Budget place with 5 star views. This is nothing fancy but it does it's job. The loedge is located…read morealong side a steep hill side. They have parking, around 20 spots?? but is really tight. If you can't find a spot, there's so space to turn around and you have to do some technical car reverse maneuvers. There is no elevator/lift which is a bummer especially if you have a lot to carry and lotta of sports equipment. They do have a courtyard with a hot put and bbq area. the noise travels to all the rooms easily. Continental breakfast was cereals, yogurt, fruit, bread and a few Spreads with coffee. Basic but appreciated. Bedrooms are tiny, pictures look a lot better then in person. Towels are basic, not thick and fluffy. I added a photo of the shower, just one soap for all attached on the wall. The sink area has no extra hand towels, hand bar soaps or lotions. But I'm glad each room has our own bathroom. It's a tiny tv with a mini fridge. Got a toaster and hot water kettle. There is a ski shop and a bar downstairs. This place does the job.

Great views with a great price! If you are in Queenstown and want to stay at an inexpensive place…read morewith a bit of a walk from the main town, then book a night or more at Reavers Lodge. One star off for having a steep hill to walk on when going to the front entrance and for being about a $10 taxi ride from the town. The staff are friendly and helpful, and with all the hard work from either being the receptionist to cleaning our rooms (sometimes it is the same person, thanks Ayla!); the overall experience was nice and relaxing. It almost felt like being in a college dorm; from the communal lounge to the communal kitchen, even to the continental breakfast that consisted of cereal and toast, this was a fun atmosphere and provided for a more enjoyable experience in adventure filled Queenstown.

Stayed in the lake suite for 4 nights in May 2026…read more Pros. Service. Breakfast. Views from Suite. Cons. Hotel, although in pretty good shape, is a bit dated. Early 2000 decor despite ~2011 opening. Location. Nothing in less than 30 minutes walking distance as far as non hotel bars/restaurants. The hotel seemed generally clean however there was a very large cockroach in our room. Probably a good place to stay if need a night a night close to airport.

Room 101, in the lakeside residence part of the resort with beautiful lake view, , was nice but…read moresmaller than expected. Not able to do proper stretching. There was a nice patio but lacked privacy due to it's proximity to the taxi-ferry and hotel grill. Surprised to have the little gas fireplace, nice kitchenette, and in bathroom washer and dryer. Did not realize it was ski season. Bed was comfortable and bathroom far enough from bed to maintain quiet. Good continental breakfast and decent dinner in their one restaurant. Smallish basic gym. Nice looking lap pool.

The Waterfront Apartments were a little older in facility and smelled old, but I can't complain…read morebecause there was free parking, a small kitchen, and the location was perfect walking distance to the eateries and shops, with a perfect lakeside view. We stayed in one of the penthouses, so we got a great view of the touristy community, the lake, and the Skyline Mountain. The free wifi was a bit shoddy. It was just easier to use our own international data plan instead of the apartment wifi. The Waterfront was like renting an Airbnb--there is no one tending to the room/facility at all times, and the building is home to some residents. People were pretty respectful of keeping quiet during the late evening hours. My favorite part about the stay was the electric blanket underneath the fitted sheet. I stayed pretty warm during the cold autumn evening!

Two stars may be a bit harsh, but I am selecting that option to draw attention to the odd mix of…read morepluses and minuses that The Waterfront offers. You may decide the pluses outweigh the minuses, but they are not necessarily apparent from the available online information. On the good side, the location does indeed have views of lake Wakatipu and the mountains behind it, and the apartments we saw are comfortable and fully equipped. The management is pleasant and accommodating, and clearly wants to make your experience a good one. On the not so good side: the building is actually located on a busy road, with the lake about 50m away (on the other side of the road). Consequently, first-floor units (one of which we were given upon arrival) primarily give you a view of the car park in front of the building, and the road, and the busy sidewalks. You can see the lake and mountains further on, but it's certainly not a tranquil view of the water, by any stretch. Moreover, because units are given out as available, you never know whether you're going to get one of these lower units. So you might get an upper unit, which have unimpeded views of the lake and mountains, or a lower one with compromised views. Some people may not care about this one way or the other, but we do...especially for the price, which is pretty expensive. To be completely fair, I suspect any unit about level 1 would be OK (though the higher up you go, the better). And most of the units (80%?) are level 2 or above. So by random chance, your odds of getting a good view are good. Nevertheless, having traveled some 15,000 miles for this vacation, for us the aesthetic experience matters a lot, and we don't like having this be a matter of the luck of the draw. Therefore, had we been aware of the situation ahead of time, we would not have booked here. I should mention that the management graciously relocated us to a 4th floor unit the day after our arrival, after we complained. They seem aware of the "not clear what you're buying" problem; we are evidently far from the first to mention it. And they will accommodate you if they can. Still, if you got a level 1 unit and the building was booked solid for your stay, you'd be out of luck as far as a switch is concerned.

