Rotorua accommodation scoops up Trip Advisor awards
2 February 2013
Rotorua has been successful in the 2013 Trip Advisor Travellers Choice Top 25 Awards, with eight accommodation providers winning 12 awards.
Destination Rotorua Marketing general manager Oscar Nathan says these awards are a great achievement for Rotorua as Trip Advisor is the world's largest travel site with more than 60 million reviews and opinions by travellers all over the world.
Word of mouth about an experience is really powerful. Congratulations to the accommodation providers who received awards, they should be very proud of the levels of customer satisfaction they are delivering.
Rotorua accommodation providers which had placings in the awards include Wai Ora Lakeside Spa Resort, Hamurana Lodge, The Regent of Rotorua, Solitaire Lodge, New Castle Motor Lodge, Mokoia Downs Estate, Rising Trout B&B and Doolan's Country Retreat.
Wai Ora Lakeside Spa Resort took out the fourth spot in the Trip Advisor Travellers Choice Top 25 Hotels in New Zealand.
Bryan Hughes, chief executive for the resort said it was a great start to 2013. To be ranked number four of the 25 Top Hotels in New Zealand after the Millbrook Resort and the Hilton, Queenstown, shows that we are on the right track in delivering an exceptional level of service with great facilities to both international and local clients and is a fantastic achievement.
In the Travellers Choice Top 25 Small Hotels in the South Pacific there were two awards with Hamurana Lodge sitting at an impressive number eight and The Regent of Rotorua 14th. This achievement for the five star boutique hotel comes as no surprise as it has over 300 excellent reviews on the Trip Advisor website.
Hamurana Lodge and The Regent of Rotorua also won awards in the Top 25 Small Hotels in New Zealand category, placing eighth and 14th respectively. In addition, Solitaire Lodge also featured at 16th.
Rotorua's New Castle Motor Lodge gained spot number 20 in the Top 25 Bargain Hotels in New Zealand with Trip Advisor travellers commending the Lodge saying it features outstanding service, value and friendliness.
Awards were also gained in the Top 25 B&B's and Inn's in the South Pacific with Mokoia Downs Estate at number eight and the Rising Trout B&B sitting at number 24. These two accommodation options also featured in the New Zealand category sitting at 6th and 16th respectively. Another Rotorua accommodation provider to feature in this category was Doolan's Country Retreat in 19th place.
Rotorua placings in the 2013 Trip Advisor Travellers Choice Top 25 Awards:
Top 25 New Zealand Hotels:
4th: Wai Ora Lakeside Spa Resort
Top 25 Small Hotels in the South Pacific
8th: Hamurana Lodge
14th: The Regent of Rotorua
Top 25 Small Hotels in New Zealand
8th: Hamurana Lodge
14th: The Regent of Rotorua
16th: Solitaire Lodge
Top 25 Bargain Hotels in New Zealand
20th: New Castle Motor Lodge
Top 25 B&B's & Inn's in the South Pacific
8th: Mokoia Downs Estate
24th: Rising Trout B&B
Top 25 B&B's & Inn's in New Zealand
6th: Mokoia Downs Estate
16th: Rising Trout B&B
19th: Doolan's Country Retreat