The Crown Hotel Napier

“Lovely hotel…in a quieter neighbourhood of Napier!”

We stayed for two nights in a Heritage Studio Suite, located in the older (original) part of the hotel - so interesting! The hotel itself is very close to the Old Port area…and it’s about a 45 minute walk along the front, around Napier Hill, to Tennyson Street and all the usual city facilities. We … more

We stayed for two nights in a Heritage Studio Suite, located in the older (original) part of the hotel - so interesting! The hotel itself is very close to the Old Port area…and it’s about a 45 minute walk along the front, around Napier Hill, to Tennyson Street and all the usual city facilities. We did however grab an Uber on the way back! Napier - what a lovely city - and do take the Art-Deco Walking Tour…our guide Christopher was first class!!! The hotel staff were extremely friendly, parking was great - and to my wife’s delight, there’s an onsite complimentary laundry!!!

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“Great location overlooking the beach”

We had a large room with balcony and stunning sea view. Plenty of storage and small self contained kitchen area. Modern and comfortable. Bathroom had bath and large walk-in shower but unusually the toilet was separate with a small basin opposite the bathroom. There is a cafe on the ground level whi… more

We had a large room with balcony and stunning sea view. Plenty of storage and small self contained kitchen area. Modern and comfortable. Bathroom had bath and large walk-in shower but unusually the toilet was separate with a small basin opposite the bathroom. There is a cafe on the ground level which serves excellent breakfast/brunch. Portion sizes are very generous. Plenty of open and covered parking next to the hotel. Small independent shops and bakeries/cafes close by. Only a short drive into Napier town centre where there are a number of free parking areas. We ate a couple of times at the Thirsty Whale which is next to the Marina about 10/15 minutes walk from the hotel.

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“Pleasant stay”

Firstly, the good points! This hotel is located out of Napier central, so therefore it’s quieter and surrounded by many cute little shops and cafes. The room was immaculately clean, inoffensive decor and well stocked with plates and glasses etc. The bed was very comfortable and we had 2 tvs, so no … more

Firstly, the good points! This hotel is located out of Napier central, so therefore it’s quieter and surrounded by many cute little shops and cafes. The room was immaculately clean, inoffensive decor and well stocked with plates and glasses etc. The bed was very comfortable and we had 2 tvs, so no arguments over that. Only 2 downsides to the room, we were on level 1 and the lovely little balcony with table and chairs remained redundant because if you sit out there it’s right on the street with people walking past so I’d definitely recommend a room level 2 upwards. The second thing was it being a wheelchair accessible room, the bathroom was a big letdown (no bath) and when you turned the shower on, water pressure was great but it was impossible to not soak the entire floor of the bathroom. Quite expensive for what it was but would stay again in another room.

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“Acceptable Ahuriri accommodation, boutique is a stretch.”

This is oldschool Kiwi accommodation.A rambling set of buildings and car parks. A little pretentious and with a bit of frivolity! My suite was a long room on the ground floor facing the sea, with small seating area. It was clean, smartly decorated and a small kitchenette. The bed soft, but not u… more

This is oldschool Kiwi accommodation.A rambling set of buildings and car parks. A little pretentious and with a bit of frivolity! My suite was a long room on the ground floor facing the sea, with small seating area. It was clean, smartly decorated and a small kitchenette. The bed soft, but not uncomfortably so. The shower hot. There’s no in-room recycling and only single use bathroom products. Staff were efficient. Plenty of eateries on the surrounding streets. There was a fair bit of early morning traffic and exercisers noise. I would recommend- along with East Pier across the road- and stay at whoever is cheaper!

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