A bold new hotel brand – Edit Hotels & Resorts – officially launches today with four properties across New Zealand. Designed for value-conscious travellers, Edit celebrates the simple pleasures of travel, offering a fresh, fuss-free way to stay well without compromise.
Created by the team behind luxury hospitality group Fable Hotels & Resorts, the Edit Hotels & Resorts collection features a portfolio of recently refurbished properties, including Edit Auckland Central (formerly President Hotel), Edit Auckland Greenlane (formerly Greenlane Suites), Edit Picton (formerly Picton Yacht Club Hotel), and Edit Hanmer Springs (formerly Hanmer Springs Hotel).
Edit is for the savvy traveller from families looking for value, business travellers needing seamless connectivity, or travel hackers who know how to make the most of every trip. We designed Edit Hotels & Resorts to be affordable without ever feeling cheap. It’s smart, comfortable, and uncluttered – ideal for guests who would rather spend more on experiencing the destination, than the room they sleep in. Lisa Breckon, Director of Sales and Marketing
Each Edit property offers a mid-scale accommodation experience that blends comfort and convenience without the unnecessary extras. Think reliable Wi-Fi, restful beds, and seamless service, all in well-located properties that keep things simple yet stylish at an affordable price.
Edit Hanmer Springs and Edit Picton also feature dedicated conference and event spaces – catering for up to 250 guests in Hanmer and 100 in Picton – offering smart, flexible venues ideal for meetings, retreats, and special occasions in two of New Zealand’s most scenic locations.
Edit is embracing a digital-first approach to deliver a more seamless and connected guest experience. Digital compendiums, interactive activity booklets, and digital business cards are already available across all properties, with Chromecast streaming and paperless check-in currently in development to further enhance the journey.
Edit Hotels & Resorts are committed to making a meaningful difference beyond the in-house guest experience, proudly working alongside local schools to support tamariki and whānau in need. These initiatives include:
In Auckland, Edit partners with Bailey Road School in Mt Wellington, supplying students with school bags, stationery, and drink bottles to ease the financial pressure on families, in addition to sponsoring a leadership programme for Year 7 and 8 students. A summer work experience initiative is also in the planning to give students the chance to build confidence and capability outside the classroom.
In Picton, Edit provides termly financial contributions to support Picton School students experiencing challenges such as low attendance and financial hardship. Funding covers access to sports, extracurricular activities, household essentials, and school stationery to remove barriers to learning and participation.
In Hanmer Springs, Edit sponsors weekly school lunches at Hanmer Springs School ensuring students in need receive at least one nourishing meal a week to help them stay focused and ready to learn.
Being part of a community means more than just operating in it; it’s about lending a hand and building meaningful, long-term relationships,
continues Lisa. We’re proud that each Edit property gives back to local school children and families who need a little extra support in a way that’s personal, tangible, and truly makes a difference.
Edit Hotels & Resorts is all about simple pleasures and creating space for what truly matters: rest, connection, and the joy of travel without excess. With a design ethos rooted in minimalism and warmth, Edit welcomes business and leisure travellers seeking to stay smart, sleep well, and spend less, without sacrificing style.
For more, visit www.edithotelsandresorts.com
Wanderlust. That thirst to escape the mundane, to find somewhere and something truly unique. A tale to tell that is ours alone. Fable is borne of this yearning – yours, and ours. We wanted to create something unforgettable; something we would treasure, and each of our guests would treasure too.
New Zealand owned, our team are locals and the Kiwi spirit of warmth and ingenuity is woven into our DNA.
When CPG created Fable, we dreamt of elevating boutique hotels to another place, with bespoke experiences that offer more than simply a luxurious place to lay one’s head (though, that is part of what we do, too). But rather, a curated experience bringing the best of contemporary world-class hospitality, combined with artful details to enjoy, and twists of local wisdom and flavour.
Each Fable property has a unique character utterly its own. Inherently local, consistently different, our promise is that any Fable location a guest visits will invoke the sort of unique experience that imprints deeply, calls to be relived, and leaves one longing to return to a place and moment again and again.
With an eye for the remarkable locations, talented people and unique touches that set an experience apart, CPG has established a collection of 13 properties in 6 locations across New Zealand (and growing). Bringing the Fable experience to life in many of these properties is the next step on our journey.
Fable’s first locations, newly refurbished and each full of rare character, will open their doors from mid-2020. Starting with an exclusive 11-room boutique hotel in Ponsonby Auckland, and the historic Wains Hotel in Dunedin, we will soon after turn our sights towards transforming several iconic Auckland destinations for a new era, soon to be announced. Stay tuned for our next chapters…
