The Ferry Hotel is a hotel at 9 Carroll Street in Wairoa, on the East Coast, just metres from the Wairoa River. It has rooms with shared facilities and units with their own bathrooms. Home-cooked meals can be eaten in the room, in the hotel restaurant or in the bar. A courtesy coach is available on request, and there is plenty of parking for long-haul truck drivers. The hotel is aimed at budget travellers and truck drivers, and it is a short walk from the bus stop. Wairoa is a base for Te Urewera, Lake Waikaremoana, the Mahia Peninsula beaches and the Morere hot springs.