Auckland Hotel Reviews

Can recommend Auckland Wine Trail Tours - the owner really knows his stuff. City museum well worth a couple of hours.

We only stayed the one night,as we were moving on to Hamilton the very next morning. So no actual comment can be given about Auckland. Travelled the next day by the "Overlander" train to Hamilton. This was also a very nice experience, and a very good way of seeing the countryside of New Zealand.

Rented a car from rentadent and drove to Paihia and back to Devenport and then to Rotorua, flew to Christchurch, rented another car and "did" the South Island for a week, flew back to Rotorua and spent the rest of the time on the North Island, staying mostly in B&Bs, which we really enjoyed tremendously. Had a great vacation in a great country!

If you are a bird-watcher or just lover of nature, take Fuller''s ferry to Tiritiri Matangi. A very worthwhile day''s outing to a protected habitat.

New Zealand more than met all my expectations and I was in awe of the natural beauty of both islands. I found New Zealanders to be friendly, scrupulously honest, and very helpful. I would highly recommend the Visitors Information office for information and bookings of tours. No one should miss the Bay of Islands including the Cape Raiga area; Guthrey''s run very good tours - well informed and helpful drivers. When travelling south from Auckland, I also found the Travel Passes (various combinations of bus/train/ferry/air) to be an excellent option. I spent three wonderful weeks in NZ and plan on going back.

Excellent location close to the Aotea Centre (3 mins walk) Town Hall (directly across the road) Sky Tower (5 minutes walk) and a whole range of good restaurants. About a 15 to 20 minute walk down Queen Street to the Viaduct Waterfront complex and the harbour ferries.

We ate in a restaurant called Dolce Vitae, 10 minute walk from Hotel - lovely Italian Restaurant - good food and wine. We took the Harbour Cruise - good way to see the City.

Food Tony’s Steakhouse has good food. We would eat there again. Lots of food for the money and excellent management! New wait staff person brought dish with beans though we asked for No Beans. Dish was removed, a new one brought immediately and no charge for the new one. Only downside.... No cocktails.<br> <br> Power If you are traveling New Zealand from the US or Japan, you need a convertor for the power plugs. Borrow one from the hotel or purchase it in Auckland on Queen street near one of the Backpacker places. They''re on $2.50 NZD there. They''re $15-40 elsewhere in New Zealand and Australia!<br> <br> Things to do We just used Auckland as a starting point. I suppose there are things to see in just Auckland. The SkyTower is the highest point in the Southern Hemisphere. They have a tethered climb to the top of it you can do. A.J. Hackett has a bungy site on the Auckland Bridge. We drove up to the Bay of Islands area. Make sure you go early. From there you can swim with dolphins, whale watch, fishing, cruises, parasailing, etc. Cool place! Go early or stay overnight!<br> <br> Driving Just need a driver''s license from somewhere! We have Japan and U.S. driver''s licenses and either would have worked. The driving is on the left and roads are narrow and winding with high speed limits compared to Japan. 100 km/h on most roads. Still it takes forever to get anywhere in the North; not so much on the south island.

It pays to check the internet for tours. A friend got his tour finalized before he arrived Auckland and he got the tour for half the price I paid for. I booked mine in the hotel desk. Although the tour was indeed enjoyable and interesting also professional. I sure wish I MADE my investigations in the internet. I suggest asia-hotels.com could hook up with tour operators so we can book tours thru you as well.

Auckland is a great city. Need to go to Mt. Victoria for great view.

Auckland is a great city to visit, with countless sights and attractions. Like all of New Zealand, the city had made a real effort for tourists, so that most attractions are easy to get to and worth the admission. The only big downside about Auckland is its traffic - if you''re a beginner to left-hand driving, Auckland''s nightmarish streets and freeways are not the places to learn! Consider renting a car at the airport instead of driving around Central Auckland so that you can escape easier. I walked to most places in Central Auckland, as they are generally quite close together, including Parnell and the Auckland Museum in the Domain. Ponsonby for late night dining or partying is a short cab ride away from the centre. Devonport on the north shore, well worth a visit, can be reached by a short ferry ride from Quay Street. As for driving a car in Auckland, see the warning above. You''re probably better off using the local transit or taking an organised tour to more far-flung sights. Two of my favourite sights in Auckland, both free, are the Saturday market in the suburb of Otara and Karangahape Road. Both will give you a fascinating insight into the Polynesian influence in Auckland.

We took a tour to Rotoroa, viewed the mud pool, sheep farming, etc. Interesting trip though a little bit tired (12 hours, one day trip). We flew to Christchurch and went for an Akaroa tour, saw the smallest penguins. Cold out there. We saw the beautiful mountains covered by white snow. All in all, a beautiful country. The taxi in Auckland is really charging a rather high fare. The jumping meter really scared me, partly because of the traffic jam, it took us about 20 minutes (NZD$12) from Qantas Office at Queen''s Street to Sheraton (walking distance could be 10 minutes). That was the only time we took a taxi. The bus service to Botanic Down Centre was excellent. We got to view the city. In conclusion, a good trip to NZ.

The Auckland Museum (or War Memorial Museum) is an excellent museum, approximately 20-minute hike from the Carlton. Extensive Maori collection. Be sure to attend the Maori concert held at 11am & 1:30pm. Queen St. is the major street with lots stores & restaurants.

I was only in Auckland for a short stop over of two days. The first day I took a walking tour of Auckland and found the Sky Tower to be a great help in locating the many other points of interest and it helped to get a better prospective of the city. I took a one day tour up to the Bay of Islands and even though there were only two of us going on the tour it was not canceled or rescheduled. I booked the tour at the suggestion of the bell captain. The whole day was one ongoing event after another. The tour included the approx 4 hour bus trip up the coast, lunch, tour attractions, and a boat trip out to the different islands and then back. The bus was waiting for us and then it was back to the hotel. It was all first rate and well worth the time and money.

Auckland has maintained wonderful flora and funa, there natural environment is best and city is ok.

That place is wonderful and I think that everybody must be travel to there.

A most delightful city with so much to do and see but I had very little time in doing it. City and country is vast. This can cause problems if one is not aware of the time taken to travel from one place to another.

Restaurants recommended: Thai Chili & Angus (steak house) both on Albert Street.

Auckland...lots to do...bustling city but still harbour, outdoor lifestyle. Recommend the Sky Tower, Kelly Tartons, multiplex cinema and entertainment centre, excellent, Victoria Street market. Public transport good but Sky Tower etc within walking distance. Would recommend car hire to really get most from area. Beautiful countryside 30 mins drive away. Rainbow''s End theme park etc for kids.

Auckland is full of Japanese, Korean and Chinese people and foods! It is very cheap compared to London and found very fresh good foods everywhere!