Comfort Hotel Flames Whangarei

About this place

Comfort Hotel Flames is a hotel and conference centre in Onerahi, Whāngārei, set in tropical gardens overlooking Whāngārei Harbour. It is the closest hotel to Whāngārei Airport and a short drive from the city centre, which makes it a straightforward choice for Northland conferences drawing delegates who fly in. It operates under the Comfort brand within the Choice Hotels group.

Accommodation

The hotel offers 21 executive studios. Rooms look out over either Whāngārei Harbour or the tropical gardens, and each has a private balcony. Rooms are generously proportioned and include a fridge, tea and coffee making facilities, a tiled en suite with shower and bath, hair dryer, and iron and ironing board.

At 21 rooms the hotel cannot house a large conference on its own, so bigger events combine the venue with other Whāngārei accommodation — but for a board retreat, executive offsite or small residential programme it works as a self-contained package.

Meetings and conferences

The on-site conference centre has three conference rooms, hosting up to 150 people in total. Named rooms include:

• Kauri Room — up to 80 people
• Rata Room — up to 18 people

The combination of a larger plenary room and smaller breakout spaces supports conferences with syndicate sessions, as well as training courses, AGMs, board meetings, awards evenings, cocktail functions and weddings. The team notes experience across a broad range of formats, from retreats through to larger cocktail and awards events.

Food, beverage and facilities

Dining is handled in-house at Flames Restaurant, a modern, family-friendly restaurant serving seafood, European and barbecue grill dishes, with breakfast and dinner service and a children's menu. The restaurant caters conference and function events with a range of menus and can accommodate dietary requirements. There are two bars, plus a coffee shop and room service.

Other facilities include:

• Swimming pool and spa pool
• Gym
• Private tropical gardens with an outdoor garden area and a viewing platform over the hotel's waterfall
• Free on-site parking
• Free airport shuttle

Suitability

Comfort Hotel Flames suits Northland conferences, training programmes, incentive and team offsites, awards dinners and weddings for groups up to around 150 for the day programme, with 21 rooms available for residential stays. The airport shuttle, in-house restaurant and bars, gardens and pool make it a practical single-site option away from the centre of Whāngārei.