Anchor Motels
HostelQuiet surroundings (no bars or transit within 250 m)
Location Good location — 3 attractions within walking distance
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About
Set in Waimataitai, Anchor Motels is a hostel. The hostel is close to Caroline Bay Aviary and Caroline Bay Beach, about 1.5 km from Timaru, about 0.7 km from Caroline Bay Beach. Within a short walk you'll find 10 places to eat and 1 supermarket.
Best for
Quiet stay
no bars or nightlife within 250 m · no transit stop within 150 m · airport more than 5 km away
Location
What's nearby
- Caroline Bay Aviary0.5 km
- Caroline Bay Beach0.7 km
- Trevor Griffiths Rose Garden0.8 km
- Penguin Colony1.1 km
- South Canterbury Museum1.3 km
- South Canterbury Rugby1.6 km
Straight-line distances.
Within a short walk
🍽️ 10 places to eat🛒 1 supermarket💊 1 pharmacy or clinic
Everyday amenities within about 1 km, from OpenStreetMap.
Getting there & essentials
- Nearest airport
- Timaru Richard Pearse Airport (TIU) — 9.3 km → all hotels near TIU
- Nearest station
- Timaru — 1.5 km
- Nearest beach
- Caroline Bay Beach — 0.7 km
- Sea temperature
- Sea temperature about 10.1 °C in September (Open-Meteo Marine, measured 2026-09-01)
- Driving
- Drives on the left
- Currency
- NZD
- Power
- Type I plugs · 230 V · 50 Hz
- Tap water
- Generally safe to drink
Straight-line distances.
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