/ April 30, 2024
This new hotel offers Auckland’s best massage

In this day and age, having two-and-a-half daytime hours to do sweet nothing is a luxury in itself. In this day and age, having two-and-a-half daytime hours to do sweet nothing is a luxury in itself. Spending those two-and-a-half...

/ April 22, 2024
Room review: Abstract Auckland could be the city’s coolest – and best-value – new hotel

When you hear a “chic New York-style hotel” has opened with such features as a glass-roofed ‘Winter Garden’, a luxe lounge with a carefully curated library, and a co-working space that doubles as a gallery for local artworks, you...

/ March 23, 2024
Review: Abstract is a bohemian hotel that offers great value in Auckland’s CBD

As soon as I walked into Abstract I was struck by how unique it felt. I’ve been in plenty of boutique hotels before and each has its own quirky sense of identity, but this one feels its own kind...

/ February 27, 2024
Best hotel in Auckland? We check out Abstract in Auckland CBD

Cool, affordable, and centrally located. But is there a catch? Sarah Pollok explores a recently opened hotel near Karangahape Road. Picture a chic, boutique hotel located not in the “heart” of Auckland City but rather on the corner of...

/ February 19, 2024
Sleek and chic New York-style hotel opens on Auckland’s K’Rd

Templeton Group Led by Nigel McKenna has raised the curtains on Abstract Auckland, after a blessing by Ngāti Whātua Ōrakei, adding a chic New York-style boutique hotel to the creativity and vibrancy of K’ Rd. Templeton Group’s 11-storey, 290-bed...