Hotel
1. Eichardt’s Private Hotel
Queenstown's oldest hotel, on the lakefront where the town's first building stood, now a luxury boutique hotel with eight suites, a lakeside bar and a MICHELIN Key.
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2. The Hotel Britomart
A 99-room hotel of handmade brick and timber in the Britomart precinct, New Zealand's only 5 Green Star hotel, home to the seafood restaurant kingi.
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3. Park Hyatt Auckland
Five-star waterfront hotel on Halsey Street with 195 rooms around a light-filled atrium, Māori artwork, a 25-metre harbour-view infinity pool and a spa.
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4. Rosewood Matakauri
A small luxury lodge on the shore of Lake Wakatipu, seven minutes from Queenstown, with views to Cecil Peak, a spa, pool and Two MICHELIN Keys.
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5. Cordis, Auckland
Five-star Langham group hotel on Symonds Street with 642 rooms, the 17-storey Pinnacle Tower, Chuan Spa, a pool and afternoon tea in the Chandelier Lounge.
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6. The Rees Hotel
A lakeside hotel on Frankton Road with rooms, apartments and residences, the True South Dining Room, an award-winning wine lounge and a private beach.
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7. SO/ Auckland
Five-star designer hotel on the corner of Customs Street East and Gore Street in Britomart, with a heated indoor pool, rooftop bar and executive lounge.
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8. Sofitel Queenstown Hotel and Spa
A central luxury hotel on Duke Street with suites and penthouses, a L'Occitane spa, a Club Lounge and several bars and restaurants, within walking distance of the sights.
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9. Millbrook Resort
A golf and spa resort on Malaghans Road near Arrowtown, with two championship courses, studios, suites and resort homes, a day spa and several restaurants.
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10. QT Auckland
Designer hotel on Viaduct Harbour Avenue with 150 rooms inspired by the harbour, the Michelin-selected restaurant Esther and a rooftop bar with harbour views.
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11. Hotel DeBrett
Art Deco boutique hotel on High Street with 25 individually styled rooms, sunken baths, New Zealand art and a 1920s-inspired Sunday high tea.
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12. Sherwood Queenstown
A relaxed community hotel on Frankton Road with garden-grown food, yoga, a sauna and live music, plus rooms ranging from lodge queens to lake-view suites.
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13. Nomads Queenstown
A central backpacker hostel on Church Street with dorms and private ensuite rooms, a cinema, sauna, guest kitchen and 24-hour reception.
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14. The Great Ponsonby Arthotel
Eleven-room boutique bed and breakfast in a renovated Ponsonby villa, decorated with New Zealand and Pacific art, with homemade breakfast and a garden beside a park.
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15. Haka House Auckland City
Refurbished hostel just off Queen Street with dorms and private rooms, a full kitchen, movie room and games, holding a Qualmark sustainable tourism award.
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16. YHA Queenstown Lakefront
A lakefront YHA hostel on Lake Esplanade, about ten minutes' walk from the town centre, with dorms, a full kitchen, drying room and BBQ area.
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