QT Wellington

Top choice in Wellington


Formerly known as ‘Museum Hotel de Wheels’ (to make way for Te Papa, it was rolled here from its original location 120m away), this five-storey, art-filled hotel keeps the quirk-factor high. Back lifts open onto darkened corridors leading to flamboyantly decorated rooms with kitchenettes, laundry facilities and pervasive hippopotamus-meets-chandelier style.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Wellington attractions

1. Te Papa

0.11 MILES

New Zealand's national museum is hard to miss, taking up a sizeable chunk of the Wellington waterfront. ‘Te Papa Tongarewa’ loosely translates as …

2. Bucket Fountain

0.36 MILES

Cuba Mall's landmark (and sneakily splashy) fountain mocks the surrounding commerce with its Zen-like tilt-and-pour processes. The kids (and the wandering…

3. City Gallery Wellington

0.38 MILES

Housed in the monumental old library in Civic Sq (the new library is next door), Wellington’s much-loved City Gallery does a cracking job of securing…

4. St Mary of the Angels

0.51 MILES

Closed for seismic strengthening and restoration from 2013 to 2017, this pretty Catholic parish church is looking downright heavenly. Built in 1922, it…

5. Wellington Museum

0.53 MILES

For an imaginative, interactive experience of Wellington’s social and maritime history, head to this bewitching little museum, inside an 1892 bond store…

6. Academy Galleries

0.55 MILES

The showcase of the esteemed New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts (founded 1882), the Academy Galleries presents frequently changing exhibitions by NZ artists…

7. Pukeahu National War Memorial Park

0.58 MILES

It seems strangely fitting that NZ's National War Memorial should be a musical instrument and contain as its centrepiece not a statue of a soldier, but of…

8. New Zealand Cricket Museum

0.61 MILES

Tucked under a stand at the Basin Reserve, the NZ Cricket Museum is a must-see for fans of the old game. It's only open during cricket matches or by…