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SO/ Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand · Sofitel · Core Luxury
SO/ Auckland occupies the former Reserve Bank of New Zealand at 67 Customs Street East, the house that once held the country's gold. The spa and function rooms sit inside the original bullion vault. Opened in 2019 with Britomart's regeneration, 130 rooms carry gold-accented interiors and a rooftop that looks across the Waitemata to Rangitoto.
- 130 rooms
- Opened 2019
- Neighborhood: Britomart
About SO/ Auckland
- The spa and events rooms occupy the former Reserve Bank bullion vault, once the largest gold-reserve vault in the country.
- 67 Customs Street East has sat in Auckland's commercial downtown since colonial times. Next door, Britomart was the Central Post Office before the precinct's rebuild.
- SO/ is Accor's design-led Sofitel offshoot. Auckland was an early Asia-Pacific house, and the gold vault is an unusually civic shell for that brand.
History
SO/ Auckland opened in 2019 in the former Reserve Bank of New Zealand building at 67 Customs Street East, restored as part of the Britomart regeneration. The spa and function spaces occupy the original bullion vault. One hundred thirty rooms look across the Waitemata to Rangitoto Island.
The setting
At 67 Customs Street East in Britomart, the old Reserve Bank. The Waitemata and Rangitoto are the rooftop view; the vault is downstairs.
Restaurants and bars
- HI-SO Rooftop Bar — Bar · Bar
- Harbour Society — Restaurant
Amenities
- Spa
- Indoor pool
- Sauna
- Hot tub
- Fitness center
- Rooftop bar
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