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The Grand by SkyCity vs Heritage Auckland

Both SKYCITY Grand Hotel and Heritage Auckland are endorsed by professional reviewers. On balance, SKYCITY Grand Hotel is the choice of most reviewers compared to Heritage Auckland. SKYCITY Grand Hotel scores 89 with accolades from 9 publications such as The Telegraph, DK Eyewitness and Travel + Leisure.

The Grand by SkyCity
The Grand by SkyCity
8 / 10
90 Federal St, Auckland Central, New Zealand
From $149 /night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hot Tub
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Shuttle Bus
  • Laundry Service
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Frommer's Frommer's
"Linked to the SKYCITY hotel and casino complex by a bridge, it offers the best of everything." Full review
Fodor's Fodor's
"The specially commissioned works of top New Zealand artists hanging in the soaring lobby of Auckland's latest major hotel are testimony to the attention to design throughout." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
"Where Sky City is a four-star hotel in the casino complex, this place ups the stakes by being five-star and a truly smart experience."
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"The hotel is host to a spectacular observation deck." Full review
DK Eyewitness DK Eyewitness
"The hotel itself has two restaurants, a cocktail lounge, terrace, lap pool, gym and spa, while the SKYCITY complex has 11 restaurants and bars, three casinos and live entertainment."
Star Service Star Service
"This is the easiest building in town to find, thanks to its namesake, next-door SKYTOWER, which reigns majestically over the Auckland skyline." Full review
Oyster Oyster
Luxury
"The SKYCITY Grand Hotel is an enormous luxury business hotel located below Auckland's landmark Sky Tower." Full review
The Telegraph The Telegraph
8.0
"The Skycity Grand is cooler than its name suggests with excellent entertainment facilities and an abundance of eating and drinking options." Full review
Afar Magazine Afar Magazine
"As well as having three premium restaurants, a day spa, a great gym, an on call doctor and a baby-sitting service, this 5-star Hotel is only an airbridge away from the SkyCity complex and casino. " Full review
Afar Magazine Afar Magazine
"the top of the Sky Tower is hundreds of feet in the air, and as it does a full revolution over a period of an hour you will get a true 360-degree view of this stunning city. " Full review
Heritage Auckland
Heritage Auckland
8 / 10
35 Hobson Street, PO Box 105-326, Auckland Central 1001, New Zealand
From $139 /night
  • Pet Friendly
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Laundry Service
  • Concierge
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Insight Guides Insight Guides
"Large, landmark hotel with spacious rooms located within easy walking distance of the America’s Cup Village. Restaurants, bar, pool, sauna, spa and gym.  ."
Fodor's Fodor's
"This hotel mixes the historical and the contemporary; it's housed in one of Auckland's landmark buildings, the Farmers Department Store but has an additional tower wing." Full review
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DK Eyewitness DK Eyewitness
"This is the largest hotel in Auckland and is set in a landmark building."
Rough Guide Rough Guide
"Top-class hotel partly fashioned from the original Farmers department store."
Star Service Star Service
"The warm and friendly staff provides top-notch service. This sleek operation is more affordable than the slightly overrated but more intimate Quay West. " Full review
Gayot Gayot
"The Art Deco style of the once-famous Farmers department store has been preserved in this 467-room hotel overlooking Auckland's waterfront and business district."
Oyster Oyster
Upscale
"The upscale, 179-room Heritage Auckland offers the attractive combination of a Central Business District location and excellent amenities." Full review
Afar Magazine Afar Magazine
"The former Farmers department store in the heart of Auckland is the place to stay when visiting this city." Full review
Frommer's Frommer's
"Two separate hotel wings—one modern and one historic—give this lodging two of everything, so it’s unusually well set up with gyms, pools, and rooftop tennis courts that never get crowded" Full review