Museum Hotel

90 Cable Street
Wellington, South Island,
+64 4 802-8900
www.museumhotel.co.nz
Rooms start at $141 US

Museum Hotel in central Wellington flanks the city’s harbor and New Zealand’s national museum, Te Papa. Rooms are comfortably modern, with rich chocolate browns and bronze color schemes. Some are available with an attached kitchenette so you can prepare yourself a morning cup of coffee or tea without leaving your room. In-room washer-dryers, a 42-inch TV screen, and high-speed internet access are among the other touches that makes the hotel a user-friendly option. The recently rennovated Hippopotamus restaurant serves very competent French-Kiwi cuisine under the direction of Executive Chef Laurent Loudeac.