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The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Hastings

Where to Stay on Your First Trip to Hastings

If it's your first trip to Hastings, New Zealand for the activities and sightseeing, then you're in for a treat. But the biggest question is often where to stay for a first time visitor to Hastings. With so many amazing hotels to choose from, it can be tough to make a decision to make the most of your first trip here. That's where we come in! In this comprehensive guide, we'll help you find the best hotels for first-timers in Hastings. After analyzing all of the hotels based on price, location, amenities, ratings, and more, we have come up with our list of the best hotels in Hastings for first time visitors. We'll cover everything you need to know about these hotels, including the amenities, location, prices and ratings. So, whether you're traveling solo, with family, or as a couple on a romantic getaway, you'll find the perfect hotel if you've never visited Hastings beofre. So check out these terrific hotels, many of which have sparkling swimming pools, delicious restaurants, and top-notch amenities, along with the perfect balance of comfort, location, and affordability. So, let's get to it and discover the best hotels in Hastings for your first trip!

(Prices are listed in U.S. Dollars.)

Mangapapa Hotel

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $189 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Hastings
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
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Located at 466 Napier Road, Mangapapa Hotel has great rooms from $189 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. It has a terrific 9.20 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 3.8 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love hiking, rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, golf, and a hot tub at this relaxing hotel. We love the convenience of room service, and it's really nice here.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Spa
  • Horse riding
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Tennis
  • Refrigerator
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Hawkes Bay Villa-Beechwood

Bed & Breakfast with prices starting at $89 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
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A great place to stay is Hawkes Bay Villa-Beechwood which has nice rooms starting at $89. Offering an outdoor pool, a water park, hiking, golf, and a hot tub, it also has a great guest rating of 9.50 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 503 King Street South. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers a spa, mini-golf, laundry facilities, bicycle rental, and family rooms which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 1.2 km from the city center. The kids will love the water park, too. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Water park
  • Spa
More Great Amenities
  • Hiking
  • Hot tub
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
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Havelock North Motor Lodge

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $109 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Hastings
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
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We found Havelock North Motor Lodge to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $109. We loved that is has room service, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, child care, and laundry services, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.90 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 7 Havelock Road. You'll also find golf, a spa, free parking, laundry facilities, and bicycle rental which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 4.2 km from the center of town. We find the kitchenette here to be a great way to get a good breakfast and save time and money.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Kitchen
  • Spa
More Great Amenities
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
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Portmans Motor Lodge

Motel with prices starting at $107 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
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With terrific rooms from $107, Portmans Motor Lodge, at 401 Railway Road provides an outdoor pool, hiking, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, and child care. Its terrific guest rating is 8.80 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers laundry services, golf, free parking, laundry facilities, and family rooms. It's located just 1.1 km from the city center, too. Make sure to set aside some time for swimming in the pool, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Kitchen
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Saltwater pool
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The Magpie Hawkes Bay

Bed & Breakfast with prices starting at $88 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Hastings
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
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The Magpie Hawkes Bay has a great guest rating of 8.70 out of 10, and offers an outdoor pool, room service, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, and child care. The great rooms here start at $88 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 1122 Karamu Road, North. Furthermore, it also offers free parking, laundry facilities, bicycle rental, family rooms, and air-conditioning, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 1 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. Having a kitchen in the room is a great way to make meals and save money, too. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Kitchen
More Great Amenities
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground
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The Clive Hideaway

Motel with prices starting at $83 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
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The great guest rating of The Clive Hideaway is 8.50 out of 10. This place has rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, golf, pet-friendly rooms, and free parking. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $83, and it's located at 33 Farndon Road. We also love the laundry facilities, bicycle rental, family rooms, air-conditioning, and a microwave which are great for visitors. And since it's just 8.3 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too. The price of this hotel is less than average for first time trip hotels, which makes it a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Kitchen
More Great Amenities
  • Kitchenette
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
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Harvest Lodge

Motel with prices starting at $109 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
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A cool place is Harvest Lodge because it has great rooms that start at $109. It has room service, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, and a hot tub, it also earned a great guest rating of 9.10 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 23 Havelock Road. Only 4.1 km from the city center, travelers will especially love free parking, laundry facilities, family rooms, air-conditioning, and a microwave at this convenient hotel. Everyone loves a good hot tub, and this one is really nice.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Kitchen
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
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Omahu Motor Lodge

2-star Hotel with prices starting at $65 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Hastings
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 2-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
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Omahu Motor Lodge offers room service, a fitness center, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, and laundry services which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $65 (before taxes). It's located at 327 Omahu Road and has earned a guest rating of 9.10/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers golf, pet-friendly rooms, a hot tub, free parking, and laundry facilities which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 2.4 km from the city center. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Kitchen
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Fitness center
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
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Cumberland Court Motel

Motel with prices starting at $87 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • Family-Friendly
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Located at 100 Omahu Road, Cumberland Court Motel has great rooms from $87 (before taxes). It offers room service, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, child care, and golf. It has a terrific 8.10 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find a hot tub, a spa, free parking, laundry facilities, and a tour desk which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 1.9 km from the center of town. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Kitchen
  • Spa
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
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Frimley Lodge Motel

Motel with prices starting at $70 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Hastings
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for first time trip hotels.
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A great place to stay is Frimley Lodge Motel which has nice rooms starting at $70. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, and laundry services, it also has a great guest rating of 8.00 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 311 Pakowhai Road. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers pet-friendly rooms, free parking, laundry facilities, family rooms, and air-conditioning. It's located just 1.7 km from the city center, too. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Kitchen
More Great Amenities
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground
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Also, take a look at the first time trip hotels in nearby destinations: Taupo, Napier, and Hastings.

For more terrific hotel ideas in Taupo, make sure you also see Best Family-Friendly Hotels in Taupo, Best Luxury Hotels in Taupo, Best Pet-Friendly Hotels in Taupo, Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Taupo, Best Hotels for a Weekend Getaway in Taupo, Best Hotels for One Week in Taupo, Best Hotels for One Night in Taupo, Best Romantic Hotels for Couples in Taupo, Best Hotels for Skiing in Taupo, or Best Business Hotels in Taupo.


How much do hotels for first-time visitors cost in Hastings?

Hastings Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$100

After analyzing 10 first time trip hotels in Hastings, New Zealand, we found the average first time trip hotel price to be a remarkably economical $100. Naturally, this destination has many fantastic first time trip accommodation options with a variety of prices. The price will vary by the hotel's amenities, available dates, and the general location. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Hastings.

The average prices of our suggested first time trip hotels by star rating:

  • 5-star hotels: $149
  • 4-star hotels: $91
  • 3-star hotels: $99
  • 2-star hotels: $68


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