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title: "Hotels in Tauranga: compare the best places to stay"
description: "Compare 78 hotels in Tauranga, New Zealand: guest ratings, areas, amenities and prices, and put any two head to head."
url: https://stayversus.com/en/new-zealand/tauranga/
language: en
source: StayVersus (https://stayversus.com)
retrieved: 2026-10-15
---

# Where to stay in Tauranga

Tauranga has 78 places to stay in our index. 30 have enough guest reviews to rank. The average guest rating is 8.6.

- **places to stay:** 78

- **ranked by guests:** 30

- **average rating:** 8.6

- **5-star hotels:** 7

- [Hotels with a pool 14](https://stayversus.com/en/new-zealand/tauranga/pool/)
- [Beach hotels 13](https://stayversus.com/en/new-zealand/tauranga/beach/)
- [Hotels with free parking 27](https://stayversus.com/en/new-zealand/tauranga/free-parking/)
- [Hotels near the airport 28](https://stayversus.com/en/new-zealand/tauranga/airport/)
- [Central hotels 9](https://stayversus.com/en/new-zealand/tauranga/central/)

## Good to know about hotels in Tauranga

- **Best-rated hotel:** [Durham Motor Inn](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/durham-motor-inn-tauranga/)

- **Area with most hotels:** Mount Maunganui

- **Average guest rating:** 8.6

- **Hotels with a pool:** 14

- **Average walk grade:** 44/100

- **5-star hotels:** 7

## Areas of Tauranga

Where the hotels are and how guests rate them.

-    [**Mount Maunganui** 15 hotels, 8.6](https://stayversus.com/en/new-zealand/tauranga/?area=Mount+Maunganui)
-    [**Matapihi** 11 hotels, 8.6](https://stayversus.com/en/new-zealand/tauranga/?area=Matapihi)

## All hotels in Tauranga

Ranked by StayVersus score: guest rating adjusted for the number of reviews.

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## Popular match-ups in Tauranga

-     [**Durham Motor Inn** *vs* **Trinity Wharf Tauranga** Tauranga, 9.1 / 8.5](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/durham-motor-inn-tauranga-vs-trinity-wharf-tauranga-tauranga/)
-     [**Hotel on Devonport** *vs* **Trinity Wharf Tauranga** Tauranga, 8.9 / 8.5](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/hotel-on-devonport-tauranga-vs-trinity-wharf-tauranga-tauranga/)
-     [**Durham Motor Inn** *vs* **Hotel on Devonport** Tauranga, 9.1 / 8.9](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/durham-motor-inn-tauranga-vs-hotel-on-devonport-tauranga/)
-     [**Durham Motor Inn** *vs* **The Tauranga on the Waterfront** Tauranga, 9.1 / 8.9](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/durham-motor-inn-tauranga-vs-the-tauranga-on-the-waterfront-tauranga/)
-     [**Harbour City Motor Inn** *vs* **Trinity Wharf Tauranga** Tauranga, 8.7 / 8.5](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/harbour-city-motor-inn-tauranga-vs-trinity-wharf-tauranga-tauranga/)
-     [**Roselands Motel** *vs* **Trinity Wharf Tauranga** Tauranga, 8.4 / 8.5](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/roselands-motel-tauranga-vs-trinity-wharf-tauranga-tauranga/)
-     [**Cobblestone Court Motel** *vs* **Trinity Wharf Tauranga** Tauranga, 9.1 / 8.5](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/cobblestone-court-motel-tauranga-vs-trinity-wharf-tauranga-tauranga/)
-     [**Durham Motor Inn** *vs* **Harbour City Motor Inn** Tauranga, 9.1 / 8.7](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/durham-motor-inn-tauranga-vs-harbour-city-motor-inn-tauranga/)

## FAQ: Tauranga

### What is the best-rated hotel in Tauranga?

By StayVersus score, Durham Motor Inn is the best-rated hotel in Tauranga, with a guest rating of 9.1 from 373 reviews.

### Which area of Tauranga has the most hotels?

Mount Maunganui has the most, with 15 rated places to stay.

### How many 5-star hotels are there in Tauranga?

We list 7 5-star hotels in Tauranga.

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Source: https://stayversus.com/en/new-zealand/tauranga/. Facts are compiled by StayVersus from partner data (Agoda), Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, public Google Maps listings and hotels' own websites. Scores use one formula for every hotel. Methodology: https://stayversus.com/en/about/