SkyCity Grand Hotel
Polished rooms at the foot of Auckland's 328-metre spire
Auckland, New Zealand- Views
- Dining
- Spa
- Shows
- Part of the SkyCity block that holds the Sky Tower
- Federal Street restaurant lane at the door
- Ferry piers and Viaduct Harbour on foot
A night at SkyCity Grand Hotel
The Grand is the dressier of the hotels inside Auckland's SkyCity complex, and its entrance sits on Federal Street, a lane given over to restaurants and bars. Overhead rises the Sky Tower, a 328-metre spire that anchors the city skyline from almost every angle. Rooms favour quiet tones and broad glass, and asking for a high floor improves the odds of a sweeping outlook across the Waitemata Harbour or toward the green volcanic cones scattered across the isthmus.
The tower's observation decks are a lift ride from the lobby, and braver guests can book the SkyWalk around its outer rim or the controlled SkyJump. Downhill, Viaduct Harbour and Wynyard Quarter fill with waterfront cafés, while the downtown ferry terminal sends boats to Devonport and the vineyards of Waiheke Island. Britomart station handles trains to the suburbs. Because so much is reachable on foot, a car mostly stays parked here, and the gaming rooms sit well apart from the hotel lifts.