travel42 Hotel Review: Hotel DeBrett

Hotel DeBrett travel42 Professional Hotel Review

Location and History

In a trendy neighborhood near the larger JW Marriott, this is Auckland's "little engine that could," a 25-room design hotel with great staff, and a bar and restaurant that are among the hippest and most happening near the quay.

This was one of Auckland's first hotels, known as The Commercial Hotel, and its iconic facade remains despite a slew of modern appointments inside. It begins with the colorful stained-glass window panels that turn heads of passersb...