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Novotel Tainui Hamilton

4.5 star property

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Exterior
Bar (on property)
Executive Room, 1 King Bed
Meeting facility
Meeting facility

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • Bar
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Gym
  • Room service

Explore the area

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7 Alma Street, Hamilton, 3204
  • Place, SkyCity Hamilton
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Hamilton Centre Place
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Waikato Hospital
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Airport, Hamilton (HLZ-Hamilton Intl.)
    ‪16 min drive‬

Room options

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Suite, 1 King Bed

Suite, 1 King Bed

7.0 out of 10
Good
(2 reviews)
  • 59 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Family Double Room, 2 Double Beds (Superior)

Family Double Room, 2 Double Beds (Superior)

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • 29 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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Executive Room, 1 King Bed

Executive Room, 1 King Bed

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(5 reviews)
  • 29 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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1 bedroom, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Superior Double Room, 2 Double Beds

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(23 reviews)
  • 29 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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1 bedroom, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(4 reviews)
  • 29 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Executive Double Room, 2 Double Beds

Executive Double Room, 2 Double Beds

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)
  • 29 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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1 bedroom, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Superior Room, 1 King Bed

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(31 reviews)
  • 29 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Hamilton

A stay at Novotel Tainui Hamilton places you in the heart of Hamilton, steps from Waikato River and Hamilton Central Business District. .This family-friendly hotel is 0.1 mi (0.2 km) from Hamilton Centre Place and 0.1 mi (0.2 km) from SkyCity Hamilton.

What's nearby

  • SkyCity Hamilton - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Hamilton Centre Place - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Hamilton Central Business District - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • FMG Stadium Waikato - 2 min drive - 1.5 km
  • Waikato Hospital - 3 min drive - 1.9 km

Getting around

  • Hamilton (HLZ-Hamilton Intl.) - 19 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Jamaicablue - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Sushi Chew Chew - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪The Local Taphouse - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Master House Chinese Restaurant - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬3 min walk

About this property

Novotel Tainui Hamilton

Luxury hotel with a fitness center and a 24-hour front desk
Novotel Tainui Hamilton offers 217 air-conditioned accommodations with iPod docking stations and laptop-compatible safes. A pillow menu is available. 42-inch flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators and coffee/tea makers. Bathrooms include showers, bathrobes, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

This Hamilton hotel provides complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks, complimentary newspapers, and phones. Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and blackout drapes/curtains. In-room massages, change of towels, and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 217 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wired and wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming provides entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as laptop-compatible safes and desks.
Enjoy recreation amenities such as a fitness center or take in the view from a terrace. This hotel also features complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and babysitting (surcharge).
Satisfy your appetite for lunch or dinner at the hotel's restaurant, Restaurant On Alma, or stay in and take advantage of the 24-hour room service. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Full breakfasts are served on weekdays from 6:30 AM to 10:00 AM and on weekends from 6:30 AM to 11:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a business center, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Planning an event in Hamilton? This hotel has 2486 square feet (231 square meters) of space consisting of conference space and meeting rooms.
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge on weekdays between 6:30 AM and 10:00 AM and on weekends between 6:30 AM and 11:00 AM.
Restaurant On Alma - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
24-hour room service is available.

Awards and affiliations

Eco-Certified Property
This property participates in Qualmark Sustainable Tourism Business Award, a program that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired internet
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Electric car charging station on site
  • Secured, covered valet parking on site (NZD 40 per day; includes in/out privileges)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Full breakfast available for a fee 6:30 AM to 10:00 AM on weekdays and 6:30 AM to 11:00 AM on weekends; NZD 37 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • Restaurant On Alma

Things to do

  • Gym
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • In-room babysitting
  • In-room cot
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Guidebooks
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Water dispenser

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • 2,486 square feet of conference space
  • Business centre
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Terrace

