Hotels near Wellington Airport - WLG, Wellington

My stay was beautiful from beginning to end with spectacular wellington harbour sea views and the city lights at night, luxury accommodation and great hosts. It WAS aptly named "The perfect stopover" and somewhere i would hope to return in future.

Loved how much Wellington has to offer. We would do much more in the short time we were there. I would recommend staying more than two days, which was the length of my stay. Plan the things you most want to see and try new things. Kisa restaurant (Middle Eastern on Cuba Street) is amazing if you like this type of food. It was recommended to us, and it is delicious.) Plan trips and restaurants. So many to choose from so rather than confuse yourself with which ones, make a list, sort out the top of what you want to try and then those you miss this trip, let them be on your next.

Used to live in Wgtn. many moons ago. Much has changed traffic-wise. One way system and avoiding the designated bus lanes. Biggest frustration was main intersections without street names. Side streets named but the main artery not regularly named. Google maps ok, but to get to the ferry terminal in the dark, in torrential rain quite challenging. Fortunately I had some idea of where to go but was rusty. Check the map before you leave your accommodation. Car parking scarce, take the local buses to major attractions - Te Papa Museum, Zealandia etc. Take an umbrella for Zealandia, if rain predicted.

The public transport is excellent. Very easy to get the city from the airport and to get around everywhere. Te Papa is great but there is also a wonderful Wellington Museum on the waterfront which is well worth a visit and not so well advertised. This tells you the history of the early Māori and their links to their ancestral environment. If you visit Antrim House (it’s very cool) and pick up a few brochures there, there are also some wonderful cultural and historic places to visit which give you a good picture of Wellington’s architecture since European settlement. Of particular note is the amazing clock at the top of the old BNZ building on Lambton Quay. Don’t bother with an umbrella on blustery days, it’ll turn inside out in 5 seconds1

Great things to do in Wellington. Te Papa has fabulous exhibitions to browse, Zealandia is wonderful, relaxing and healing. The uniqueness of so many of the shops is great so a wander through quirky Cuba Street, and Thorndon shops is a tonic. And as for all the fabulous coffee and cafes, including along the waterfront- Karaka Cafe a must, along with Eva just downstairs, truly spoilt for choice. Breakfast, lunch and dinner choices overwhelming. The Lab, Fidels pop up, Floriditas, Highwater the list goes in. Too many places not enough time, and all really close

We really enjoyed our trip to Wellington eventhough the weather wasn't great. We rode the cable car up to the Botanical Gardens then took the shuttle bus to Zealandia. Zealandia was a doable walk eventhough my husband and I are both in our 70's. There are guided tours but we chose to do it on our own. The tracks are well marked with signs denoting the type of track(steep or slippery) The Botanical Gardens are lovely we chose to walk through the gardens back into the city which was a relatively easy walk. We also spent half a day exploring Te Papa the Museum of New Zealand it had some brilliant displays with the Anzac one being our favourite. The re-enactment figures are fantastic and so life like. I would recommend this Museum to travellers of all ages. We had a great meal at Ernestos opposite the Intercontinental and the Crab Shack on the wharf.