Luxury bespoke holidays and tours to Hotel Grand Windsor, Auckland
Facts in brief
Official star rating 5
Location 10-minutes' walk to the New Zealand Maritime museum
Annual opening All year
Closest airport Auckland Airport
Distance from airport Hotel Grand Windsor is approximately a 25-minute drive from Auckland Airport
Hotel facilities and services
Cooke's restaurant and bar, Wellness Centre and Spa with jacuzzi and sauna, Gymnasium, Small library, Concierge, 24-hour reception, Dry-cleaning and laundry service, Valet parking, WIFI.
Out and about nearby
Auckland is a city with a true global appeal, a thriving metropolis where people from all over the world have come together to create a cultural centre like no other in New Zealand. With the Hotel Grand Windsor perfectly situated on the bustling Queen Street, you will be spoilt for opportunities to explore this iconic City during your stay. Guests choosing to stay within the perimeters of the city will find a wealth of attractions at their fingertips. Here, a historic legacy of timber weatherboard, corrugated iron rooves, gables, bays and decorative fretwork sit strikingly alongside the forward-looking architecture of the redeveloped waterfront and the 328-meter-high Sky Tower. Step out of Hotel Grand Windsor onto Queen Street, and soak up the atmosphere of a thriving café, restaurant and bar scene. Walk down to the Viaduct and Wynyard Quarter or take a trip further afield to the trendy Ponsonby. No trip to Auckland is complete without a visit to the lofty vantage point of Mount Eden, where a striking view of the city skyline will reward the hike up its green banks.For those looking to get out of the hustle and bustle of downtown Auckland, the Hauraki Gulf Islands across the harbour are some of the most idyllic in the world. Perfect as recreational retreats for the city, they are also protected sanctuaries of the native birds, trees and plants of the North Island. Here, the world-renowned Waiheke Island is the largest, a beautiful holiday spot of white sand beaches and coves, vineyards and olive groves. Catch the late ferry back to enjoy an amazing sunset over the city skyline. Another option to get out of the city is to journey the 40km to the Wild West Coast in search of the beaches of Piha, Muriwai or Bethells, where black volcanic sand stands between you and the excellent surf conditions of the South Pacific Ocean.
What particularly impresses us each time we use your services is that ‘what we expect we get’ eg car hire, rooms selected, all with no hassle. Not sure how you do it!!Mr W, July 2022
Holiday price guide A stay at this hotel is usually part of a tailor-made touring holiday of New Zealand which would include stays at several hotels and a variety of transport arrangements. We calculate the price of each tour on a tailor-made basis and include all arrangements. If you want to book this hotel on its own with flights and transfers as a stand-alone holiday, then please contact us for prices.
From about
Holiday Code EXH5013
The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.
Call us on 01392 441245
Luxury bespoke holidays and tours to Hotel Grand Windsor, Auckland
Room descriptions
Hotel Grand Windsor has 79 rooms which are all spacious and tastefully presented. The refined elegance and art deco glamour are befitting of the 5-star hotel environment, with every room allowing guests to feel relaxed and indulged. Each room features WIFI access, T2 tea-ware and a selection of organic teas, a smart TV, Nespresso machine, and exclusive bathroom amenities from Floris London.
What particularly impresses us each time we use your services is that ‘what we expect we get’ eg car hire, rooms selected, all with no hassle. Not sure how you do it!!Mr W, July 2022
Holiday price guide A stay at this hotel is usually part of a tailor-made touring holiday of New Zealand which would include stays at several hotels and a variety of transport arrangements. We calculate the price of each tour on a tailor-made basis and include all arrangements. If you want to book this hotel on its own with flights and transfers as a stand-alone holiday, then please contact us for prices.
From about
Holiday Code EXH5013
The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.
Call us on 01392 441245
Luxury bespoke holidays and tours to Hotel Grand Windsor, Auckland
The journey and how you get there
For a holiday to the Grand Hotel Windsor in Auckland, Expressions Holidays includes flights from London to Auckland with Air New Zealand (flying time is 24 hrs) but Auckland is served by a wide variety of international airlines and we can include other airlines in your holiday. The chosen airline will depend upon any stopovers you might want to make en-route to New Zealand. The Grand Hotel Windsorl is a 25-minute drive from Auckland Airport. The hotel is usually included as part of a tailormade touring itinerary of New Zealand and Expressions Holidays includes private car transfers to reach this hotel from the airport. A hire-car can be provided for those wishing to explore the wider area or as part of a longer touring itinerary.
Additional information
Children: The Hotel Grand Windsor welcomes children of all ages.
What particularly impresses us each time we use your services is that ‘what we expect we get’ eg car hire, rooms selected, all with no hassle. Not sure how you do it!!Mr W, July 2022
Holiday price guide A stay at this hotel is usually part of a tailor-made touring holiday of New Zealand which would include stays at several hotels and a variety of transport arrangements. We calculate the price of each tour on a tailor-made basis and include all arrangements. If you want to book this hotel on its own with flights and transfers as a stand-alone holiday, then please contact us for prices.
From about
Holiday Code EXH5013
The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.
Call us on 01392 441245
Luxury bespoke holidays and tours to Hotel Grand Windsor, Auckland
About Auckland and environs
An Expressions tailor-made holiday to Auckland sets the tone of a trip to New Zealand in many ways; you see an expanse of water and shades of green of volcanic hilly peaks and open grassy fields. The vista is unashamedly attractive; eye-catchingly pretty and incredibly welcoming. Auckland is New Zealand’s largest and fastest-growing city. It has a feel that is at once historic with its houses of timber weatherboard, corrugated iron rooves, gables, bays and decorative fretwork yet also forward-looking with striking modern architecture, the redeveloped waterfront and the 328-metre-high Sky Tower. Above all, Auckland is a city on the water. Dominated by Waitemata Harbour, Auckland probably has the most pleasure boats per capita of any city in the world. Sailing is perfect with safe harbours, nearby islands to visit and a temperate climate. Just across the harbour are the Hauraki Gulf Islands, some of the most idyllic islands in the world, either as perfect recreational spots for people or as protected sanctuaries for rare birds and native trees and plants. Waiheke Island is one of the largest and whilst people do commute the 30 minutes or so by ferry to Auckland, it is also a beautiful holiday spot with its white sand beaches and coves, vineyards and olive groves. Not far from Auckland are surf beaches on the western coast, Orewa’s 2-mile sandy beach forty minutes’ away, vineyards at Henderson about an hour away and fruit and vegetables at Kumeu.
Highlights of Auckland
Visit New Zealand National Maritime Museum, Enjoy an al fresco dinner at the Viaduct Basin, Take a ferry over to Waiheke Island and have lunch at a vineyard, Drive along Tamaki Drive to Kelly Tarlton’s Underwater World and Antarctic Encounter for sharks and penguins, Visit the west coast surf beaches at Piha, Take the ferry to Victorian Devonport across Waitemata Harbour.
