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.
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.
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.
Featuring an outdoor pool, Villa Shemshi offers accommodation in Gisborne. Complimentary WiFi is provided. Some units have a dining area and/or a patio.
Colin
New Zealand
Lee is a very friendly host. Villa Shemshi is remotely situated on a farm and is lovely and quiet. My room was well supplied with everything I needed.
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.
Set in Gisborne, The Quarters Ocean-View Chalet offers accommodation with free WiFi and free private parking. The property features sea and garden views.
Fiona
New Zealand
The views , clean and the bed is very comfortable
Nice decor in the room .
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...
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.
The location was the best - although when we stayed very few people about so probably bit of a luxury. Did some little day trips around area but loved coming back and just relaxing at the end of day - as room had everything we needed was brilliant not having to go out for dinner and just staying put and enjoying our wee spot.
EVERYTHING! 😊 it was just PERFECT! 😊 Loved the pool view the feeling of just being there it was so good especially getting away for some mind space 😊 ILOVED IT! Definitely gonna book again in the future & stay for more than 1 night. ILOVE BEING AT THE EMERALD HOTEL ONE OF THE BEST PLACES TO BE! 😊
I had such a wonderful visit to Gisborne, and the location of the Gisborne Dream family suite is fantastic! I hired a bicycle from nearby Cycle Gisborne and visited vineyards, wineries, the cidery, op shops, and beaches. I appreciated the eco-friendly cleaning products. The bed was
Location is excellent, the room was clean and had every thing you would expect in a motor lodge. A special shout out to Nina as I left my toilet- bag behind and she called to let me know in time for me to collect before I left Gisborne. Great customer service. So will be back!
Extremely comfortable place to stay. Bedroom, bathroom, living room and full kitchen. Alan and David are lovely hosts, and David provided delicious home-baked treats each day. Definitely felt "at home". Downtown Gisborne is a quick drive away, or a pleasant 15 minute walk.
Really enjoyed our stay. Quiet despite being busy and packed. The facilities were awesome, clean and tidy with so much space to unwind. Hubby enjoyed the shower so much, definitely something we needed after a long few days,will definitely be back when in Gisborne
Our preferred accommodation in Gisborne. Central with short walk to CBD and restaurants. Good views over port. Quiet road and good free on-site parking. Modern, comfortable and exceptionally clean. Very pleasant and accommodating staff. Very good value.
Very disappointed that there was a no refund policy. My circumstances changed and I had to leave a day earlier. Did nir like Gisborne - felt compromised in the town centre, felt unsafe and I'll probably never return
Clean comfortable room, quiet and warm. Good kitchenette facilities. Spacious bathroom with spa bath. Close to supermarket with restaurant a short walk away. Pleasant friendly staff.
Loved the location, ground floor pool side apartment. Absolutely loved the furniture, decor, artwork - everything. Very boutique/luxury, beautiful and super comfortable.
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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