Stamford Plaza Auckland

Advantages: Nice hot chocolate
Disadvantages: They forgot to make the bed...

...a brief tour of the Stamford Plaza Auckland. The Stamford Name… Originating from some sailor, this chain of hotels ‘prides itself in offering outstanding service’ etc… just like Skoda. They are a chain of supposed luxury hotels rapidly expanding throughout Australia now with a strong market position in the continent with 14 hotels in Australia and New Zealand. The 5-star establishments are made out to be very special in ...
...some reason the owner of Stamford made it even though I’d never heard of him. To Reception… On the right was the reception desk along with the concierge. I approached that man again and this time he looked up from his ‘phone as he took a reservation. I waited. Another receptionist became available but I stuck with the original. He finished finally and I spoke to him. He was very friendly and sorted out all of our details. He ... Read review

Advantages: Frequent service
Disadvantages: Sometimes dirty

...complaints, the concierge got it wrong and directed us to the street behind the hotel we are in [Stamford Plaza, Auckland, op on the way], namely Queen’s Street. But the car-carrier we should have been directed to is actually Commerce Street, but that was all sorted easily as will soon be explained. We are in Auckland’s [Famous??] Market, and that’s where we are stranded, trying to arrive at Kelly T’s. Get Lost… No, no! No offence intended, I’m talking about what happens in Auckland. Like many cities around the world, AKL’s road network is build in a grid[ish] network, supposedly to make navigating easier, but after some of the road trips we’ve had, that’s open to discussion… We exit the market empty-handed after finding nothing of significant interest and want to get... Read review

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Advantages: New TV
Disadvantages: The rest is old and dark

...was an unnecessary extra. The State of the Room… All in all, the room was in need of a bit of a makeover. The walls looked tired, as I’ve said the marble was chipped in the bathroom not to mention the flaking paint over the shower and the old TV though big in our room. It wasn’t quite right. To be very honest, I would have rather returned to our accommodation in Auckland – the Stamford Plaza – which wasn’t at all bad. Indeed, it was much better value for money than the WA and felt right – not wrong. I wasn’t happy. The rest of the hotel… Lets take a quick tour. There are 26 floors in the WA, and some have up to 30 rooms on them. As you go higher, however, the floors get smaller and the rooms bigger, therefore the numbers of rooms on each floor as you go up decreases. In the lobby... Read review

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