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We are located

90 Cable Street
Wellington 6011
New Zealand
Phone: +64 4 802 8900
Fax: +64 4 802 8909
Reservations freephone: 0800 994 335 (within New Zealand)
Hippopotamus Restaurant Direct Dial: 04 802 8935

Owner
Mr. Chris Parkin

General Manager
Ms. Kathy Tipler

kathy.tipler@museumhotel.co.nz

 

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Sales Manager
Chrissy Cummings
Direct Dial 04 802 8902
chrissy.cummings@museumhotel.co.nz

 

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Functions Co-ordinator
Aleisha Penny
Direct Dial 04 802 8905

 

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Hippopotamus Restaurant

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Hippopotamus Maitre'd
Timothee Lepoutre

Executive Chef

Laurent Loudeac, Laurent Loudeac is the Executive Chef of Hippopotamus Restaurant at the Museum Hotel Wellington, New Zealand. Laurent loves what he does and it shows. Although classically trained in the traditional French method, Laurent has an open attitude to food. His management style is such he receives respect from his staff and has a low staff turnover, he treats his staff fairly and equally.

Laurent has been in the hospitality industry for 24 years now and loves the way it is going forward, and that there is always room for improvement. He enjoys the industry for its challenges, self satisfaction and of course for making people happy and having a great time. Laurent was trained in Brittany, France and has worked in France, Switzerland, Sydney, London and New Zealand. Laurent joined the Museum Hotel in Wellington in October 2007 and has since transformed the restaurant. Laurent is the guest chef on television's Good morning show, and features in Bryan Bruce's book History of Food.

Hippopotamus Restaurant
Direct Dial 04 802 8935

Located opposite Te Papa and the vibrant Wellington waterfront, Museum Hotel is the preferred choice for business and leisure travelers for every occasion.

From Wellington Airport

Museum Hotel is 8km from Wellington International Airport; follow the signs “city� Once on Cambridge Terrace follow the road onto Wakefield Street and then turn 2nd street right this is Tory Street, Museum Hotel is on the right hand corner Tory Street and Cable Street, the entrance to the hotel is on Cable Street.

From State Highway

From Auckland/Taupo/Levin, take Aotea Quay exit as you approach the city (1st exit into the city). Keep driving for approximately 2km on Waterloo Quay which becomes Jervois Quay, which becomes Cable Street, Museum Hotel is a prominent building on the right hand side of the road opposite Te Papa Tongarewa, NZ’s national museum.