The Best Hotels for a Weekend Getaway in Tauranga

The view from The Mount, Tauranga, New Zealand The view from The Mount, Tauranga, New Zealand

Tauranga, New Zealand makes for a perfect weekend getaway, and finding the right hotel can make all the difference. So, if you're looking for where to stay for a weekend in Tauranga, you'll find our researched suggestions below. Whether you're a family looking to explore the city or a couple in need of a romantic escape, we've analyzed all of the hotels based on key criteria to help you find the perfect place to stay for a long weekend in Tauranga. From affordable rates to luxurious accommodations, Tauranga offers a variety of places to stay for a 2-day or 3-day trip. The hotels we recommend are equipped with amenities that will make your stay relaxing and comfortable. Plus, their convenient locations will allow you to explore all the exciting things to do and see in the area over your ultimate weekend escape. After a long day of sightseeing, you can unwind at a restaurant, enjoy the vibrant nightlife, or simply enjoy the comfort of your room. If you're traveling with family, we recommend hotels that are family-friendly and offer amenities that cater to children. For couples looking for a romantic weekend, we suggest hotels with nice surroundings, good views, and luxurious amenities. With our detailed analysis of the best hotels for a weekend in Tauranga, you'll be sure to find the perfect place to stay for your weekend escape.

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

ASURE Harbour View Motel

Motel with prices starting at $127 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Hotel for the Ultimate 3 Days in Tauranga
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

Located at 7 Fifth Avenue East, ASURE Harbour View Motel has great rooms from $127 (before taxes). It offers scuba diving, snorkeling, hiking, mountain views, and rooms with kitchens. It has a terrific 9.00 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 0.8 km from the city center, visitors will especially love rooms with kitchenettes, golf, cooking classes, bowling, and free parking at this convenient hotel. Having a kitchenette is a nice way for you to have some meals in the room, too.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Snorkeling
  • Kitchen
  • Horse riding
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family-Friendly
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Free parking
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Cobblestone Court Motel

Motel with prices starting at $120 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for 2 Days in Tauranga
  • Outdoor pool

A great place to stay is Cobblestone Court Motel which has nice rooms starting at $120. Offering an outdoor pool, scuba diving, snorkeling, hiking, and rooms with kitchenettes, it also has a great guest rating of 8.00 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 86 Chapel Street. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers golf, bowling, free parking, horse riding, and laundry facilities which weekend visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 1.9 km from the city center. Everyone loves a nice pool, and you won't be disappointed with this one.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Snorkeling
  • Horse riding
  • Bicycle rental
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Free parking
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Tennis
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Saltwater pool


Bay Palm Motel

Motel with prices starting at $111 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Weekend Getaway Hotel
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • Beach
  • Outdoor pool

We found Bay Palm Motel to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $111. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, room service, scuba diving, rooms with kitchens, and rooms with kitchenettes, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.50 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 84 Girven Road,Mount Maunganui. You'll also find child care, laundry services, golf, a spa and wellness center, and free parking which weekend travelers will love. And this comfortable hotel is just 5.9 km from the center of town. We love the convenience of room service, and it's really nice here. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for weekend trip hotels.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Kitchen
  • Airport shuttle
  • Beach
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Fishing
  • Tennis
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


ASURE Macy's Motor Inn

Motel with prices starting at $113 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Terrific Hotel for a Long Weekend in Tauranga
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
  • Outdoor pool
  • Spa

With terrific rooms from $113, ASURE Macy's Motor Inn, at 92 Edgecumbe Road, cnr of 11th Avenue, provides an outdoor pool, room service, rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, and golf. Its terrific guest rating is 8.60 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. Travelers will really like this relaxing hotel which also offers a hot tub, a spa, free parking, laundry facilities, and air-conditioning. It's located just 1.5 km from the city center, too. We love relaxing in a hot tub after a long day, and the one here is really nice. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for weekend trip hotels.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Hot tub
  • Spa
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Ambassador Motor Inn Tauranga

