It will soon incorporate a temporary exhibition space within its premises.
The Queenstown Park Boutique Hotel, on Robins Rd, officially opened in December last year and next month will host an exhibition by Maori sculptor Rua Paul.
Hotel manager John Etheridge said the exhibition, which comprises 40 pieces, would take over the car park.
Temporary walls would be erected for security.
The hotel already exhibited several of Paul's pieces, which were "beautiful contemporary carvings", and when the opportunity arose to exhibit a full collection of his work, the hotel owners jumped at the chance, Mr Etheridge said.
"We've known him for a while and we're really proud of what he's been able to create.
"We'd love to be able to [host more exhibitions], but it's quite an expensive process and we're quite a small property.
We don't have big conference facilities we can dedicate to an exhibition. It's possible that we could hold one or two a year."
Paul is a highly respected Maori artist with more than 30 years' experience in carving, sculpture and painting.
His carvings can be seen in meeting houses - including five major meeting-house projects in Auckland - hospitals and public places throughout New Zealand, and in the Tahiti Museum of Art.
Paul has worked throughout the Pacific as a carver and studied traditional forms of carving, canoe-making and early navigation.
His apprenticeship began under Paki Harrison, a leader in his own generation of Maori art and a leading expert in carving.
Paul first presented the exhibition "The Journey" in Christchurch two years ago, where more than half the pieces sold on opening night.
The exhibition was acclaimed as ground-breaking, ambitious and "a sign of new maturity in Maoridom".
His second exhibition, "The Journey and The Arrival" continues his exploration of the colonisation of New Zealand first by Polynesians, then by Europeans.
Mr Etheridge said "The Journey and The Arrival" would be displayed on July 5 and 6, including the 40 new sculptural pieces.
"Our guests are typically well-travelled, with a keenness to learn and an awareness of national identity and culture. We seek to provide all the comforts expected of an international hotel closely tied to our location.
"It is the New Zealand-inspired art and design that elicits the most response from visitors."
The exhibition opening on July 5 is by invitation only but there would be an opportunity for all to see and buy the works during the public viewing on July 6, between 11am and 3pm.