LOCATION: 5 stars VALUE: 5 stars…read moreLIKELY TO RETURN/STAY HERE AGAIN: 5 stars SERVICE: 5 stars ROOMS: 3 stars overall LOCATION: My husband and I were VERY happy with this location - it's always difficult to tell when looking on the map, but it's proximity was AMAZING. There's a small convenient store next door that was open every time we needed to stop in. A grocery store is a bit of a further walk up, but definitely walkable. And maybe 5-10 minute walk to a pharmacy - which was EXTREMELY helpful and we frequented often. It is across the street from Real Journeys - so if you book a tour through them, sometimes this was a popular meeting spot. It is walking distance to Lake Wakatipu (2 minutes probably) with an AMAZING lake-front view with plenty of restaurants (breakfast, lunch, dinner, casual dining to fancy dining) to choose from - Patagonia Chocolates, Fergburger among other popular eats are very close by IHG: We booked using IHG points we scored after opening their credit card. They allowed us early check-in which was AMAZING straight from a 24-hour travel time (we did request this ahead of time) and we got a few other perks for being platinum elite members. This is more of an IHG qualm is that they always advertise your "free gift" as though it's something so BIG and usually its just 2 tiny bottles of water (if they remember to give it to us). This hotel remembered to give us our present and it was in a shiny, very professional looking envelope and it was just a card that said we get free wifi - which I am pretty sure was already included. Maybe it was high-speed. I dunno, I just don't like the heavy advertisement on why you should increase your status for a tiny gift that many resorts (not this one) but usually other resorts have forgotten to even give us ROOMS: Overall, the rooms were clean and had a good layout. We were slightly disappointed that 2 of the hooks for our shower curtain were broken, so someone just looped 2 loops onto 1 hook each making the shower curtain short and caused a mess in our bathroom, but every time someone came to clean they never changed it. My husband is VERY sensitive to noise and the noise level in the hotel was perfect LAUNDRY: we ended up doing our laundry on site - which I usually don't do while traveling and their laundry was convenient and very cheap. They had automated detergent dispensers as well, which was very handy SERVICE: the staff was always very helpful with any questions and also helped us setup a Super Shuttle and taxi when we needed it. They were EXTREMELY helpful especially in setting this up TO the airport for our flight to Auckland, which is always tough traveling, 'cause I never know how much time to give. We used them several times to help us find the grocery store or other places and they had great directions. BREAKFAST: We only had 1 free breakfast day included and it was ok, to me. My husband was pretty impressed. They did have a juicer on site with plenty of healthy items to choose from to juice. I try to do low-carb, low-sugar most of the time, so this was hard for me as it was mostly pastries and the only sustenance they had was not that appealing to me - fried rice, noodles, sausage, etc. They did have a order your own omelette/egg station which I should have taken advantage of and my husband loved. As a picky breakfast eater and with so many other choices nearby, to me the breakfast wasn't worth it. Breakfast places are so close that, you can eat breakfast outside of the hotel and still make it back for your tour start time (depending on the time) We 100% will be back here (well at least plan on it). It was SO nice to stay this close to town. Plan to give yourself some time to even just walk around this amazing plus and don't overbook with tours. We did a Milford Sound, Kayaking and Bike Ride Tour while here and I will definitely be reviewing all those things - what fantastic place.

Ridiculously expensive considering how tired and run-down the place is. Coffee machine didn't work,…read moreand there were only two lousy pods in the tray anyway, which doesn't sound like much but you'd think for $800 a night they could quality check their rooms? Getting fully dressed in winter gear to go out and get coffee should not be a requirement for that price. Also, thought for the cost and the fact that we booked several months in advance, that we might have had a nicer room, rather than outside the lift, on the lowest floor. Anyway, they choose to serve how they like. We won't stay again, and we won't recommend it. Stay somewhere else, there are plenty better in Queenstown as we found out. Saving graces? The staff were pleasant and the view would be good from a better room than the one they gave us.