Havelock North's brand new five-star hotel has opened its doors and played host to its first guests last night.
Porters Boutique Hotel has been in the making for two years and general manager Odette Bowyer could not be happier to be under way.
"It was so exciting we checked in our first guests and we even had a walk in from some people who live in Taupo."
The first night saw 16 rooms booked out of the 42 room hotel and there are another 27 booked tonight.
"We even have some VIPs arriving tomorrow so that is quite exciting. We have definitely got off to a good start."