The Ronald Hugh Morrieson Room

Double or twin room with ensuite bathroom – Upstairs

The Ronald Hugh Morrieson Room is named for the Taranaki author of gothic novels such as Came a Hot Friday and Predicament. It features a painting by Marianne Muggeridge of the view from his house in Hawera which was demolished.

This upstairs room has a queen bed and either a sofa or, if required, a single bed. It has an ensuite bathroom with a shower, toilet and basin; tea and coffee-making facilities; opening windows; and a heat-pump/air conditioner. A baby bed is available.

It has a bay window that can accommodate the single bed (or sofa) and looks out to a pohutukawa tree in the front garden, to Pirie Street, and across the road to steps up to a Lord of the Rings site. It is approx. 3.6m x 6m.