Auckland's oldest and most elegant suburb — leafy Parnell, with its restored heritage village of boutiques, galleries and cafés, the rose gardens and the Domain park and museum nearby, plus the shopping hub of Newmarket. Refined, green and central, close to the museum and gardens; the base for travellers who want a graceful, quieter setting with good dining and boutiques, a short ride from downtown. A charming, upscale side of the city.
A look around
What you’ll be living next to. Swipe through.
NZ$320–600
typical per night in New Zealand
You pay for the postcode
One of the pricier addresses in Auckland.
Where it sits
The circle is Parnell & Newmarket and roughly a 10-minute walk around it.
How far is everything?
From the middle of this area to the city's headline sights — pick your own on the city page and these become your list.
- The Sky Tower23 min walk1.9 km
- Mount Eden (Maungawhau)26 min walk2.2 km
- The Viaduct & Wynyard waterfront8 min taxi2.7 km
- Ponsonby9 min taxi2.9 km
- Devonport & the North Shore (beach)10 min taxi3.5 km
- Devonport10 min taxi3.5 km
- Rangitoto Island33 min taxi11.0 km
- Waiheke Island85 min taxi28.5 km
- The west-coast surf beaches88 min taxi29.4 km
On your doorstep
What you’re living next to if you stay here.
- 3.Auckland War Memorial Museum — New Zealand's grandest museum, crowning the green Domain in a majestic neoclassical building — with a superb, world-class collection of Māori and Pacific treasures (including a great carved war canoe and meeting house), natural history, and moving war galleries. Crucially, it hosts a daily Māori cultural performance of song, dance and the haka. The essential introduction to Māori and Pasifika culture and New Zealand's story; a rich, unmissable few hours. Don't miss the cultural show.
- 9.The Auckland Domain & Wintergardens — The city's oldest and grandest park, sprawling across an ancient volcano — the Auckland Domain, with sweeping lawns, mature trees, sports fields, the grand museum on its crown, and the lovely Victorian Wintergardens glasshouses full of exotic ferns and flowers. A beautiful green heart of the city for a stroll or picnic, and the setting for summer concerts; combine it easily with the museum. A peaceful, leafy escape right beside the centre, and free. A lovely couple of hours.
- 13.Parnell village & rose gardens — Auckland's oldest suburb, Parnell, is a graceful pocket of restored heritage buildings housing boutiques, galleries, cafés and restaurants along a leafy rise, with the lovely Parnell Rose Gardens and the historic wooden cathedral nearby. A charming, elegant area to stroll, browse and lunch, a world away from the downtown bustle and handy to the museum and Domain; the rose gardens are a delight in bloom. A pleasant, refined afternoon in one of the city's prettiest quarters.
When are you staying?
Booking.com & Airbnb open searched to Parnell & Newmarket; flights via Google Flights.