On 2009-12-18 15:21, Richard Nelson wrote: ...
The alternative recommendation is therefore the Ibis in town. Again, I have never stayed or even been in it, but it has been strongly recommended to me as a nice place that isn't too expensive. It is in the central city and handy to all sorts of late night establishments. It is at: http://www.ibishotel.com/gb/hotel-6690-ibis-hamilton-tainui/index.shtml We don't have any arrangements for Internet access.
As it happens I stayed at that Ibis when it was brand new and they had an introductory cheap deal on. It was perfectly fine, and very familiar to anyone who's ever stayed in an Ibis elsewhere (I often used to stay in an Ibis in Brussels when involved in some EU stuff years ago). It's handy for bars and restaurants; in fact we ate mussels at the Belgian Cafe, which made it even more like being in Brussels. Brian