Hotels in Auckland, New Zealand

Great place!! So easy to get everywhere. Great friendly staff and the best smelling lotion ever!! 3 free hours of wifi in your room and unlimited in the lobby!! Besides the walk up the hill from the airport shuttle this is a great place!! But if you can't make it up a hill with your luggage grab a cab even though it is only two blocks...it is steep! Love, love, love the view and everything else!! So nice to not be right on Queen Street but just a few blocks away!

The location of the SkyCity Hotel was excellent....right across from the ScyCity tower and walking distance from the wharf with all the restaurants and ferries to various islands. There is also a free shuttle to take you around the area. The hotel was great after a long flight from the States...the plane arrived at 6:00 am and check in wasn't until 11:00. We had placed our bathing suits on the top of our suitcases so when we got to the hotel, we took our suits out, left our suitcases with the concierge and went up to the pool/hot tub/shower area. The lap pool is great, as is the hot tub...we were able to swim, hot tub and relax until our room was ready. The staff wee all extremely helpful.

Stayed in a suite with my boyfriend. Service was awesome. We did have problems ordering a movie one night, but the staff was efficient in getting the problem solved! Would stay again in a heartbeat. Clean, comfortable and gorgeous view of the harbor.

Checked us in immediately after arriving at 7 a.m. Concierge was unbelievably helpful. Great location and large, beautiful room.

The DeBrett is wonderfully located in downtown Auckland. We stayed there our first few nights in New Zealand and it was perfect. Great nights of sleep on that wonderful bed, spacious rooms, fabulous breakfasts and helpful staff. Our room had a balcony that overlooked the sitting and breakfast area, but when the doors were closed we couldn't hear a thing. We often left them open though because the music they played was really enjoyable. Would stay there again without a doubt.

This is a small boutique-style hotel in the heart of downtown Auckland. The room was no frills, but clean and quiet and inexpensive. I would definitely stay there again. The staff was attentive and helpful. From the hotel, it is an easy walk to Queen Street, the bus station and the harbor front. But the way back to the hotel is up hill.

The Hilton Auckland is an amazingly wonderful hotel. The staff is polite, courteous and goes out of their way to assist you. The hotel is shaped like a cruise ship, and we stayed in one of the Bow Suites, which had an amazing view overlooking the harbour as well as ample space to sit and relax and enjoy an evening breeze. We could see the ship yards on the other side, which made for some great activity watching, as well as seeing all the day ferries and sail boats! The room had an amazing king size bed (the only one on our trip of Fiji, NZ and Australia that was not two beds pushed together). The bathroom is huge, albeit could use a little more light for applying makeup, etc. There are more ammenities in the room than you could possibly use - and the coffee pot in the room? Full fledged, state of the art Pod Expresso maker (not a low end kruigg, but top of the line!) Whatever we needed was brought to the room. The in room internet (wired) is not complimentary and is a little pricey, and there is NO wireless (none of the 5 star hotels we stayed at on this trip were, which is just odd in this day and age when a Motel 6 has wireless). The rooms are tastefully decorated, the hallways are soothing - the staff was just amazing - the room was always clean - the elevator is roomy and quick. The hotel pool is actually suspended above the roadway so you can see legs when you are driving up as there is a clear section to see through (very charming). Even the lovely staff member who did turn down service REFUSED a tip!!! I almost choked (I am from Vegas, and never had that happen before). This was also the only hotel on our two week journey that not only had a business center that was accessible 24 hours a day, but also had a printer AND was free!! Travelers Note - we were asked for our flight itineraries in immigration on numerous occasions in Fiji and in New Zealand, so keep a printed copy with you - they dont want to look at things on your iphone LOL. Our only negative was the restaurant White - awful food, slow service, unfriendly - treated us like we were a bother to them (and at those prices, we were NOT bothering anyone). We tried dinner and breakfast the next day (hoping it was a fluke). The breakfast service made the dinner service look wonderful. They took our order, knowing we were waiting on transportation to the airport in an hour. 45 minutes later, the waitress told us they still hadnt cooked our waffles (seriously)? and it would be a little longer of a wait. We said forget it and asked for the check. The waitress told us that was impolite to ask for the check before we were served. I held my temper, asked again for the check for the coffee we had - the manager came over to aplogize, but it was too little too late. I have told everyone about this wonderful little gem on the harbour (walking distance to almost everything) and people have marveled over the photos (which i shall post soon). Do not let the negative review of the restaurant turn you away! there are PLENTY of terrific places to eat in the Viaduct (stay away from the ones in Prince's Wharf). And make sure you take a reputable car service (our "private car" turned out to be a working mother (with kid)! in her minivan with NO AIR). Loved Auckland - make sure you take a quick ferry to Devonport - it is beautiful!!!