Spa

  • In-room massages

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • 2 accessible parking spaces
  • Assistive listening devices in meeting rooms
  • Lift (86 centimetre wide door)
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible business centre
  • Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible public bathroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • 4 floors
  • At least 10% of profits reinvested in community and sustainability
  • At least 80% lighting from LEDs
  • Ballroom
  • Banquet hall
  • Biodegradable coffee stirrers available
  • Biodegradable drinking straws available
  • Comprehensive food waste policy
  • Comprehensive recycling policy
  • Humane treatment of captive wild animals
  • No plastic coffee stirrers
  • No plastic drinking straws
  • No plastic soft drink bottles
  • No plastic water bottles
  • Reception hall
  • Reusable cups
  • Reusable tableware
  • Smoke-free property
  • Vegan dining options
  • Vegetarian breakfast available
  • Vegetarian dining options

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes
  • Free cot
  • Pillow menu

Bathroom

  • Dressing gowns
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste (on request)
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 42-inch flat-screen TV with satellite channels
  • IPod dock

Food and drink

  • 24-hour room service
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Bulk dispensers for toiletries
  • Cleaning products are eco-friendly
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Eco-friendly toiletries
  • Energy-saving switches in guestrooms
  • Free daily newspapers
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace
  • Laptop-compatible safe
  • LED lighting
  • Phone
  • Recycling
  • Water-efficient showers

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Deposit: NZD 100 per night

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately NZD 37 per person
  • Covered valet parking fee: NZD 40 per day (in/out privileges)
  • Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a smoke detector
This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of ALLSAFE (Accor Hotels)

We should mention

The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

National rating

Rating provided by Qualmark®, source of official star ratings for accommodation in New Zealand.

Property is also known as

Novotel Tainui Hamilton
Novotel Tainui Hamilton Hotel
Novotel Tainui Hotel
Novotel Tainui
Novotel Hamilton Tainui Hotel Hamilton
Hamilton Novotel
Novotel Tainui Hamilton Hotel
Novotel Tainui Hamilton Hamilton
Novotel Tainui Hamilton Hotel Hamilton

Novotel Tainui Hamilton Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 493 out of 1004 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 343 out of 1004 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 112 out of 1004 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 39 out of 1004 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 17 out of 1004 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

David

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Alexandra

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Parking

Website states no reserved parking (first come first served basis) and limited parking. When we arrived there was approximately 13 free parking sapces coned off down the side of the building. When I enquired about those spaces i was told by the valet that they had been reseved for a group. Ehat happened to first come first served. This then forced us to find alternative parking and in the end not knowing the area we used the valet service.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kenneth

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
very welcoming staff polite so easy to talk to
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Anna

Travelled with family
Great location
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Centrally located so walkable to many dining options and central city. Modern building but showing signs of wear. The fridge in our room did not work. The staff offered to move us to another room, but as we were only staying 1 night, we decided against it.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Penny

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Kate, APO

Liked: Cleanliness
This hotel was very basic and relatively comfortable but I cannot believe how much I paid for it. It was worth about half the cost. I was only there overnight, so it suited my needs. However, when I asked the desk clerk about tours in the area and then again about the train schedule, she unhelpfully referred me to the internet. Don't expect much.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Aaron

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location, helpful staff, very clean
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Georges

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

T N

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Will stay again

A great place to stay. Within city centre but still quiet. Staff were friendly and helpful
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Robert

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
A lot of work going on but the staff made it bearable Once the upgrade is finished it will be a top notch Hampton
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

BONNYE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kyle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay!
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Evan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sean

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great hotel with great staff
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

richard

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It’s a great quiet place to stay. Rooms are very comfortable. Bathroom is a little tight but shower pressure makes up for it. Breakfast was really good. Had to run the dryer twice to dry my load of clothes so that was a time waster
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Heidi, Aurora

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I had asked for a room that would face the river because I wanted quiet, I was given a lovely room with windows on 2 sides but facing the casino across the street, which was noisy until late in the night.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Cindra, wylie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

John, London

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great hotel, room was overlooking the river. Breakfast was great. 😊
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Warwick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Liked Staff. They were all friendly and helpful. Didn't like the car parking facility
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Martin, Des Plaines

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great hotel but the carpet was not great and the big stain did not help. The shower door had brown scunge at the base which was no great. All and all very comfortable, well appointed and only minor issues. Will stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Brent

Travelled with partner
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Nice hotel. Appears to cater to business travelers. Rooms nice facing the river. Car valet service very good. Carpet in room was wavy needs to be replaced.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Joseph

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025