Once Upon a Trip

All I can say is that this was an incredible way to start our trip to NZ! Two nights and we wish we had more. So comfortable, gorgeous view, great people, amazing breakfasts. Just do it. Stay here.

This was one of our most favorite places. Stay here! Beautiful accommodations, views, incredible breakfasts, great people. Loved it

Wow. Splurge. Stay here at least two nights. It was our last hurrah after 3 weeks of travel and it was amazing. Beautiful. WAyyyyy out there. So quiet. Stars and a hot tub. Incredible food. Fantastic tour with James the rancher. Just go.

Great location, good breakfast, friendly, helpful staff

This hotel served our needs quite well. The breakfast buffet at the Hermitage was wonderful.

The company that I retired from gave us the gift of a 4 night stay in one of the top floor suites. It was amazing, but I believe all of the rooms at this property were probably very nice as well.

Great location in Christchurch for walking to downtown and the Botanical Gardens.

This property served our needs well, although it might have been nice to stay a little closer to the waterfront area withing walking distance of some restaurants.

The airplane ride through the glaciated mountains was incredible,

Very professional operation, which is definitely what you want when planning to jump out of an airplane!

We enjoyed this experience, but there is no narration as you travel through the city so its a little unclear what you are seeing sometimes. It would be nice if someone was onboard that could say a few words about what you are seeing as you travel on the tram,

This was a very pleasant surprise. We really enjoyed this activity. Small group, and very interesting information shared along the way,

Perfectly located and loved the amenities and staff. Only negative was no chair in the room; the only place to sit was on the bed. That said, I would not hesitate to go back.

What a unique and spectacular property. Staff was incredibly accommodating.

No better way to hot tub than the view you get at Onsen. Simply jaw dropping.

Nice relaxing excursion filled with beautiful sites and great accommodations. Staff was excellent.

Don’t truly have a rating for this as weather cancelled the trip and we were told this is not an infrequent occurrence. I am sure it is an excellent experience but I would have a back up plan and it would have been nice to know in advance there was a chance of not getting to go.

This was truly a great day. Our guide, Wayne, was extremely accommodating and his knowledge of the area was impressive.

Service and room were top notch. We needed to arrive early and they were so gracious and accommodating. Thank you to all of the staff at Millennium!!

Clean, convenient, steps from all the restaurants we wanted to try and staff was super helpful and available

Such a unique experience. We hope to return again. We cannot say enough wonderful words about the Eco Lodge.....

Easy check in, spacious home with amazing views

For us, this was all we needed but it is in an area where everything is basic so someone looking for 'glam' would not be happy. We loved the space, the nearby washer/dryer (much needed by this time in the trip), proximity to hiking trails and wonderful drives to scenic spots.

This is a basic hotel with all that we needed. I would give it a 5 but some folks may disagree with me because it is not 'high-end'. We needed a room for 2 nights knowing we would use it only to sleep and do a final pack. It more than accommodated us. We had room to spread out, washer/dryer to help deal with soaked dirty clothing before packing for a 28 hour flight. It is a 10 minute or so walk from the grocery store, Subway, local movie theater (see the short documentary about the fjordlands). We were totally happy and had no complaints

Right where you want to be to experience downtown

Such a wonderful experience. The room was spacious, had a lovely lake view and the manager and her family added so much to the experience. This lodge is a little off the beaten path but what we were looking for and we loved chatting with other guests who added so much to our trip experience.

Lots of gorgeous views

What a hoot to go out with a real sheep/cow/deer rancher. Truly an authentic experience

This tour is first off, something you will never see anywhere else. It is so well organized, very informative and the staff are totally engaged. We went at dusk and it was awesome!!!!

It was raining the day we did this BUT we learned that if it is not raining, the falls are not nearly as amazing. Our guide, Rob, was top-notch and we loved being able to walk a small part of the Milford Track and to see the Milford Sound up close.

Our time at the Lakestone Lodge was amongst the very best highlights of our time in NZ

We'll be back. A great location, with a very helpful staff. So much better than staying in a hotel.

What a great way to see the city!

This experience was life-changing. An absolute must for anyone wanted to truly experience NZ's South Island.

We arrived and learned that our reservation had been erroneously canceled. The staff at the hotel could not have been nicer in working with us to try to get suitable accommodations. In their facility. Plus overall the staff went out of their way to make us feel at home including the cocktails in the evening and the absolutely spectacular breakfasts. This is definitely the place to stay in Queenstown.

Very unique rooms literally said in a rainforest. The big draw for our room was the hot tub.

Beautiful Hotel.

Great experience! A highlight of our trip.

Once in a lifetime experience. The glacier is spectacular. He will not get closer than you do on this trip.

A very peaceful boat trip with a small boat of only 12 passengers. Lots of birds and interesting plants to see. You actually get very close to the shoreline. Great commentary by the guides.

A very nice train ride on a beautiful train.