Streets.
The little tower set back on the corner is one of the features Heritage New Zealand singles out. It's helped make the hotel "an important landmark in the main street of Morrinsville."
Rebuilt in 1914 after a fire, the hotel was designed by architect Thomas George Price. Heritage NZ calls it "an especially elegant and finely proportioned Edwardian hotel."
These arched windows replaced the old corner entrance to the public bar. Look closely next time you walk past.
The restaurant used to be the Sherwood Restaurant, and the old name is still there in stained glass above the door. A nod to Nottingham, of course.
Proper pub meals, served hot, in a light, roomy old hotel dining room. Pop in for lunch or settle in for dinner.
"Really good sized meals, served piping hot and well presented."
Tripadvisor reviewSleep in a 1914 heritage hotel in the middle of town, or bring the crew for a do.
Affordable ensuite rooms, a short stroll from the cafés, shops and gallery. Handy for visiting family, contractors and anyone passing through the Waikato.
Private functions with food from our own kitchen, in a room with more than a century of stories in the walls.
Morrinsville grew up around this spot. Here's the short version, one coaster at a time.
The Waitoa Road Board needed a meeting room. Joseph John Wood built one, and named the hotel after his home town.
Built with timber from the old Cambridge Bridge, gin cases for partitions, and stables for up to 20 horses.
After 36 years of serving travellers and farmers, the original timber hotel burned down.
Today's Edwardian hotel goes up, with pressed-metal ceilings and art nouveau plasterwork.
Registered as a Category 1 Historic Place in 1990, recognising its outstanding heritage value. Look up next time you're in, and you'll see the pressed-metal ceilings that inspired the pattern on this website.
On the corner of Thames and Studholme Streets, by the roundabout, opposite the gallery.