HotelChatter - Queenstown

Queenstown's Matakauri Lodge Might Get Even Better

amandak — 2009-08-13T15:49:34-05:00

<![CDATA[Cubicle Dreamin' is a feature in which we ask the hotel mavens to take some time out of their busy work day, surf the Internet, and tell us what hotel they wish they could beam themselves to right that very second--all on the slave driving company's dime, of course. Oh, like these people aren't surfing aimlessly anyway; at least now their purposeless clicking will be cobbled together into useful hotel stories--we hope. Have a destination hotel you are just dying to leave your cube for? <a href="tips@hotelchatter.com">Send the story our way</a>. <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Matakauri_Lodge_Queenstown_NZ.jpg" class="top"> Despite living in Australia for a whole lot of my life, I've never actually been to New Zealand. (It's actually pretty far away when you live

Drunken Qantas Flight Attendants Cause Trouble at a Crowne Plaza in New Zealand

juliana — 2008-08-12T10:46:16-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/icon_small_hell.gif" align="right">Uh-oh sounds like someone had too much fun raiding the mini-bar at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Crowne+Plaza+Queenstown/local/1308">Crowne Plaza</a> in Queenstown, New Zealand.According to reports, two Qantas flight attendants got wasted in their crash pad hotel room and set off the fire alarm at the hotel:<blockquote>Many of about 200 guests at the Crowne Plaza hotel were dragged from their beds and sent into the street and two fire engines rushed to the hotel after a fire-alarm access point was smashed on July 31. The false alarm cost the flight attendant $1500 to cover damages and the cost of the call-out. </blockquote>But the next day when the hotel confronted the Qantas staffer they believed pulled the alarm, she apparently had no idea

Room With a Killer View: Lakeside View at Azur in Queenstown

amandak — 2008-07-03T10:30:10-05:00

<![CDATA[We are suckers for a room with a killer view.  We find that we are even more likely to forgive some minor hotel inconveniences if we can stare out the window at something pretty--yeah we are that shallow. Let's help out our fellow hotel mavens by uploading rooms with killer views to the <a href="http://flickr.com/groups/hotelchatter/">HotelChatter/Flickr photo pool</a>, or by <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">sending the photo along to us</a>. We will feature our favorites in this space from time to time. Remember to tell us the name of the hotel and the room number of the hot view. <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Killer_View_Azur_NZ.jpg" class="imgborder"> The <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Azur/ian/240444">Azur</a> in Queenstown, New Zealand, has a lot to like about it before we even get into the views: it's

New Zealand Resorts: 50-50 Chance on Queenstown's Beacon Resort

amandak — 2008-06-13T08:55:01-05:00

We've heard some nice things about the collection of Peppers resorts you can find across Australia and New Zealand, so we figured that a good spot to stay in Queenstown--current absolute tourist fave of New Zealand--would be the Peppers Beacon Resort.

The Beacon sounds great from the surface level and has truly outstanding views from many of the rooms--like this one over the lake, and you can also choose from mountain and garden views. It's located a five-minute walk from the middle of Queenstown itself, so you can't get much more convenient.

Ski Luxury in Eichardt's Private Hotel

amandak — 2007-11-29T09:34:57-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/EichardtsPrivateHotel.jpg" class="imgborder"> It's cute, it's small, and it's luxurious: and it's in one of the most visitable spots on the planet. We're talking the Queenstown, New Zealand <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Eichardt+S+Private+Hotel/ian/212187">Eichardt's Private Hotel</a>, which is the place where all the locals want to stay. Queenstown is the capital of fun in New Zealand, whether you're talking snow in the ski season or other kinds of adventure during the rest of the year, from hot air ballooning through to jet boat riding.If you hit Queenstown in winter (remember that's the same time as the northern hemisphere summer) then there is basically everything you'll need on offer--Eichardt's can point you towards night skiing, cross country skiing and even heli-skiing. The dedicated concierge can