If you’re looking for a stylish stay in downtown Auckland, Hotel DeBrett ticks the box.

There are 25 individually styled rooms and suites, we spent the night in a Classic Room. I loved the colour bursts of orange in our room, especially in contrast with the classic black and white ensuite. There was plenty of natural light and we looked out over High and Shortland Streets, double glazing kept the city sounds away.

You stand on 100% New Zealand striped wool carpet throughout the hotel, but it was the goose down mattress topper that was even more dreamy than … Read the rest