New Kid on the Blog

Hi and welcome to the new Heritage and CityLife Hotels blog. We’re hoping this new section of the site will provide a platform for us to discuss things such as events taking place at our hotels and around the country, our website, new developments in hotels worldwide, and most importantly for you to tell us what you think.

Plus there’ll probably be the odd anecdote about the guest who was locked out of their room wearing only a bathrobe and fluffy slippers, or the guest who initiated a frantic search in the room they had earlier vacated for their misplaced wedding ring before their spouse discovered the loss, from time to time as well…

Long-time visitors to the website will hopefully have noticed a number of changes to the homepage. A few months ago we decided that as well as wanting to add a couple of new features we also wanted to refresh the look of the page a little. A virtual spring-clean if you will. So out went the large animation and in came a dynamic map of the country to allow clicking directly through to each hotel, a more streamlined reservations booking facility and some news and events teasers.

We’ve got some exciting plans for more developments over the coming months, including a redesigned and extended Last Minute Rates Table, which we’ll tell you about soon.

But we want to know what you think of the changes we’ve made so far; do they make the homepage easier to view? Is it easier to navigate around the site now? What could we add that would make it easier still? We really do want to know, so feel free to add your thoughts using the feedback boxes below.

Until next time thanks for reading and choosing to stay at Heritage and CityLife Hotels.

Michael Hartland
Marketing Executive

19 March 2007

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on 8 Apr 2009, PiterKokoniz Piter Kokoniz wrote :

Hello!!! I only wanted to tell you that I like your blog very much! And want to ask you: what was the reasson for you to start this blog? Sorry for my bad english:) Thank you! Piter

Hello Piter and thanks for your kind words. We wanted to start this blog as somewhere we could discuss trends and things that are going on both in and around the hotel industry, but as you can see it's evolved into other subjects as well! We'd love to see more comments on our blogs so feel free to tell us what you think! All the best, Michael Hartland

on 13 Dec 2008, H D wrote :

Hi, with the virtual tours on your website - it would be better if the navigation strip was BELOW the picture, rather than running right across it where it obscures part of the picture.Also shouldn't the button below the box where comments are entered say "Send" rather than "Save", to avoid confusion.

on 5 Mar 2008, Donna Mitchell wrote :

I find the site much easier to navigate around (great inprovement!). Out of curiosity and based on the Heritage Auckland - if I booked a specific room, say a "2 bdrm exec" why can't you confirm the actual room I'm in beforehand e.g. hotel or wing, level, bed configuration, etc. Thanks.

on 29 Jul 2007, babu mohd wrote :

Hi, whats the easiest & most economical way for 2 adults to reach the heritage hanmer springs hotel from christchurch airport without hiring a taxi! (plng a trip on 9th august)

Thanks for your query. There is no direct shuttle from Christchurch Airport to Hanmer Springs, so your best option if you didn't have a private vehicle would be to go by taxi or shuttle back into central Christchurch and then join the Hanmer Connection bus which departs daily from Christchurch at 9.00am, 10.30am and 2.30pm. The journey to Hanmer Springs takes 2 hours. I hope this was helpful and enjoy your stay with us.

on 27 Apr 2007, Kellie McClure wrote :

Just wondering if the one bedroom suite in Queenstown has a bath? All the other rooms say they do but this one?! Thanks

Hi Kellie. Yes, the one-bedroom suites in Queenstown do have a bath. Thanks for the query. Michael Hartland

on 17 Apr 2007, Betsy Hustler wrote :

I was just wondering if the package specials are per person or if the prices are for both people??

Hi Betsy. The packages are always per room rather than per person, so the rates mentioned will be for the room regardless of how many people are staying (as long as there are sufficient beds to accommodate everyone!). Thanks for your query. Michael Hartland

on 11 Apr 2007, Imran Jakar wrote :

Why doesnt it fit the whole screen. Hard to navigate when you have to scroll down.

on 10 Apr 2007, James Woods wrote :

Front page still a bit cluttered. Can you add more pictures?

on 26 Mar 2007, David Smith wrote :

A great improvement, still alot of text to read through. Maybe make the "hot deals" section a bit more visual? Just an idea. Great job

on 25 Mar 2007, james Schoning wrote :

Like the look of the new site, easier to navigate around. [edited]