Curated luxury hotels in New Zealand

Located in Karaka, DoubleTree by Hilton Auckland Karaka is a 1-minute drive from Karaka Sales Complex and 7 minutes from Rainbow's End. This hotel is 3.2 mi (5.2 km) from Bruce Pulman Park and 5.3 mi (8.5 km) from Auckland Botanical Gardens.

With a stay at Taipa Beach Resort in Taipa, you'll be on the beach, just steps from Taipa Beach and a 3-minute drive from Cable Bay Beach. This beach hotel is 2.5 mi (4 km) from Taumarumaru Recreation Reserve and 3 mi (4.9 km) from Coopers Beach.

With a stay at Scenic Hotel Punakaiki in Punakaiki, you'll be near the beach, just a 2-minute walk from Pancake Rocks and 11 minutes by foot from Paparoa National Park. This beach hotel is 0.5 mi (0.9 km) from Punakaiki Pancake Rocks and Blowholes and 1 mi (1.6 km) from Punakaiki Beach.

With a stay at The Surrey Hotel in Auckland (Grey Lynn), you'll be within a 5-minute drive of Eden Park and Auckland Zoo. This eco-friendly hotel is 2.3 mi (3.6 km) from Sky Tower and 2.7 mi (4.4 km) from Auckland Ferry Terminal.

Located in Queenstown (Frankton), Marina Apartments Element Escapes is within a 10-minute drive of Kiwi and Birdlife Park and Skyline Queenstown. This family-friendly hotel is 6.6 mi (10.7 km) from Jacks Point Golf Course and 9.3 mi (15 km) from Onsen Hot Pools.

With a stay at Nesuto Stadium Hotel and Apartments, you'll be centrally located in Auckland, steps from University of Auckland and within a 10-minute walk of Spark Arena. This luxury hotel is 0.4 mi (0.7 km) from Commercial Bay and 0.5 mi (0.8 km) from Auckland Ferry Terminal.

A stay at Copthorne Hotel Greymouth places you in the heart of Greymouth, steps from Left Bank Art Gallery and 3 minutes by foot from Pounamu Pathway Māwhera. This eco-friendly hotel is 0.3 mi (0.4 km) from History House Museum and 0.3 mi (0.5 km) from Jade Country Greymouth.

Set in Mount Cook National Park, The Hermitage Hotel features a range of rooms and suites all offering majestic mountain views, and most with views of Mount Cook. Guests can enjoy a range of onsite dining and bars, and free WiFi is offered in the Snowline Lounge and Sir Edmund Hillary Cafe.

All rooms feature an ensuite bathroom including a shower, free toiletries and hairdryer. Some rooms offer a bath tub. Also included in each room is a satellite flat-screen TV, refrigerator and tea and coffee making facilities. In-room WiFi is available for an additional charge.

The Hermitage Hotel is located adjacent to Sir Edmund Hillary Alpine Centre and just 350 metres from Aoraki Mount Cook National Park Visitor Centre. Lake Tekapo is 104 km away and Twizel is 65 km away.

Guests enjoy free private onsite parking. Other facilities offered at the hotel include a 24 hour reception and a tour desk to organise local activities for you. There are also business facilities, laundry services.

The Snowline Lounge looks out over the spectacular Mount Cook, and is ideal for a cocktail by the log fire. For a quick snack the Sir Edmund Hillary Cafe & Bar offers a range of on-the-go or eat in treats. Reservations are recommended for The Alpine Restaurant, which is open daily serving buffet breakfast, lunch and dinner. The Panorama Room, re-opens on December 1 and is the hotel's signature à la carte restaurant, with a focus on local ingredients. Reservations are essential for dining at The Panorama Room.

With a stay at Comfort Hotel Flames Whangerei in Whangarei (Onerahi), you'll be a 1-minute drive from Mt Manaia and 5 minutes from Camera Obscura Timatatanga Hou. This hotel is 3.6 mi (5.8 km) from Northland Event Centre and 3.7 mi (6 km) from Claphams Clock Museum.

Located in Karapiro, Lakeside Health & Wellness Resort is on a lake – a 2-minute drive from Lake Karapiro and 9 minutes from Cambridge Museum. This spa resort is 7.4 mi (11.9 km) from Cambridge i-SITE Visitor Information Centre and 7.5 mi (12.1 km) from Waikato River.

