Signature Dining
An unhurried setting where carefully prepared dishes and attentive service invite you to slow down and enjoy the evening.
Dining & Wellness
Shape the rest of your stay
From relaxed daytime meals to quieter leisure spaces and evening resort experiences, each part of your visit is designed to complement the next.
Dining
Dining for every moment
Merquessagrandinn brings together a range of dining settings to suit the rhythm of your stay — whether you are looking for a leisurely breakfast, a casual lunch or a more considered dinner.
All-Day Dining
A welcoming space for meals at any hour, with a menu that moves naturally from morning through to dinner.
Café & Lounge
A comfortable social spot for lighter food, a quiet moment or easy conversation between resort activities.
Wellbeing
Relax and recharge
The resort's calmer spaces offer a natural pause — somewhere to settle after travel, recover between activities or simply enjoy a quieter part of the day.
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More ways to spend your time
Resort programming, local exploration in Whakatāne and on-property facilities can all be arranged around the pace that suits your visit best.
Entertainment
Resort programming adds a social dimension to the evening — ask our team about what is currently on offer.
Time in Whakatāne
Step out and discover the character of Whakatāne at your own pace, then return to the comfort of the resort.
Guest Services
Our team is on hand to assist with property information, activity suggestions and practical requests throughout your stay.
Wellbeing
A quieter side of the resort
Not every moment of a stay needs to be energetic. Merquessagrandinn offers calm spaces and relaxation facilities that balance the livelier side of resort life — the casino floor, the dining rooms and the entertainment programme. Pool access, fitness areas and unhurried retreat spaces let you begin each day refreshed and ready.
Relaxation
Quiet resort spaces away from the busier areas offer guests a genuine sense of calm before an evening at the casino or a day of leisure.
Pool & fitness
Start the morning with a swim or a session in the fitness space, then move at your own pace through the rest of the resort day.
A balanced stay
Combine restful mornings, good dining and an evening in the casino to create a stay that feels genuinely restorative.
Gallery
See the resort as one story
Merquessagrandinn is best understood as a whole — rooms that invite you to settle in, dining spaces with real character, a casino floor full of atmosphere and leisure areas that complete the picture. Browse imagery from every part of the resort to get a sense of what your stay in Whakatāne will feel like.
A day at the resort
From arrival to a late casino evening
There is no fixed itinerary at Merquessagrandinn — only a well-stocked resort ready to support whatever kind of day you have in mind. Arrive, settle into your room and let the rest of the stay find its own shape, from a leisurely breakfast through to a long evening at the casino.
Settle in
Check in at Merquessagrandinn, explore your room and get your bearings across the resort before the day opens up.
Choose your pace
Spend the afternoon at the pool, over a relaxed meal or exploring what Whakatāne has on offer just beyond the resort.
Stay for the evening
As the resort comes alive, move from dinner through to the entertainment programme and onto the casino floor for a proper evening out.
Plan your resort experience
Reach out to the team for current dining availability, leisure details and reservation assistance.
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