Friday night with SCARPA

Well Friday nights are always good nights with Oceans Resort Hotel, it is our chance to let our hair down and enjoy each others company, say farewell to the week and welcome with open arms the weekend.  YAY.

The new wine rack in our restaurant, make your pick and let us serve you

Tonight was no different, BUT we were toasting and breaking in the new bar at Oceans and also welcoming the band SCARPA.  Where should we start?
The new bar says farewell to the round bar (a bone of contention since we arrived), it welcomes in a friendly and intimate place to dine, it welcomes a new wine selection and it welcomes a new bar area (sort of).  What hasn't changed is the friendly welcome, the fantastic food and smiles from our staff.  Tonight was the first night we got to see it in action.

The new light well that is a part of our new restaurant.  glowing:)

Again, we have to thank three people in particular for our new bar; Lew Price, who provided all of the glass and perspex with a speed that left whiplash!  Brian Keane, who did all our new electrical work with new lights and moving stuff around and then our favourite group of builders, Building Works with Brendan Lindsay.  If you need building work done around the coast or Whangarei then these are the guys, friendly and do a fabulous, detailed job and do exactly what they say they will but better than you would think or imagine.
I want to get some better pictures to show you all so will have to do another blog with those added.

The band SCARPA at Oceans = Awesome

Another thing that was new tonight was the band SCARPA.  Amazing band that we want back at Oceans as soon as possible!  For anyone looking at having a function, wedding, event where they are requiring a band, hand on heart you will not regret getting these guys.  WOW!!!  Everyone was up dancing and singing along,  We even took the photo's and loaded against youtube so you can judge for yourself.

There are of course heaps of people that make Oceans Resort Hotel such a special place to work, stay, eat, greet, meet and relax.  They are our locals who where out to support and have a look around the new bar/restaurant and of course our staff!  I have to say I am a very lucky manager to have such a fabulous team around me, it makes coming to work a joy.  So on a personal note to the team, thank you.  On a personal note to our guests, thank you.  On a personal note to the reader, thank you.  There wouldn't be one thank you without the others:)