SKYCITY Hotel tops Travelbug Awards
31 January 2014
SKYCITY Hotel tops Travelbug Awards
SKYCITY Auckland has topped the 2014 Travelbug Awards announced today, ranking it as the country’s number one New Zealand accommodation provider based on popularity and guest reviews.
Trade Me head of travel Daniel Bridges said SKYCITY Hotel was the highest scoring property in the Platinum Award list of 26 properties around New Zealand. “This is a spectacular result for such a large hotel. The awards factor in booking numbers but the Travelbug Platinum Award requires 100 per cent positive guest reviews. This shows they’re providing visitors to Auckland with an excellent guest experience too.”
SKYCITY Auckland general manager John Mortensen said winning the top Travelbug award was a great reflection of the experience SKYCITY Hotel consistently provides in the highly competitive accommodation sector in the City of Sails. “We’re thrilled to collect the award and we’re proud of the exceptional product we deliver. From the recently introduced unlimited WiFi and 323 refurbished rooms, through to the excellent service we’ve always provided, SKYCITY Hotel aims to exceed guests’ expectations from the moment they walk through our door.”
Another notable winner in
this year’s awards is the Victoria Hotel in
Dunedin, which won the coveted Best in Region award for the
third year running. “Everyone loves a three-peat,” Mr
Bridges said. “And this really is a ‘Dunner stunner’
and we congratulate the team at the Victoria Hotel.”
Leo Pan of the Victoria Hotel attributed the great
result to their “commitment to continuous renovation and
upgrades to the hotel facilities.”
Wellington has
most Platinum awards
In the battle of the regions,
Wellington came out on top with the most Platinum award
winners (7), ahead of Auckland (5) in second place.
In the 100% Guest Reviews list, Canterbury had the most properties with a 100% thumbs-up rating on Travelbug (25), followed by Auckland and Wairarapa.
“We’re proud of our verified review system at Travelbug because to place a review you have to have booked and stayed through Travelbug,” Mr Bridges said. “We think it’s very important to know that reviews are from people with an opinion based on a verified personal experience.”
All
accommodation types in the awards
Mr Bridges said
another notable feature of this year’s awards is
representation from five accommodation categories in the
Platinum list. “There’s a real diversity there with
hotels, motels, apartments, a holiday park and a backpacker
property all winning Platinum Awards this year, which shows
that you don’t have to be a plush hotel to do well and
give a great guest experience.”
The 2014 Travelbug Awards: The roll of honour
Total winners in each
category:
• Platinum Property (26
winners)
• Gold Property (65 winners)
• Best in
Region (18 winners)
• Best in District (60
winners)
• 100% Guest Rating (232 winners)
Top 5
Platinum winners:
1. SKYCITY Auckland
2. The Devon
Hotel and Conference Centre, New Plymouth
3. West Plaza
Hotel, Wellington
4. Sudima Hotel Lake
Rotorua
5. Millennium Hotel Queenstown
Travelbug
Platinum Award winners
Property | Region |
SKYCITY Auckland | Auckland |
The Devon Hotel and Conference Centre | Taranaki |
West Plaza Hotel | Wellington |
Sudima Hotel Lake Rotorua | Rotorua |
Millennium Hotel Queenstown | Queenstown |
Kiwi International Hotel | Auckland |
Mercure Wellington | Wellington |
Kingsgate Hotel Hamilton | Waikato |
Lakeland Resort Taupo | Lake Taupo |
Greerton Motor Inn | Bay of Plenty |
Novotel Queenstown Lakeside | Queenstown |
Novotel Wellington | Wellington |
Rydges Wellington | Wellington |
The Cambridge Hotel | Wellington |
CityLife Auckland | Auckland |
Quality Hotel Parnell | Auckland |
The Victoria Hotel | Otago |
Travelodge Palmerston North | Manawatu-Wanganui |
Grand Hotel Rotorua | Rotorua |
New Castle Motor Lodge | Rotorua |
Astelia Apartment Hotel | Wellington |
Copthorne Hotel Wellington Oriental Bay | Wellington |
Taupo DeBretts Spa Resort | Lake Taupo |
Spa Lodge Motel | Canterbury |
Martinborough Motel | Wairarapa |
Travelbug
‘Best in Region’ award winners
Property | Name |
Beachfront Hotel - Hokitika | West Coast |
Casa Bella Motel | Northland |
The Devon Hotel and Conference Centre | Taranaki |
Sudima Hotel Lake Rotorua | Rotorua |
Kingsgate Hotel Wellington | Wellington |
Ibis Tainui Hamilton | Waikato |
The Studio | Canterbury |
Shoreline Motel | Hawke's Bay |
Lakeland Resort Taupo | Lake Taupo |
Llandaff Country Residence | Wairarapa |
Greerton Motor Inn | Bay of Plenty |
Wyuna Bay Waterfront Studio Apartment | Coromandel |
Turoa Chalet | Ruapehu |
The Victoria Hotel | Otago |
Heritage Queenstown | Queenstown |
Alpine Motel | Marlborough |
Travelodge Palmerston North | Manawatu-Wanganui |
SKYCITY Auckland | Auckland |
About
Travelbug
Travelbug.co.nz is Trade Me’s site
focusing on commercial accommodation with over 3,000 hotels,
motels and more around New Zealand. The Travelbug awards are
given out at the start of each year and have been running
for four years. There are five award categories and to win
an award, a property needs to have met criteria for booking
numbers, number of reviews placed and quality of
reviews.
ENDS