Is parking available at the property?

Yes, free self-parking is available on-site.

What type of breakfast is offered and what are the serving hours?

Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available daily from 6:00 AM to 11:00 AM for a fee, approximately NZD 8.5 to 19 for adults and children.

What are the standard check-in and check-out times?

Check-in is from 2:00 PM to 9:00 PM, and check-out is by 10:00 AM. Early or late check-in/check-out may be available for a fee, subject to availability. Guests should contact the property in advance to request this.

What accessibility features does the property offer for guests with disabilities?

The property offers limited wheelchair accessibility, including some accessible public areas and facilities.

What is the location of the property in relation to key landmarks?

The property is located in the heart of Napier, within a 10-minute walk of The Urban Winery and National Tobacco Company Building. It is 0.9 mi from Pandora Pond and Bluff Hill Domain Lookout.

What are the policies for guests staying with children?

Children 12 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room using existing bedding.

What are the policies regarding extra beds and cribs?

Rollaway beds are available for a fee of NZD 50.0 per night, and advance request or confirmation is required.

The Crown Hotel Napier - Beach Views

Average nightly price at The Crown Hotel by month, last 12 months (USD)
Month	Average price
January	US$139
February	US$185
March	US$154
April	US$122
May	US$132
June	US$122
July	US$113
August	US$120
September	US$125
October	US$131
November	US$140
December	US$129

What guests think

Travellers describe The Crown Hotel as a clean, comfortable beachfront base in Napier with friendly, accommodating staff, spacious rooms (many with sea views and balconies), and convenient on-site parking, all within easy walking distance of cafes, bars, and the boardwalk.

Guests also appreciate thoughtful room features such as kitchenettes, spa or jacuzzi baths, and comfortable beds. However, several reviews mention dated elements and maintenance issues, including unreliable or noisy air conditioning and some tired heritage rooms, plus occasional street noise or limited views in certain units. Overall, expect a relaxing, well-situated stay by the water.

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Facilities

On-site parking is plentiful and convenient.

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10

Les

26 Feb 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Lovely property. Easy parking and walking to various restaurants and cafes. Awesome.

10

Leen

17 Jun 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Close to the beach, some interesting restaurants nearby. Very clean and well designed rooms. Good parking

10

Mark

13 Mar 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

We had a nice large one bedroom suite with a balcony. Kitchenette, mini frig, ample size rooms, and parking below our building. The furniture in the living room showed some fading however everything was clean. The young woman at the front desk was very pleasant.

10

BR

20 Apr 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Friendly, helpful staff. Good clean room with all the required amenities. Storage for bikes and in close proximity to excellent cafes, bars and restaurants. Would not hesitate to stay here again. Thanks Crown Napier for an enjoyable stay.

10

Stephen

6 Feb 2026

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Stayed 2 nights

We had an enormous room in the original part of the hotel which was very well equipped. All staff were extremely friendly and helpful. Lots of parking on site and close to plenty of restaurants.

10

Gene

9 Nov 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Amazing location for getting out to sight see in the Napier area. We rented bicycles and did the trail down to various wineries. The hotel itself definitely met expectations with a great view from our room and a washer and dryer available to use. It came in handy to catch up on our laundry.

8

Aaron

17 Jan 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Good location, friendly staff and clean. Gym facilities need to be improved.

10

Karla

1 Jan 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Fantastic hotel great parking too

10

Christine

4 Mar 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Spotlessly clean and comfortable. Close to the water, lots of cafes and dining options. Small cinema next door. Hotel parking. $200 credit card hold for any minibar items.

10

Cheryle

12 Apr 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Started with a very warm welcome by Perez, who is the best person you could choose to greet guests. Room spacious with balcony and water view. Large open hanging and storage space, not something we have experienced in hotels before but very good idea, pretty much like our walk in robe at home. Little sink, fridge and hot drink facilities behind a bifold door that lights up when you open, plus plunger coffee, big thumbs up. Another well conceived idea and implementation. Heated towel rack, separate shower and bath, as well as separate toilet across from bathroom, yet again, another well conceived application. Easy stair and lift access to room, restaurant, front of building, reception and undercover car park. Ticks all round. Well done.

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Cleanliness

Rooms are consistently very clean with housekeeping praised, but several reviews cite dated areas and maintenance issues such as faulty or noisy air conditioning and tired fixtures.

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Monique

22 Apr 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Wonderful property, will be staying again! Clean and comfortable, friendly and efficient staff. Would not hesitate to recommend.

4

Anthony

13 Apr 2023

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Stayed 1 night

So this is my second visit to the same room 310, still the aircon does work and the bathroom basket is unscrewed on the shower wall. It’s just getting too tired. Nothing special for the price you pay.

10

Kurt T

30 Jan 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Nice room and very clean

8

Sandra and Ian

24 Jan 2022

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Stayed 1 night

I love staying at the Crown hotel. It’s very comfortable and I like having a balcony too. This time was a bit noisy because we were out on the side with a very noisy street for traffic and people yelling. Our aircon didn’t work which was uncomfortable as our room was way too hot. But usually I would have no issues with this hotel.

