Located in New Plymouth's city centre, Nice Hotel & Bistro is the only luxury boutique hotel in town. The hotel boasts chandeliers and rich-coloured halls lined with contemporary New Zealand artworks.
It has seven large, bright, airy guestrooms which have ensuites with double spa baths or massage showers. All guestrooms have their individual charm, each named and decorated after an element of New Plymouth's history - the Redcoats room, the Pukeariki room or the Windwand room.
Within walking distance of numerous tourist sites, the hotel's location also caters for business travellers. Each room has a large desk and broadband internet connection.
Terry has developed the nooks and crannies of this 140 year-old New Plymouth residence. I relaxed, for instance, in an alcove found on the second floor where there was a small library, plush armchairs and the sound of classical music.
The on-site award winning Bistro has an a-la-carte menu catering for in-house guests during the day, and open to the public for dinner. Outside, a large deck, surrounded by a tropical garden, is an oasis in this central city location.
By day the Nice Hotel & Bistro is run with slick and professional service but when the sun goes down the ambience is more romantic in style.
