Hotels near Wellington Airport - WLG, Wellington

truly vibrant beautiful culturally rich city. Stay in the central area, excellent public transport. Walk to all the sights. The I office great support, Te Papa, National Library, parliament buildings, the wonderful fashion, bookshops (old and new) waterfront magic!! lots of choices in the restaurants, smells from the food make you hungry. Pubs very grand, like the theatres. Has to be one of the most beautiful, cleanest, safest cities in the world. Everything in close proximity! Check out shops and street music in Cuba St!

Everything is awesome in Wellington. Honestly- we talked about moving there!! You can walk right through the CBD. Lots of shops, cafes, bars. (Try 'the Puffin', 'Charley Noble' and 'Docksider'...) The buses are clean and prompt and there are ubers everywhere. The suburbs are fabulous (try Island Bay bakery!) There are lots of new well marked bike lanes - there are hills surrounding, but the city is flat and you can bike to beaches like Oriental Bay and Island Bay and right around the coast. From Oriental Bay you can walk right up Mt Victoria in 20 minutes. (Scenes in the Lord of the Rings were filmed here - the Black Riders and Hobbits). Stunning views 360degrees of the harbour and hills. Fantastic Māori history displays and dual language naming. The town belt is beautiful and there are lots of beaches. It's windy sometimes but we loved the fresh air. Do not miss this fabulous place.

Recommend getting a snapper card for ease of travel. Initially $10 but providers cheaper fares on public transport. Utilise the metlink app to find nearest bus stop, timetables, trip planning etc. Very useful. Makes getting out of the city to visit much easier. Live tracking. Highly recommend these 2 essentials. I would recommend a behind the scenes walking tour of the Opera House and St James Theatre - my highlight on this trip. Wellington is a easy walking city. Catch the bus to Mt Victoria for the stunning views then walk down to Oriental Bay, the zoo or other walking trails. There are plenty of fine eating places. Most have menus on the windows. There are also food trucks and indoor food markets. It is very vibrant. The water front on a clear sunny place is the tops. Cant say no to the Cable car and a walk through the botanical gardens. This city offers a lot for solo travellers with a wide range of activities that be free.

I was there for WOW and it didn't disappoint.Loved the hop on hop off van The drivers were very informative.Also the bus and train service is excellent and a bonus that we could use our gold cards.

Love Wellington, so much to do and see and you can walk just about everywhere plus excellent transport system. Caught train and buses and always on time. So many excellent cafes and restaurants. Ate out a lot and always plenty to choose from, too many at times! Great shopping, easy to access plus catch a bus or train to other shopping malls. Went swimming at 2 different pools plus trips to beaches etc. Choc Fest on plus went to WOW, world of wearable art.

The shopping was awesome. Finding a nice cafe for lunch was hard to find Unfortunately the waterfront wasnt as fun to walk around as at previous visits...surprising considering WOW was on. Lots of interesting places to visit..allwithin easy walking distance. I waa disappointed with Cuba St. It used to have a great vibe but now dismal and seedy without the cool shops i use to visit..or decent cafes.