Nice accommodation in Auckland?
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Topic: Nice accommodation in Auckland?
Posted By: IVFGirl1111
Subject: Nice accommodation in Auckland?
Date Posted: 21 April 2009 at 9:23am
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Hi guys,
Where would you recommend to stay in Auckland? Wanting somewhere pretty central as I dont think we will have a car. Last time we stayed at the Casino and it was really nice and central but we thought we would try somewhere different this time. Also would you suggest anything to do? It will just be DH and I. Things to do? Malls? Restaurants? Places? Thanks, were only there for one night so want to make the most of it! ------------- TTC 6 years IVF it is IVF/ICSI round one 10 eggs, 8 mature, 3 fertilised BFN IVF/ICSI #2 = 22 eggs! 20 mature, 15 fertilised, 1 fresh transfer and 2 frosties BFN 2 Frosties still in freezer thank god |
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Posted By: rachelsea
Date Posted: 21 April 2009 at 9:28am
Ooh good question, we're going to Akl next month and have yet to book our accommodation. Will have the bub with us too  ------------- DD 4yrs DS 2yrs http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 21 April 2009 at 9:34am
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If we are staying central we stay in the Copthorne.
Another nice place is All seasons Remuera, great family rooms. ------------- Kel http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 21 April 2009 at 9:44am
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The Sebel is lovely .. and its located in the Viaduct, so nice and close to all the nightlife.
The Hilton is nice too .. great location, but the rooms at the Sebel are nicer. Otherwise if you go a little further up the road, there is the Heritage. If you get a one bedroom room (as opposed to a studio, they are nice rooms). The Heritage is located near the casino. ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year  http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Posted By: IVFGirl1111
Date Posted: 21 April 2009 at 9:53am
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Awesome thanks guys will look at those now.
What would you suggest we do there? ------------- TTC 6 years IVF it is IVF/ICSI round one 10 eggs, 8 mature, 3 fertilised BFN IVF/ICSI #2 = 22 eggs! 20 mature, 15 fertilised, 1 fresh transfer and 2 frosties BFN 2 Frosties still in freezer thank god |
Posted By: GuestGuest
Date Posted: 21 April 2009 at 10:33am
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I have stayed at most of the hotels in central Akld with work but my definite fav is the Sky City Grand. You mentioned you stayed at the Casino but this is a hotel directly next door and links on to the casino.
http://www.skycityauckland.co.nz/Hotels/SKYCITY-Grand.html - Grand It is sooooo luxurious and has cute little signs in the room like "Go Ahead Make My Bed"
As for things to do I would recommend things like: Day trip to Waiheke on the ferry, lunch at Mudbrick Dinner in Ponsonby Long Bay (my fav beach) Walk round the Domain and up Mt Eden (great view) There is also great shopping of course like Newmarket, Botany Downs etc Have a great time! |
Posted By: IVFGirl1111
Date Posted: 21 April 2009 at 11:34am
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Cool thanks those ideas are great thanks!
Yeah thats where we stayed sorry at the Sky City Grand it was really nice loved it there. Anyone else got any places to suggest? Whats the Dressmart like there? ------------- TTC 6 years IVF it is IVF/ICSI round one 10 eggs, 8 mature, 3 fertilised BFN IVF/ICSI #2 = 22 eggs! 20 mature, 15 fertilised, 1 fresh transfer and 2 frosties BFN 2 Frosties still in freezer thank god |
Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 21 April 2009 at 3:42pm
The dressmart here is probably just like all other dressmarts 
The only thing is .. if you dont have a car, Auckland isnt the most public transport friendly city and Onehunga isnt going to be incredibly easy to get too. Dont get me wrong, obviously it can be done .. but according to the maxx website its a 90 minute train journey  or just under an hour on a bus.
Personally if I was going for that short amount of time, I would chose to do things in the city centre so you didnt have to travel. You can shop in the city centre. You can catch the ferry to Devonport or Waiheke Newmarket would be super quick to get to from the central city (you can shop up a storm there) You could go get gold class seats at the cinema (the ones with lazy boys) .. and have dinner in town. Oh and I think the Aotea Market still runs Friday nights and weekends. Just a few ideas to get you started. ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Posted By: Bobbie
Date Posted: 21 April 2009 at 5:59pm
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Yeah and if you stay in Town you could catch a train to Sylvia park (just another mall but quite a nice one). But agree with Julia don't try and do a trip out to dressmart without a car.
Also you could ferry over to Devonport from the city which is about a 15 minute trip and there are some lovely shops over there. -------------  
 
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Posted By: pomikiwi
Date Posted: 21 April 2009 at 8:01pm
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We've stayed at the Airedale (sp?) on Queen St a few times and it was awesome, very central and the rooms were really nice. The cafe/restaurant attached was nice too. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: choco69
Date Posted: 21 April 2009 at 8:19pm
| check http://www.wotif.com - www.wotif.com as you will be able to get much cheaper accomodation - suggest somewhere central as you can easily go to newmarket, devonport, ponsonby or take the train out to places like sylvia park etc |
Posted By: hannibal
Date Posted: 21 April 2009 at 9:13pm
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Hi, we normally stay at Citylife its great steps right out onto Queen St and is a short stroll to the Casino, Viduct ... We have normally managed to pick up a great deal on wotifcom that also includes breakfast which is really nice. A couple of times as well we have arrived and our room has been upgraded for free - so we get a little apartment with a kitchnette, lounge and separate bedroom!
