Originally Posted by
Boraxo
To answer OP: we stayed in the Hyatt Auckland in 2006, very unimpressive as you'll see if you dig up the old master thread. However it was a steal at 5000 points per award night. This property rebranded a couple of years ago and is no longer a Hyatt - so no reason to stay there.
If I am back in AKL I would probably choose the Hilton - nice downtown location, good views, convenient to restaurants, ferries, etc.
If you are visiting Queenstown there is also a good Crowne Plaza property there.
The rooms in the apartment wing were nice!
Otherwise we prefer B&Bs in NZ.