Motel with prices starting at $122 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Stay for a Weekend Escape
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Outdoor pool
  • Heated pool

Ambassador Motor Inn Tauranga has a great guest rating of 8.60 out of 10, and offers an outdoor pool, room service, rooms with kitchens, laundry services, and free parking. The great rooms here start at $122 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 9 Fifteen Avenue. Furthermore, it also offers laundry facilities, family rooms, a heated pool, a microwave, and a refrigerator, which is nice for visitors. Just 2.7 km from the city center, this terrific hotel is a terrific choice. It's always nice having a heated pool to relax in.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Kitchen
  • Airport shuttle
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Hotel on Devonport

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $135 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Nice Option for a Weekend Retreat
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

The great guest rating of Hotel on Devonport is 9.00 out of 10. This place has room service, a restaurant, a bar, parking, and rooms with kitchenettes. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $135, and it's located at 72 Devonport Road. We also love the child care, laundry services, city views, laundry facilities, and family rooms which are great for weekend visitors. And since it's just 0.3 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too. The restaurant serves delicious food, too.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Durham Court Motor Inn

Inn with prices starting at $111 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel for a 3-day trip in Tauranga
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Outdoor pool

A cool place is Durham Court Motor Inn because it has great rooms that start at $111. It has an outdoor pool, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, and golf, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.90 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at Corner Cameron Road & Harington Street. Only 0.5 km from the city center, weekend travelers will especially love free parking, laundry facilities, family rooms, air-conditioning, and a microwave at this fun hotel. The kitchen in the room is great, because you can cook your own meals to save time and money. It's also less than the average price for weekend trip hotels, so it's a great value.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Kitchen
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Academy Motor Inn

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $130 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Stay for a Weekend Trip to Tauranga
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Outdoor pool
  • Heated pool

Academy Motor Inn offers an outdoor pool, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, golf, and a hot tub which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $130 (before taxes). It's located at 734 Cameron Road and has earned a guest rating of 8.90/10. This comfortable hotel is also nice because it offers free parking, laundry facilities, family rooms, a heated pool, and air-conditioning which travelers will enjoy. Also, it's just 2.3 km from the city center.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Kitchen
  • Hot tub
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Kitchenette
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Bethlehem Motor Inn and Conference Centre

Motel with prices starting at $127 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Hotel for the Ultimate 3 Days in Tauranga
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Outdoor pool

Located at 176 Moffat Road, Bethlehem Motor Inn and Conference Centre has great rooms from $127 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, outdoor tennis, rooms with kitchens, and rooms with kitchenettes. It has a terrific 8.60 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find child care, laundry services, free parking, laundry facilities, and family rooms which visitors will love. And this relaxing hotel is just 4.9 km from the center of town.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Kitchen
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground


Hotel Armitage and Conference Centre

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $97 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for 2 Days in Tauranga
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • Family-Friendly
  • Outdoor pool

A great place to stay is Hotel Armitage and Conference Centre which has nice rooms starting at $97. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and laundry services, it also has a great guest rating of 7.60 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 9 Willow Street. Weekend visitors will really like this terrific hotel which also offers golf, free parking, kids meals, laundry facilities, and family rooms. It's located just 0.8 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 weekend trip hotels.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Family-Friendly
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator


Also, take a look at the Weekend Trip hotels in nearby destinations: Rotorua and Thames.

For more terrific hotel ideas in Tauranga, make sure you also see Best Family-Friendly Hotels in Tauranga, Best Beach Hotels in Tauranga, Best Luxury Hotels in Tauranga, Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Tauranga, Best Hotels for One Week in Tauranga, or Best Hotels for One Night in Tauranga.


How much do hotels for a weekend visit cost in Tauranga?

Tauranga Average Weekend Trip Hotel Price
$119

After analyzing 17 weekend trip hotels in Tauranga, New Zealand, we found the average weekend trip hotel price to be a remarkably economical $119. Naturally, this destination has many fantastic weekend 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 Tauranga.

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

  • 4-star hotels: $123
  • 3-star hotels: $114


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