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title: "Hotels in Wellington: compare the best places to stay"
description: "Compare 218 hotels in Wellington, New Zealand: guest ratings, areas, amenities and prices, and put any two head to head."
url: https://stayversus.com/en/new-zealand/wellington/
language: en
source: StayVersus (https://stayversus.com)
retrieved: 2026-10-14
---

# Where to stay in Wellington

Wellington has 218 places to stay in our index. 98 have enough guest reviews to rank. The average guest rating is 8.4.

- **places to stay:** 218

- **ranked by guests:** 98

- **average rating:** 8.4

- **5-star hotels:** 19

- [5-star hotels 12](https://stayversus.com/en/new-zealand/wellington/luxury/)
- [Hotels with a pool 19](https://stayversus.com/en/new-zealand/wellington/pool/)
- [Spa hotels 9](https://stayversus.com/en/new-zealand/wellington/spa/)
- [Beach hotels 18](https://stayversus.com/en/new-zealand/wellington/beach/)
- [Hotels with free parking 42](https://stayversus.com/en/new-zealand/wellington/free-parking/)
- [Pet-friendly hotels 6](https://stayversus.com/en/new-zealand/wellington/pets/)
- [Hotels near the airport 62](https://stayversus.com/en/new-zealand/wellington/airport/)
- [Central hotels 52](https://stayversus.com/en/new-zealand/wellington/central/)
- [Top-rated budget stays 11](https://stayversus.com/en/new-zealand/wellington/budget/)

## Good to know about hotels in Wellington

- **Best-rated hotel:** [The Marion Hostel](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/the-marion-hostel-wellington/)

- **Area with most hotels:** Te Aro

- **Average guest rating:** 8.4

- **Hotels with a pool:** 19

- **Average walk grade:** 65/100

- **5-star hotels:** 19

## Areas of Wellington

Where the hotels are and how guests rate them.

-    [**Te Aro** 27 hotels, 8.3](https://stayversus.com/en/new-zealand/wellington/?area=Te+Aro)
-    [**Wellington Central** 18 hotels, 8.6](https://stayversus.com/en/new-zealand/wellington/?area=Wellington+Central)
-    [**Oriental Bay** 5 hotels, 8.6](https://stayversus.com/en/new-zealand/wellington/?area=Oriental+Bay)
-    [**Blue Mountains** 5 hotels, 8.8](https://stayversus.com/en/new-zealand/wellington/?area=Blue+Mountains)
-    [**Melling** 5 hotels, 8.3](https://stayversus.com/en/new-zealand/wellington/?area=Melling)
-    [**Thorndon** 4 hotels, 8.4](https://stayversus.com/en/new-zealand/wellington/?area=Thorndon)
-    [**Raumati Beach** 3 hotels, 8.5](https://stayversus.com/en/new-zealand/wellington/?area=Raumati+Beach)
-    [**Rongotai** 3 hotels, 8.6](https://stayversus.com/en/new-zealand/wellington/?area=Rongotai)
-    [**Porirua** 3 hotels, 7.9](https://stayversus.com/en/new-zealand/wellington/?area=Porirua)
-    [**Mount Victoria** 3 hotels, 7.4](https://stayversus.com/en/new-zealand/wellington/?area=Mount+Victoria)

## All hotels in Wellington

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

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## Popular match-ups in Wellington

-     [**Naumi Studio Wellington** *vs* **Willis Wellington Hotel** Wellington, 8.3 / 7.6](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/naumi-studio-wellington-wellington-vs-willis-wellington-hotel-wellington/)
-     [**Lodge In The City** *vs* **Willis Wellington Hotel** Wellington, 6.5 / 7.6](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/lodge-in-the-city-wellington-vs-willis-wellington-hotel-wellington/)
-     [**ibis Wellington** *vs* **Travelodge Hotel Wellington** Wellington, 8.4 / 8.4](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/ibis-wellington-wellington-vs-travelodge-hotel-wellington-wellington/)
-     [**Capital Wellington** *vs* **Hotel Waterloo & Backpackers** Wellington, 7.9 / 7.7](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/capital-wellington-wellington-vs-hotel-waterloo-backpackers-wellington/)
-     [**Capital View Motor Inn** *vs* **Willis Wellington Hotel** Wellington, 8.6 / 7.6](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/capital-view-motor-inn-wellington-vs-willis-wellington-hotel-wellington/)
-     [**Naumi Hotel Wellington** *vs* **Willis Wellington Hotel** Wellington, 9.2 / 7.6](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/naumi-hotel-wellington-wellington-vs-willis-wellington-hotel-wellington/)
-     [**ibis Wellington** *vs* **Rydges Wellington** Wellington, 8.4 / 8.4](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/ibis-wellington-wellington-vs-rydges-wellington-wellington/)
-     [**Hotel Waterloo & Backpackers** *vs* **The Cambridge Hotel** Wellington, 7.7 / 8.1](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/hotel-waterloo-backpackers-wellington-vs-the-cambridge-hotel-wellington/)

## FAQ: Wellington

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

By StayVersus score, The Marion Hostel is the best-rated hotel in Wellington, with a guest rating of 9.4 from 148 reviews.

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

Te Aro has the most, with 27 rated places to stay.

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

We list 19 5-star hotels in Wellington.

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Source: https://stayversus.com/en/new-zealand/wellington/. 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/