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The Grand by SkyCity vs Oaklands Lodge Backpacker Hostel
SKYCITY Grand Hotel and Oaklands Lodge Backpacker Hostel are both rated highly by expert reviewers. Overall, SKYCITY Grand Hotel ranks significantly higher than Oaklands Lodge Backpacker Hostel. SKYCITY Grand Hotel ranks #5 in Auckland with approval from 6 sources such as DK Eyewitness, Lonely Planet and oyster.com.
The Grand by SkyCity
Frommer's
Fodor's
Lonely Planet
Travel + Leisure
DK Eyewitness
Star Service
Oyster
The Telegraph
Afar Magazine
Afar Magazine
90 Federal St, Auckland Central, New Zealand
From $149 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Frommer's
"Linked to the SKYCITY hotel and casino complex by a bridge, it offers the best of everything."
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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."
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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
"The hotel is host to a spectacular observation deck."
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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
"This is the easiest building in town to find, thanks to its namesake, next-door SKYTOWER, which reigns majestically over the Auckland skyline."
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Oyster
Luxury
"The SKYCITY Grand Hotel is an enormous luxury business hotel located below Auckland's landmark Sky Tower."
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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."
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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. "
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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. "
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Oaklands Lodge Backpacker Hostel
Rough Guide
5A Oaklands Road, Auckland Central 1024, New Zealand
From $0 /night
- Free Internet
- Laundry Service
- Laundy Room
- Free Parking
- Baggage storage
- Board games / puzzles
Rough Guide
"Run by the folk above, this large two-storey Victorian house right by Mount Eden shops has mostly dorms with beds rather than bunks, and an abundance of separate lounge areas."
