Tuakau Hotel

Website Design & Development

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Adobe XD
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Webflow

Client Overview

Welcome to Tuakau Hotel, where luxury meets laid-back country vibes! This historic gem, located smack dab at the Gateway to Waikato, has been beautifully refurbished to offer a killer combo of boutique charm and modern amenities. With 21 premium rooms, two conference spaces, and on-site dining that will make your taste buds dance, Tuakau Hotel is the perfect spot for those who want to escape the hustle without sacrificing the good stuff.

Guests can kick back at Elsie’s Bar & Restaurant, which serves up fresh local produce with a side of warmth and hospitality. Whether you’re cosying up by the indoor-outdoor fireplace or catching the latest sports action in their gaming room, every corner of this hotel oozes comfort and class. And if business is on the agenda, their conference rooms are fully equipped for everything from intimate meetings to stylish weddings and cocktail parties.

What’s even cooler? Tuakau Hotel is serious about the environment! With a Silver Qualmark Environmental Rating, they’re on a mission to go green by reducing waste, lowering emissions, and promoting sustainable practices. This hotel is all about leaving a lighter footprint while still delivering a world-class experience.

Whether you're stopping by for a night, planning a big event, or just popping in for a great meal, Tuakau Hotel makes you feel right at home — while still treating you like royalty.

Project Objective

The Tuakau Hotel website redesign aimed to elevate their online presence while embracing the hotel’s unique blend of luxury and historic charm. GummyBear’s mission was to create a seamless, visually appealing platform that reflects the boutique experience guests can expect — whether they’re booking a room, reserving a table at Elsie’s Bar & Restaurant, or planning a conference or event.

Key project objectives included:

  1. Streamlined Booking Experience: Ensuring visitors could easily browse room options, check availability, and book their stay without hassle, making the entire process as relaxing as a weekend getaway at the hotel itself.
  2. Showcasing the Charm: Highlighting Tuakau Hotel’s boutique, historical charm through elegant design elements and stunning imagery, while keeping modern touches to reflect their top-notch amenities and eco-friendly practices.
  3. Sustainability and Local Engagement: Promoting Tuakau’s Silver Qualmark Environmental Rating and their community involvement efforts through a dedicated sustainability section, demonstrating their commitment to reducing their environmental footprint.
  4. Mobile-Friendly & Accessible: Ensuring the site works beautifully on all devices, offering an intuitive and welcoming experience whether users are on their phone, tablet, or desktop.

This website was crafted to not only showcase the hotel’s premium services but also to give potential guests a taste of the unforgettable hospitality Tuakau Hotel is known for. GummyBear brought this all to life with a little digital magic, ensuring every click feels like the start of a perfect stay.

Website Stylescape Concepts

The art behind the science!

Stylescapes are like moodboards on steroids - a curated mix of images, design elements, typography and colour. Stylescapes makes communicating your idea, of your brand, to GummyBear's designers simple. How else do you communicate that you like red? Well what red? Do you mean maroon, scarlet, rose, ruby, crimson, etc.?

Why bother with stylescapes? Because first impressions matter! They provide the opportunity for every visual element of your brand to resonate with your customers, evoking the right emotions, associations and behaviours. Without them you risk mishaps, like looking like a donkey.

Check out Tuakau Hotel's three different branding options below - they're the same, but different!

Website Stylescape Concepts

The art behind the science!

Stylescapes are like moodboards on steroids - a curated mix of images, design elements, typography and colour. Stylescapes makes communicating your idea, of your brand, to GummyBear's designers simple. How else do you communicate that you like red? Well what red? Do you mean maroon, scarlet, rose, ruby, crimson, etc.?

Why bother with stylescapes? Because first impressions matter! They provide the opportunity for every visual element of your brand to resonate with your customers, evoking the right emotions, associations and behaviours. Without them you risk mishaps, like looking like a donkey.

Check out Tuakau Hotel's three different branding options below - they're the same, but different!

