Hawke's Bay Accommodation

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New Zealand is fortunate enough to have a wide variety of accommodation options to choose from. Whatever standard you seek, there is a price and quality to suit your needs. Accommodation is available in abundance at the major tourist locations, but also scattered around off-the-beaten-track places - wherever you go, accommodation is never too far away. One thing to note about accommodation in Hawke's Bay is that you should be sure to book early for peak holiday times, for instance over the Christmas holidays and long weekends. During these times accommodation is often booked out well in advance.

Hawke's Bay: Hawke's Bay is loved for its sunny climate, fabulous beaches and vineyards; it is also one of the country's most important pip-fruit growing areas. The Hawke's Bay region has around 2200 hours of sunshine every year, so there's ample opportunity to enjoy the outdoors. Between the forested Ruahine and Kaweka Ranges and the ocean, the Heretaunga Plains are sliced into portions by wide, braided rivers - the perfect landscape for cycling, fishing, hiking, surfing and other fresh-air activities. Aided by a warm, maritime climate and grape-friendly soils, Hawke's Bay has a long, rich heritage of wine production. The region excels with classic grapes such as Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay and, more recently, Syrah. Most vineyards welcome visitors for tasting sessions - many run a cafe or restaurant so that you can match fine wines to fine food. Hawke's Bay is also home to a world-class concentration of 1930s architecture. Both Napier and Hastings were seriously damaged during the region's huge 1931 earthquake (7.8 on the Richter scale), then rebuilt in the architectural styles of the times - Art Deco, Spanish Mission and Stripped Classical. East of Hastings is Cape Kidnappers, a large gannet colony. Over summer, visitors see chicks being raised by their parents. At all times of the year, it is great to watch the gannets cruising the air currents and diving for fish.