Crown Napier
Cnr Bridge St & Hardinge Rd, Ahuriri Napier, North Island, 4144, New Zealand
Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Stayed at this HotelCrown Napier
To speed
Song of the day: Bad day, Daniel Powter
Angry note of the day: we took the scenic road, and guess what, instead of enjoying it at a nice relaxing speed, Mr Driver thought we were on a race track or something! I never have motion sickness but I thought I was going to puke!
To drink
Highlight: Winery day! nice people, nice wines. Shame I've got parents who don't appreciate simple things. And my mother didn't leave the car, the whole day...
Salsa highlight: there are regular lessons in Napier. Asked about a social night, the teacher said him and another couple were meeting tonight for a little practice, come along he said! hhmmm... not quite sure about that...
The Art Deco Capital of the World
Greetings, mates! After a lovely brekkie on our deck, we reluctantly checked out of the Parehua resort. I was the driver today and driving has become pretty natural for both us. However, we still turn on the windshield wipers instead of the turn signal. We headed north out of Martinborough on Highway 2. Our destination for today was Napier on …
Hawkes Bay
Area of the 'Classics' ! We started our second wine tasting in Hawke's Bay Wine Country, www.hawkesbaynz.com. Enjoyed a nice lunch at the Elephant Hill, a C******nay vintage 2006. www.elephanthill.co.nz. In the evening we had a wonderful dinner at the Terroir Restaurant at Craggy Range with some stunning views on the Te Mate (the sleeping giant) …



