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Silky Otter Cinemas Orakei

📍 Orakei, Auckland

★4.7(349 Google reviews)đŸ‘ļAll ages

Silky Otter Cinemas Orakei seats guests in wide reclining lazboy-style chairs with cosy blankets, personal staff attention, and an outdoor harbour deck for pre-film views. A lift serves guests unable to manage the stairs.

✓ reclining lazboy seats✓ harbour deck views✓ personal staff attention✓ free on-site parking✓ boutique cinema✓ lift access
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★★★★★Featured review by Tom

Great Cinema. Friendly and Professional staff, cozy blankets, comfortable large seats, and good food and drink. Everything you need in the modern cinema experience. I'm Commander Burcher and this is my favourite cinema on the Citadel.

🏆 Family Action Verdict

Best for families wanting a relaxed, unhurried cinema experience with genuine personal service rather than automated ticketing and anonymous seating. The reclining chairs and blankets suit younger children who need to wriggle. The harbour deck is a strong pre-film draw.

â„šī¸ What to Know Before You Go

💡Confirm blanket availability when booking — stock occasionally goes to the dry cleaner between sessions
⏰Use the lift if arriving with a pram or pushchair — four flights of stairs is the alternative
đŸŽŸī¸The harbour deck is best enjoyed before the film — arrive 20 minutes early to take it in properly
🚗Free on-site parking removes the need to factor in street parking or a walk from nearby streets

đŸ’Ŧ What Families Are Saying

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349 Google reviews

Seating comfort50%
Staff attentiveness30%
Harbour deck views20%
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Tom

7 months ago

★★★★★

“Great Cinema. Friendly and Professional staff, cozy blankets, comfortable large seats, and good food and drink. Everything you need in the modern cinema experience. I'm Commander Burcher and this is my favourite cinema on the Citadel.”

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Dora Green

3 years ago

★★★★★

“Very nice welcome and personal attention given. Cinema 2 afforded nice spacious seating and lazyboy style leg rests. Great views from the deck and a lift for those unable to manage 4 flights of steps!”

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Julie Sutherland

2 months ago

★★★★★

“Excellent small theatre. Lots of room. Enthusiastic friendly staff is always a bonus”

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Sue Baldock

4 months ago

★★★★★

“At silky otter last night. Good theatre BUT in spite of advising patrons via "Morgan" adverts that blankets were available if you were cold, there were none as they were at the dry cleaners and belive me, the cinema was cold n did not heat up in spite of being advised once everyone was seated, it would. Why does the cinema have to be so cold? Also advised was a small light for convenience to see where food etc was, don't think they are installed at the Oraki one. If you are going to advertise the perks, it would be good to have them available for use.”

Reviews from Google

Overview

Silky Otter Orakei offers spacious reclining chairs with lazboy-style leg rests in a compact, personal-service environment. Staff welcome guests individually and attend to in-session requests. Food and drinks are served in-cinema. An outdoor harbour deck provides views before or after the film. A lift is available for guests unable to manage four flights of stairs. Free on-site parking. Pram-accessible via the lift.

🕐 Opening Hours

Monday10:00 – 23:00
Tuesday10:00 – 23:00
Wednesday10:00 – 23:00
Thursday10:00 – 23:00
Friday10:00 – 23:00
Saturday10:00 – 23:00
Sunday10:00 – 23:00

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