Downtown Akaroa, New Zealand

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The ShopDowntown.org Discount Card Program encourages local shopping by offering exclusive savings at participating downtown businesses. Shoppers can obtain a discount card by donating $20 or more to the American Cancer Society, unlocking deals of up to 15% off at local stores. The program supports small businesses, funds community health initiatives, and helps strengthen the local economy, making it a win-win for both merchants and consumers.

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Hotels

Akaroa Cottages

6888 Christchurch Akaroa Road

Akaroa, New Zealand

The Olive Grove

36 Sawmill Road

Akaroa, New Zealand

Chateau Mont Clair

131 Stony Bay Road

Akaroa, New Zealand

ASPIRE LA ROCHELLE MOTEL

1 Rue Grehan

Akaroa, New Zealand

Hotel Tips

Always find a reason to email the front desk manager in hotels that you plan to visit again. Tell them what they did right and express your plans to stay again and ask what opportunities there might be for frequent discounts or upgrades on your next visits. If you become friends with the manager, you just might get the friends and family rate some day.

Bring an actual credit card to avoid deposits and pre-authorizations consuming money in your checking account which will reduce your available balance. Hotels that accept paper cash often ask for a hefty deposit to cover potential damages in your room leaving you scrambling to find an ATM.

Ask to be shown a room before you check-in which signals the front desk agent to show the best room available to sell it right away. This can put you in the best room available at that time and gives you the ability to check for cleanliness, smells and sounds before transacting with the hotel.

Things To Do

Akaroa shopping is better than online shopping so that you can touch, feel, smell and taste as an experience with an item before deciding to purchase it for yourself or as a gift. Local merchants have hand selected their inventory to provide a unique selection for your downtown.

Akaroa brings musicians together and finding your local musical instrument shop can be a great way to get to try new and used guitars. Be sure to start your search downtown if you are looking to upgrade, trade-in or add to your collection.

Akaroa hosts several events per year for your listening enjoyment but visit your piano shop to learn how to play and possibly purchase your grand, upright or digital piano. Don't forget the specialty work involved such as tuning and moving which are performed by skilled technicians.

Why Do You Love Downtown?

Jeremy Holmes

Supporting small business downtown is a very real way to support your local community. Downtown businesses are locals, like us.

Alison Barlow

Charming, lovely downtown. Love the antique shops!

Kathleen Zimmerman

I get the best of both worlds of big city living and upper peninsula awareness.

Dorothy Wilson

Unique shopping-love the atmosphere

Rita

Maureen is there

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