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Relaxed Family Escape with Stunning Lake Views - Walk to Central Queenstown

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Living area
The view from the street
Upstairs back bedroom with ensuite
Master bathroom with lake views from spa bath
Living area upon entry to apartment

Reviews

10 out of 10, Loved by Guests
Top 10% based on
3 bedrooms4+ bathroomsSleeps 10

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Dryer
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Outdoor space
  • Parking available

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 10)

Family room

2 Queen Beds and 2 Single Bunk Beds

Guest suite

1 King Bed

Master suite

1 King Bed

Study - Converts to Bedroom

1 Queen Bed and 1 Double Futon

4 bathrooms, 1 half bathroom

Bathroom 1

Family

Toilet · Shower only

Guest Suite

Toilet · Shower only

Master

Bathtub · Toilet · Shower only

Study

Toilet

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Balcony
Outdoor play area
Dining area

About this property

Relaxed Family Escape with Stunning Lake Views - Walk to Central Queenstown

Welcome to our Queenstown family home – a warm, spacious retreat set on Queenstown Hill with stunning lake and mountain views, just a short walk into town.

Designed for relaxed family holidays, the home offers multiple living spaces, generous bedrooms, and the rare luxury of several bathrooms – making it easy for everyone to spread out and unwind.

The open-plan living, kitchen and dining area is the heart of the home, opening onto a sunny balcony where you can enjoy your morning coffee or a glass of wine while taking in the panoramic views over Lake Wakatipu and the Remarkables.

Each bedroom is thoughtfully set up for comfort, with quality bedding and plenty of space, while the additional sleeping area works perfectly as a kids’ retreat or flexible space for extended family.

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Why families love staying here:
    •    Easy walk to Queenstown town centre (no parking stress)
    •    Multiple bathrooms – ideal for larger families
    •    Spacious layout across several levels
    •    Warm, comfortable interiors with recent updates
    •    Incredible lake and mountain views

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This is a well-loved family holiday home, recently refreshed with new furnishings and soft touches to create a comfortable and welcoming stay. It’s not a modern showhome, but it offers space, warmth, and one of the best positions in Queenstown.

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Perfect for:
    •    Families travelling together
    •    Multi-generational stays
    •    Relaxed holidays with space to unwind

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🚫 Please note:
    •    This is not a party house
    •    Quiet residential area – we respect our neighbours
    •    Not suitable for events or large group gatherings

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We look forward to sharing our Queenstown home with guests who will enjoy and respect it as much as we do.

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Amenities

Kitchen
Washing machine
Dryer
Free WiFi
Outdoor space
Parking available

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House Rules

Check in after 2:00 PM
Check out before 10:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

No pets allowed
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a first aid kit

We should mention

A car is recommended for transport to and from this property

About the area

Queenstown

Located in Queenstown, this apartment is in the city centre. Toi o Tahuna and Off The Wall Gallery are cultural highlights, and travellers looking to shop may want to visit Queenstown Mall and Cookie Time Cookie Bar. Travelling with kids? Consider Queenstown Gardens and Queenstown Ice Arena. Enjoy the area's slopes with skiing, and don't miss out on the sledging and ice skating.
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Queenstown, Otago

What's nearby

  • Queenstown Gardens - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Queenstown Mall - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Kiwi Park - 12 min walk - 1.0 km
  • TSS Earnslaw Steamship - 12 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Skyline Queenstown - 13 min walk - 1.1 km

Getting around

  • Queenstown (ZQN-Queenstown Intl.) - 9 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Cookie Time - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪Speight's Ale House - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Odd Saint - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪“Life’s a Grind” Coffee - ‬11 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Is Relaxed Family Escape with Stunning Lake Views - Walk to Central Queenstown pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much does it cost to stay at Relaxed Family Escape with Stunning Lake Views - Walk to Central Queenstown?

As of 31 March 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Relaxed Family Escape with Stunning Lake Views - Walk to Central Queenstown on 28 April 2026 start from NZ$990, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking at Relaxed Family Escape with Stunning Lake Views - Walk to Central Queenstown?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Relaxed Family Escape with Stunning Lake Views - Walk to Central Queenstown?

