Located on the water's edge, Portside Hotel - Heritage Boutique Collection boasts accommodation with a private balcony and views of the harbour or Gisborne city.
Captain Cook Motor Lodge offers modern ground-floor studios and apartments with free Wi-Fi access. Free on-site parking is available. All rooms offer a TV with over 50 cable channels.
Jerome
New Zealand
Loved the spa bath and the staff were really friendly
Waikanae Beach TOP 10 Holiday Park is located in the heart of Gisborne and features a refurbished outdoor pool. It offers a range of accommodation options with free on-site parking.
Diana
New Zealand
Everything was beautiful and relaxing. Going for a walk to the beach, shops close by, 10 minute walk to town. Tennis court, big indoor pool., oh so much at the camp to do.
Offering free unlimited WiFi, Motel Oasis is just 5 minutes’ drive from the famous Wainui Surf Beach and the city of Gisborne.
Kendall
New Zealand
Location suited us as we were only holiday, loved the decor, it was relaxing and the staff were accomodating of our needs and friendly. Beautifully clean, with a few added extras like bath salts for the spa bath. Bed was fabulous.
Featuring a garden, Cedar House is located in Gisborne. This 4-star bed and breakfast offers free WiFi. All guest rooms at the bed and breakfast come with a seating area and a flat-screen TV.
Anton
Australia
The rooms are so spacious and the whole place is so well fit out and finished.
Matawhero Wines in Gisborne provides adults-only accommodation with a garden and a terrace. Both free WiFi and parking on-site are accessible at the villa free of charge.
Jill
New Zealand
The breakfast provided was fantastic, with a bonus of fresh ciabatta & eggs
Beautiful location, excellent reception greeting and departure.
A generous patter on our return on the second evening along with the wine tasting.
We would certainly recommend this property.
Set in Gisborne, La Frontiere Boutique Accommodation offers accommodation with a private pool, a patio and pool views. The property has garden and inner courtyard views.
Black Label Retreats - SPECIAL SPA DEAL! is located in Gisborne and features a garden. There is a terrace and guests can make use of free WiFi and free private parking.
Aroha
New Zealand
Such a lovely overnight stay at Black Label Retreat. Spa was good to go on arrival. Bed was super comfy. There were heaters to warm the rooms. Views were beautiful as we are on a hill. Everything was nice and clean. I would definitely recommend staying here if you are looking for somewhere quiet.
The river view, wharf view in the evening was gorgeous.
The river view, wharf view in the evening was gorgeous. The walkway and boardwalk are a desirable, peaceful place to walk. The beach was the highlight of our visit as well as the farmers market. We preferred the beautiful fresh food from the farmers market opposed to take aways and restaurants we've dined at previously. We ate at a variety of cafes, restaurants and take aways. Without naming them we'll definitely be buying fresh produce and using the BBQ provided at our motel or available at Midway beach to cook our own steak served with fresh local produce, including fine wine, bread and honey. It's easy to get around Gisborne, but be aware of hazardous drivers and pedestrians. On our next visit we will avoid over spending trying to source excitable and palatable cuisine including takeaways.
Jacinda
New Zealand
10
Scored 10
Full of character with many 19th c buildings still surviving...
Full of character with many 19th c buildings still surviving. Lovely beaches east and west with excellent access. Strong Maori influence including Cook's landing interpretations. City easy to access, with outrageous parking charges made until midnight on Saturday night! With accommodation, restaurant, gifts, and fuel costs spent amounting to NZ$2000 over three nights of our stay... give us a break
jolly robert
United Kingdom
6.0
Scored 6.0
There are better places to visit that are much less...
There are better places to visit that are much less difficult to travel to than Gisborne, we went because we had never been before so it was good to see the place but wouldn’t go to the trouble to go back.
