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Bay Plaza Hotel

3.5 star property

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Exterior
Front of property
Standard Double Room, 1 Queen Bed
Food and drink
Interior entrance

Reviews

8.0 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Bar
  • Room service
  • Breakfast available

Explore the area

Map
40 Oriental Parade, Wellington, 6141
  • Te Papa
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Michael Fowler Centre
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Cuba Street Mall
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Wellington (WLG-Wellington Intl.)
    ‪9 min drive‬

Room options

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Standard Twin Room

Standard Twin Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(24 reviews)
  • 22 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Large Twin Beds

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Standard Double Room, 1 Queen Bed

Standard Double Room, 1 Queen Bed

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(27 reviews)
  • 14 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Standard Double Room, 1 King Bed

Standard Double Room, 1 King Bed

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(36 reviews)
  • 22 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Wellington

With a stay at Bay Plaza Hotel in Wellington (Oriental Bay), you'll be a 1-minute drive from Te Papa and 6 minutes from Interislander Ferry Terminal. .This eco-certified hotel is 0.1 mi (0.1 km) from Wellington Central Business District and 0.1 mi (0.2 km) from Embassy Theatre.

What's nearby

  • Wellington Central Business District - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Courtenay Place - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Te Papa - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Michael Fowler Centre - 10 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Cuba Street Mall - 10 min walk - 0.8 km

Getting around

  • Wellington Station - 3 min drive
  • Wellington Intl. Airport (WLG) - 11 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Harbourside Market - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Embassy Theatre - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Deluxe Expresso Bar - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Majestic Cuisine - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Ortega - Fish Shack & Bar - ‬3 min walk

About this property

Bay Plaza Hotel

Eco-certified hotel with a 24-hour business center and a 24-hour front desk
Bay Plaza Hotel offers 76 accommodations with safes and coffee/tea makers. Digital television is provided.

Bathrooms include showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and portable fans. Housekeeping is provided on request.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 76 guestrooms featuring refrigerators. Digital television is provided for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
Make use of convenient amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and a reception hall.
Satisfy your appetite for dinner at the hotel's bar/lounge, Bay Plaza Restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). Full breakfasts are available daily from 6:30 AM to 10 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour business center, a 24-hour front desk, and luggage storage. Planning an event in Wellington? This hotel has 753 square feet (70 square meters) of space consisting of conference space and 2 meeting rooms. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 6:30 AM and 10 AM.
Bay Plaza Restaurant - This bar serves breakfast and dinner. Happy hour is offered.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Awards and affiliations

Eco-Certified Property
This property participates in EarthCheck, a program that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
  • WiFi in public areas is free with a 3-device limit

Parking and transport

  • Parking on site (NZD 20 per night; includes in/out privileges)

Food and drink

  • Daily full breakfast available 6:30 AM to 10 AM for a fee: NZD 8 to 32 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • Bay Plaza Restaurant

Family friendly

  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (on request)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • 2 meeting rooms
  • 24-hour business centre
  • 753 square feet of conference space

Accessibility

  • Lift

More

  • 1 building
  • 11 floors
  • Reception hall
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Limited room service
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace
  • Phone
  • Portable fan
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Contactless check-in available
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The property charges 5 percent for credit card payments
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for NZD 45 per night
Cribs (infant beds) are available for NZD 20 per night

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately NZD 8.00 to 32 per person
  • Self parking fee: NZD 20.00 per night (in/out privileges)
  • Crib (infant bed) fee: NZD 20 per night
  • Rollaway bed fee: NZD 45 per night
  • Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge of 5 percent

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and a first aid kit

We should mention

Free WiFi in public areas has a 3-device limit

National rating

Rating provided by Qualmark®, source of official star ratings for accommodation in New Zealand.

Property is also known as

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Bay Plaza Hotel Wellington
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Wellington Bay Plaza
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Bay Plaza Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 287 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 426 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 214 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 56 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 19 out of 1002 reviews

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Penny

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The convenience of location perfect for what we needed.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Juleen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
As noted above
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Tim

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Great location. Parking great and staff lovely. A bit old and rundown. No air con which made it a little uncomfortable
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brendyn, Napier

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location. a bit of city noise during the night, double glazing maybe a good idea in the future
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Manami

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Misled by the photo

The first photo of a building misled me to believe that was the hotel building. However the room and location were good. I might use this hotel again
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Matthew

Liked: Staff & service
Hotel is well situated, is dated and tired. Was clean and enjoyable tjough
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Bec

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff very unhelpful at check in.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Andrzej

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great location, small room and beds, no heating or cooling
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good value for money for the location in central Wellington. The room was spacious, clean and comfortable. Having carparking on site was a drawcard. From there it was an easy walk to Takina Convention Centre, Te Papa and Courtney Place restaurants and cafes.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Craig

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Only had a very short 4 hour overnight stay but it was comfortable and friendly offering a refund for a late change in travel plans cancelling one night accommodation.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Bronwynne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I loved my room on the 11th floor and LOVED my view.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Kerris

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property was in walking distance of everything. Lovely location near water front too. Staff friendly at check in.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Bruce

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the location… we parked the car and didn’t drive again until we left 3 days later.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Bay Plaza Feb 2025

Excellent as always. Staff dealt very well with inconvenient issues with lifts. New menu very acceptable and quite innovative. Still very good value for central Wellington.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

Donna

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Close to TePapa, shops and has a supermarket opposite. Rooms and bathrooms are old. Also the room had no aircon, so was very hot inside the rooms. So hot we slept on top of beds. No bowls or cultery. Just coffee cups, small glases, and teaspoons. Provided tea and coffee and a small jug of milk on request.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

4/10 Poor

Lisa

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Get some double glazing and aircon. The room was noisy and unbearably hot. Excellent location and staff but these issues took the shine off.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Amy

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Good location

Good location Rooms are a little dated, food was good, service in restaurant was average
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Perm

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Linda

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

paul c

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Another great stay at Bay Plaza

A great stay, everything was available. Clean, tidy and a great view looking towards Te Papa and the waterfront. Very pleased.
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Anthony

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The parking was a surprise but l probley didnt read the extras etc nice size rooms nice n quite and clean
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Michelle

Travelled with family
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tony

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location, easy on site parking. Convenient to supermarket and dining options. Great city views.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Graham

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Choose me if you're stranded in Wellington,

Emergenct stop thanks to Air NZ cancelling the last flight of the day home. Perfectly situated for the stranded business traveller, not expensive and a good room (size, facilities and cleanliness) for my needs. New World opposite to buy the essential toothpaste and toothbrush at not-airport prices and only a few dollars uber back to the airport in the morning. Reception staff were wonderful.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024