page_title: List of historic hotels in Otago
section_title: Dunedin
hierarchical_section_title: List of historic hotels in Otago / Dunedin
caption_attribution_description: English: Star and Garter Hotel building, Oamaru, New Zealand (photograph by James Dignan, July 2005. New Zealand Historic Places Trust Register number: 3219.)
context_page_description: The following is a list of historic hotels in the New Zealand South Island Region of Otago.
  Otago, which during the late nineteenth century was New Zealand's richest province thanks to the Central Otago Gold Rush has a wealth of historic buildings, many of them originally dedicated to the accommodation and hospitality trade. The discovery of gold at Gabriel's Gully in 1861 led to a massive influx of fortune-seekers, and the resulting gold strikes created much prosperity in the young colony. The area around Queenstown, Cromwell, and Clyde grew rapidly, as did the provincial capital, Dunedin, and the port towns of Oamaru and Port Chalmers. Many of New Zealand's grandest Victorian buildings can be found in Otago as a result.
  The following list is of buildings classified as Category I or II by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust located in Otago which served (or were intended to serve) much of their early history as accommodation or taverns. Note that in New Zealand English, the term "hotel" can refer to either a hostelry or to a public house, or — more commonly — to an establishment which serves both functions within the same building.
context_section_description: Chick's Hotel, Mount Street, Port Chalmers (Category II)
  Former Dandie Dinmont Hotel, Doon Street, Waverley (Category II) – The "White House" of Waverley, close to the edge of the Otago Harbour was built in 1880 for William Larnach. Intended as a combined hotel and residence, it was never used for its intended purpose but remained a private residence.
  Empire Hotel, Princes Street (Category I) – Previously The Queen's Arms, the Empire's origins go back to 1858, not long after the foundation of Otago. The current building dates from 1879, and the Empire name dates to 1898. The more recent history of the Empire includes a close association with the local music culture which became known worldwide as the Dunedin sound.
  Former Excelsior Hotel, Dowling Street (Category II)
  Law Courts Hotel, Stuart Street (Category II) – major Art Deco structure in the heart of Dunedin city.
  Port Chalmers Hotel, Beach Street, Port Chalmers (Category II)
  Provincial Hotel, George Street, Port Chalmers (Category II)
  Southern Cross Hotel, High Street (Category I) – formerly the Grand Hotel, the elaborately façaded hotel was designed by Louis Boldini in the early 1880s.
  Wains Hotel, Princes Street (Category I) – one of Dunedin's best-known buildings, with an ornate façade and equally elaborate interior. Built at the height of the gold rush.
  Former Woodhaugh Hotel, Malvern Street, Woodhaugh (Category II)
caption: Oamaru's former Star and Garter Hotel
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