The Marlborough Riverside Hotel

The Marlborough Riverside Hotel sits on Nelson Street beside the Taylor River in the middle of Blenheim, formerly trading as Chateau Marlborough. It pairs four star rooms with the Kowhai conference and private function room, a flexible space set up for everything from meetings to celebrations. The function room seats 110 for a meal or takes 150 for a cocktail reception, with a few layout options to match the size of the group. Weddings sit among the events the hotel hosts, alongside conferences and private functions, and the kitchen caters on site. Rooms upstairs mean out of town guests can stay where the reception is, which makes it a practical town option for couples who want to keep everything central rather than head out to a vineyard or the Sounds.