LAST ONE LEFT! Be Quick! First in gets it.
If it´s GONE!!! LET ME KNOW IF YOU ARE STILL LOOKING, I KNOW PEOPLE IN WELLINGTON CITY WHO MAY CONSIDER RENTING THEIR HOMES. Having lived for some years in Wellington I know how annoying it can be finding accommodation during big events such as, well anything. There are only 400, 000 inhabitants including the greater Wellington area so accommodation shortages are not uncommon here. Feel free to mail me at info@globaljet.me with RWC in the subject line
About the Hotel Top 10 Reasons to stay at Aitken on Mulgrave:
http://www.wellingtoncityhotel.co.nz/index.htm
This reserve/purchase link is not in anyway affiliated with the hotel, it has been added to my blog for ease and security of a one only transaction. The hotel has no additional vacancies for these dates and once I have transferred the room this post will be removed. If I don´t take it down you will know there is at least one empty hotel room in Wellington..
Aitken on Mulgrave
- I have one hotel room left with full kitchen & queen-size bed
3 nights:
If it´s GONE!!! LET ME KNOW IF YOU ARE STILL LOOKING, I KNOW PEOPLE IN WELLINGTON CITY WHO MAY CONSIDER RENTING THEIR HOMES. Having lived for some years in Wellington I know how annoying it can be finding accommodation during big events such as, well anything. There are only 400, 000 inhabitants including the greater Wellington area so accommodation shortages are not uncommon here. Feel free to mail me at info@globaljet.me with RWC in the subject line
About the Hotel Top 10 Reasons to stay at Aitken on Mulgrave:
http://www.wellingtoncityhotel.co.nz/index.htm
This reserve/purchase link is not in anyway affiliated with the hotel, it has been added to my blog for ease and security of a one only transaction. The hotel has no additional vacancies for these dates and once I have transferred the room this post will be removed. If I don´t take it down you will know there is at least one empty hotel room in Wellington..
Aitken on Mulgrave
9th-10th & 11th on the week-end of the Wales vs South Africa match 11th Sept.- Walk to the stadium (5 mins.)
- $989NZD
Bookings made via http://globaljetholiday.blogspot.com will recieve a USD$100 off voucher usable with final booking confirmation.
Bookings made via http://globaljetholiday.blogspot.com will recieve a USD$100 off voucher usable with final booking confirmation.
Questions? please mail to Raymond at info@globaljet.me with RWC in subjectline.
A bit about the neighbourhood. Thordon is one of the older parts of Wellington city and borders the CBD (central business district,) the prime minister´s residence is about 5 minutes walk from the hotel and the lovely botanic gardens are 10-15 minutes walk up the hill, through the "village." Once in the gardens you can easily lose an hour or two wandering the trails and discovering the different sculptures, if you can find the Henry Moore work you have done well and have possibly built up a healthy glow.
At the top you have an excellent view of the whole harbour and downtown area and can catch the old cable car down onto Lambton Quay, at the bottom I can unreservedly reccommend going upstairs into "concrete" which is on the left as soon as you exit the cable car for quality food and a beer or sample Andrew´s excellent wine stock, say hi from me.
For those of you that are a bit more sporty, directly behind the hotel is part of the Wellington town belt, there are numerous tracks up there but the climb is steep! I can also reccommend taking a city bus around the bays to view the numerous beaches and perhaps walking up mount Victoria to the lookout area for a different view of the city. If you are arriving on the 9th I can suggest enquiring about "Wild About Wellington" a boutique style tour run by Jennifer is is truely wild about Wellington, from memory the tour includes the brewery and chocolate factory but better do your own due dilligence on this, Jennifer is tops though and you will be well entertained and informed.
To give you an idea of the type of people to expect in Wellington, when we were there in February I was showing my girl one of the older neighbourhoods and snapping some photos when an older gentleman asked if we would care to take photos from upstairs in his house for a different aspect, whilst perhaps not typical it certainly isn´t unusual and even the Jonah Lomu type city labourers will say "gidday." Enjoy!
Price hikes for Rugby World Cup - tell us your stories
The Rugby World Cup is less than 100 days away and there have been reports of accommodation price hikes of up to 1000 percent around Auckland. Doubling or tripling standard room rates is more common – this means paying hundreds of dollars a night more for accommodation than you would usually. The price gouging has occurred as Auckland accommodation providers attempt to make the most of the influx of an estimated 85,000 visitors to the country during September and October.It’s basic supply and demand – large numbers of people require accommodation, especially in Auckland where the final, third place playoff, semi finals, two quarter finals and crucial All Blacks vs France matches are being played. No doubt it’s not limited to Auckland or to the accommodation industry.
The best ways to avoid such expensive prices are to stay with friends or family, stay further away from the venue, or even try some kind of house exchange programme. If these aren't options and the nearest park bench won't do, let your feet do the talking by refusing to pay such exorbitant prices.
There is a risk involved, but if no one pays the expensive rates being charged then accommodation providers will be forced to lower their prices or be left with empty rooms. You never know, New Zealand might do the unthinkable and win the Rugby World Cup, so you could be partying all night anyway!
Tell us about your experiences with paying inflated prices for anything during the Rugby World Cup period. Do you agree with the accommodation providers that raise their prices? Or do you think they give New Zealand a bad name?
Scott Donaldson
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