About this hotel
Come and stay at The Great Ponsonby Arthotel, a delightful small hotel providing bed and breakfast in central Auckland. Just a two minute stroll to Ponsonby's vibrant cafés, restaurants, galleries, shops and nightlife or a short taxi ride to the harbour and city centre.
The Great Ponsonby Arthotel, established over 20 years ago, is a renovated villa located in a heritage neighbourhood.
Beautifully decorated with original New Zealand and Pacific Island artworks, filled with books, magazines, music and persian rugs, you will feel at home and relaxed in our welcoming environment.
Set within a lovely garden alongside a park there are 11 rooms to choose from (either villa rooms, courtyard studios or spacious suites).
Included in the room rate are our legendary breakfasts, unlimited Wi-Fi, parking and a daily newspaper.
- Wi-Fi
- Parking
- Accessible
Facilities and services
Facilities 19
- Wheelchair-accessible
- Car park
- Check-in hour (07:00–21:00)
- Check-out hour (10:00–11:00)
- Wi-fi
- Transfer service (extra charge)
- Secure parking
- Airport Shuttle (extra charge)
- Room service (extra charge)
- Laundry service (extra charge)
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- Bicycle hire service (extra charge)
- Smoke detector
- Newspaper stand
- Garden (extra charge)
- Terrace
- Newspapers
- Luggage room (extra charge)
- Library
- Electric kettle
Catering 2
- Non-smoking area
- Breakfast room
Entertainment & pools 1
- Game room (extra charge)
Business 1
- Printer
Meals 1
- Breakfast
Payment methods 3
- American Express
- MasterCard
- Visa
Good to know 1
- Non-smoking establishment
Rooms and suites
Villa
Penthouse King/Twin Room
Studio
courtyard king/twin studio
Villa
Villa King/Twin Room
Studio
Courtyard Queen Studio
Villa
Villa Queen Room
Occupancy by room type
- Apartmentup to 10 guests (max. 10 adults or max. 6 children)
- Studioup to 2 guests (max. 2 adults)
- Studioup to 2 guests (max. 2 adults or max. 1 children)
- Studioup to 5 guests (max. 5 adults or max. 3 children)
- Twin roomup to 4 guests (max. 4 adults or max. 3 children)
- Villaup to 3 guests (max. 2 adults or max. 1 children)
- Villaup to 2 guests (max. 2 adults or max. 1 children)
Room types and occupancy come from this hotel's Hotelbeds catalogue entry. Not every type can be booked at all times; ask the hotel to confirm availability and bed layout.
Location and surroundings
30 Ponsonby Terrace, 1010 Auckland
141 km to Hobbiton (film trail). Straight-line distances: real driving time depends on the road, the season and the traffic, so plan extra for mountain roads and in summer.
Meals and features
Meal plans
Key facts
- Number of floors (main building)
- 2
- Twin rooms
- 4
- Studios
- 3
- Villas
- 5
- Accessible rooms
- 1
Hotel data: Hotelbeds, updated 04/08/2026.
