Must-see hotels in North Island

  • Adventure Lodge & Motel

    Taupo & the Ruapehu Region

    This place caters particularly to Tongariro Alpine Crossing trampers, offering accommodation and transfers, with all-inclusive packages available (two…

  • Whakapapa Holiday Park

    Taupo & the Ruapehu Region

    This popular park beside Whakapapanui Stream has a wide range of accommodation options, including campervan sites surrounded by beautiful beech forest …

  • All Seasons Kiwi Holiday Park

    Taupo

    A pleasant holiday park with corrugated-iron native birds scattered between well-established trees and hedgerows between sites. Also has a playground,…

  • Rock Solid Backpackers

    Rotorua

    Cavernous Rock Solid occupies a former shopping mall: you might be bunking down in a florist or a delicatessen. Dorms over the street are sunny, and there…

  • Tangiaro Kiwi Retreat

    Coromandel Peninsula

    Located in Port Charles, Tangiaro Kiwi Retreat offers eight one- or two-bedroom self-contained wooden cottages, each pair sharing a barbecue. There’s a…

  • Rocky Mountain Chalets

    Taupo & the Ruapehu Region

    Just out of town in a rural setting, these two- and three-bedroom 'chalets' are a good option for families and groups. Each one is individually owned, so…

  • Taupo DeBretts Spa Resort

    Taupo

    More a huge holiday park than a flashy resort, DeBretts offers everything from hedged tent sites to motel units and even lake-view villas. The five-minute…

  • Skotel Alpine Resort

    Taupo & the Ruapehu Region

    If you think of it more as a hostel than a hotel, you'll excuse the odd bit of stained carpet or cheap lino, and enjoy the timber-lined alpine ambiance…

  • Pipers Lodge

    Taupo & the Ruapehu Region

    Back when Pipers started in 1966 it was a ski lodge, but these days you'll find everyone from backpackers and adventurous couples to school groups and…

  • National Park Backpackers

    Taupo & the Ruapehu Region

    This big, old board-and-batten YHA hostel has a large garden for lounging, a well-equipped kitchen and standard rooms. It's a good one-stop shop for…

  • Mangawhai Heads Holiday Park

    Bay of Islands & Northland

    With an absolute waterfront location on the sandy expanse of Mangawhai's estuary, this laid-back combo of campsites, units and new cabins is a short walk…

  • Cambridge Hotel

    Wellington

    Built in 1883, the super-central, chocolate-brown Cambridge is a sporty corner pub, with old-fashioned budget rooms above (can you believe that the Queen…

  • Plateau Lodge

    Taupo & the Ruapehu Region

    Family-friendly Plateau has cosy rooms, some with en suite and TV, as well as an attractive communal lounge and kitchen. The dorms don’t get bigger than…

  • Ohakune Top 10 Holiday Park

    Taupo & the Ruapehu Region

    A bubbling stream borders this neat holiday park, which has a wide range of accommodation, including small cabins and motel units sleeping up to six…

  • Base Rotorua

    Rotorua

    Things get more active than a geothermal field at this huge hostel that's ever popular with partying backpackers, especially when nights get flowing at…

  • Paekākāriki Holiday Park

    North Island

    You couldn't say that this large, leafy park is fully engaged with NZ's contemporary holiday park zeitgeist ('No Visitors Allowed'), but it is well…

  • Trek Global

    Wellington

    A highlight of this back-lane hostel is the funky foyer hang-out (with pool table) and snug TV lounge. Sleeping quarters and kitchens are squeezed between…

  • Archie’s Bunker

    Napier

    One street back from the foreshore, Archie’s is a shipshape modern hostel filling an old office building. It's a quiet and secure arrangement with…

  • Punga Lodge

    Waiheke Island

    Both the colourful en-suite rooms in the house and the self-contained garden units have access to decks looking onto a lush tropical garden. A renovation…

  • Wellington Top 10 Holiday Park

    Wellington

    Around 16km northeast of central Wellington, the Top 10 delivers the closest camping to the city. Family-friendly facilities include communal kitchens, a…

