Hotels near Wellington Airport - WLG, Wellington

Bus rides and train rides are awesome, just get yourself a Snapper card and more than one person can travel with that one card. Only one person can travel on that card on trains. Travelling in bus was also good, no hassle to driving or parking, bus service are almost everywhere till late nights and safe environments.

This property is not in Island Bay. The hosts are terrible, rude and liars. The house is beautiful, run down but still a gorgeous place to stay. I would never go back if Hieu and Huong were managing this and could not in all honesty recommended it. Such a shame really. Can't wait to hear back from you guys. Shameless

We stayed in a quirky hotel on Cuba St and suited the area it was situated in. Lots of funky boutiques and shops as well as great restaurants. Easy to walk around the city centre with heaps of interesting things to see and do.

I enjoyed how close everything was to the hotel and how easy it was to walk to the places I wanted to see. The waterfront was nearby too. I did go by uber to Zealandia which was amazing and is a great place to visit.

We stayed at the Apollo which was an easy walk into town. Buses to areas out of the city seemed pretty regular. Wellington is a pretty switched on city, with a creative energy and plenty of things to enjoy. Cuba St which is pedestrians only has plenty of cafes and restaurants and the food is top notch. Our favourites for dinner were Loretta’s, Olive, Mr Go’s. Icecream and Creaming sodas at Duck Island, coffees at Pickle and Pie, Cheese Scones beautiful pastries and coffee at Myrtle’s. Some good clothing shops, also recycling shops where there was really good clothing for sale at low prices, good bookstores. A must visit is Te Papa Museum - Level 4 Māori and Pacific Island history is impressive. The museum’s shop is also worth checking out. The lobby of QT Hotel (there’s a golden hippo on the hotel’s exterior) - you don’t need to be a guest to wander in to view the lobby area which includes a magnificent private art collection and a ritzy bar. Plenty of bars with music and Sunday Farmers Market on the waterfront was bustling with plenty of fruit and vegetables along with brunch food and coffee available.

We experienced perfect weather from Thursday to Sunday in mid-May. We arrived on a Thursday afternoon, and we had a brief demonstration of horizontal rain (I can now say I experienced it :D). The rest of the time, we had a bright blue sky and crisp temperatures—perfect! The city is lovely and very walkable. We went to the tourist information centre, and the person who helped us was lovely. The cable car is maybe a bit underwhelming (you only need to do it once to say that you have done it), but the botanic garden and its surroundings are worth the trip. As a Melbournian, I wanted to see if Wellington's coffee is as good as Melbourne's. He listed some of the top coffee places and explained the difference between the types of coffee served at each location. The locals are so friendly and helpful. People often stopped and helped us when we were staring out our phones to orient ourselves. As vegans, finding good food and a few excellent, fully plant-based restaurants was very easy.