The Qualmark™ can help you identify quality places to
stay, things to do and ways to get around no matter where you
are in New Zealand.
Great places to stay
Whether you're looking for a luxury hotel, a family motel, a
budget backpacker, a homely bed & breakfast or a spacious holiday park,
the Qualmark™ identifies quality assured accommodation suitable
for any type of traveller.
Every accommodation provider on Qualmarks' website has undergone a
rigorous assessment and licensing process to become part of the
Qualmark™ licensing system. They'll meet your essential
requirements of cleanliness, safety, security and comfort; and
offer a range and quality of services appropriate to their star
grade.
How do you indentify a Qualmark Accommodation business?
There are six categories so look for these signs:
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Backpacker
Includes budget "shared" accommodation in a hostel, lodge, or "hotel". |
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Guest and Hosted
Incorporates bed & breakfasts, farm and home stays, guest houses, boutique lodges, inns, country hotels and similar establishments providing "home-like" or "character" accommodation. |
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Holiday Home
Includes serviced holiday cottages to luxurious lodges. |
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Holiday Park
Includes camping grounds and motor camps. All properties provide communal kitchens, toilets, showers and laundries in addition to a variety of additional features |
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Hotel
Includes properties with at least one licensed bar and restaurant, on the premises or adjacent, with charge-back facilities. |
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Self Contained and Serviced
Includes motels, motor lodges, motor inns, motel apartments, and serviced apartments. |
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Exclusive
Features intimate, exclusive and highly individual establishments which offer the finest of locations, facilities, activities and service. They range from destination retreats offering golf, fishing, food and wine or wilderness adventures, to stylish urban and design hotels and secluded beach or lake front villas. |
Accommodation Star Grade Descriptions
Within each category (except Exclusive), each establishment is star graded:
Things to do and ways to get around
If you're after things to do and ways to get around, Qualmark endorsed visitor services, transport and visitor activities are the smartest choice, from abseiling to yachting, art galleries to wilderness walks, coaches to limousines.
Businesses that carry the Qualmark® have met quality standards in safety, facilities, equipment, customer service and more. You can count on them to deliver a quality experience.
"Endorsed" definition
Professional and trustworthy