Hotels opening soon in New Zealand
Announced and confirmed, next opening first.
Queenstown, Otago
Avani Queenstown
Minor Hotels' New Zealand flagship, waking up lakefront on Frankton Road.
Announced · September 2026
Palmerston North, New Zealand
TRYP by Wyndham Palmerston North
Wyndham's design-led TRYP brand revives a derelict Edwardian post office.
Announced · December 2026
Christchurch, Canterbury
Sheraton Christchurch
New Zealand's first Sheraton reimagines a quake-damaged 1970s tower beside Te Pae.
Announced · Mid-2027
Blenheim, Marlborough
The Alfred Hotel
A six-storey riverside hotel anchors Blenheim's new wine-country entertainment precinct.
Announced · 2027
Queenstown, New Zealand
St. Regis Queenstown
St. Regis makes its New Zealand debut on the shores of Lake Wakatipu.
Announced · Late 2027
Queenstown, Otago
NOCTIS by Kamana
A night-sky-themed villa resort rising on the shore of Lake Wakatipu.
Announced · Late 2027
Rotorua, Bay of Plenty
Rotorua Marriott Hotel
A landmark 1970s-era hotel on Rotorua's main strip is being renovated into the flagship Marriott brand's New Zealand debut.
Announced · Late 2027Queenstown, Otago
Radisson RED Queenstown
A playful lifestyle brand lands at the foot of the Southern Alps.
Announced · Early 2028
Dunedin, Otago
Distinction Hotel Dunedin
A planned 145-room, 4.5-star hotel and conference centre inside Philip Laing House and neighbouring heritage buildings in central Dunedin.
Announced · 2028
Auckland, Auckland
The Official Auckland, Autograph Collection
A historic building on Auckland's Eden Crescent becomes the city's first Autograph Collection address, and Marriott's fourth Auckland hotel.
Announced · 2028
Tauranga, Bay of Plenty
Rydges Tauranga
A ground-up, 158-room Rydges just 50m from Tauranga's waterfront: the city's second internationally branded hotel after Mercure Tauranga.
Announced · Late 2028
Wellington
Fable Wellington, Autograph Collection
A 1940s office tower on Lambton Quay is being converted into Marriott's first-ever Wellington hotel, jointly branded under New Zealand developer CP Group's own Fable portfolio.
Announced · 2029
Rotorua, Bay of Plenty
Noho Lakeside Hotel
A proposed five-star lakefront hotel built around a tikanga Māori design framework
Announced · TBC
Auckland, Auckland
Downtown Carpark Redevelopment Hotel (Te Pūmanawa o Tāmaki)
A 200-room hotel buried inside a twin-tower waterfront mega-project, with no brand or opening date yet
Announced · TBC
Auckland, Auckland
Moxy Auckland
Marriott's youth-focused Moxy brand rises in prefabricated modules above Auckland's Learning Quarter, years behind its original schedule
Announced · TBC
Auckland, Auckland
DoubleTree by Hilton Auckland, Albert Street
Hilton's DoubleTree brand debuts in Auckland inside a converted 1980s office tower, three years past its original opening target
Announced · TBCUpcoming hotel openings in New Zealand
Openings listed here are either announced by the operator or confirmed by our editorial team. Dates move: we update them as they do, and we say so when they slip.