Mat Ladley
11/01/2018
A bit run down.
Big rooms and decent beds, but apart from that there's not a whole lot going for it.
We didn't see staff apart from at check in in the pub downstairs.
Location is 10 minutes walk to the beach in the tiny town.
The likely once grand building has seen better days - much like the rest of the town.
The room itself was not bad with a big comfy double bed and ok bathroom.
There was advertised breakfast daily but at check-in the guy said the chef only came for breakfast if there was a minimum of 7 people wanting it so that was that gone. He told us there was a kitchen, which was useful to keep some stuff in the fridge but otherwise it was dirty and practically non existent with only a half broken microwave, and a couple of bits of crockery and cutlery plus a kettle and Toaster, and a "lounge" that wasn't all that pleasant and the TV in there didn't work.
We were in a room just above the bar and there was a band playing below (it was Saturday night) til after midnight with music playing til after 1am.
There's not much to keep you in Opunake unless you're a surfer (there is a nice shortish coastal walk however) so you may want to look elsewhere. If you're committed to Opanuke and want somewhere cheap and plan on sticking to your room and going out for all meals then this place may do.