# The Grand Hotel, Akaroa The Grand Hotel is a bar or pub at 6 Rue Lavaud, Akaroa, Banks Peninsula, inside the Akaroa commercial centre. [Call 03 304 7011]() · [Directions]() · [Website]() · [Google Maps]() **Licensed.** Holds an on-licence hotel on the council’s register, to 24 Jan 2028, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades. ## About, in one paragraph It opens six or more days a week. The address’s own page keeps 2 council reports on file. It holds an on-licence hotel on the council’s register. _Summary written by the site from the public record, sources below._ ## Opening hours - Monday: noon to 9 pm - Tuesday – Thursday: 4 pm to 9 pm - Friday – Sunday: noon to 9 pm _Source: OpenStreetMap, confirm before a special trip._ ## What the record holds - **Address:** 6 Rue Lavaud _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **Kind:** Bars & pubs _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **Phone:** 03 304 7011 _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_ - **Website:** https://www.grandhotelakaroa.co.nz/ _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **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)_ ## In its own listing 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. _Source: Find Christchurch, 2024._ ## The ground it stands on _Facts about the spot, not the business, from the council and ECan layers._ - **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)_ - **Address record:** [6 Rue Lavaud](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/6-rue-lavaud), 2 reports on file ## The reports nearby 240 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8835393), [48 Woodills Rd, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/48-woodills-road) - [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/8795915), [28B Rue Jolie, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/28b-rue-jolie) - [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/8703554), Rue Jolie, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8522122), [28 Rue Grehan, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/28-rue-grehan) - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8488519), [12 Rue Lavaud, Banks Peninsula, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/12-rue-lavaud) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8427749), [28 Rue Jolie, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/28-rue-jolie) - [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/8409392), [28 Rue Lavaud, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/28-rue-lavaud) - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8375280), [28C Rue Jolie, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/28c-rue-jolie) - [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/8213083), [28 Rue Lavaud, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/28-rue-lavaud) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8191974), [28C Rue Jolie, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/28c-rue-jolie) - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8175654), [28C Rue Jolie, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/28c-rue-jolie) - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8122935), [38 Rue Lavaud, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/38-rue-lavaud) ## Getting there - [Rue Lavaud](https://www.chch.live/street/akaroa/rue-lavaud), the street’s own record - [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=The%20Grand%20Hotel%2C%206%20Rue%20Lavaud%2C%20Banks%20Peninsula) - [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.800618,172.9702716) ## Nearby - [La Rive Motel](https://www.chch.live/business/la-rive-motel-akaroa), Motels, 46 m - [Akaroa Pottery and Crafts](https://www.chch.live/business/akaroa-pottery-and-crafts-akaroa), Pottery, 69 m - [La Rochelle Motel](https://www.chch.live/business/la-rochelle-motel-akaroa), Hotels, 78 m - [Akaroa Mini Golf](https://www.chch.live/business/akaroa-mini-golf-akaroa), Mini golf, 131 m - [Self-contained only](https://www.chch.live/business/self-contained-only-akaroa), Campgrounds, 134 m - [Boat Wash](https://www.chch.live/business/boat-wash-akaroa), Car washes, 154 m - [Wackerle Green](https://www.chch.live/park/919-wackerle-green), park, 109 m - [Jubilee Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1351-jubilee-park), Botanic, 151 m - [Akaroa Recreation Ground](https://www.chch.live/park/1018-akaroa-recreation-ground), Sports ground, 207 m _Source: [Environment Canterbury’s Canterbury Maps Parks layer](https://gis.ecan.govt.nz/arcgis/rest/services/Public/Canterbury_Maps/MapServer/26), refreshed 