Wanaka
The refurbished Wanaka View has five apartments with spa baths and full kitchens squeezed tightly into a standard section. The largest has three bedrooms…
Must-see hotels in Queenstown & Wanaka
Queenstown
Formerly the mayor's digs, this lovely stone building (1874) has been converted into a six-bedroom holiday home. The modern kitchen and bathrooms meld…
Queenstown
This modern motel is an easy 10-minute walk from town along the lakefront. Newly refurbished, self-contained units have beaut lake views. It's on the main…
Queenstown
Queenstown's newest luxury hotel opened in December 2017 and sits just a touch above the lakefront hotels along Lake Esplanade, creating even more…
Queenstown
This well-run, sunlit spot is like two distinct properties in one – smallish but comfortable newer units at the front and cheaper 1970s-style units (with…
Queenstown & Wanaka
This child of the 1980s is better on the inside than the outside, with spacious units with colourful feature walls, soft furnishings and interesting art…
Queenstown
In a quiet street around a five-minute walk up from the town centre, this angular white block has renovated one- and two-bedroom apartments and friendly…
Queenstown & Wanaka
Tall shady trees and a garden setting give these bungalow-type cottages a relaxed air. Some have full kitchens and spa baths. The two-bedroom, self…
Queenstown & Wanaka
Take history to bed with you in this 1875 miners' cottage at the end of Arrowtown's cutest strip. Rent it as two-bedroom accommodation, or as a studio,…
Wanaka
Guests in the four spacious, modern bedrooms are pampered with home baking and a cedar hot tub. It's 4km from town, tucked in behind Mt Iron, but there…
Queenstown & Wanaka
Every player wins a prize, with all 12 rooms having unbeatable views across the lake, but they're rather pricey for what's basically an upmarket motel…
Queenstown
Right by the lake, 12km west of Queenstown, this DOC campsite offers little more than a flat space to pitch a tent or park a campervan, and toilets of the…
Wanaka
Split between two buildings on one corner block – the 'lodge' and the slightly rougher-around-the-edges 'backpackers' – this friendly spot has clean, good…
Queenstown
Homely and slightly shabby but well kept, this relaxed hostel has a student-flat vibe, although it's a lot cleaner than that implies. The lounge area has…
Queenstown
Enjoying a prime lakeside location, this popular wee hive has a supremely laid-back vibe. All of the rooms share bathrooms, and even the dorms get lake…
Queenstown
This large lakefront hostel, fully renovated in 2017, has basic but neat-as-a-pin bunkrooms and an industrial-sized kitchen with window benches to absorb…
Queenstown
With a prime location in the heart of Queenstown's nightlife, this massive hostel has facilities galore, including its own mini-cinema, private en-suite…
Queenstown
Set almost beside Queenstown Gardens, this place keeps younger social types happy with a spa, a truckload of DVDs and free bikes to borrow. There are also…
Queenstown
The name doesn't do the place any favours, but this small hostel has a pleasant common area, a selection of four- and six-bed dorms, an Xbox and a rear…
Queenstown
Lame jokes cover the walls of this sprawling old-school hostel, but don't let that put you off as it's perfectly pleasant otherwise. The friendly staff,…
Asure Queenstown Gateway Apartments
Queenstown
The location won't win any prizes, but if you're making an early escape to the airport, this nearby motel complex has two- and three-bedroom split-level…
Glenorchy
Given the full nip and tuck by new owners in 2017, the seven units here have some design savvy: an outdoor hot tub has been added, and there's a wood…
Wanaka
Set beneath Monument Lookout, the Mountain View is effectively a hostel within a house, complete with a back lawn and clothesline. Rooms are simple but…
Queenstown
Has a huge variety of holiday homes and apartments, all listed on its website, with prices ranging from around $210 to $1350 per night. Minimum stays…
Wanaka
A short uphill walk from the town centre, this older-style motel has spacious units and pine-clad 'chalets' with kitchenettes. The cedar hot tubs with…
Queenstown
This little hostel sits on a quiet hillside west of the town centre. There are no bunks but no en suites either. The views from the deck are like a…
Queenstown & Wanaka
These old-fashioned A-frame units have a family-friendly stamp. If the kids still have energy after a day’s travelling, wear them out in the swimming pool…
Wanaka
The patios at this old-fashioned concrete-block motel open onto a grassy lawn edged by a gently flowing creek. It also has a barbecue, hot tub and plunge…
Glenorchy
Right by the lake and Kinloch Lodge, this standard DOC campsite has toilets, tables and pure lake water for drinking. Head to the lodge for hot showers (…
