Napier Architecture

We, at Napier Airport Car Rental, help the traveler get around Napier, one of the most architecturally significant cities around and an important place for architects, historians and tourists alike. With our rental car suppliers such as Alamo, Sixt and Europcar, we provide you the best cars at the cheapest rates to commute around the city. Our inclusions such as unlimited mileage, airport fees, breakdown assistance, third party insurance help you keep your mind on the architecture of Napier instead of worrying about other things! Book with us in three easy steps and enjoy the beautiful sights of this city.

Napier is probably the only city in the World with a complete Art-Deco style architecture, thus placing it alongside some of the most unique cities around the globe. It was rebuilt in the 1930's with a lot of enthusiasm in the styles of the era - Spanish Mission, Stripped Classical and above all Art-Deco. Napier's architecture is quite unique, with Maori motifs built in them. One of New Zealand's most photographed cities, Napier is made prettier by the palms and the Norfolk Island pines. Surrounded by beautiful hills and the pristine waters of the South Pacific, Napier is the focal point of the Hawke's Bay region.

During the rebuilding process, Louis Hay, a prominent New Zealand architect and resident of Napier got his chance to shine. A fan of Art Nouveau, Arts and Craft movement and Frank Lloyd Wright, he built a number of buildings in and around Napier. He helped the Napier rebuilding committee hire a number of local architects to help rebuild the city. The National Tobacco Company building in Napier is the work for which he is most renowned. Other buildings made by him include the Hildebrandt building, Napier club and St Paul's Presbyterian Church. The T & G Building designed by Atkins and Mitchell is another historical building in Napier located on the corner of Marine Parade and Emerson Street.

Explore the wonderful architecture of this famous city with our Napier Airport Car Rental and re-live the era of Renaissance and Romance in the city.