When I got the concierge to tell the driver to take me to the Westin, he told something to driver, and we were on our way. At first, the journey seemed OK, but it gradually seemed that the driver didn't know where he was going. He went along Wireless Road, but that's about as far as he knew. He stopped about 3 times asking for direction, and left the meter running... When he finally arrived, I probably could have asked for change, but it could have been about 20B, which was less than NZD$1 - it wasn't worth it...

Being downtown and being a Westin, it's a slightly more business oriented hotel. However, the cliente seemed to be a mix of business and leisure. I was again put on a SPG floor in a rather large room. The room had a central console that controlled everything - lights, 'do not disturb', temperature, etc... It was quite cool, but it took me a few minutes to figure out it controlled the master light switch and it could disable the individual light switches in the room...

I picked this for its closeness to the shopping and to the nightlife (not to mention the FT madness of getting Starwood stays), and the rate was actually lower than the Royal Orchid...

Breakfast was slightly better (for the same price as the Royal Orchid), merely because it'd a slightly bigger range. More cooked options, more fruit and more pastries...