8

Kathy

15 Dec 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Great location lovely room good shower. Would recommend looking at air conditioning in bedroom and air conditioning a bit noisy.

8

Kimberly

8 Nov 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Nice staff, clean room and upgraded bathroom; window unit AC was dated. Charming area

10

Dave

1 Nov 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Clean and nice

10

Dennis

16 May 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Very comfortable and immaculately clean

6

Anthony

21 Mar 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Excellent location with a great restaurant (Milk & Honey) however the rooms are getting tired with maintenance issues showing. Excellent off street parking.

6

Dr A N

16 Feb 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Bit tired overall. Easy check in. Good location.

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Rooms

Many rooms are spacious and comfortable, with balconies, sea views, and useful kitchenettes; some include spa baths or fireplaces. A few guests reported limited views, street or car-park noise, small beds, dated heritage rooms, or lighting and AC issues.

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Lindsay

7 Dec 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We loved the room but had no view. The staff were friendly and provided great recommendations.

10

Michael

27 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Lovely room overlooking the beach with every amenity you would require. Very clean and well appointed unit.

10

Patrick

1 Nov 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

We spent the Labour Day weekend in Napier and had a great time. The location of the hotel is good, and the room was amazing. At first, we thought the room was öld"and not renovated. but when we saw the room, it was amazing! Big, cosy, and the best thing was, it even had a fireplace! How much more cosy can a room be? It gave the room an amazing fair of a real home. Would we pick the same hotel again? Yes. Would we like to have a different room? Most likely not. Thanks, team Crown Hotel Napier, for the wonderful stay.

10

richard

20 Apr 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Our first room had a small king bed. Smallest I’ve ever seen. Had a rough night sleeping because of one of us turned over it jostled the other person We went to the desk early the next morning to see if we could cancel the next night so we could find another hotel. Staff solved the problem by moving us to a room with a much bigger bed. Great customer service and much appreciated

10

Rhonda Wright

5 Nov 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Great location. Comfortable bed - a little firm. Little kitchenette was nice.

10

Treena

29 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Wonderful stay, gorgeous room over looking the water.

10

Susan

28 Jul 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The room was lovely with a view of the sea, the hotel was within walking distance from the bars, cafes and restaurants. Couldn’t fault anything

10

susan

3 Feb 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

We stayed in the studio apartment with a sea view. The room was a great size, with separate armchairs and table.The coffee/tea facilities included a fridge, cafetiere sink, plates etc. The bathroom was awesome a beautiful jacuzzi corner bath and separate shower. The view from our balcony looked straight onto the beach, which was popular with swimmers for their early morning 7am sessions.

10

Hugh

4 Jun 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Beautiful hotel and amazing view from our balcony! Manager and staff very helpful and friendly. Comfortable bed!! Spacious room!

6

Kevin

10 Mar 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The property has a new building and an original one built in 1932. The rooms in the “old” building are advertised as “Heritage Suite”L so by “heritage”, they mean old and tired! . It had two chairs and a table; not exactly a suite. It also had terrible single pane windows, allowing noise in from the street, and an old wooden entry door that required a physical key to lock/unlock. Felt very tired. It wasn’t anywhere near what we expected for almost NZD$400 and the only thing we liked about it was proximity to the beach. Limited restaurants so we ended up driving 2.5 km to get dinner in the downtown core. Quite disappointing and I wouldn’t recommend it to a friend travelling to Napier.

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Service

Service is widely praised as friendly, professional, and accommodating, with helpful recommendations and proactive problem solving. Issues were resolved quickly.

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10

Lindsay

7 Dec 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We loved the room but had no view. The staff were friendly and provided great recommendations.

10

richard

20 Apr 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Our first room had a small king bed. Smallest I’ve ever seen. Had a rough night sleeping because of one of us turned over it jostled the other person We went to the desk early the next morning to see if we could cancel the next night so we could find another hotel. Staff solved the problem by moving us to a room with a much bigger bed. Great customer service and much appreciated

10

Kirsty

28 Apr 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

We had a fantastic stay at the Crown again. It’s ideal location, beautiful bathrooms and sunlit rooms make it the ultimate Napier stay for us. Friendly staff also rang to say we had left a wine cooler bag in the room and would they like us to send it back to Wellington for me ? That’s incredible service. When I left my togs in a room a five star hotel in Auckland said they never ring as it would take up too much of their time.

10

Valerie

29 Oct 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Bed very comfortable. Good shower pressure, convenient to have separate toilet. Lovely view of ahuriri beach. Balcony furniture comfortable. There were noisy disruptive people in next room, but that was sorted out very quickly by management. And they contacted us next morning to let us know they wouldn’t be returning.

10

Joanne

9 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Comfy beds great service, left sunglasses in the room they notified me about 10 mins later

10

Terina

11 Jun 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Enjoyed our stay. Perez at reception was awesome!

10

Stephen

6 Feb 2026

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Stayed 2 nights

We had an enormous room in the original part of the hotel which was very well equipped. All staff were extremely friendly and helpful. Lots of parking on site and close to plenty of restaurants.

