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Hospitality New Zealand's Awards for Excellence - Finalists
Hot Off the Press! We're excited to hear that Art Deco Masonic Hotel and Emporium Eatery & Bar are again national finalist in this years Hospitality NZ Awards for Excellence. This year Art Deco Masonic Hotel is finalist in the Best Accommodation (over 30 rooms) category and Emporium Eatery & Bar finalist in three categories; Best Bar, Best Restaurant and Excellence in Customer Service. Winners will be announced soon. Fingers are crossed, we'll keep you posted
Congratulations to all this year's finalists!
Best Accommodation (30 rooms and under)
- Argent Motor Lodge, Hamilton
- Mangapapa Hotel, Havelock North
- Navigate Seaside Hotel & Apartments, Napier
- Sport of Kings Motel, Rotorua
- The St James, Hanmer Springs
- Waipoua Lodge, Waipoua, Far North
Best Accommodation (over 30 rooms)
- Amora Hotel Wellington
- Art Deco Masonic Hotel, Napier
- Bolton Hotel, Wellington
- Rydges Wellington
Best New/Redeveloped Accommodation
- Heartland Hotel Croydon
- West Plaza Hotel, Wellington
Best Bar
- D4 on Featherston, Wellington
- Dirty Little Secret, Wellington
- Emporium Eatery & Bar, Art Deco Masonic Hotel, Napier
- Little Blackwood, Queenstown
- St Johns Bar and Restaurant, Wellington
Best Café
- Dog with Two Tails, Dunedin
- Jellyfish Café and Bar, Mapua, Nelson
- No 1 Queen St Café, Auckland
- Watery Mouth Café, Blenheim
Best Country Hotel
- Brown Pub, Methven
- Omakau Commercial Hotel, Omakau
- Theatre Royal Hotel, Kumara
Best Music Entertainment Venue
- Playhouse Theatre, Richmond, Nelson
- Smash Palace, Gisborne
- Stampede Bar and Grill, Papakura, Auckland
Best New/Redeveloped Bar/Restaurant
- Charlottes Kitchen, Paihia
- Chi Kitchen, Christchurch Casino
- Emberz @ Ascot Park Hotel, Invercargill
- Little Blackwood, Queenstown
- The Laboratory, Lincoln, Christchurch
Best Restaurant
- Botswana Butchery, Auckland
- Emberz @ Ascot Park Hotel, Invercargill
- Emporium Eatery & Bar, Art Deco Masonic Hotel, Napier
- Francesca’s Italian Kitchen, Wanaka
- Harbourside, Auckland
Best Retail Off-Licence
- Super Liquor Ilam, Christchurch
- Super Liquor Richmond, Nelson
Excellence in Gaming
- Edinburgh Street, Pukekohe
- Five Stags Leamington, Cambridge
- Florrie McGreals Irish Pub, Auckland
- Yardhouse, Hamilton
Excellence in Host Responsibility
- Christchurch Casino
- Delaware North Wellington Airport
- Dirty Little Secret, Wellington
- Skyline Rotorua
Excellence in Marketing
- Dirty Little Secret, Wellington
- Rydges Wellington
- SKYCITY, Hamilton
Excellence in Customer Service
- Amora Hotel Wellington
- Emporium Eatery & Bar, Art Deco Masonic Hotel, Napier
- Jellyfish Café and Bar, Mapua, Nelson
- Radfords on the Lake, Te Anau
- The Co-Op Kitchen and Bar, Whitby, Wellington
- The Riverhead, Auckland
- Thistle Inn, Wellington
- Waipoua Lodge, Waipoua, Far North
Excellence in Training & Staff Development
- Delaware North Wellington Airport, Wellington
- Rydges Wellington
- The Riverhead, Auckland
AA Host of the Year (Accommodation)
- Sport of Kings Motel, Rotorua
- The St James, Hanmer Springs
- Waipoua Lodge, Waipoua, Far North
More about the awards can be found here.
