Accommodation
Rooms & Suites
Seventy-six rooms and suites across five categories, from NZ$265 a night. Lake Wakatipu or Remarkables outlook in every category above Classic.
Overview
Built into the hillside, facing the water
The hotel steps up the slope in four storeys, which means the rooms stack rather than sprawl and almost none of them look at each other. Everything from Superior upwards faces the lake or the Remarkables; the Classic rooms sit at the back, over the courtyard and the schist face the hotel is named for.
Rooms were last refitted in 2024 in oak, wool and local stone — warm rather than minimal, on the theory that you have just come in off a mountain. Windows are double-glazed and open. Heating is underfloor in the bathrooms and zoned everywhere else.
Rates below are the lowest available for two guests, room only, and move with the season. Check-in is from 3pm, check-out by 11am, and both are flexible when the house allows.
Classic Room
from NZ$265 per night
Twenty-five square metres at the rear of the building, looking over the courtyard and the bluff behind it. Quiet, because nothing passes that side. The sensible choice for a short stay or a night either side of a Milford trip.
- 25 m²
- Queen bed
- Sleeps 2
- Courtyard or hillside outlook
- Walk-in shower
- Work desk
Superior Lake View
from NZ$345 per night
Our most-booked room. Thirty-one square metres on the lake side, with a full-width window and a pair of armchairs in front of it. Available as a king or as twin singles — say which when you book, because the configuration is fixed on arrival.
- 31 m²
- King or twin
- Sleeps 2
- Lake Wakatipu outlook
- Bath and shower
- Seating for two
Executive Room
from NZ$449 per night
Thirty-nine square metres with the sitting area set apart from the bed rather than squeezed beside it. A proper desk, a Nespresso machine, and a corner position on the upper two floors that puts the Remarkables in one window and the lake in the other.
- 39 m²
- King bed
- Sleeps 2 (rollaway on request)
- Lake and mountain outlook
- Separate sitting area
- Nespresso & minibar
Cecil Suite
from NZ$655 per night
Fifty-six square metres, one bedroom, and a living room with a door you can shut — which matters if one of you is working and the other is not. The balcony faces Cecil Peak across the water and gets the last of the sun in summer. Six of these on the third floor.
- 56 m²
- King bed, separate bedroom
- Sleeps 2–3
- Private balcony
- Freestanding bath
- Dining table for four
Bluffs Penthouse
from NZ$1,180 per night
One hundred and four square metres across the top floor: two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen you could actually cook in, and a terrace that runs the length of the lake side. The best outlook in the building and the quietest room in it. Two-night minimum in the winter season.
- 104 m²
- Two bedrooms
- Sleeps 4
- Private terrace
- Two bathrooms
- Kitchen & dining for six
Standard
In every room
- Free unmetered Wi-Fi throughout the building
- Blackout curtains and double glazing that opens
- Underfloor heating in the bathroom, zoned heating elsewhere
- Minibar restocked daily; still and sparkling water complimentary
- Tea, plunger coffee and a kettle; Nespresso from Executive upwards
- Safe sized for a 15-inch laptop
- Same-day laundry and pressing if in by 9am
- Ski and board storage with a drying room on the lower ground floor
- 24-hour room service from the Nevis Lounge menu
- Cot and rollaway beds at no charge, subject to room type
Good to Know
Arrival and departure
Check-in / check-out
Check-in from 3pm, check-out by 11am. Early check-in and late check-out are free when the house allows — ask the night before and reception will tell you honestly.
Breakfast
Served in Bannockburn from 6:30am to 10:30am, 11am at weekends. NZ$36 per person, or included in most packages. Continental to the room at no extra charge.
Parking
Undercover parking on site at NZ$28 per night, thirty-one spaces, first come. Two EV chargers. The car park entrance is off Lake Esplanade.
Airport transfers
Queenstown Airport is fifteen minutes away. A private car is NZ$75 each way for up to three passengers; the concierge books shuttles for less.
Children
Welcome throughout the hotel, the restaurant, the pool and the terrace. The gaming lounge on Level One is the one exception: 20 and over, no exceptions.
Accessibility
Four accessible rooms, two Classic and two Superior, with roll-in showers and wider doorways. Lift access to every floor including the spa. Please tell us at booking so we hold the right room.
Pets
Assistance dogs welcome. No other animals, unfortunately.