  • Stables Lodge Backpackers

    Napier

    Formerly an actual stables, this is an atmospheric, laid-back place to get off your horse, with hippie vibes, a barbecue courtyard, murals and saddles…

  • Whangarei Views

    Bay of Islands & Northland

    Well-travelled Swiss-British owners rent out this self-contained two-bedroom apartment attached to their modern hillside home. To get here, take Rust Ave,…

  • The Farm

    Bay of Islands & Northland

    The Farm is a rough-and-ready backpackers rambling through various buildings, including an old woolshed. The rooms are basic and it's a popular park-up…

  • Acapulco Motor Inn

    Taupo

    In a confusing move for travellers, Acapulco bought Catelli's next door and now runs both of them under the Acapulco name, despite not making any changes…

  • Hot Water Beach Campsite

    Rotorua & the Bay of Plenty

    This simple campsite is located on the shores of Lake Tarawera and can only be reached by the Tarawera Trail or by water taxi from the Landing. Book…

  • Nomads Capital

    Wellington

    Smack bang in the middle of town, Nomads has good security, spick-and-span rooms with en suites and an on-site cafe-bar. Kitchen and lounge spaces are…

  • Matamata Backpackers

    Waikato & the Coromandel Peninsula

    Handily located a short walk from the bus departure point to Hobbiton, this well-run and welcoming 2017 opening offers the best-value beds around town…

  • Tussock Grove

    Taupo & the Ruapehu Region

    Located in Turoa Village, a small area with mostly private accommodation, all eight rooms on this lovely property have a second mezzanine level. There's…

  • Tipi & Bob’s Waterfront Lodge

    Hauraki Gulf Islands

    West of Tryphena, these smart motel-style units have some wonderful sea views and helpful owners. The cheapest room doesn't lend itself to cat swinging,…

  • Tauranga Tourist Park

    Tauranga

    The layout at this harbourside holiday park feels a bit tight (don't expect rolling acres), but it’s well maintained, clean and tidy, and offers the…

  • Quality Hotel

    Wellington

    A lopsided proposition, the high-rise Quality is joined to its lesser-quality sibling, the heritage Comfort Hotel, by way of a shared reception and…

  • Oyster Inn

    Waiheke Island

    With a breezy and cool ambience inspired by classic American Cape Cod style, the Oyster Inn has just three rooms in the heart of the Oneroa shops. There…

  • Kapiti Gateway Motel

    North Island

    This tidy and welcoming motel may look old-fashioned from the outside, but the rooms have been updated, there's a solar-heated pool and, since the new…

  • Taupo Urban Retreat

    Taupo

    A young crowd gravitates to this hostel, attracted by its pub-like hub (with retractable roof and pool table) and carefree style. It’s refreshingly modern…

  • Opononi Hotel

    Bay of Islands & Northland

    The rooms at the old Opononi pub aren’t huge but the white-paint and blonde-wood makeover has left them quietly stylish. Try to grab one of the front two…

  • Silver Fern Lodge

    Taupo

    Rooms range from seven-bed dorms to studio en-suite units and a family room for up to eight in this large complex, trimmed in shiny corrugated steel yet…

  • Rocks Motorlodge

    Napier

    Just 80m from Westshore Beach, the Rocks has corrugated and mosaic stylings that have raised the bar on motel row. Interiors are plush and roomy with…

  • Vu Thermal Lodge

    Taupo

    If you can get past the gaudy decor and the fact that the name is a play on the word 'view', you can have access to your own private thermal spa pool and…

  • Victoria Court Motor Lodge

    Wellington

    Three-tier, lemon-yellow Victoria Court continues to deliver satisfaction in the city, with spacious studios and apartments with kitchenettes. There are…

  • Mangawhero DOC Campsite

    Taupo & the Ruapehu Region

    Two kilometres from town along Ohakune Mountain Road and open throughout the year, this campsite operates on a first-come, first-served basis and has 12…

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