Region · New Zealand
Where to stay in Wellington Region
This guide covers 3 destinations in Wellington Region, a first-level administrative division of New Zealand, with 75 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Wellington, Lower Hutt and Porirua. Across its destinations, January and February are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Wellington International Airport (WLG).
- Destinations in this guide
- 3
- Places to stay
- 75
- Comfortable in the most places
- January and February
- Main airport
- WLGWellington International Airport
- Currency
- NZDNew Zealand dollar
- Time zone
- Pacific/Auckland
Destinations
Destinations in Wellington Region
Every destination in this guide in Wellington Region, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington | 216,200 | 60 | WLG · 5 km |
| Lower Hutt | 103,400 | 11 | WLG · 15 km |
| Porirua | 59,600 | 4 | WLG · 22 km |
Where to stay
Places to stay in Wellington Region
10 places to stay in Wellington Region from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
| Place to stay | Where |
|---|---|
| Adina CityLife Wellington aparthotel | Wellington |
| Quest 256 Lambton aparthotel | Wellington |
| Quest Atrium aparthotel | Wellington |
| Quest on Johnston aparthotel | Wellington |
| Quest on Lambton aparthotel | Wellington |
| Quest on The Terrace aparthotel | Wellington |
| Quest on Thorndon aparthotel | Wellington |
| Quest Petone aparthotel | Lower Hutt |
| Quest Wellington aparthotel | Wellington |
| Travelodge Hotel Wellington hotel | Wellington |
Where to stay
More hotels in Wellington Region
65 hotels in Wellington Region recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed; the 30 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
| Hotel | Where | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| Hotel St. George, Wellington | Wellington | |
| Boulcott Suites | Wellington | |
| Brentwood Hotel | Wellington | |
| Bristol Hotel | Wellington | |
| Grand Mercure | Wellington | |
| Museum Hotel de Wheels | Wellington | |
| Rydges Wellington Airport | Wellington | |
| West Plaza Hotel | Wellington | |
| Airport Motel | Wellington | |
| Amethyst Court Motor Lodge | Porirua | |
| Apollo Lodge Motel | Wellington | |
| Ascot Motor Lodge | Wellington | |
| Astelia Apartment Hotel | Wellington | |
| Atura Wellington | Wellington | |
| Aura Hotel | Wellington | |
| Ava Lodge | Lower Hutt | |
| Bay Plaza Hotel | Wellington | |
| Beachfront Wellington Bed and Breakfast | Wellington | |
| Bella Vista Motel Wellington | Wellington | |
| Belmont Motor Lodge | Porirua | |
| Best Western Wellington | Wellington | |
| BKs Premier Motel Esplanade Wellinton | Lower Hutt | |
| Boulcott Lodge | Lower Hutt | |
| Bristol Motel | Lower Hutt | |
| Bucket Tree Lodge | Porirua | |
| Capital Gateway Motor Inn | Wellington | |
| Capital View Motor Inn | Wellington | |
| Copthorne Hotel Wellington, Oriental Bay | Wellington | |
| Courtenay Village | Wellington | |
| Distinction Wellington, Century City Hotel | Wellington |
When to go
Best time to visit Wellington Region
From the climate of 3 destinations in Wellington Region with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: January and February.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3 of 3 | 21 °C | 73 mm |
| February | 3 of 3 | 21 °C | 75 mm |
| March | 0 of 3 | 19 °C | 92 mm |
| April | 0 of 3 | 17 °C | 115 mm |
| May | 0 of 3 | 14 °C | 146 mm |
| June | 0 of 3 | 12 °C | 173 mm |
| July | 0 of 3 | 11 °C | 148 mm |
| August | 0 of 3 | 12 °C | 151 mm |
| September | 0 of 3 | 13 °C | 125 mm |
| October | 0 of 3 | 15 °C | 119 mm |
| November | 0 of 3 | 17 °C | 93 mm |
| December | 0 of 3 | 19 °C | 105 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Airports serving Wellington Region
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Wellington Region name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
WLG · Wellington International Airport
BHE · Woodbourne Airport
PMR · Palmerston North Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Wellington Region, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in New Zealand
Regional holidays observed in Wellington Region
Nearby
Regions near Wellington Region
Other regions of New Zealand with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay and guest scores from each operator's own public pages; further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.