Hotel description Sofitel Queenstown Hotel & Spa
The hotel combines local spirit with French tradition, creating a most sophisticated sense of luxury. It comprises 82 elegantly appointed rooms and suites. The hotel features the restaurant Vie Brasserie, Nue Lounge, a technically impressive boardroom for meetings or conferences, The Cellar and LeSpa. The hotel offers personalized services including concierge, valet parking, in-room dining and evening turndown. Guests at this air-conditioned establishment can take advantage of facilities including a lobby with 24-hour reception and check-out service, hotel safe, currency exchange facilities and lift access to the rooms. WLAN Internet access is offered (fees may apply), and a laundry service and car park are also available.
Room description
Elegantly and luxuriously designed, all rooms feature a Sofitel MyBed, en suite bathroom with double spa bath and separate rainfall shower, DVD player with surround sound entertainment system, radio, LCD TVs with satellite/cable in both the bedroom and bathroom, personal espresso machine, under-floor heating, wireless Internet access and special French amenities. A pillow menu and plush New Zealand possum throws add yet another fine touch. Additional in-room conveniences include a hairdryer, direct dial telephone, safe, minibar, tea and coffee making facilities and ironing set. Air conditioning and central heating ensure guests' comfort year round. A balcony or terrace also features as standard.
Sport activities description
LeSpa awakens mind, body and spirit with a celebrated range of traditional Maori rituals and signature European massage and beauty treatments. It also features a Hammam steam room, hot tub and specialist far infrared room. A sauna and massage treatments are offered, and there is a gym available (for a fee). Keen golfers will find the Kelvin Heights golf course around 16 km away.
Meal service description
A continental breakfast buffet is served daily. Lunch and dinner are available à la carte or as a set menu. Offering a myriad of epicurean experiences, the menu at Vie Brasserie delights the palate with inspiring flavours. Executive Chef Ross Woodvine skilfully produces dishes based on simplicity and high quality cuisine.
Hotel location description Sofitel Queenstown Hotel & Spa
Centrally located, within close proximity of Lake Wakatipu, the hotel occupies an ideal position from which to explore the cosmopolitan Queenstown dining and shopping precincts and ski fields. Shopping, restaurants, bars and nightspots can be found within 100 m of the hotel, as can public transport connections. The central bus station is just some 200 m away, and the hotel is located 15 minutes from Queenstown Airport.
Payment methods description
American Express, Diners Club, JCB, MasterCard and VISA are accepted as methods of payment.
How to get there
The hotel is located 7 km from Queenstown Domestic and International Airport - ZQN, or about 15 minutes' drive away. Starting from Queenstown International and Domestic Airport, head southwest on Sir Henry Wigley Drive. Take the first right onto Lucas Place and the first right onto Kawarau Road. Take the third left onto Frankton Road. Turn right at Stanley Street, cross over Shotover Street and take a hard left into Duke Street. The hotel is located at 8 Duke Street.
Description Sofitel Queenstown Hotel & Spa
- » Year of construction: 2005
- » Suites: 5
- » Single rooms: 62
- » Number of floors (main building): 6
- » Junior Suites: 7
- » Total number of rooms: 82
- » Apartments: 2
- » Double / twin rooms: 8
Hotel type
- » Golf hotel
- » Charming hotel
- » Ski Hotel
- » Resort
- » Family friendly hotel
- » City hotel
- » Business hotel
- » Airport hotel
- » Conference hotel
- » SPA hotel
Methods of payment
- » JCB
- » Visa
- » American Express
- » MasterCard
- » Maestro
- » Diners Club
Room facilities (Standard room)
- » Central air-conditioned
- » Radio
- » Lounge
- » HiFi stereo system
- » Balcony
- » Shower
- » Mini fridge
- » Satellite / cable TV
- » Wheelchair accessible
- » TV
- » Hairdryer
- » Bathroom
- » Individual heating
- » Bath
- » Central heating
- » Safe
- » Tea / Coffee
- » Individual air-conditioned
- » Internet access (*)
- » Disabled bathroom
- » Direct dial telephone
- » Minibar (*)
- » Carpeted
- » Iron and board
- » King size bed
- » Double bed
Facilities
- » Safe
- » Room service
- » Wheelchair accessible
- » Money Exchange
- » Laundry service (*)
- » 24h. Reception
- » Public Internet (*)
- » 24h check-in
- » Lift-s
- » Mobile phone network
- » High chairs
- » Restaurant - non-smoking area
- » Newspaper stand
- » WLAN access point (*)
- » Sauna
- » Restaurant - Air-conditioned
- » Steam bath
- » Car park (*)
- » Massage (*)
- » Special SPA packages (*)
- » Gym
- » Bar-s
- » Dining room
- » Air-conditioned in common areas
- » Breakfast room
- » Conference room
- » Reception area
- » Restaurant -s
Restaurant
- » Full board
- » Special offers
- » Breakfast buffet
- » Special diets
- » Continental breakfast
- » Breakfast
- » Half board
- » Lunch à la carte
- » Dinner menu choice
- » Lunch menu choice
- » Bed and breakfast
- » Dinner à la carte
Interest points
- » Gibson Wine Valley: 30km
- » Coronet Peak Ski fied: 8km
- » Arrowtown Golmining History: 2.6km
- » Lake Wakatipu: 100m
- » Skyline Gondola: 200m
Distances (in meters)
- » Bar / Pub / town center: 20m
- » Sea / Milford sea - Fiordland: 291km
- » Lake / Lake Wakatipu: 100m
- » River / Shotover River: 5km
- » Forest / Glenorchy: 45km
- » Park / Queenstown Gardens: 100m
- » Town centre / Queenstown The Mall: 100m
- » Shopping facilities / The Mall: 50m
- » Restaurants / town center: 50m
- » Cross country skiing / Snow Farm: 55km
- » Next big city / Wanaka: 75km
- » Tourist centre / The Mall: 100m
- » Ski lift / Coronet Peak: 18km
- » Ski area / Coronet Peak: 18km
- » Bus station / town center: 200m
- » Public transport / Connecta: 100m
- » Golf course / Kelvin Heights: 16km
- » ZQN Airport - Queenstown: 7km
- » WKA Airport - Wanaka: 75km
- » DUD Airport - Dunedin: 28km
- » Disco / Club / Subculture : 100m