Stayed for 1 night on the 14th of Jan with my family 2 adults and 2 children. The building design is great. Check in is easy. The lifts are a little small and slow. The room is not the biggest but comfortable enough. It may have got a little tight if we were staying for longer. Great view of the beach. One of the beds (mine) was not overly comfortable.
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Napier is nice town and worth a trip to see. The hotel is in a top spot to facilitate this. Did not eat at the hotel so cannot comment. Free parking at the rear of the building.

This was a perfectly adequate hotel, great location. But the soundproofing between the rooms (and in particular the outside hallway) is totally non existent. seriously at 2am I dont really want to hear people's conversations...

I wouldnt say the views are anything that special, mostly you are looking at the trees and we were on a high floor but to be fair, every room would have some sort of view which is a bonus..

reception on check in was somewhat lack lustre, not awful but not really very friendly either.

all in all, just an average hotel. The bed was very comfortable though!

We stayed here a couple of nights and we were very pleased with the hotel. Our rooms were clean, housekeeping was great, nice views of the sea and walking distance to everything local. We ate at the restaurant one of the nights and the food was enjoyed by all 6 of us at our table. Particularly enjoyed the closeness to Marine Parade - we took a lovely walk early in the morning on the seaside path and was good not having to take our car to visit the shops for coffee and shopping.

My wife and I looked at rooms in several other central Napier hotels upon our arrival in town and found them unusually over-priced. By contrast the Te Pania ticked all the boxes at a reasonable price. Being directly opposite the beach, most rooms on the higher floors have a view of the ocean. Our room was large and the bed was comfortable. The restaurant staff were helpful and attentive. There is plenty of parking at the rear of the hotel and we found the Te Pania an ideal base to explore the region. We arrived without a booking and stayed 4 nights. My only criticism is that the desk staff were sometimes distracted with other tasks and not always as approachable as I would have liked.