Book your 2010 Christmas Party with Hotel Coachman and make it a night that you will never forget!  Our Hot Summer Nights Theme will kick off a great Christmas and Summer Season.  Make sure you don't miss out.

Hotel Coachman and La Patio Cafe's Head Chef Mark Harman Does it Again!

Hotel Coachman Executive Chef Mark Harman recently won awards at the 2010 New Zealand's Culnary Fare in Auckland.  Come in to enjoy some of Mark's great creations at Palmerston North's leading restaurant La Patio Cafe'.

  Mark's 2010 New Zealand's Culnary Fare Awards

• Hot entrée & main presented cold - Silver

• Live main & dessert - Silver

• Mystery box - Silver

• Live Salmon - Bronze

Palmerston North Events

Visit the Destination Manawatu Website

Come on a journey to Manawatu - your gateway to New Zealand culture and the beautiful North Island, New Zealand.  Conveniently located half way between Rotorua and Wellington, our region combines the charm of rural New Zealand with the sophisticated provincial appeal of Palmerston North city.

La Patio Cafe' / Hotel Coachman Executive Chef  Wins Gold & Silver

Congratulations to our Executive Chef Mark Harman for winning gold and silver medals at the May 2010 Wellington Food Show.

• 2010 Beef main course - Wellington Culinary Fare - Awarded overall winner Gold
• 2010 Salmon main course - Wellington Culinary Fare - Awarded overall winner Gold
• 2010 Pork main course - Wellington Culinary Fare - Awarded Silver

Palmerston North to Host Rugby World Cup Games

Palmerston North is very excited to be involved in the Rubgy World Cup.  Hotel Coachman will be a great place for Rugby World Cup visitors to use as their home base.  With our great restaurant, location and hospotality; anyone attending the world cup will feel right at home with Hotel Coachman.

There will be a range of games held at the Arena Manawatu in the heart of Palmerston North.

Hotel Coachman has recently been nominated as a national finalist in the "Best New/Redeveloped- Accommodation Hotel Category in The Hospitality Association New Zealand "HANZ Awards For Excellence 2009"