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Frommer's Exceptional

This is the new five-star baby in the SKYCITY stable. Linked to the SKYCITY hotel and casino complex by a bridge, it offers the best of everything: smart rooms with good bathrooms, one of the best restaurants in Auckland, and a gorgeous lap pool and spa facility. It's a centrally located oasis of luxury offering very good deals and a wow-factor New Zealand contemporary art collection. I like the fact that it's close to the heart of SKYCITY activity, which is always a busy, happening hub, and that it has a fantastic New Zealand art collection and one of the best restaurants in the country. Facilities: 2 restaurants (DINE by Peter Gordon [fusion cuisine] and The Terrace Bar & Restaurant); 2 bars; heated indoor lap pool; gym; East West Day Spa, specializing in Eastern-style holistic treatments; Jacuzzi; sauna; concierge; tour bookings; business center; secretarial services; 24-hr. room service; massage; babysitting; laundry service; same-day dry cleaning; nonsmoking rooms; currency exchange; on-call doctor/dentist; access for travelers w/disabilities.

Copyright: Excerpted from Frommer's New Zealand, 5th Edition, (c) 2008, Wiley Publishing, Inc.

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