The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Paihia

Where to Stay if You've Never Been to Paihia

The beach near Paihia, New Zealand The beach near Paihia, New Zealand

Are you looking for a hotel for your first trip to Paihia, New Zealand? With plenty of activities and sites, this is a great destination for first-time visitors. So if you're deciding where to stay on your first trip to Paihia, don't worry, we've got you covered. We've analyzed the hotels in Paihia to find out which are the best for first timers based on price, amenities, location, reviews, and guest ratings. In this guide, we'll be showcasing the best hotels for first-time visitors in Paihia, taking into consideration all of these important factors. Whether you're traveling solo, with family, or with friends, there's a hotel that caters to every traveler's needs to make the most of your first trip here. So, if you're visiting Paihia for the first time, the hotels below will be great options, as many of them have pools, breakfast, and plenty of comforts to help you relax. So, here they are, the best hotels in Paihia for first time visitors.

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

Paihia Beach Resort & Spa Hotel

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $110 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Paihia
  • Family-Friendly

Located at 130 Marsden Road, Paihia Beach Resort & Spa Hotel has great rooms from $110 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, scuba diving, and snorkeling. It has a terrific 8.20 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 0.6 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love a bar, hiking, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, and child care at this relaxing hotel. The room service is especially nice after a long day.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
  • Kitchen
  • Spa
  • Horse riding
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground
  • Breakfast in the room


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Kingsgate Hotel Autolodge Paihia

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $75 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.

A great place to stay is Kingsgate Hotel Autolodge Paihia which has nice rooms starting at $75. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, it also has a great guest rating of 8.20 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 104 Marsden Road. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers hiking, rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, golf, and a game room which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.7 km from the city center. The pool here was very nice, relaxing, and fun. 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
  • Room service
  • Child pool
  • Horse riding
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Scenic Hotel Bay of Islands

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $66 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Paihia
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.

We found Scenic Hotel Bay of Islands to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $66. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and child care, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.30 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 58 Seaview Road. You'll also find laundry services, golf, free parking, laundry facilities, and family rooms which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 1.2 km from the center of town. The service at the restaurant is terrific, and so is the food. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Tennis
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Bounty Motel

Motel with prices starting at $44 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.

With terrific rooms from $44, Bounty Motel, at 42 Selwyn Road provides scuba diving, snorkeling, hiking, rooms with kitchens, and rooms with kitchenettes. Its terrific guest rating is 8.20 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers laundry services, golf, city views, free parking, and horse riding. It's located just 0.6 km from the city center, too. Don't forget that there's a kitchen in the room to cook your meals, too. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Snorkeling
  • Kitchen
  • Horse riding
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Breakwater Motel

Motel with prices starting at $89 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Breakwater Motel has a great guest rating of 9.00 out of 10, and offers scuba diving, snorkeling, hiking, rooms with kitchens, and rooms with kitchenettes. The great rooms here start at $89 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 1 Bayview Road. Furthermore, it also offers golf, free parking, horse riding, laundry facilities, and bicycle rental, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 0.7 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. Being able to prepare food in the room is also very convenient.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Snorkeling
  • Kitchen
  • Horse riding
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Tennis
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Ala Moana Motel

Motel with prices starting at $71 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Paihia
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

The great guest rating of Ala Moana Motel is 9.00 out of 10. This place has scuba diving, snorkeling, a bar, hiking, and rooms with kitchens. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $71, and it's located at 52 Marsden Road. We also love the rooms with kitchenettes, child care, golf, free parking, and horse riding which are great for visitors. And since it's just 0.9 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
  • Snorkeling
  • Kitchen
  • Horse riding
More Great Amenities
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Tennis
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Haruru Falls Retreat

4-star Resort with prices starting at $49 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.

A cool place is Haruru Falls Retreat because it has great rooms that start at $49. It has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and rooms with kitchens, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.00 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at Bottom of Old Wharf Road. Only 2.6 km from the city center, travelers will especially love rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, free parking, laundry facilities, and family rooms at this convenient hotel. 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
  • Room service
  • Kitchen
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground


Asure Admirals View Motel

Motel with prices starting at $74 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Paihia
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Asure Admirals View Motel offers room service, hiking, rooms with kitchenettes, child care, and laundry services which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $74 (before taxes). It's located at 2 MacMurray Road and has earned a guest rating of 9.20/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers a spa, free parking, laundry facilities, bicycle rental, and family rooms which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 1.1 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
  • Spa
More Great Amenities
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Tennis
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Anchorage Motel

Motel with prices starting at $95 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool

Located at 2 Marsden Road, Anchorage Motel has great rooms from $95 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, snorkeling, rooms with kitchenettes, and golf. It has a terrific 9.00 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find a hot tub, free parking, laundry facilities, bicycle rental, and family rooms which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 1.2 km from the center of town. You'll love relaxing in the hot tub at the end of the day, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
More Great Amenities
  • Kitchenette
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Saltwater pool


Alfa Boutique Motel

Motel with prices starting at $115 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Paihia

A great place to stay is Alfa Boutique Motel which has nice rooms starting at $115. Offering room service, snorkeling, hiking, rooms with kitchens, and rooms with kitchenettes, it also has a great guest rating of 8.60 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 76 Seaview Road. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers laundry services, golf, pet-friendly rooms, a hot tub, and free parking. It's located just 1.2 km from the city center, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
  • Kitchen
  • Horse riding
More Great Amenities
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Also, take a look at the first time trip hotels in nearby destinations: Paihia, Whangarei, Kerikeri, and Russell.

For more terrific hotel ideas in Paihia, make sure you also see Best Luxury Hotels in Paihia, Best Hotels for a Weekend Getaway in Paihia, Best Hotels for One Week in Paihia, Best Hotels for One Night in Paihia, Best Romantic Hotels for Couples in Paihia, or Best Hotels for Scuba Diving in Paihia.


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

Paihia Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$87

Travelers to Paihia, New Zealand will have a large number of terrific first time trip accommodation options with a variety of great prices. The price of first time trip hotels here can vary by amenities, dates, and the neighborhood. Based on thorough data from 15 first time trip hotels, their average price is a very reasonable $87. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Paihia.

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

  • 4-star hotels: $93
  • 3-star hotels: $82


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