**** We have just been awarded the 2025 Travelers Choice Best of the Best Hotel award from Tripadvisor ****

Beachfront location! A modern and stylish motel with spacious rooms superbly located on Kaikoura's beachfront road "The Esplanade", with the majority of rooms enjoying magnificent views of the Pacific Ocean and the mighty Kaikoura ranges. Located directly across from the beach we are spoilt with beautiful sunrises, seaviews, sun, sand and the sounds of the ocean. We are within close proximity to the town centre and an assortment of restaurants and food providers who cater to all!
All rooms have an allocated space in our off road carpark which is in a courtyard setting and away from prying eyes.
Security cameras keep an eye on everything while you enjoy your visit.
NEW PET POLICY:
We have rooms specifically for your furry friends to join you while enjoying your stay with us. Please contact the motel directly via email on info@anchorinn.co.nz or call 033195426 to book. No online bookings will be taken for these rooms.
For anyone concerned with lingering pet smells, all our rooms are thoroughly cleaned and deodorised with a special spray to make sure the room is lovely and fresh for new arrivals.
Check in time is 2pm onwards however we can accommodate early arrivals on request. Please let us know if you will be later than 8pm. We can't afford to miss out on our beauty sleep.
We look forward to welcoming you, Christina & Jef
Our award-winning motel offers a range of Studios and Family units that are spacious and well-appointed, fully self-contained, climate-controlled and double glazed for your total comfort and enjoyment.
Kaikoura is internationally famous for whale watching and dolphin swimming and the Anchor Inn Beachfront Motel is ideally located to take advantage of these activities as well as the many other attractions Kaikoura has to offer.
Kaikoura is one of our favourite destinations and we enjoyed our stay at Anchor Inn Beachfront Motel so much we stayed another day, We will return.
We stayed in the 2 bedroom apartment and were thrilled with it. Kitchen had everything we needed, and entire apartment was well maintained, warm and comfortable. Host was extremely friendly...
Glen
Loved the very beautiful views from our bed, what a gorgeous way to go to sleep and wake up to. Then there is the spa bath, oh my lord sleeping...
This super pet-friendly motel deserves ten gold stars!
The awesome new owners instantly made us feel right at home, and what a perfect location! Our large studio unit enjoyed uninterrupted ocean...
Carole
Christina met me on arrival and was a terrific host. From sorting a room (I hadn't booked) to the room orientation, to recommendations for restaurants, to the fun banter, Christina...
Paul
Owners go above and beyond to make you feel welcome and at home. Great location, ocean view, quiet part of town, short stroll to the center. Everything is very clean...
Jan
We had a wonderful 2-night stay at this motel. The owners went above and beyond to make us feel welcome — even surprising us with a bottle of wine for...
Sue & Mark
Great location, dog friendly, lovely friendly staff. The room was nice and warm ready for when I arrived with my two dogs. I would stay again as we were made...
Christophe
Our stay at The Anchor Inn was truly memorable, thanks to Jef’s outstanding hospitality. When I had unexpected car trouble, while travelling with my two children, Jef went out of...
Lara
Our family highly enjoyed our stay here. The owner that we spoke to is a character and was very helpful, not to mention patient with the children. Our room was...
Daryne
Ownership changed in April and the new hosts are terrific, they were so accommodating and even allowed for an early check-in due to our room being available at the time.
We...
Tam
After travelling around NZ for a month and staying in Hotels and Motels from Auckland down to the South Island, I have to say this motel was the cleanest and...
Muffit