Karamea Village Hotel

This restaurant offers an excellent variety of delicious food, outstanding service, and a pleasant atmosphere. Although the decor and aroma suggest a slightly outdated ambiance, the food and service surpass those at the Last Resort, where we were lodging. We were thrilled to discover this place and returned multiple times to savor every meal and delightful experience. I strongly recommend dining here.

An overall happy and satisfied experience, welcomed in by the village cat, Ernie. We sat charging our devices, ordering dinner and deserts, while watching a beautiful native fantail fly in for the banter. Cant wait to move to Karamea!

Started with a beer out front in the sun, booked in to lovely room out the back. Very well equipped. Dinner was lovely. Family run with everyone helping out. Busy with quiz night and locals plus visitors but no long waits. Enjoyed our two nights.

Called in for lunch on a stunning West Coast day. It was really quiet, so I had my pick of the tables. Opted for one outside in the Sun. Got a Beer and sat in the Sun soaking up some Vitamin D. Ordered a burger for lunch which arrived quickly. Really tasty and was a decent portion size.The Staff were really friendly and the prices not too bad, especially considering the remote location. Such a beautiful old building, located in what is a really beautiful part of New Zealand.

Accomodation needs a lot of work. Carpet torn and looks like it’s from the 60s. Musty smell throughout the room, and a number of spiders and roaches. Toilet was far from clean, and shower curtain is so close to the toilet it is touching and cannot be moved - can’t imagine the shower curtain gets washed after each guest so that’s pretty gross. Old TV with only 5 channels in analogue, didn’t think that was even possible anymore. Kettle wouldn’t open properly and was filthy, wiped inside the spout with a finger and was just caked in brown “something”.It’s a 3 star hotel so obviously don’t expect the Hilton, but a certain level of care and cleanliness should be standard. Recommend you look elsewhere.

I loved this place! Great dinner and an authentic West Coast ambiance. An amazing experience- don’t miss it,

Wondered here from the local campground and loved the whole experience - from the old nostalgic decor, to the awesome service. And then there’s the food! We had fish and chips and wedges, with sticky date for dessert and every bite was delicious.If we ever find ourselves in this part of the Buller region again we’ll pop in for sure.