Scenic Hotel Te Pania

Ultimately, this hotel met most of my expectations and exceeded most of the other hotels I stayed in during my 2-week visit with regard to quality and value. I would recommend this hotel to anyone thinking of staying in the Napier area.

Pros: Staff was great and put a lot of effort into booking some last-minute activities we found once we arrived. View was beautiful and location was pretty close to everything.

Cons: At this level of hotel, considering price, I would have expected free wifi, although I later came to understand this is a common practice in almost all hotels in New Zealand. I was still slightly miffed at this.