Kiwiway have carefully selected a range of preferred hotels in each region for all three categories offered, to ensure that you have an enjoyable and comfortable stay whilst travelling throughout New Zealand.
Kiwiway uses the terms ‘Standard’, ‘Superior’ and ‘First Class’ to describe the different levels of accommodation available to choose from, according to your budget and preferences. The international ‘star’ rating is used to give you an indication of levels of luxury and service you can expect at the various hotels throughout the country.
All you need to do is select one option from each of the following:
First Class
First Class are central city or resort location hotels at the top end of the scale rating 4 to 41/2 stars. All hotels at this level have excellent facilities, bars and restaurants etc, full services, and many feature swimming pool, spa baths, and fully equipped gymnasium for the enjoyment of guests.
Superior
Superior describes hotels in the 31/2 to 4-star category. More often than not, these will be centrally located and offering a wide range of services and facilities.
Standard
Standard is equivalent to a good 3-star tourist hotel.These hotels represent excellent value for money and usually have a licensed restaurant and bar on the premises.
Please find below our preferred hotels in each region for the three categories:
| Standard | Superior | First Class | |
| Bay Of Islands | Tanoa Hotel Pahia | Scenic Hotel Bay of Islands | Copthorne Hotel & Resort |
| Auckland | Auckland City Hotel | Sky City Auckland | Heritage Hotel |
| Copthorne Harbourcity | Rydges Hotel Auckland | Rendezvous Hotel | |
| Rotorua | Sudima Hotel | Holiday Inn Rotorua | Millennium Rotorua |
| Ibis Rotorua | Distinction Hotel Rotorua | Novotel Rotorua Lakeside | |
| Coromandel | Aotearoa Lodge | Pauanui Pines Motor Lodge | Pacific Harbour Lodge |
| Taupo | Lakeland Resort | Bayview Wairakei Resort | Millennium Manuels |
| Tauranga | Hotel Armitage | Sebel Trinity Wharf | Sebel Trinity Wharf |
| Napier | The Tennyson | Scenic Hotel Te Pania | The Crown Hotel |
| National Park | Skotel | Bayview Chateau | Bayview Chateau |
| Wellington | Bay Plaza Hotel | Mecure Hotels Wellington | Copthorne Wellington, Oriental Bay |
| West Plaza Hotel | James Cook Hotel Grand Chancellor | Rydges Wellington | |
| Nelson | Grand Mecure Nelson Monaco | Grand Mecure Nelson Monaco | Rutherford Hotel Nelson |
| Blenheim | Heartland Hotel Marborough | Copthorne Hotel Marborough | Chateau Marlborough Hotel |
| Greymouth | Kingsgate Hotel Greymouth | Kingsgate Hotel Greymouth | Kingsgate Hotel Greymouth |
| Kaikoura | White Morph Motor Inn | White Morph Motor Inn | Waves on the Esplanade |
| Punakaiki | Punakaiki Resort | Punakaiki Resort | Punakaiki Resort |
| Christchurch | Heartland Costwold | Chateau on the Park | Peppers Clearwater Resort |
| Mt Cook | The Hermitage Hotel | The Hermitage Hotel | Hermitage Mt Cook Chalets |
| Queenstown | Heartland Hotel Queenstown | Rydges Queenstown | Novotel Queenstown Lakeside |
| Gold Ridge Hotel | Copthorne Resort Lakeside | Millennium Queenstown | |
| Wanaka | Mt Aspiring Hotel | Grand Mecure Oakridge | Edgewater Resort |
| Te Anau | Village Inn | Distinction Luxmore Hotel | Distinction Te Anau Hotel and Villas |
| Dunedin | Victoria Hotel | Senic Hotel Dunedin City | Senic Hotel Southern Cross |
| Glacier Region | Heartland Hotel Fox Glacier | Senic Hotel Franz Josef Glacier | Senic Hotel Franz Josef Glacier |
| Invercargill | Kelvin Hotel | Ascot Park | Ascot Park |
| Stewart Island | Bay Motel | Bay Motel | Stewart Island Lodge |