10

Sarah

7 Jun 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Had a great stay here. The staff member when we checked in was fantastic. Will definitely stay here next time we are in Napier.

10

Hope

12 Jun 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Can’t say enough about how much I like this property. I booked one night and ended up staying for two. The staff couldn’t have been nicer and more helpful. I had to transfer rooms - I should have booked the room as soon as I walked into it for the second night - and they above and beyond to make it seamless. I moved rooms at 10 am, their check out time, and left for the day to sight see knowing my refrigerated items were safe and so was my luggage. Can’t wait to come back again! PS most rooms come with a mini kitchen. The second had a dishwasher! I am pretty sure I would never get in here during the summer.

10

Cheryle

12 Apr 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Started with a very warm welcome by Perez, who is the best person you could choose to greet guests. Room spacious with balcony and water view. Large open hanging and storage space, not something we have experienced in hotels before but very good idea, pretty much like our walk in robe at home. Little sink, fridge and hot drink facilities behind a bifold door that lights up when you open, plus plunger coffee, big thumbs up. Another well conceived idea and implementation. Heated towel rack, separate shower and bath, as well as separate toilet across from bathroom, yet again, another well conceived application. Easy stair and lift access to room, restaurant, front of building, reception and undercover car park. Ticks all round. Well done.

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Location

Beachfront Ahuriri location is a consistent highlight, with easy walks to cafes, bars, and the coastal boardwalk; not central but convenient for exploring. Some guests reported street or car-park noise affecting certain rooms.

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Debbie

4 Jul 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Well situated; hotel is of an excellent standard with helpful staff

8

Alexandra

18 Jun 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Fantastic location to walk to eateries and bars etc. Getting slightly dated but a great place to stay nonetheless.

10

Rhonda Wright

5 Nov 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Great location. Comfortable bed - a little firm. Little kitchenette was nice.

10

Isabelle

9 May 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Very nicely located on the beach front. Beautifully equipped and comfortable. I would have glasly stayed longer. Warm welcome from the staff.

8

Helen

21 Apr 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Very near cafes and restaurants, cinema and sea walks. The room overlooked a car park which was quite busy, but overall, the sea view and ambience was good.

10

Deb

3 May 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We lived our stay here. A lovely room and very close to the beach, restaurants and shops.

10

William

25 Nov 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

The hotel isn’t in the center of town but it’s in a very good location by the sea, quiet, very clean, good size room, helpful staff. Very enjoyable.

10

Clinton

30 May 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Great location central to bars and restaurants. The boardwalk and beach is right across the road.

10

Lee

14 Nov 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Nice accommodation handy to Ahuriri and the beach

10

Bridget

28 Dec 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Excellent location. Will be staying here again. Great outlook of the ocean

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Dining

The attached Milk and Honey restaurant and cafe receive strong feedback, with guests praising breakfast and overall quality. There are plenty of nearby dining options within a short walk.

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Christopher

8 Aug 2023

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Stayed 4 nights

Everything about this place was amazing. So close to the beach and all the surrounding places. The milk and honey restaurant is good too! I would have booked a longer stay. I really fell in love with the hotel and Napier.

8

Alan

30 Jan 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Nice hotel opposite beach. Difficult to find anywhere to eat after 8.30pm when we arrived as everywhere was closing.Otherwise a pleasant stay.

10

Les

26 Feb 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Lovely property. Easy parking and walking to various restaurants and cafes. Awesome.

10

Pamela

30 Apr 2024

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Stayed 1 night

A lovely quiet area with nice cafes and dining options

10

Andrew

12 Jun 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Rooms was clean well maintained and spacious, with a balcony to sit outside. Great to have an inhouse restaurant, breakfast in the cafe was brilliant. Well worth an extrar $30 over a sub standard motel....

10

john

31 Mar 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

So central to the best part of Napier, Ahuriri. Walking distance to great bars and cafes Staff extremely helpful

8

Ian

28 Feb 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

so nice to be able to go to sleep listening to the sound of waves on the shore. Milk and Honey cafe, Excellent, food and service for breakfast, lunch and tea. Comfortable and clean accomodation in a great location

10

Clinton

30 May 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Great location central to bars and restaurants. The boardwalk and beach is right across the road.

10

Brent

13 Aug 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Great location and staff to greet you into hotel. Close walk to restaurants and bars. Well done team.

10

frances

8 Jan 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

the attached restaurant was amazing and they had great showers

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Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
1 $116	2 $128	3 $188	4 $213	5 $172	6	7 $174
8 $126	9 $147	10 $247	11 $177	12 $182	13 $127	14 $116
15 $127	16 $122	17 $160	18 $139	19 $154	20 $162	21 $162
22 $168	23	24 $159	25 $176	26 $154	27 $131	28 $165
29 $142	30 $140

The Crown Hotel

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