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…
Must-see hotels in The East Coast
Hastings & Around
This business travellers' fave on the fringes of Hastings has a range of rooms from economy to executive (make your selection based on where your suit was…
Waikanae Beach Top 10 Holiday Park
Gisborne
Right by the beach and an easy 10-minute walk into town, this grassy holiday park offers basic cabins, better units and grassy lanes for pitching tents…
Hastings & Around
Hastings Top 10 puts the ‘park’ back into holiday park. Within its serene confines are sycamore hedges, a topiary ‘welcome’ sign and a little stream all…
Napier
A two-storey waterfront number with views from every room, kitchenettes, mod-deco decor, spa baths, private balconies and an in-house restaurant (not that…
Hastings & Around
Smack-bang in the middle of Havelock North, this modern motel does the job well. Tidy, clean and simple one- and two-bedroom units feature spa baths, nice…
Gisborne
Overlooking Gisborne's Pacific harbour, this two-tier motel offers well-kept units with kitchenettes and dinky little postmodern perforated-metal…
East Cape
Oceanside Apartments offers two nicely kept apartments with blue-and-white colour schemes, one below the owners' house, the other behind. Meals and picnic…
Gisborne
It's not the architecture you're here for – 36 rooms strung along a vast car park – but the location. It's a quick dash to Waikanae Beach and a good fish…
East Cape
Tui Lodge is a capacious, modern guesthouse that sits in groomed 3-acre gardens, irresistible to tui and many other birds. Delicious meals are available…
East Cape
Run by the same hapu (subtribe) as Maraehako Bay Retreat next door, this casual campground offers clean toilets, showers, pohutukawa trees and beachfront…
Hastings & Around
A messy-but-homey backpackers in a suburban house, a 10-minute walk to town. A posse of tanned, wiry agricultural workers ensures a sociable atmosphere in…
Hawke's Bay
Grassy river-side camping and simple cabins; the backpacker dorm assumes the shape of a large room with bunks and a TV. The cheapest beds for many a mile.
Hawke's Bay
A short walk from town, this basic, old-fashioned motel will do the trick if you're just looking for a bed.
