Get an overview of this hotelEco-friendly hotel with restaurant and indoor pool

Popular property highlights

Free self parking
Restaurant
Indoor pool
Laundry facilities
Smoke-free property

Distinction Whangarei Hotel & Conference Centre puts you in the heart of Whangarei, within just a 10-minute stroll of Whangarei Art Museum and Claphams National Clock Museum. Highlights at this hotel include a restaurant, an indoor swimming pool, and free self parking.

All 115 rooms feature LCD TVs with satellite channels, and you can enjoy WiFi, coffee/tea makers, and free newspapers. In-room dining is easy with amenities like refrigerators and round-the-clock room service. Safes, hair dryers, and phones are also available.

Distinction Whangarei Hotel & Conference Centre

9 Riverside Drive Whangarei 0112

Hotel Amenities

Hotel Amenities

In addition to an indoor pool, Distinction Whangarei Hotel & Conference Centre provides a spa tub, a sauna, and a fitness center. The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Wireless Internet access is available for a surcharge.

2 meeting rooms are available. This eco-friendly hotel also offers tour/ticket assistance, a garden, and concierge services. Complimentary self parking is available on site.

Distinction Whangarei Hotel & Conference Centre is a smoke-free property.

  • 24-hour front desk 
  • Babysitting or childcare (surcharge) 
  • Total number of rooms - 115 
  • Babysitting or childcare 
  • Number of floors - 2 
  • Bar/lounge 
  • Breakfast available (surcharge) 
  • Free newspapers in lobby 
  • Concierge services 
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service 
  • Fitness facilities 
  • WiFi (surcharge) 
  • Billiards or pool table 
  • Tours/ticket assistance 
  • Laundry facilities 
  • Meeting rooms 2 
  • Garden 
  • Porter/bellhop 
  • Luggage storage 
  • Restaurant 
  • Safe-deposit box at front desk 
  • Number of meeting rooms - 2 
  • Free self parking 
  • Sauna 
  • Smoke-free property 
  • Spa tub 
  • Indoor pool 

Family Friendly Amenities

  • Family Hotel  
  • Indoor pool  
  • Laundry facilities  
  • Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)  
  • Refrigerator  

Internet

Available in all rooms: Wireless internet access ( NZD 15.00 per 24-hour period )

Available in some public areas: Wireless internet access ( NZD 15.00 per 24-hour period )

Parking

Free self parking

Transport

  • Airport: Whangarei (WRE) (7 km) 
  • Parking: Free self parking 

Room Amenities

  • Premium TV channels 
  • Air conditioning 
  • Free newspaper 
  • Phone 
  • Refrigerator 
  • Coffee/tea maker 
  • Daily housekeeping 
  • Free toiletries 
  • Hair dryer 
  • Iron/ironing board 
  • Desk 
  • In-room safe (laptop compatible) 
  • Satellite TV service 
  • WiFi (surcharge) 
  • Room service (24 hours) 
  • LCD TV 
  • Cribs/infant beds (surcharge) 
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge) 

Where to Eat

Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7 AM and 9:30 AM.

Distinction Whangarei Hotel & Conference Centre has a restaurant on site.

24-hour room service is available.

Nearby Activities

An indoor pool and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a sauna and a fitness center.

Children under 13 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool, fitness facility, or spa tub without adult supervision.

Accessibility

If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.

  • Accessible bathroom 
  • In-room accessibility 
  • Roll-in shower 

Hotel Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 2:30 PM

Minimum check-in age is 18

Check-out

Check-out time is 10:00 AM

Payment types

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are available for NZD 35.00 per night.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are available for NZD 10.00 per night.

Pets

  • Pets not allowed (service animals welcome)

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.

Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
Only service animals are allowed
Additional policies and fees may apply when booking more than 4 rooms. For more details, please contact the office using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.

Fees

Optional extras

The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
  • Fee for buffet breakfast: NZD 25 per person (approximately)
  • Fee for in-room wireless Internet: NZD 15.00 per 24-hour period (rates may vary)
  • Fee for wireless Internet in public areas: NZD 15.00 per 24-hour period (rates may vary)
  • Crib (infant bed) fee: NZD 10.00 per night
  • Rollaway bed fee: NZD 35.00 per night
  • Onsite credit card charges are subject to a surcharge
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

Hotel Name

  • Kingsgate Hotel Whangarei
  • Kingsgate Whangarei
  • Distinction Whangarei Hotel
  • Distinction Whangarei

Awards & Affiliations

Green / Sustainable Property
This property participates in Qualmark, a program that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy.

National Rating

Qualmark® assigns an official star rating for accommodations in New Zealand. This Hotel property is rated 3 star plus and is displayed on this page as 3.5 stars.


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