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Rydges Lakeland Resort Queenstown
Relaxation or business in alpine surrounds
Traveler ratings summary of Rydges Lakeland Resort Queenstown, Queenstown Hotel
| Overall satisfaction | 75% of travelers (6 of 8) recommend this hotel | ||||
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| Hotel service | Hotel condition | Room cleanliness | Room comfort | ||
| 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.8 | ||
| Scores are based on a 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) rating system. | |||||
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| Overall satisfaction | Hotel service | Hotel condition | Room cleanliness | Room comfort | |
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| 4 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
Nice view of mountains
Thanks to the previous people who reviewed this hotel, I decided to pay the extra $15 a night and get a mountain view room. Definitely worth the extra cost. If you like mountains, the view from Rydges is fabulous! It is a bit of a walk, about 10 minutes at a good pace, to the town center, but it is a good location right on the lake.
Traveler's tip on local attractions
Definitely go to Milford Sound if you get to Queenstown. I took the nakedbus.com trip and saved some money. I also did the Sunrise Balloon trip. It was incredible! It was expensive, but for me, worth it. However, he can only go on days it’s not too windy or rainy, so that’s about 50% of the time.
| Overall satisfaction | Hotel service | Hotel condition | Room cleanliness | Room comfort | |
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| 2 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
nice lobby, shoddy room
The staff was friendly, the lobby was nice, but the small ugly room had burned carpet and a torn shower curtain. I heard that the ’lake view’ rooms were better, but I bought the cheapo room.
| Overall satisfaction | Hotel service | Hotel condition | Room cleanliness | Room comfort | |
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| 3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 |
This is the problem with the star system
What counts for me, when grading a hotel, are the in-room amenities. I don’t necessarily care if there is one or two bars, a restaurat, concierge service. If it’s 4 or 5 stars I’m demanding a lot of the rooms themselves. In this case the hotel as such has a great restaurant and a nice bar. The location is ok etc etc. The room however wasn’t exactly great and there’s also a lot of small stupid mistakes like no chair for the desk. What’s the point of a large desk, that uses a fair bit of the room’s space, if there’s no chair to use it with? Even though they state that they have a surcharge for the internet usage, I still think it’s ridiculous to charge around 30 NZD for 24h. If you pay for a hotel in the 4-5 star range you’d expect MUCH more from the rooms as such.
Traveler's tip on recreational activities
The rafting challenge was great fun. The Shotover river was a bit to calm in February but it was still great fun for a first timer. Shotover jetboating was also good but if I’d have to chose, the rafting was better.
| Overall satisfaction | Hotel service | Hotel condition | Room cleanliness | Room comfort | |
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| 5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
Was a great hotel
Hotel was in a good location - easy walking distance to town but yet not in the middle of all the action. It made for a relaxing and enjoyable stay while in Queenstown.
| Overall satisfaction | Hotel service | Hotel condition | Room cleanliness | Room comfort | |
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| 4 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
Loved New Zealand
Great View!
Traveler's tip on dining
Went during Christmas time....almost everything in town was closed for dinner. Still had room service though.
| Overall satisfaction | Hotel service | Hotel condition | Room cleanliness | Room comfort | |
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| 4 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
Great location
We stayed for four nights during Christmas 2008 and had a pleasant experience overall. The location is great since its right across lake Wakatipu and a 10 min walk to the center of Queenstown. The hotel seems quite popular and busy with a families and honeymooners. The facilities were good and the staff were courteous. Not happy that they charge for internet access, and also add a huge surcharge for making national and international calls from the room.
For some reason our bedroom alarm clock was 20 minutes behind time and we missed our paid breakfast the first day, so check the clock! Avoid using the room phone to make national or international calls, we had to shell out NZ$26 for a short call to Auckland!
| Overall satisfaction | Hotel service | Hotel condition | Room cleanliness | Room comfort | |
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| 5 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
very much impressed, was great
Hotel is located at a fantastic place.Easy to move around.Very much ompressed.Stass are fantastic.
Traveler's tip on getting the most out of your stay
all round, the best in Queenstown.
| Overall satisfaction | Hotel service | Hotel condition | Room cleanliness | Room comfort | |
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| 4 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
would stay in The Lake hotel on my next visit
The hotel staff and facilities were satisfactory. I was able to get connected through the internet and their hotel cleaniness were fairly well kept. There were good noise control and I slept well all on days in the Rydges Lake hotel.
Traveler's tip on nightlife
The nightlife is just a walking distance away from the hotel. I was so shocked with how easy it was to walk around the City from the hotel.
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