Hotels in Hamilton

Hamilton zoo was a delightful walk through tree covered paths. Really close to animals. So interesting . Allow at least 4 hours. Great toilets and eating places. Hamilton gardens was so worth visiting. Central area with many exciting and varied styles within easy walking distance. You keep following paths and turning corners and going through entrances discovering new wonderful displays. So amazing with the mightyHamilton river in the background. The go bus system was so easy to use. Just go to the transport center and then head out from clearly labeled platforms to your destinations. The drivers were amazingly helpful telling me where to get off and which next bus to catch. So much freedom for so little cost.

Love the Hobbit Movie set tour... The ginger beer (non alcoholic) is nice!! We didn't mange to book online as no slot available for same day booking so we called to book and got it. Drive fm accommodation abt an hour. Parking available on site. Visit the Waitomo glowworm and Ruakuri cave. The most popular combo. Wanted to go for the Aranui cave but no more slot when we went on site to book. Very cold inside... Glad we have our coat. You may wanna book early online and plan ur time. Going all 3 may need more than a day.

Hamilton zoo is great for a regional zoo, spend a few hours. The Gardens are a must see and you could spend a lot of time exploring the area. You can do a cruise on the Waikato river which leaves from a jetty at the gardens - it was raining the day we did the cruise and it was good to do the cruise under cover - even so the age of the boat means that it does have some minor leaks in the roof! A trip out to the coast at Raglan is quite good and it doesn't take long to get there. Bridal veil falls on the road to Raglan was well worth the visit. Rotorua is a day trip away from Hamilton and has many interesting tourist attractions. In town around the environs of the lake there are lots of things you can do. We spent time at Wai-O-Tapu thermal wonderland which was very interesting.

Hamilton is a surprisingly large and urbane city. The surrounding area has many wealthy farms and horse studs and this has created a clean well serviced city with some great eateries and a vibrant arts scene. The natural beauty of its river side setting has been enhanced with linear, treed parks and the stunning Hamilton Gardens. The surrounding countryside is reminiscent of the wealthy rural areas of England. The road system is excellent and we found it easy to access sites of interest in a 130 kilometre circle of the city.

Easy to get around Hamilton and we based ourselves there for a day trip to Raglan which is only 40 mins away. Plus we also visited the Waitomo Caves which was very popular and worth the visit. A very good selection of hotels in the inner city - Indian Star and Gothernburg were two excellent choices. The retail part of the inner city is not exhilarating with all the shipping now located at The Base which is a large retail centre about 10 minutes from the city centre, although it is very good with everything there you can hope for.

We loved the awesome retail staff and security in the mall. Centre Place and The Base had lovely staff, so friendly and helpful! Everyone was so friendly everywhere we went. We are at Daikoku and the staff we excellent, went shopping in the malls and they were so friendly! Amazing trip!