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title: "Portside Hotel Gisborne: reviews, location & comparison"
description: "Portside Hotel Gisborne in Gisborne: rated 9.3 by guests, 4.5-star. Amenities, location and nearby alternatives compared side by side."
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Hotel · ★★★★½ · Heritage Hotels (New Zealand)
# Portside Hotel Gisborne

Gisborne, New Zealand

9.3 ·  Exceptional 19 reviews ·  4.4/5 on Google, 354 reviews ·  6.3 Location score
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## About Portside Hotel Gisborne

Portside Hotel Gisborne is a hotel in Gisborne, New Zealand. It holds a 4.5-star rating. Guests rate it 9.3 out of 10 across 19 reviews. Facilities include swimming pool, free parking, free wi-fi. It is 1.2 km from the centre of Gisborne. The nearest beach is 620 m away. The nearest airport, Gisborne Airport (GIS), is 4.4 km away.

- **Type:** Hotel

- **Star rating:** ★★★★½

- **Check-in from:** 14:00

- **Check-out until:** 10:00

- **Chain:** Heritage Hotels (New Zealand)

- **Other stays within 500 m:** 4

2 Reads Quay [portsidegisborne.co.nz](http://www.portsidegisborne.co.nz)

## Live prices around Portside Hotel Gisborne

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## Rating on Google

4.4/5

354 Google reviews

-   5★56%
-   4★32%
-   3★7%
-   2★3%
-   1★3%

From the property’s public Google Maps listing. It is shown for reference and is not part of the StayVersus score.

## Amenities

Swimming poolFree parkingFree Wi-Fi

### Pool & wellness

-   Swimming pool

### Internet

-   Free Wi-Fi

### Parking & transport

-   Free parking

### In the rooms

-   Air conditioning

Based on the property listing at our booking partner.

## Location

- **Location score:** **6.3**/10

- **Restaurants & cafés within 500 m:** **16**

- **Shops within 500 m:** **1**

- **Sights within 1 km:** **2**

<table class="dist" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tbody data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Nearest beach<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Waikanae Beach</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">620 m</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">10 min walk</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Nearest station<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Gisborne Railway Station, New Zealand</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">690 m</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">11 min walk</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Nearest airport<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Gisborne Airport (GIS)</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">4.4 km</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">10 min drive</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Distance to the centre<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Gisborne</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">1.2 km</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">20 min walk</span></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Sights nearby

-   Gisborne Anzac Cenotaph380 m
-   Tairawhiti Museum850 m

## Weather in Gisborne

[Gisborne weather: 15-day forecast](https://atlasofseasons.com/en/new-zealand/gisborne/gisborne/weather)

### Compare

## Compare Portside Hotel Gisborne with nearby hotels

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-   [Captain Cook Motor Lodge](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/captain-cook-motor-lodge-gisborne/) Motel ★★★★ 720 m away
    
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-   [Ahikaa Gisborne Motel](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/ahikaa-gisborne-motel-gisborne/) Hotel ★★★★ 1.3 km away
    
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-   [Teal Motor Lodge](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/teal-motor-lodge-gisborne/) Motel ★★★★ 1.9 km away
    
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-   [Bella Vista Gisborne](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/bella-vista-gisborne-gisborne/) Motel ★★★★ 2.1 km away
    
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-   [BKs Palm Court Motor Lodge](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/bks-palm-court-motor-lodge-gisborne/) Motel ★★★★ 3.0 km away
    
    8.5
## Questions about Portside Hotel Gisborne

### What are the check-in and check-out times at Portside Hotel Gisborne?

Check-in starts at 14:00 and check-out is until 10:00.

### Does Portside Hotel Gisborne have a pool?

Yes, Portside Hotel Gisborne has a swimming pool.

### Is there parking at Portside Hotel Gisborne?

Yes, the listing mentions free parking.

### How far is Portside Hotel Gisborne from the airport?

The nearest airport, Gisborne Airport (GIS), is 4.4 km away in a straight line.

### Is Portside Hotel Gisborne close to the beach?

The nearest beach is 620 m from the hotel.

Updated 6 Oct 2026. Data: Agoda, Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports and hotels' own websites. We may earn a commission from partner links; it never changes the comparison. [How we score](https://stayversus.com/en/about/)

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