| Licencee | Start | Finish | Time line | |
| James B McKain | 1851 | 1854 | McKain & Villers Accomodation House | |
| William Villers | ||||
| Robert Hollis set up public House at Western Spit which implies a Liquor Licence? | ||||
| James B McKain | ||||
| Daniel Munn | A report states that McKains Accomodation House was taken over by Daniel Munn who established Napiers first Hotel the Royal. It is understood that Mckains was a two storied building was sold to Daniel Munn in 1855 & later named Ferry Hotel | |||
| Many patrons were rowdy whalers | ||||
| Richardson & Charlton | 1858 | Captain Charlton & | ||
| Captain F Tuxford | ||||
| H Beaukers | 1867 | New Hotel nest to Ferry Reserve | ||
| Joey | 1868 | 22 March 1869 destroyed by fire | ||
| James Johnston | 1872 | |||
| Napier Taupo road opened in 1874. Coach left Ferry Hotel at 6.30am passengers had to stay athe Hotel as with early start tides were not guaranteed to ensure they could get across bridge. | ||||
| 1880 | Hotel Moved to 20-21 Meeanee Quay | |||
| First Westsern Spit bridge was built by an Auckland Company & opened August 1880 | ||||
| Hotel would have fallen on hard times losing its regular clientile. In 1880 only a few houses were on the spit. | ||||
| An 1880 photo shows the Hotel and about a dozen houses | ||||
| Business for the Hotel would have improved with the arrival in 1884 of the North British Freezing Company freezing works. | ||||
| In 1893-4 there were 50 occupied sections on the spit | ||||
| Charles Robinson | 1892 | Destroyed by fire | ||
| Johnston Crimp | 1893 | 1894 | According HB Directory | |
| Fredrick Thomas Bradley | 1910 | 1911 | According HB Directory | |
| Mrs Weeks | 1920 | Foul mouthed parrot | ||
| 1924 major happenings-Works closed down and last time old wodden bridge used. | ||||
| Embankment bridge built in 1917 finished 1922?-Hence traffic bypassed Hotel | ||||
| Ferry Hotel section brought by Fred Mansfield, sold to a taxi driver & then probably Townshend brought it and put up MARINELAND Motels. | ||||
| Ferry Hotel-July 1924 destroyed by fire | ||||
| Mr & Mrs Sullivan | From Wellington | 1926 | New Hotel at 85 Meeanee Quay | |
| Mr & Mrs Roy Grant | Baker from Taradale | 1939 | ||
| Noel Byers | 1954 | Added Motel units in 1950′s and Bottlestore in 1960′s. | ||
| Graham Price | 1976 | 1985 | ||
| Joe Henderson | ||||
| Wayne Parker | ||||
| Josie Elsworth | Mid 1990′s | |||
| Wayne Parker | ||||
| Wendy & Phil Sivewright | 1999 | 2005 | ||
| Carol & Jeremy Bayliss | From Wellington | 2005 |
