djjaguar64

Will be there for a short trip in Feb just 3 days. Thanks all.

DavidHatt

The Hyatt.

Have fun in Auckland.

David

sergad

I'd suggest the Park Hyatt. Great location.

RTWFF

Personally I like City Life (www.citylife.co.nz) - you usually get a suite and it's in the heart of town with what passes for gay bars not too far away. The Hyatt is somewhat remote and certainly a good hike uphill

Nado

Going to throw in a vote for the Hilton. Nicest 5 star property in all of AKL I think.

djjaguar64

Which would be the best interms of the to the main bars ?

jmscsc

When I was in Auckland this past June I stayed at the "Spencer on Byron Hotel." It was just outside the city center, but was easily accessible by a city bus which got you into the city within five to ten minutes depending on traffic. The rates were reasonable and each room had a bedroom area, living room area, small kitchenette with a fridge, oven and dishwasher, as well as a washer and dryer. It's rated as a 4 1/2 star hotel and the rooms are going for about $119/nt at the moment.

Flying Buccaneer

I also like the Hyatt, especially if you reserve a room on the Club Floor. The views are great, especially from the Club Lounge. We were there over a weekend at the end July, and the staff were very attentive. The only caveat is the hill you will have to climb to get to the hotel, but we got used to it.

The Mercure Windsor is a nice boutique hotel. I stayed there in 2002. It's on Queen Street, so you'll be close to all the shopping and dining in central AKL. (There's also a Mercure at the end of Queen Street that used to be a Novotel.) Check the Accor Hotels website for deals, because they occasionally have good rates including breakfast on the weekends. If you stay at the Windsor and are a light sleeper, make sure you get a room that does NOT face Queen Street.

http://www.accorhotels.com.au/

RTWFF

I've stayed at the Mercure Windsor on several occasions (as have colleagues) and the rooms are so variable that getting a decent one is a total lottery. Some are excellent, others are ..........

djjaguar64

I have still not booked the hotel so please keep the comments coming as the Hyatt is a good choice but with my arthritis I do not look forward to the slope.

SeaMeFly

If it's the Hyatt Regency, forget about it. The service is lousy. Stayed there 2 yrs ago and they never made the room until well after 6pm even when we left the room early 8.30-9am, left the "MAKE UP" sign on the door and called to housekeeping to make the room! Complained several times to the manager and he didn't do a thing about it. Worse part about it, we paid for one of their more expensive Jr. Suite room.

I finally complained to Hyatt Corp through their website, and they refunded 1 night stay of our 4 nights there.

RTWFF

NZers pride themselves on their supposed egalitarianism and you will sometimes find poor service as a result. "I'm just as good as you are" (a common attitude) doesn't lend itself to "What can I do to make your stay more comfortable?"

trd

I have stayed at the Hyatt three times -- smallish rooms but great club. Never had issues with service.

driscj

Only stayed at the Duxton in Auckland and loved it.

I booked a cheap package months in advance for a work trip, they upgrade me to one of their 'apartment rooms' which was a suite with a nice kitchenette, a washer/dryer, a spa bath. Loved the breakfast (included in my room rate) downstairs and the room service food was quite good. My washer/dryer didn't work properly so they did my laundry the whole week at no charge (washed/dryed and folded and brought back within an hour each time!).

Luckily I wasn't sleeping in because there was a school next door and their class alarm bell rang right outside the bedroom.

djjaguar64

Thank you all, I am still waiting to book a hotel. read about the Sky City Grand, what is that one like? Any feedback?