Check-in begins at 2:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Relaxed Family Escape with Stunning Lake Views - Walk to Central Queenstown?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Relaxed Family Escape with Stunning Lake Views - Walk to Central Queenstown located?

Located in the centre of Queenstown, this family-friendly apartment building is within a 10-minute walk of St Josephs Parish, Queenstown Gardens and Queenstown Mall. Cookie Time Cookie Bar and Church of St Peters are also within 10 minutes.

Reviews

10

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 70 out of 71 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 1 out of 71 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 71 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 71 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 71 reviews

10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Desi v.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Amazing place, amazing helpful host!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kristy W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Amazing view, perfect stay for our extended family. Host Hayley was lovely.
Stayed 8 nights in Jul 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Phoebe W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fantastic stay, great hosts

Highly recommend, excellent location and beautiful home. Great for groups and families
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Julian B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Lovely host and amazing property. Given a late checkout too without asking which was kind.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Karen M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Our second stay at the amazing house. Fits our 2 skiing families perfectly. Plenty of space, great kitchen, garage for parking/storage, super quiet. The walk from town is a bit steep towards the end, but it’s so worth it for the view, and easy to get a taxi if needed. Already looking forward to next years stay!
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Carly H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

King of Queenstown stay

We had a fantastic stay at this beautiful home. We were a large family group which had 2 young children and appreciated the different levels of the house with games, puzzles and books. The location to town was fantastic and the view of the city, Mountains and lake was out of this world. The house was immaculately clean and had everything we needed. Thankyou for hosting us, we will be back.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Ann C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family holiday

We had a great family holiday staying in a great house
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

James H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great place

No complaints - wonderful
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Lachlan M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing place

Amazing house with the best view in town. Great place to put the feet up with a beer after a big day riding
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jenelle P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect house for 2 families

Beautiful, well equipped home which was very comfortable for 2 families. Fantastic views!
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Wendy H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family stay

We had a lovely time staying at this beautiful property. Very well laid out for a family with great amenities. A short walk to town - a bit of a hill climb back but the view is worth it😊. Would love to stay here again
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Chris S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Villa

Had a great stay for a week in the villa. Views are awesome and communication with the host was great with all instructions really clear.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

David B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location and amazing views

The property is well stocked with everything you could possibly need to make your stay comfortable. Quick walk into town, very hilly on the way back but worth it for the spectacular views.
Stayed 9 nights in Apr 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Susan B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Really couldn’t have been better. We have a large family with varying ages and the room separation, ensuites, amenities, location was superb. Everything you need and more. The artwork was a really nice touch and loved reading about the local artists in the welcome booklet. Everything was EASY thanks to amazing hosts. Would highly recommend as a wonderful home-away-from-home. Photos of home just up the hill from accommodation and the fabulous fire and apres-ski bath. Thanks so much!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

lucy r.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fantastic house

The house was sbsolutely superb. Perfect for our two families of 5 with mainly adult children. Views are amazing !!!Great location with relatively easy walk to shops and nightlife. Thank you.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Bianca E.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Best view in the world

Very comfortable house and cosy. The best about it though was the view! Absolutely incredible!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024
Verified

8/10 Good

Maya W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful house with space for everyone

The house was perfect for our two families. The kids loved having their own space downstairs while the adults soaked in the gorgeous views above! Thank you!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Tanya B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family ski trip

This holiday home was marvellous. Super clean, modern and spacious, with every comfort and convenience. 10/10. Thank you!
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Ravi B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nothing short of fantastic !

No complaints! The property is clean and the views are amazing. You have all the privacy you can ask for while having quick access to town. Big shout out to the hosts for being so accomodating and friendly. Will definitely return on our next trip to QT!
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Louise L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely stay

We enjoyed a lovely stay in this house. We were a large group (family reunion) but there was plenty of space for us all. The house was warm and comfortable, loved the fireplace. Beds were lovely, 2 large king rooms upstairs, one with a beautiful view across the lake. Spa bath that the kids enjoyed. We had everything we need (took us a while to find the wine glasses), I messaged Hayley as we were low on an item and she responded straight away and popped it over. I would recommend to stay again.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Bhavin P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

All that you need plus more!

