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Residence du Lac by Staysouth, Unit 15
The accommodation is worth for the value, with beautiful view, quiet and convenient location. Rooms are very clean. Very happy with the experience, highly recommend!

Shore Rise, lake and mountain views Queenstown
Awesome place to stay, great location. Can walk down to the lake, even a wee jetty. Would stay again thank you

Alpine luxury
The view is really beautiful, comfortable apartment with everything you need. The apartment is value comparison with other places in Queenstown. Thank you, would definitely stay again as felt like home.

Exciting Queenstown
Probably our favourite Airbnb ever. It ticks all the boxes. It has a perfect location: outside the town but walkable to town in about 25 minutes on the lakeside Queenstown Track, and it’s on the slope below the main road into town, so you don’t see or hear the traffic. It has a gorgeous view of the lake and mountains that you could look at for hours. It has comfortable beds. It has a fully equipped kitchen, with helpful labels on the cupboards and drawers so you’re not constantly trying to remember where things are. It’s easy to get in, with access by code so you don’t have to worry about keys or cards. It has convenient parking. It has good bikes that you can take out - we rode to the Kelvin Peninsula on the other side of the bay. There’s lots of room to spread out. The host’s representative replied right away when we had questions. It’s not cheap but it is so worth it.

Atalante - Lakefront Location with Stunning Views
Excellent view! Clean and Easy access to the unit from the car park. Everything works and it’s just a few steps to the walking trails.

Alpine Village - Lakefront Apartment (2 Bedroom)
great place to stay and fantastic view

21 Lakefront
All 4 of us were beyond blown away by this place. Fitted our needs and then some. Actually spent more time cooking and dining at home than expected because of the kitchen, bbq and incredible views of the lake. The only negative we could come up with was that we weren’t able to overstay our welcome and squat here forever. It was the consensus that we will book this apartment should we return to NZ next year.

Private Garden | Staff onsite 24x7 | Bag storage
Nav’s place is a perfect location. The parking in Queenstown isn’t great, so the location of Nav’s is easily walkable to downtown. And as a bonus the lake is right across the street. Her place is quaint and nice. Bathroom is very nice. Beds are comfortable. View is great. Would definitely recommend.
Waterfront house rentals

Fantail-Uninterrupted Mountain & Lake View-access
We had an amazing time in Queenstown. The unit was brand new, well stocked and had a beautiful view of the mountain ranges and water. I would highly recommend staying here. The listing did include mention of stairs…. Be aware they are very steep.

Queenstown Lakefront Dream | Hot Tub | BBQ |
Travelling with family of 6 plus grandparents. Was a great stay and 5-10 mins from airport and 5-10mins from town depending on traffic. The layout was good for us as we could stay upstairs while the grandparents had the self contained unit downstairs. The main living room was great and had a big window that captured the views amazingly. The outside had a nice little outside space with table and chairs and great on the couple of sunny days. The hottub was good on our ski days and overlooked the water which was nice. The property was clean and functional and had the basics. The bedrooms were on the smaller side but was fine for that style and time of building. One thing to keep in mind is that the driveway is a little harder to get down coming from the south if you have a long wheel base. This is due to the orientation of the hairpin corner. It sometimes hard to get out from during busy times if heading south as you cannot clearly see around the corner and can be dangerous.

Lakefront Luxury - Amazing Views
place was amazing. really appreciate the opportunity to stay there. thank you so much guys. We will be back soon

Lakefront Terrace - Walk to Town
Would recommend to any families requiring the extra room we were a family of 7 adults and 3 kids and we were never on top of each other easy walk to the shops and park

The Lake House
Nicola’s place was a beautiful space. We had a big group from all corners of the world for a destination wedding. It was a great space with a magnificent view. Convenient for a cheeky dip to wake up just 20s walk down a pathway Beautiful 1 hour walk along the Queenstown track through the gardens into town. 10/10 experience and can’t rave enough about this place

Lakefront, amazing views, spa & 5 min walk to town
Super high end finishes and great location. Thank you so much!

Lake View Townhouse
Such an awesome place! We felt right at home ! Super comfortable, clean, and the kitchen had everything we needed to cook and even an outdoor gas grill. The view of the lake was amazing! Wish we could have stayed longer. Super close to shopping, restaurants and the airport. Loved the planes flying over the house and coming in . We have already recommended this house to our Kiwi friends and will do the same with friends here in the States when they plan a trip to Queenstown.

Mountain Lodge Retreat
We very much enjoyed this house surrounded by a beautiful garden filled with lavender and views of mountains. Very well equipped kitchen, comfortable bed and spacious living area. Appreciated proximity to the restaurants and museum in Arrowtown.
Waterfront condo rentals

Fantastic Views!The Point Apartment
A beautiful location. Is a little challenging to pin down (no fault of owner) just with it being on Queenstown’s main road it can be easily missed. But worth the find. Absolutely loved it. Even tho it’s on the main road it’s super peaceful. Can hear the boats on the lake and the planes if ya leave a door or window open, but no highway traffic at all. Highly highly recommend. It’s beautiful.

"The Prospector on Miners"
A stunning place to stay. Private and peaceful with beautiful gardens. The cottage is beautifully decorated and has everything you could need. Just a short stroll to everything you would want to do and see in Clyde. Definitely would stay again.

Absolute Waterfront Studio. Unreal CBD location!
Exactly what we needed for short stay in Queenstown. Great location walking to everything. Host is amazing and extremely responsive! Couldn’t have been better.

Lakeview Haven
Nice bathroom. Loved the hot tub. Nice location by the lake - about a 10 minute drive from town. Just something to note if you are staying in Summer this place doesn't have air-conditioning. We were out all day exploring and by the time we got home the breeze had cooled the place down but if you were planning to hang at the apartment in the afternoon it gets quite hot.

Alpenglow - Q1 Apartments
Really great apartment in a great location. Keren was very responsive and extremely accommodating. Wish we could have stayed longer!!!

Lakefront Twin Studio in Queenstown CBD!
I really appreciated their communication and quick replies! I had a couple day-of questions and they were very attentive - much appreciated.
Quick stats about waterfront rentals in Queenstown
Total rentals
160 properties
Nightly prices starting at
$60 before taxes and fees
Total number of reviews
15K reviews
Family-friendly rentals
130 properties are a good fit for families
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90 properties have a dedicated workspace
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160 properties include access to wifi
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