With a stay at Croydon Lodge Hotel in Croydon, you'll be steps from Hokonui Pioneer village and Museum and a 2-minute drive from Gore Historical Museum. This hotel is 1.1 mi (1.8 km) from Hokonui Moonshine Museum and 1.1 mi (1.8 km) from Eastern Southland Gallery.

A stay at The Terrace places you in the heart of Franz Josef Glacier, steps from Westcoast Wildlife Centre and 5 minutes by foot from Te Wahipounamu. This motel is 0.3 mi (0.4 km) from Waiho Hot Tubs and 0.3 mi (0.4 km) from Glacier Hot Pools.

With a stay at Copthorne Hotel Auckland City, you'll be centrally located in Auckland, steps from University of Auckland and 8 minutes by foot from Spark Arena. This eco-friendly hotel is 0.6 mi (1 km) from Queen Street Shopping District and 0.7 mi (1.1 km) from Queens Wharf.

When you stay at Castaways Resort in Lake Puketi, you'll be near the beach and 4 minutes by foot from Karioitahi Beach. This beach aparthotel is 3.3 mi (5.3 km) from Awhitu Regional Park and 4.3 mi (6.9 km) from Massey Park.

With a stay at Albany Rosedale Motel in Auckland (Albany), you'll be within a 15-minute drive of Queen Street Shopping District and National Hockey Center. This motel is 10.9 mi (17.5 km) from Sky Tower and 10.7 mi (17.3 km) from Auckland Ferry Terminal.

A stay at Emerald Hotel places you in the heart of Gisborne, steps from Te Tauihu Turanga Whakamana and 4 minutes by foot from Longbush Wines. This luxury hotel is 0.3 mi (0.5 km) from Gisborne Harbour and 0.4 mi (0.6 km) from Gisborne Wine Centre.

Hawea Hotel is located just 15 minutes' drive from the township of Wanaka and is set on the lake front of Lake Hawea.

All hotel rooms, as well as the on-site restaurant and bar, feature beautiful lake and mountain views. The Hotel rooms include a flat-screen TV, private bathroom, a desk and a small seating area. All the Hotel rooms have lake views and private balconies.

Located between the West Coast and Central Otago, you can enjoy the tranquility of the hotel or use as a base for skiing, fishing or hiking. The hotel is located around a 30-minute drive from ski fields including Cardrona and Treble Cone or a 30-minute drive from Snow Farm, where you can go cross-country skiing. The hotel is also located on the Te Araroa Trail, New Zealand’s longest walking track, which stretches the length of New Zealand.

Queenstown is just over 1 hour’s drive away.

Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 9.2 for a two-person trip.

With a stay at Distinction Rotorua Hotel and Conference Centre in Rotorua (Fenton Park), you'll be within a 5-minute drive of Te Puia New Zealand Maori Arts and Crafts Institute and Rotorua i-SITE Visitor Centre. This family-friendly hotel is 1.6 mi (2.6 km) from Tamaki Maori Village and 1.6 mi (2.6 km) from Redwoods Whakarewarewa Forest.

Overlooking Hokianga Harbour at Omapere, The Sands Hotel Hokianga is a pretty 4-star hotel offering spacious accommodation in a lovely location.

This hotel has 43 guest rooms including ten 5* Luxury Villas. The rooms are a good size, and all have ensuite facilities. 37 of the rooms have a balcony with 19 rooms overlooking the water.

The hotel has 1 restaurant for guests which offers a lovely selection of traditional New Zealand cuisine including many seafood specialities. The Sands Bar & Restaurant is the perfect venue to enjoy a meal with a view as it overlooks the water and the dunes across the bay.

The Sands Hotel Hokianga is ideally situated to explore all that the Hokianga Harbour area has to offer, including the surrounding forests, dunes and sandbar.

Located in Queenstown (Fernhill), Mercure Queenstown Resort is within a 5-minute drive of Lake Wakatipu and Kiwi and Birdlife Park. This family-friendly hotel is 1.6 mi (2.5 km) from Skyline Queenstown and 2.1 mi (3.4 km) from Queenstown Gardens.