People who travel to Oamaru often notice that most of the streets in the town take their names from rivers in England. These include Thames Street where you will find the main retail and commercial areas; State Highway 1 follows Severn Street, and historic commercial buildings feature along Tyne Street.

A colony of little blue penguins lives on the harbour, and yellow-eyed penguins just south of the town attract eco-tourists. Penguins occasionally like to live below buildings by the beach, including the town's music club, The Penguin Club.

Welcome to a town centre hotel that will captivate you with its Victorian-era architecture and elegance, and relax you with its modern comforts. Built of white, elaborately carved Oamaru limestone in 1881, this most impressive of Oamaru hotels has welcomed and charmed guests for over a century.

When you require welcoming hotels in Oamaru, look no further than Millennium & Copthorne Hotels.