Ohingaiti‘s once again on the trucking map. It‘s now home to Charm‘s B&B & Truck Stop Diner

After Charmaine (Charm) Dupre bought the old Ohingaiti pub last year she quickly set about getting it back in shape and turning it into Charm‘s B&B & Truck Stop Diner.

Charm had been farming for eight years in Wanganui with her husband, but when he died three years ago she found it difficult finding work there.

“ Then I saw this business advertised on Trade Me, and as it was a home and income, I jumped at it. It was a bit of a mess and it took a LOT of hard cleaning but I opened on Friday 13 October.”

Photo: Bright, homely and inviting: Charm‘s B&B & Truck Stop Diner.

Charm‘s B&B & Truck Stop Diner is open seven days a week, offering takeaway or dine-in food and drinks. Charm has installed a CB unit, allowing drivers to call ahead and order their meals. Accommodation is available for $75 a night including a continental breakfast – cooked breakfasts are extra.

Photo: Charm Dupre offers a great place for truckers to have a meal and a break.

Passing drivers and those who are sleeping in their trucks can use the showers for a small cost, and Charm also offers massage therapy.

The diner has off-road parking for trucks and Charm is working on providing a larger parking area. She also plans to set aside three walls in the dining area where owners and drivers can put up photos of their trucks or fleets.

Charm‘s B&B & Truck Stop Diner is open from 5am to 10pm Monday to Friday, 5am to 9pm Saturdays and 10am to 2pm Sundays.