Must-see hotels in Napier

  • Kiwiesque

    Napier

    Located in rural Eskdale, around 18km north of Napier, superstylish Kiwiesque overlooks apple trees and expansive vineyards. For freewheeling travellers,…

  • Seaview Lodge B&B

    Napier

    This grand Victorian villa (1890) is queen of all she surveys...which is most of the town and a fair bit of the ocean. Heritage-meets-contemporary rooms…

  • Kennedy Park Resort

    Napier

    Less a campground and more an entire suburb of holidaymakers, this complex is top dog on the Napier camping scene. It’s the closest campsite to town (2…

  • Navigate Seaside Hotel

    Napier

    Navigate yourself towards Navigate for 26 snazzy apartment-style units over three levels, with funky furnishings, nifty perforated-metal balconies and sea…

  • Art Deco Masonic Hotel

    Napier

    The Art Deco Masonic is the heart of the old town, with its accommodation, restaurants and bars taking up most of a city block. A much-needed refurb has…

  • Pebble Beach Motor Inn

    Napier

    Unlike the majority of NZ motels, this one is owner-operated (the staff actually own the building) so maintenance and service top the list of priorities…

  • Bluff Hill B&B

    Napier

    From high on Bluff Hill, make your way down a long driveway past a jasmine-hung fence to this cosy little wooden cabin for two. Dutch owners have infused…

  • Sea Breeze B&B

    Napier

    Inside this Victorian seafront earthquake survivor (1906) are three richly coloured themed rooms (Chinese, Indian and Turkish), decorated with a…

  • Crown Hotel

    Napier

    The conversion of this 1932 Ahuriri pub into a ritzy apartment-style hotel must have broken a few fishers' hearts. The new wing features muted tones, nice…

  • Criterion Art Deco Backpackers

    Napier

    The owners have spent a lot of money sprucing up this 1st-floor, ruby-red city-centre hostel – Napier’s best Spanish Mission specimen – which has a beaut…

  • Scenic Hotel Te Pania

    Napier

    Looking like a mini UN HQ by the sea, the refurbished, curvalicious, six-storey Te Pania has instant retro appeal. Rooms are far from retro, however, with…

  • Archie’s Bunker

    Napier

    One street back from the foreshore, Archie’s is a shipshape modern hostel filling an old office building. It's a quiet and secure arrangement with…

  • Stables Lodge Backpackers

    Napier

    Formerly an actual stables, this is an atmospheric, laid-back place to get off your horse, with hippie vibes, a barbecue courtyard, murals and saddles…

  • Rocks Motorlodge

    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…

  • Nautilus

    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…