About this property

Comfortable Accommodations: Blackball's Inn & 08 Cafe in Blackball offers family rooms with garden views, private entrances, and carpeted floors. Each room includes a bathrobe, electric kettle, and wardrobe. Dining and Leisure: The family-friendly restaurant serves brunch, lunch, and dinner with vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options. Guests can relax on the sun terrace or in the garden, enjoy live music, and participate in evening entertainment. Convenient Amenities: The hotel provides free WiFi, a coffee shop, outdoor seating area, picnic area, games room, and bicycle parking. Free on-site private parking is available. Local Attractions: Located 39 mi from Hokitika Airport and 15 mi from Greymouth Railway Station, the property offers hiking opportunities. Highly rated for its breakfast, attentive staff, and excellent service.

Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 9.7 for a two-person trip.

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Property highlights

    • Top Location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.4)

    • Free private parking available at the hotel


Availability

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Room Type
Number of guests
 
1 twin bed
2 twin beds
1 queen bed
2 twin beds
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Guest reviews

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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Dominique
    Thailand Thailand
    The hosts! Adorable and welcoming Excellent cuisine at good price
  • Chris
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Very informal small town and equally informal inn. Very friendly staff. Nice live music in the garden. The town is worth visiting for its proud history. NZ Labour party formed here. Famous strike in 1908. A lot of hippyish people came in after the...
  • Anne
    New Zealand New Zealand
    The building was old but 'homely'. Staff were very friendly, informative and helpful. Super amazing meal! and more than I could eat. Clean and comfortable, we would stay there again no problem.
  • Ben-tal
    New Zealand New Zealand
    The owners and staff were very friendly and it was interesting to learn about the history of Blackball which was reflected in the name of the bar and the photos on the wall. Our room was clean and pleasant. Dinner and breakfast were nice.
  • Ann
    New Zealand New Zealand
    Pat and Jane are great hosts.. Really friendly and helpful. The food was very good. The inn is an excellent place to stay before starting the Paparoa track.
  • Alice
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    We had a lovely stay, the staff were extremely friendly and welcoming. We had a nice room with a. It was a very comfy bed and the food was delicious. We would highly recommend it.
  • Karen
    New Zealand New Zealand
    Outstanding Hosts, warm, comfortable, great Breakfast.
  • Morag
    New Zealand New Zealand
    Comfortable bed, spacious room. Great for starting point for Paparoa walk.
  • Amy
    New Zealand New Zealand
    Great food, friendly staff. Perfect location to start the Paparoa Track.
  • Prattley
    New Zealand New Zealand
    Great hosts, very accommodating, great food. Friendly locals. Highly recommended.

Hotel area info

Restaurants

1 Restaurant On Site
  • Restaurant
    • Open for
      Breakfast • Brunch • Lunch • Dinner
    • Ambience
      Family-friendly
    • Dietary options
      Vegetarian • Vegan • Gluten-free

House rules

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Check-in
From 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Check-out
From 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Cancellation/ prepayment
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Children & Beds

Child policies

Children of all ages are welcome.

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Crib and extra bed policies

0 - 2 years
Crib upon request
Free
5+ years
Extra bed upon request
NZD 55 per person, per night

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All cribs and extra beds are subject to availability.

No age restriction
There's no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Free!Pets are allowed on request. No extra charges.
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