2026-10-10. Distances are straight-line from the business pin, not walking routes._ - [Akaroa Service Centre](https://www.chch.live/facility/service-centre-15), Service centre, 192 m ## The nearest other bars & pubs - [Madeira Hotel](https://www.chch.live/business/madeira-hotel-akaroa), Akaroa, 379 m - [Tīni Gin Bar & Eatery](https://www.chch.live/business/tini-gin-bar-eatery-akaroa), Akaroa, 656 m - [Duvauchelle Hotel](https://www.chch.live/business/duvauchelle-hotel-duvauchelle), Duvauchelle, 6.5 km - [Little River Inn](https://www.chch.live/business/little-river-inn-little-river), Little River, 15.5 km - [Two Thumb Harbourside](https://www.chch.live/business/two-thumb-harbourside-diamond-harbour), Diamond Harbour, 27.5 km - [The Tavern](https://www.chch.live/business/the-tavern-governors-bay), Governors Bay, 29.0 km - [The Commoners Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/the-commoners-bar-lyttelton), Lyttelton, 29.6 km - [Hell Fire Club](https://www.chch.live/business/hell-fire-club-lyttelton), Lyttelton, 29.6 km - [Every one in Akaroa](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bar#in-akaroa) ## Also in Akaroa - [Akaroa Farmers Market](https://www.chch.live/business/akaroa-farmers-market-akaroa), Marketplace, 230 m - [Beaufort House](https://www.chch.live/business/beaufort-house-akaroa), B&Bs, 241 m - [Orion Powerhouse Gallery](https://www.chch.live/business/orion-powerhouse-gallery-akaroa), Galleries, 267 m - [The Little Bistro](https://www.chch.live/business/the-little-bistro-akaroa), Restaurants, 267 m - [Gallery Lavaud](https://www.chch.live/business/gallery-lavaud-akaroa), Galleries, 279 m - [Mandala Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/mandala-restaurant-akaroa), Restaurants, 308 m - [The Seafood Kitchen](https://www.chch.live/business/the-seafood-kitchen-akaroa), Restaurants, 309 m - [Akaroa Corner Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/akaroa-corner-cafe-akaroa), Cafés, 310 m - [Ma Maison Restaurant & Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/ma-maison-restaurant-bar-akaroa), Restaurants, 311 m - [Peninsula General Store](https://www.chch.live/business/peninsula-general-store-akaroa), Cafés, 321 m - [Every kind of business in Akaroa](https://www.chch.live/akaroa#s-biz) ## Doors - [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.800618&lon=172.9702716) - [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.800618,172.9702716,17) - [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=The%20Grand%20Hotel) - [Akaroa](https://www.chch.live/akaroa), the suburb - [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/11984284171), fix it there ## Questions, answered briefly **What is The Grand Hotel?** A bar or pub in Akaroa, Christchurch. **Where is The Grand Hotel?** 6 Rue Lavaud, Akaroa, on [Rue Lavaud](https://www.chch.live/street/akaroa/rue-lavaud). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.800618,172.9702716,17) **Is The Grand Hotel still trading?** Holds an on-licence hotel on the council’s register, to 24 Jan 2028, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades. **How do you contact The Grand Hotel?** phone [03 304 7011](tel:033047011) (Find Christchurch, 2024), its [website](https://www.grandhotelakaroa.co.nz/). **When is The Grand Hotel open?** Monday: noon to 9 pm; Tuesday – Thursday: 4 pm to 9 pm; Friday – Sunday: noon to 9 pm, as mapped on OpenStreetMap. **What other bars & pubs are near The Grand Hotel?** [Madeira Hotel](https://www.chch.live/business/madeira-hotel-akaroa) (379 m), [Tīni Gin Bar & Eatery](https://www.chch.live/business/tini-gin-bar-eatery-akaroa) (656 m), [Duvauchelle Hotel](https://www.chch.live/business/duvauchelle-hotel-duvauchelle) (6.5 km), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bar). **What’s near The Grand Hotel?** [the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/6-rue-lavaud) holds 2 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [La Rive Motel](https://www.chch.live/business/la-rive-motel-akaroa) (46 m); nearest park: [Wackerle Green](https://www.chch.live/park/919-wackerle-green) (109 m). **What stood where The Grand Hotel is, before?** [The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.800618&lon=172.9702716) ## Sources - 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) - 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 - Record assembled 2026-10-21 --- HTML: https://www.chch.live/business/the-grand-hotel-akaroa Directory: https://www.chch.live/businesses Category: https://www.chch.live/businesses/bar Suburb: https://www.chch.live/akaroa