Roadworks from Napier to Gisborne were many with many stoppages. Long slow winding road. Gisborne to Whakatane however was a very pleasant very scenic drive starting off with Gisborne's horticulture then farmland then through a native forested river gorge. Gisborne's main retail strip looks great and is well laid out, the palm trees set it off so well on a sunny day. The famous Eastwoodhill Arboretum was a bit of a let down, it was a big reason we finally decided to add Gisborne to our trip however it didn’t live up to the online pictures and information we saw of it. Basically it’s just hilly farmland heavily planted out sporadically with various trees and riddled with many tracks colour coded but good luck trying to completely follow a particular track as some markers weren’t there at various intersections. It’s nice for a bit of a hilly tree walk but there is nothing particularly organised or grand about the plantings that looks anything like you see of tree plantings in various Botanical Gardens.
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Anonymous
10
Scored 10
My first time visit to gisborne.
My first time visit to gisborne. Town centre is not big, but it was interesting. I enjoyed the botanical gardens and small museum during my visit. My visit was the middle of winter, but still enjoyable.
Sue
New Zealand
6.0
Scored 6.0
I found the Cook Landing Reserve to be underwhelming, It...
I found the Cook Landing Reserve to be underwhelming, It was disappointing in that there was not much about Captain Cook at the site, just gourds.
The Gisborne Museum was worth a visit.
The beaches would have been lovely if not for cyclone Hale.
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Anonymous
4.0
Scored 4.0
The service is not good enough for one night stay...we ask...
The service is not good enough for one night stay...we ask for milk for cup of tea in the evening but the receptionist said, the housekeeper is going to bring for us...waiting for the evening no one is turned up even in the morning when we left...
Loved the room, especially the spa bath. We travelled from Rotorua, returning to Tolaga Bay after a fun-filled weekend, and decided to stay the night in Gisborne, as the trip was long and we began our journey late that afternoon, The break in our trip was a great idea and gave us the rest that we needed. The spa bath was amazing, nice and relaxing, just what we needed. The bed was comfortable, and I loved the pillows. The staff were very lovely, thank you and we will definitely stay again.
Good breakfast with sufficient supplies. Great location very close to the city and most of the attractions/restaurants etc.
Very friendly hosts Herman and Nadene. Their recommendations helped us greatly to quickly jump on exploring attractions in Gisborne easily. We stayed 3 nights and feel could spend easily up to 4 to 5 nights in Gisborne as there are plenty of places to visit from good beaches, rivers, parks, walks, museum etc.
I really enjoyed my stay at this location...........within minutes Tarquin, Lincoln and Crystal (the management team) made me feel like family, They did a great job of tucking away my bike, showing me around the facility, spending time with me teaching me about kitchen use, open area use and enjoyable things to do around Gisborne.........we will remain lifelong friends after this visit.
We were staying at a very unidentified number of days due to the reason we were in Gisborne and our hosts were really accommodating, allowing us to stay through x2 extensions until they were fully booked. Having free laundry facilities was a real surprise, I hadn't struck that before in any motel. We went through our stay through the Cyclone and we felt safe at all times.
Our room was very spacious having 4 people in 1 space. Great for friends and families. The hotel was quite nice too and it was all a very good price. Loved that there was a washing machine and also a dishwasher! Dryer didnt work but I dont know if we were turning it on properly.
Honestly a great place to stay, the room was beautiful and the bed was very comfortable. Tony is a very welcoming host. Breakfast was great served at the time you are asked.
Would definitely recommend to stay at the Gisborne club and I will be staying again
From our first step into the hotel we loved it , the patio views with our breakfast was amazing and the cleanliness of our room was exceptional, new towels and whatever else we needed freshly done every morning, thank yous so very much for the beautiful stay
The manager Scott was super friendly when we arrived, the room was clean, it had all the amenities we needed for our one night stay and the kids loved the spa bath. It was also a short drive to the city and Gisborne airport. ☺️
Ease of access to the town meant that we could walk from property. We loved the comfortable room, and sitting room. The owners were very helpful and knowledgeable about the Gisborne area.
Always stay here when in Gisborne, amazing facilities, spa bath, great location, and the staff are great.
Real bonus to have the coffee pod machine as well!
We have seen several New Zealand motels on our road trip so far, and this was definitely one of our favorites. Well maintained and very clean. Recommended!
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