Media Releases and Accolades

Hawke’s Bay Hotel of the Year 2018 – Travel & Hospitality Awards

March 2018

Travel and Hospitality is an exclusive resource for the discerning traveller. They serve as the business community’s leading source for the latest travel, lifestyle and hospitality sector news, and provide objective insight to the latest trends in travel.

Travel and Hospitality is an annual celebration of excellence across all sectors of high-end travel. Their travel experts, along with a panel of trusted judges, have travelled the globe in order to introduce our readers to the best hotels, spas, restaurants and tour operators..

Luxury Waterfront Hotel of the Year Award 2016 for Hawkes Bay.

May 2016

The Luxury Travel Awards recognise and celebrate excellence across all sectors of the affluent travel and tourism industry in EuropeThe AmericasAsia & Australasia, and Africa & Middle East .  Their team of experts scour the globe and travel extensively in order to identify everything from the very best hotels, airlines and tour operators through to highlighting the most reputable transfer service companies.

Each year the LTG Awards are broken down into regions to coincide with the release of their respective Luxury Travel Guide.
The Travel Awards and Hotel Awards identify the best accommodation options throughout the continent with its criterion focused on innovation & design, rooms & facilities, gastronomic achievements, service excellence, use of technology, sustainable development, and location. The Luxury Hotel Awards also recognise the hotels connection with their guests.

Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence 2016

May 2016

We are pleased to have received the Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence again for 2016.
Now in its sixth year, the achievement celebrates hospitality businesses that have earned great traveler reviews on TripAdvisor over the past year. Certificate of Excellence recipients include accommodations, eateries and attractions located all over the world that have continually delivered a quality customer experience.

Number 3 in Trip Advisor’s Top 25 New Zealand Hotels

January 2016

The Crown Hotel have been ranked number 3 within the Top 25 hotels in New Zealand for the 2016 Trip Advisors Travellers Choice.
This Trip Advisor award recognises the world’s best properties, based on the opinions and reviews from the travellers.  The Travelers’ Choice award winners were determined based on the reviews and opinions of millions of TripAdvisor travelers around the globe.

Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence 2015

June 2015

This Trip Advisor award recognises the world’s best properties, based on the opinions and reviews from the travellers.  The Travelers’ Choice award winners were determined based on the reviews and opinions of millions of TripAdvisor travelers around the globe.

2015 marks the fifth consecutive year The Crown Hotel have been awarded this certificate which means we have now been registered into the Trip Advisor ‘Hall of Fame’!

Number 5 in Trip Advisor’s Top 25 New Zealand Hotels

January 2015

As part of the Trip Advisor Travellers Choice awards for 2015, The Crown Hotel have been ranked number 5 within the Top 25 hotels
in New Zealand.

Alongside this fantastic achievement, we were also placed in the Top 25 Most Romantic Hotels within New Zealand.This Trip Advisor award recognises the world’s best properties, based on the opinions and reviews from the travellers.  The Travelers’ Choice award winners were determined based on the reviews and opinions of millions of TripAdvisor travelers around the globe.