From the Resene News – issue 1/2006

Long serving - Cardrona Hotel
The Cardrona Hotel in Cardrona Valley, Wanaka has a long history of serving hungry and thirsty patrons since opening in the late 1800s to satisfy the wants of settlers drawn to the region to stake their claim on gold in the area. The Cardrona township dates back to 1865 and quickly grew to include four hotels, three European stores, four Chinese stores, four butcheries, one blacksmith and a baker. Cardrona remained an important commercial centre through the 1870s and 1880s based on the fluctuating fortunes of the mining industry. Today only the Cardrona Hotel, Annexe and adjoining General Store remain. In 2000 the Cardrona Hotel was extensively altered to incorporate 16 ensuite rooms and provide a haven for weary travellers.

Well worn weatherboards dating back to the hotel's establishment required a thorough clean before priming with Resene Quick Dry acrylic primer undercoat and topcoating in Resene Lumbersider satin acrylic to complete the Environmental Choice approved paint system. The satin finish tinted to the original colours of Resene Cardrona Red and Resene Dairy Cream is sympathetic to the weathered substrate and in keeping with the aged façade.

Full of memories, one story often heard tells of a long serving owner James Paterson who took over the hotel in 1926 and was famous for serving warm beer from a bottle that had a cork in it, not serving women and rationing patrons - one glass for those about to drive the Crown Range Road and two glasses for those headed for Wanaka. With James on the case, breath testing would never have been needed.

Architect: Sarah Scott Architects
Building Contractor: Amalgamated Builders, Queenstown
History: Courtesy of www.cardronahotel.co.nz
Painting Contractors: David Carmine Painting Contractors, Westport , James Wren & Co, Queenstown
Resene: Bryan Newman, Blenheim Trade Sales Representative

 
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