Portside Hotel, Gisborne

The Heritage Boutique Collection (HBC) welcomes the Portside Hotel to its exclusive collection. The Portside Hotel is close to popular Gisborne wineries, exciting aquatic experiences from game fishing to stingray feeding and is the gateway to the spectacular East Cape experience.

The hotel is set on Reads Quay in the town’s marina complex. This 4.5 star hotel has a range of fully self contained suites available in studio, one and two bedroom configurations.

Regarded as a leading local accommodation provider, the property is modern, spacious and impressive with large windows and high ceilings embracing the spectacular harbour views.

The hotel has a swimming pool, and meeting facilities with views over the harbour and bay cater for 35 people theatre style and 45 for a cocktail reception.

The property is an important link in HBC's comprehensive North Island touring route.

'With properties in the Bay of Islands, Auckland’s Waitakere Ranges, Rotorua, Taupo, Whakatane, Napier, Martinborough and Wellington, guests can now experience high service standards and be assured of quality properties on their North Island journey,' says Ronnie Ronalde general manager Heritage Boutique Collection.

To celebrate the Portside Hotel joining the Heritage Boutique Collection there is special of $120 GST inc. for an overnight stay with an upgrade to a one bedroom deluxe suite with a late check out. The offer is available for stays before July 31, 2013 and is subject to availability. To book call 06 869 1000 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

The Hermitage Hotel at Aoraki Mt Cook is celebrating culinary success with its award-winning chefs taking out first and third place at the Southern Light Salon Culinaire competition on Saturday May 11 2013.     Chris Walker (2nd) and Kane Bambrey (1st) in the Chef of the Region competition at Salon Culinaire

Chef Bambery, who competed last year and won three individual events, this year led the team to victory, winning silver medals in class 12 beef, class 4 ‘hot main presented cold’ and class 11 ‘mystery box’ notching up a total score of 248 points.

His award-winning dishes were pistachio-crusted lamb rack, with lamb cheek and bean terrine, beef sirloin with butternut puree, and broad bean and potato ragout, and pan-seared sole with scallop and prawn roularde, saffron potato and glazed yams.

Chef Walker’s dishes also wowed the judges, receiving bronze medals in Class 12 Beef, Class 4 ‘hot main presented cold’ and Class 11 ‘seafood mystery box’ giving him a total of 228 points and third place.

The annual Salon Culinaire competition is for students or chefs already working in the industry and this year attracted around 160 competitors.

Hotel Grand Chancellor Auckland City has achieved four star Qualmark accreditation. Overlooking Viaduct Harbour, the hotel has views over Waitemata Harbour and Auckland's CBD. Hotel Grand Chancellor Auckland City has a range of studio rooms, one bedroom suites with kitchenettes and one and two bedroom apartments with full kitchen and laundry facilities.

Leisure facilities include a 20 metre lap pool, spa and leisure pool, gymnasium and sauna, and secure underground parking. Boutique conference faciliites are complemented by No.1 Hobson Restaurant and Bar which is open daily for breakfast and dinner.

The Rendezvous Hotel Christchurch will reopen its doors on May 1, 2013 and over the next eight days exclusive launch offers are being posted daily online at http://www.rendezvoushotels.com/christchurch

Then, until June 1, guests will receive 10 per cent off the best available rate every day of the week, including free internet and free local calls (subject to availability).

Until December 31, 2013 two night stays will save 20% off the best available rate, and 25% off the best available rate for three nights. (subject to availability).

Rendezvous Hotel Christchurch general manager Brad Watts says the team is excited to welcome visitors back into the heart of Christchurch.

'The demand in Christchurch for centrally located high quality accommodation is strong and we’re looking forward to providing our leisure and business guests with the exceptional service and hospitality that the Rendezvous Hospitality Group (RHG) is renowned for.

'The new Straits Cafe and Junction Bar offer great options for wining and dining so our guests will be well looked after.'

After 10 years of providing entertainment, dining options and conference facilities in Hamilton’s CBD, SKYCITY Hamilton has received development approval to build a $35 million, 135 room hotel on top of the existing site beside the Waikato River.

Due for completion early 2015, the majority of the spacious 32m2 rooms will have river views, and there will be 11 suites and one presidential suite available. Each room will feature a large safe, big enough for laptops and iPads, automatic light sensors close to the floor, and a swivel, wall mounted flat screen TV.

The accommodation will complement SKYCITY’s six function and meeting rooms, that range from the 12 seater Hamilton Room, the 100 theatre style Rebo function room through to the four Waikato Rooms with a total capacity of 300 banquet.   A mock up room of SKYCITY's accommodation

SKYCITY Grand Hotel and SKYCITY Hotel is taking the leading step and offering customers free wifi with no data cap or time limit. There will also be no restriction  on the number of devices that can access wifi in each room.

SKYCITY's general manager, Callum Mallett says 'providing free wifi to our hotel guests is a major milestone for both SKYCITY and the NZ hotel industry.
We want to ensure our guests have the best service possible whist staying at our hotels and we believe this offering puts SKYCITY hotels at the forefront of the hotel industry in New Zealand.'

SKYCITY Hotel's new deluxe room type has new designer bathrooms, with features such as European tapware and walk-in showers with rain-shower shower heads. All premium rooms will be upgraded over the coming year to the deluxe room.

Meantime, SKYCITY's seafood restaurant Observatory will be replaced by a new Peter Gordon restaurant and bar concept on level 52, called The Sugar Club. New additions planned for Federal Street include Al Brown's all-day American deli-style dining Federal Delicatessan, and Masu, a Japanese Robata signature restaurant and bar opening soon by Nic Watt.

The Stamford Plaza Auckland has a special day delegate conference package which includes room hire, arrival tea and coffee, morning and afternoon tea, buffet lunch in Knights On Albert, room set up, and wifi for $55+gst pp (min 20). Or a residential conference package for $195+gst pp (min15), including accommodation, breakfast and day delegate conference package. Download the pdf.

Event bookers are also receiving rewards. Confirm an event at the Stamford Plaza Auckland and choose from a host of rewards including Prada and Swarovski fragrances, Stamford complimentary accommodation and upgrades to suites, Stamford Food & Beverage credit, Samsung cameras, Samsung Galaxy tablets and Samsung Smart TVs, just to name a few. For more details download the rewards pdf.

All deals are valid for events to be held until August 31, 2013

Kingsgate Hotel Wellington has revamped its conference centre following the refurbishment of all 108 rooms in November. ‘We updated the look of the centre with a new paint job, new carpet, new chairs, new menu,’ says general manager Jeff Hermes. ‘The rooms are now named after Thorndon (district) streets with 150 year old images of those streets on the doors to the rooms giving the space a modern feel that pays homage to the rich history of the area.’