# Auckland, NZ hotel suggestions.

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 8, 2013, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auckland-nz-hotel-suggestions/665671 "2013-08-08T02:52:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2013, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auckland-nz-hotel-suggestions/665671/1 "2013-08-08T02:52:37Z")

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The wife and I are going to New Zealand in October to visit a couple of her cousins. Our plans are for 4 days in Auckland then 2 weeks on the south island. The original plans called for staying with a cousin in Auckland but due to circumstances beyond our control, those plans have been scrapped. What we are looking for now is a reasonable priced nice hotel in Auckland, maybe somewhere in the $100 a night range. I have tried Google and the travel websites but found them rather overwhelming. My wife would like someplace near some water, perhaps overlooking the harbor. We are also in need of a rental car too. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

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**Author:** ![Banquet\_Bear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banquet_bear/32/373_2.png) [@Banquet\_Bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banquet_Bear)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2013, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auckland-nz-hotel-suggestions/665671/2 "2013-08-08T03:06:50Z")

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> [@racer72](#):
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> The wife and I are going to New Zealand in October to visit a couple of her cousins. Our plans are for 4 days in Auckland then 2 weeks on the south island. The original plans called for staying with a cousin in Auckland but due to circumstances beyond our control, those plans have been scrapped. What we are looking for now is a reasonable priced nice hotel in Auckland, maybe somewhere in the $100 a night range. I have tried Google and the travel websites but found them rather overwhelming. My wife would like someplace near some water, perhaps overlooking the harbor. We are also in need of a rental car too. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

…its been years since I lived in Auckland: but at one stage I had worked at most of the central city hotels. (But all of them would have been out of your budget!)

I know you’ve checked google, but for me the best place to check would be Travel Bug: its what I use when I’m travelling around the country.

> **[Home](https://www.travelbug.co.nz/)**
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> All types of accommodation deals in NZ and Worldwide! Last minute and up to a year in advance. Book your NZ and International accommodation on Travelbug!

As for car rentals: sorry can’t help at all there. But a pre-emptive welcome to the country!