Closed for renovations from 01.06-30.09.2006 -- Set just above the CBD and a few minutes stroll to aucklands waterfront and Americas Cup Village, this hotel is ideally placed for both the corporate and leisure traveller. Ist roof-top provides spectacular views of Auckland harbour. The hotel lobby is modern yet grand with comfortable leather chairs for meetings and relaxation. The lobby leads to three bars- a champagne and oyster bar, a cigar lounge with a choice of 2500 cigars, and the Polo Bar. Stamford Plaza Auckland receives consistent accolades ranking it among the regions top hotels, and it is the only New Zealand hotel - one of just 98 worldwide - to receive the Official Hotel Guides highest Superior Deluxe accomodation classification for 2001/02