The Grand Hotel
The Grand Hotel is a bar or pub at 6 Rue Lavaud, Akaroa, Banks Peninsula, inside the Akaroa commercial centre.
Checked 20 Oct 2026
Waeckerlés Restaurant in the Grand Hotel is renowned for its specialty seafood dishes, from crayfish, scallops to whitebait.… Read full description ↓
Sits inside Grand Hotel and Setting, significant in the District Plan · Licensed to The Grand Trading Company Limited, to 24 Jan 2028
6 Rue Lavaud
Opening hours
| Monday | noon to 9 pm |
|---|---|
| Tuesday – Thursday | 4 pm to 9 pm |
| Friday – Sunday | noon to 9 pm |
Hours change, especially over holidays: confirm with the business before a special trip. About 51 hours a week, by the map’s count.
From its website and public pages
Read from the site itself 3 Oct 2026, Its own website.
Reviews
Getting there
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Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.
Nearby
More nearby places 7
Environment Canterbury’s Canterbury Maps Parks layer, refreshed 2026-10-10. Distances are straight-line from the business pin, not walking routes.
The nearest other bars & pubs
More nearby bars & pubs 5
Also in Akaroa
More businesses in Akaroa 7
What the record holds 9 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 6 Rue Lavaud | OpenStreetMap |
| Kind | Bars & pubs | OpenStreetMap |
| Phone | 03 304 7011 | Find Christchurch, 2024 · its own site lists 03-304-7001 |
| Website | grandhotelakaroa.co.nz | OpenStreetMap · its own site agrees |
| manager@grandhotelakaroa.co.nz | Its own website | |
| Social | Facebook, Instagram | Its own website |
| Food registration | reg CCC004472/1, Template FCP, verified by CCC, expires 30 July 2027 | MPI food register |
| Alcohol licence | On-licence hotel, expires 24 Jan 2028, held by The Grand Trading Company Limited | Council licence register |
| Alcohol licence | Off-licence hotel, expires 24 Jan 2028, held by The Grand Trading Company Limited | Council licence register |
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How the council’s directory described it
Waeckerlés Restaurant in the Grand Hotel is renowned for its specialty seafood dishes, from crayfish, scallops to whitebait. There is also a bar & Jacobs restaurant serving light family meals.
— Find Christchurch, 2024. The business’s own words from about 2024, repeated as a lead, not checked.
The ground it stands on
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| District Plan zone | Commercial Banks Peninsula | District Plan |
| Commercial centre | Akaroa, small neighbourhood centre | District Plan |
| Heritage item | Grand Hotel and Setting, significant in the District Plan | District Plan |
In Memory of Dave & Doris Woodill Donated by the Woodill
In Loving Memory Len Blomquist 1902 - 1993
In Memory of Ted Armstrong 1912 - 1995The reports nearby
240 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Water & drains and Roads & footpaths, 191 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
Trees - General
Water General
Road Signage
Water Leak
Pothole
Water Leak
Facility - General Request
Water General
Dumped Rubbish
Facility - General Request
Facility - General RequestQuestions, answered briefly
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A bar or pub in Akaroa, Christchurch.
6 Rue Lavaud, Akaroa, on Rue Lavaud. On the map →
Holds an on-licence hotel on the council’s register, to 24 Jan 2028, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.
phone 03 304 7011 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website, email manager@grandhotelakaroa.co.nz (its own website).
Monday: noon to 9 pm; Tuesday – Thursday: 4 pm to 9 pm; Friday – Sunday: noon to 9 pm, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.
Madeira Hotel (379 m), Tīni Gin Bar & Eatery (656 m), Duvauchelle Hotel (6.5 km), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 2 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest La Rive Motel (46 m); nearest park: Wackerle Green (109 m).
The record behind this
This page is the union of what these public sources say, each fact above names the one it came from. A listing is a lead, not a promise the business still trades:
Sources: OpenStreetMap · Christchurch City Council licensed-premises register · Find Christchurch · Christchurch District Plan layers · The business’s own website · Ministry for Primary Industries food-business register
Read source notes 6
- OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL)
- Christchurch City Council licensed-premises register, a licence must be current for the premises to sell alcohol (CC BY 4.0)
- Find Christchurch, the council’s business directory, a snapshot last touched about March 2024 (CC BY 4.0)
- Christchurch District Plan layers, zones, commercial centres and scheduled heritage items, from the council’s open data (CC BY 4.0)
- The business’s own website, read politely by chch.live for contact details the open record is missing, re-checked monthly
- Ministry for Primary Industries food-business register, the public Food Act registration for these premises, verified by the named agency, matched here by name and address
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); council and ECan data under CC BY 4.0; Wikidata CC0. Something wrong? Fix it on OpenStreetMap or tell us. The whole directory lives at /businesses. This page as markdown: /business/the-grand-hotel-akaroa.md.