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Posted By: IVFGirl1111
Date Posted: 22 April 2009 at 9:05am
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Thanks guys your ideas are awesome!
Thanks for that info Julia, totally see what your saying thanks. OOO the gold class seats sound awesome! We dont have anything like that here. Does anyone know the website to it? And the ferry website? That sounds like something really nice to do to! ------------- TTC 6 years IVF it is IVF/ICSI round one 10 eggs, 8 mature, 3 fertilised BFN IVF/ICSI #2 = 22 eggs! 20 mature, 15 fertilised, 1 fresh transfer and 2 frosties BFN 2 Frosties still in freezer thank god |
Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 22 April 2009 at 9:13am
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I can totally recommend the gold class cinema... Ive been there a couple of times, its just whether they are showing something you want to see when you are here.
More info can be found http://www.skycitycinemas.co.nz/GoldClass.cmsx - HERE For the ferry you can go to http://www.fullers.co.nz/ - FULLERS and for travel in general (including ferries) you can go http://www.maxx.co.nz/ - HERE ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Posted By: ohanlon82
Date Posted: 22 April 2009 at 9:16am
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here ya go Dal
http://www.skycitycinemas.co.nz/ http://www.fullers.co.nz/ the gold seats are awesome.. great to do.. you can sit back and sip wine and have nibbles and watch movies.. ------------- http://lb2f.lilypie.com/TikiPic.php/RPaODBg.jpg |
Posted By: IVFGirl1111
Date Posted: 22 April 2009 at 9:19am
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You guys are awesome thanks heaps!
Its so hard because we want to cram as much as we can into the day because we arrive at 6am on the Saturday and leave at 3pm on the Sunday. What would you guys suggest doing on the Sunday since we really only have 1/2 a day I guess ------------- TTC 6 years IVF it is IVF/ICSI round one 10 eggs, 8 mature, 3 fertilised BFN IVF/ICSI #2 = 22 eggs! 20 mature, 15 fertilised, 1 fresh transfer and 2 frosties BFN 2 Frosties still in freezer thank god |
Posted By: maysie
Date Posted: 22 April 2009 at 9:25am
We often stay at the Duxton, it's walking distance for the city shopping but also Ponsonby and K Rd. Last month we went up for a concert and stayed at Waldorf Apartments by Vector Arena and I would totally recommend them. We got a very cheap deal through wotif and its really close to everything downtown and close to all the buses to take you to Newmarket and Parnell. But I wouldn't plan a trip to Dressmart - even with a car it's a mission to get out there!  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 22 April 2009 at 9:38am
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On Sunday ..
You could walk down to Victoria Park Markets through the viaduct along the waterfront area. If the weather is nice you could have a picnic in Victoria Park (which Victoria Park Markets is across the road from). You could also go to Mission Bay (which is in the other direction) .. in the central city they have bicycles that you can hire (they are just located on the streets) .. its a relatively easy (and mostly flat) bike ride along the waterfront to Mission Bay and you could have brunch there. (You could also catch a bus .. it wouldnt cost much). Ooo another thing you could do .. is get his and hers massages. You could either get someone like BOD to come to your hotel room (they come with the massage tables and everything) and be pampered, or you could go out to a spa and then have brunch. Or you could jump on a ferry to devonport (as its a relatively quick trip) .. and have some brunch and walk up mt hobson and check out the view across to Auckland. (Can you tell im living vicariously through you)
Ive listed these things as they are relatively "quick" things to get done and are not too far away from where you will be planning on staying. ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Posted By: Lulu
Date Posted: 22 April 2009 at 9:49pm
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We've stayed at The Hilton, Sky City and Sky City Grande, The Duxton, City Life and The Heritage and my favourite for bang for buck is The Heritage. ------------- Lou http://www.babysfirstsite.com"> 
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Posted By: monikah
Date Posted: 22 April 2009 at 10:15pm
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we stayed at rendezvous and loved it. its about a block away from the casino so real central. they also have a gym and pool and stuff as well as 4 places to eat on site. mmmm yum ------------- 
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Posted By: NewPhoenix
Date Posted: 22 April 2009 at 10:28pm
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Posted By: IVFGirl1111
Date Posted: 23 April 2009 at 8:43am
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Wicked thanks guys that is awesome!
LF - you rock thank you great suggestions there! Whats BOD? Super cool if they come to you etc - that would be so nice! Do they do all sorts of beauty stuff? So many good suggestions that Im now even more confused as I cant make my mind up! DH has left it all to me haha more fool him. Does anyone know how far it is to the stadium where the leauge is played? I dont know if there is a game on yet that night but DH would love it if there was! ------------- TTC 6 years IVF it is IVF/ICSI round one 10 eggs, 8 mature, 3 fertilised BFN IVF/ICSI #2 = 22 eggs! 20 mature, 15 fertilised, 1 fresh transfer and 2 frosties BFN 2 Frosties still in freezer thank god |
Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 23 April 2009 at 9:41am
BOD = beauty on demand, yep they do all sorts of beauty treatments and they can come to you or you can go to their salon in Ponsonby. There website is http://www.beautyondemand.co.nz/ - HERE The league is played at Ericsson Stadium, which is miles away. But it is doable (thats a LF word) .. its just under an hour on a bus though, so he would have to be a pretty big fan. You could always catch a cab .. or one of the die hard league fans in Auckland may pick you up. ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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