We had a family reunion in Queenstown with 9 people and stayed at this property for a week. The accommodation was beyond expected with all little things taken care off. The house was spacious and was perfect for adults to have their own space whilst the kids enjoyed their own space on the lower level. The house was very neat and tidy and well equipped (even had games, lots of dvds and books). The views were fantastic and location was good (close to town). Definitely recommend staying at this property.
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2023
Archival

10/10 Excellent

10 of us had a wonderful weekend in Queenstown and the biggest part of that was the wonderful house

10 of us had a wonderful weekend in Queenstown and the biggest part of that was the wonderful house that we stayed in. The children just loved their downstairs area and we all admired the great taste and style within the house as well as the exclusive views. Our main destination was actually the triathlon in Paradise, Antrim One made us feel like being in paradise already. Thank you !
Response from VrboOwner on 25 March 2020
Thank you for your kind comments. We are so glad you enjoyed yourselves!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Gordon Y.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great home, great location

We were a family with 2 young kids. This house was right in the central of Queenstown with amazing views of the lake. Access was easy, although council road closures did require us to take a longer route to get in and out of the place. House was fully equipped with everything you would need for a comfortable stay. Fireplace and electric blankets in each room over 3 levels. Perfect setup for our family.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Steven F.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Dream Place

You can’t beat the view and convenience, and the hosts made us feel like family. Well stocked and clean, spacious, balcony is incredible. Accordion doors bring the outside in. Fireplace was nice touch. Large bathrooms and great jacuzzi tub with view. Nice to have our car in a garage. Even golf clubs for Queenstown CC. Being behind and overlooking City Center was quiet but you could see everything going on at the harbor and lake, and great angles of three mountain ranges. One of the best Vrbo places we’ve ever stayed.
Stayed 44 nights in Jan 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

SAMANTHA L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great place to stay in Queenstown

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at this property - it was perfect for 2 families with 4 kids. With a bedroom and ensuite and WIR for each of the parents upstairs and an open plan kitchen, dining on the second level meant that the kids could enjoy the bottom level to themselves and better yet, could go to bed earlier without the parents disturbing them. Ensuites are large with plenty of room and the laundry helps with any washing needed for the stay. The view was stunning in this location, the photos simply don't do it justice! One of the best things was to come back after a day out (so many things to see, eat and do around Queenstown), open the living room concertino doors and admire the view and enjoy the fresh breeze. Sunsets are not to be missed especially in Queenstown in the summer which is around 9.30pm. Mind you, the view also means that from town, it is a steep walk up but the convenience factor of being 5-10 mins walk away is worth it. If you are planning to stay in Queenstown the first time, this place will spoil you...we've stayed in 5 places in the last 4 years and this property is great value for money for its location and perfect for a larger group.
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 25 March 2020
Thanks for your lovely review Samantha. We're so glad your families enjoyed their stay and enjoyed our place as much as we do! Dawn

About the host

Hosted by Hayley Rand

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My grandfather, from Invercargill, purchased the land, and built the original holiday house on this site in the mid 1930's. It remained in the family until 2004 when the top half of the house was moved to Cromwell, a nearby town, where it is still in family ownership. The current block of apartments was built at that time and the family retained ownership of this one. It is still used mainly as a family holiday place, with the original owner's great, great grandchildren now enjoying holidays here.
I too, grew up in Invercargill but now live in Christchurch, having lived overseas for a couple of periods. Wherever we have moved, Queenstown has always been the constant. My sister is still in Invercargill and we each have a child living in Queenstown. These two will be your contacts, during your stay.

Why they chose this property

This is an ideal spot for a couple of families as it was built specifically with an extended family group in mind.

What makes this property unique

Minutes walking distance from all Queenstown has to offer, and views you will never forget!

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