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The Avenue Hotel (previously Kingsgate Wanganui)
Overview
With its prime location and luxurious touches, The Avenue Hotel is one of the ideal Whanganui hotels for discerning travellers. Just a 10-minute walk from attractions like Sarjeant Gallery and Alexander Heritage Library, it's the perfect base from which to explore Whanganui. And when you return to the hotel, unwind by the pool or enjoy a drink and bite to eat at Mothership Bar. Whether you're here for leisure or business, our 58 guest rooms and apartments, and conference and banquet facilities, have plenty to offer. Stay with us and experience delightful Whanganui.
Rooms
- Apartment, up to 10 guests
- Double room, up to 4 guests
- DBT, up to 6 guests
- Family room, up to 4 guests
- Family room, up to 8 guests
- Quadruple room, up to 6 guests
- Room, up to 10 guests
- Studio, up to 5 guests
- Suite, up to 8 guests
- Suite, up to 2 guests
- Triple room, up to 5 guests
- Twin room, up to 4 guests
Facilities
Facilities
- Car park
- Key Collection (07:00–21:00)
- Check-in hour (15:00–21:00)
- Check-out hour (10:00–10:00)
- Mobile phone coverage
- Wired Internet
- Wi-fi
- Local and international calls
- Room service
- Laundry service
- Launderette (extra charge)
- Bellboy service
- Air conditioning in public areas
- Smoke detector
- Garden
- Concierge
- Newspapers
- Luggage room
- Dining area (1)
- Clothes dryer
- Grill/BBQ
- Electric kettle
- Towels and bed linen
Catering
- Bar
- Restaurant (1)
- Highchairs
- Banquet hall
- Air conditioning in Restaurant
Entertainment & pools
- Indoor freshwater pool (1)
- Outdoor freshwater pool (1)
- TV lounge
Sports
- Mini golf
Business
- Conference room (2)
- Meeting room (2)
- Printer
- Photocopier
- Audio-visual equipment rental
- Fax
Meals
- Breakfast (06:30–09:00)
- À la carte dinner
- Picnic
Payment methods
- American Express
- JCB
- MasterCard
- Visa
Good to know
- LGTBIQ friendly
- Identification card at arrival
- Non-smoking establishment
At a glance and nearby
- Year of most recent renovation
- 2010
- Total number of rooms
- 63
- Number of floors (main building)
- 2
- Twin rooms
- 30
- Double rooms
- 30
- Junior suites
- 2
- Family rooms
- 1
- City centre
- 500 m
- Golf course
- 3000 m
Close by
- Paddle Steamer Waimarie500 m
- Sarjeant Gallery500 m
How far from Fiordland
- Queenstown airport766 km
- Milford Sound787 km
- Te Anau854 km
- Manapouri (for Doubtful Sound)871 km
- Invercargill902 km
Straight-line distances, not road or driving time. In Fiordland roads wind around lakes and mountains and the real drive is longer; plan the journey with a current map and check the road status before you set out.
This place sits in North Island. The gateways section of the guide explains the road from Queenstown and Invercargill to Te Anau.
Contact and map
Victoria Avenue, 379 2 Yes4501 Whanganui
- +64 63575577 Reservations
- +64 63490044 Hotel
- +64 63453250 Fax
- [email protected]
- Hotel website
- Open on OpenStreetMap
Meal plans listed: Breakfast For Two Guests, Room Only
Oscalyden does not take bookings and shows no prices. Contact the hotel for rates and availability. Catalogue data last updated 2026-10-01.