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Corner Te Irirangi & Accent Drive, Botany Downs, Manukau, North Island, New Zealand
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Can anyone recommend a hotel for overnight before early flight 6 am.
Need Shuttle service and not expensive, Thank You very much
Thank You Kimberly
If you leave for an international flight there are not many shuttle options.
So, the airport is located in Mangere, next to Manukau City - which itself is rather a dreadful place, so I would not stay there if I did not have to. The shuttle bus from Manukau City to the airport starts at 4.15am only, so this would be too late for checking in 2 (or more) hours before departure.
If you travel alone and book the SuperShuttle door-to-door service you would pay NZ$ 28 from Manukau City to the airport. A taxi would not cost you much more for this short distance about 10 km).
Best you stay at a hotel near the airport in Mangere, for example the Airport Gold Star Motel. They say they are 3 min from the airport, and they advertise free airport shuttle. I do not know if they would do it at the time you require it, but I think 3 min in a taxi would be a very small cost.
www.airportgoldstar.co.nz
More hotels near the airport to check out:
www.airportbudgetmotel.co.nz
www.airportharbourview.co.nz
www.airportmanorinn.co.nz
www.airportbudgetmotel.co.nz
On the AA Travel website www.aatravel.co.nz you will find more. Many advertise free airport transfers. But, as said, the time you need it is not really during business hours...
I agree, stay near the airport and pick a place with free shuttle :-)
There is an abundance of public telephones in Auckland and most now accept PhoneCards or major credit cards more so than coins which can also be annoying if you don’t have and don’t want a phonecard. A local call from a public phone costs 20c per minute. You can buy PhoneCards, in denominations of $5, $10, $20, or $50, and can be found at shops displaying the green PhoneCard symbol.
Rangitoto a famous Auckland landmark, is both the youngest and largest of the many volcanoes throughout in New Zealand. The island is symmetrical and can be seen from anywhere in the Hauraki Gulf. Its evolution was from a short intense period of volcanic activity around 500 years ago.
At night Queen strret becomes a drag strip for the boy racers! There is no noise limit and the atmosphere is amazing! the cars are customised and it will take jo bloggs around half hour to move 30 feet!
This place used to be the place to hang out after work. It was dingy, drab and pokey. It was great!!! Then after three years away in London I came back and the place had transformed into a very smart trendy Belgium gastro pub. I was, to say the least, not impressed - that was until I got taken there for lunch. My opinion has certainly changed and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this place to anyone!
It's reasonably price - for three people who had four courses, beer, wine and coffees it came to $80 which is pretty good for central Auckland. And it's great place to hang out and watch the natives! The Mussel pot! WOW what a dish! NZ green lipped mussels in your choice of three or four sauces. Comes with a huge plate of hot chips and dips as well.
The Grange is a nice restaurant & bar on Ponsonby Rd. It has a small but very good menu and a well stock wine cellar with some rather pricey bottles of wine. I was here 9 June with my old work mates celebrating our team being disestablished and had some really yummy food. My Lamb Rump was a very large portion as was the duck, salmon and chicken that my team mates had. On a negative note, we needed to order extra veges (beans, cauli & broccoli and roast spuds) on the side as the mains didn't really have much in the way of veges. Some of the guys had dessert and this looked good though bad for the middle!!
The service was quick and nothing seemed a problem. My only real complaint was with the lighting which was too low for my liking - I had to move to a better lit area to read the menu! The Lamb Rump was very very nice and was a good sized portion. The cost of $32 was okay though when you add in the extra veges it was reaaly more like $39 for the main.
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