--- title: "Novotel Rotorua Lakeside vs Prince's Gate Hotel: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Novotel Rotorua Lakeside or Prince's Gate Hotel? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Rotorua hotels set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/novotel-rotorua-lakeside-vs-princes-gate-hotel" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Novotel Rotorua Lakeside vs Prince's Gate Hotel: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Novotel Rotorua Lakeside or Prince's Gate Hotel? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Rotorua hotels set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Novotel Rotorua Lakeside and Prince's Gate Hotel - **Competitive set**: Rotorua hotels - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Novotel Rotorua Lakeside Share of Search**: 24.4% - **Prince's Gate Hotel Share of Search**: 4.7% ## Which is more popular in search, Novotel Rotorua Lakeside or Prince's Gate Hotel? - In August 2026, Novotel Rotorua Lakeside had more branded searches than Prince's Gate Hotel among rotorua hotels in New Zealand. Novotel Rotorua Lakeside was estimated to have 8.4K branded searches compared to Prince's Gate Hotel’s 1.6K, and held a 24.4% Share of Search versus Prince's Gate Hotel’s 4.7%. - Novotel Rotorua Lakeside was ahead of Prince's Gate Hotel in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Novotel Rotorua Lakeside’s estimated Share of Search among rotorua hotels in New Zealand moved from 24.9% to 24.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 8.3K to 8.4K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Prince's Gate Hotel’s estimated Share of Search among rotorua hotels in New Zealand moved from 3% to 4.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1K to 1.6K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand rotorua hotels in August 2026? - In August 2026, Prince's Gate Hotel gained estimated Share of Search among rotorua hotels in New Zealand, from 3.7% to 4.7%. - In August 2026, Novotel Rotorua Lakeside gained estimated Share of Search among rotorua hotels in New Zealand, from 23.7% to 24.4%. ## Month by month | Month | Novotel Rotorua Lakeside estimated searches | Novotel Rotorua Lakeside Share of Search | Novotel Rotorua Lakeside rank | Prince's Gate Hotel estimated searches | Prince's Gate Hotel Share of Search | Prince's Gate Hotel rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 8.3K | 24.9% | 2 | 1K | 3% | 6 | | Nov 2025 | 10.2K | 28.3% | 1 | 880 | 2.4% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | 10.1K | 25.2% | 1 | 890 | 2.2% | 6 | | Jan 2026 | 12.4K | 27.8% | 1 | 880 | 2% | 6 | | Feb 2026 | 10.1K | 27.1% | 1 | 1K | 2.7% | 6 | | Mar 2026 | 10.1K | 27.3% | 1 | 1K | 2.7% | 6 | | Apr 2026 | 10.3K | 26.9% | 1 | 1K | 2.6% | 6 | | May 2026 | 10.2K | 28.7% | 1 | 1.3K | 3.7% | 6 | | Jun 2026 | 8.3K | 25.2% | 1 | 1.3K | 3.9% | 6 | | Jul 2026 | 10.2K | 23.7% | 2 | 1.6K | 3.7% | 6 | | Aug 2026 | 8.4K | 24.4% | 2 | 1.6K | 4.7% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Novotel Rotorua Lakeside’s and Prince's Gate Hotel’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Novotel Rotorua Lakeside**: Measured on the search terms “novotel rotorua”, “novotel rotorua breakfast” and “novotel rotorua lakeside tutanekai street rotorua”, summed into one figure. - **Prince's Gate Hotel**: Measured on the search terms “princes gate hotel” and “princesgate co nz”, summed into one figure. - [Novotel Rotorua Lakeside profile](/demand/nz/brands/novotel-rotorua-lakeside) - [Prince's Gate Hotel profile](/demand/nz/brands/princes-gate-hotel) - [All rotorua hotels in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-rotorua-hotels): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 brands. ## Methodology - [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Which is more popular in search, Novotel Rotorua Lakeside or Prince's Gate Hotel? In August 2026, Novotel Rotorua Lakeside had more branded searches than Prince's Gate Hotel among rotorua hotels in New Zealand. Novotel Rotorua Lakeside was estimated to have 8.4K branded searches compared to Prince's Gate Hotel’s 1.6K, and held a 24.4% Share of Search versus Prince's Gate Hotel’s 4.7%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Novotel Rotorua Lakeside vs Prince's Gate Hotel: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/novotel-rotorua-lakeside-vs-princes-gate-hotel This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/novotel-rotorua-lakeside-vs-princes-gate-hotel. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.