Final Website Stylescape

Warning, awesomeness below!

Check out Tuakau Hotel's final stylescape. Their carefully curated combination of images, design elements, typography and colours to communicate their brands look and feel. GummyBear may be biased, as it looks awesome!

Do you understand the design elements and how they go together?

Final Website Stylescape

Warning, awesomeness below!

Check out Tuakau Hotel's final stylescape. Their carefully curated combination of images, design elements, typography and colours to communicate their brands look and feel. GummyBear may be biased, as it looks awesome!

Do you understand the design elements and how they go together?

Website Content & Wireframe

Architectural blueprint of your website!

Think of wireframes as the grey and boring, yet essential, architectural blueprint of your website. GummyBear's high fidelity wireframes (rather than your sketch pad antics), use real content and appropriately scaled images, videos, buttons, etc. providing a precise and practical view of your website's layout. Additionally, functionality drives everything and the wireframe allows us to plan your website visitors user experience (AKA how they use the website), so they can find the information they're looking for, as fast as possible.

Website Content & Wireframe

Architectural blueprint of your website!

Think of wireframes as the grey and boring, yet essential, architectural blueprint of your website. GummyBear's high fidelity wireframes (rather than your sketch pad antics), use real content and appropriately scaled images, videos, buttons, etc. providing a precise and practical view of your website's layout. Additionally, functionality drives everything and the wireframe allows us to plan your website visitors user experience (AKA how they use the website), so they can find the information they're looking for, as fast as possible.

Website Design

Dressed to impress!

Website design is where the real fun begins. Once we've got the blueprint (wireframe) and the creative stylescape sorted, it's time to bring it together and make your website shine.

Why is this so important? Because design is what turns heads and keeps people coming back. It's your brand's personality, charm and charisma all rolled into one. Every colour, font, design element and image is handpicked to make your audience go "Wow!" and keep them engaged.

Think of it like this: your wireframe is the skeleton, the stylescape is the wardrobe, and now we're dressing it up for the big reveal. GummyBear's not just building a website; GummyBear's crafting an experience that's unforgettable, engaging, and oh-so-you.

Skip this step, and you risk ending up with a digital snooze fest. Nail it, and you've got a showstopper.

Website Design

Dressed to impress!

Website design is where the real fun begins. Once we've got the blueprint (wireframe) and the creative stylescape sorted, it's time to bring it together and make your website shine.

Why is this so important? Because design is what turns heads and keeps people coming back. It's your brand's personality, charm and charisma all rolled into one. Every colour, font, design element and image is handpicked to make your audience go "Wow!" and keep them engaged.

Think of it like this: your wireframe is the skeleton, the stylescape is the wardrobe, and now we're dressing it up for the big reveal. GummyBear's not just building a website; GummyBear's crafting an experience that's unforgettable, engaging, and oh-so-you.

Skip this step, and you risk ending up with a digital snooze fest. Nail it, and you've got a showstopper.

Website Development

It's alive!

Website development is where the behind-the-scenes wizardry gives life to your website design. This is where you get to sit back, fasten your seat belts, put your tray tables in the upright position, and relax as GummyBear's team of coders/developers work their magic - AKA a bunch of coding that's really boring to look at before the website's finished.

When GummyBear's done, you'll have a stunning, polished website that's ready to turn heads and steal the show. It's not just a pretty face, it's an interactive, engaging experience that makes people want to stick around and get to know you.

Website Development

It's alive!

Website development is where the behind-the-scenes wizardry gives life to your website design. This is where you get to sit back, fasten your seat belts, put your tray tables in the upright position, and relax as GummyBear's team of coders/developers work their magic - AKA a bunch of coding that's really boring to look at before the website's finished.

When GummyBear's done, you'll have a stunning, polished website that's ready to turn heads and steal the show. It's not just a pretty face, it's an interactive, engaging experience that makes people want to stick around and get to know you.

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