Flying Buccaneer
Sep 13, 10, 2:24 am
I was surprised to find there was not already a thread for this hotel. Mr. FB and I spent 3 nights here September 7 - 10. Actually, Mr. FB spent 3 nights here, but I only spent 2, because I was taken ill on the way to Queenstown and spent my first night at Lakes District Hospital in Frankton.
I called the hotel from the hospital to let them know Mr. FB would be checking in without me, and he had no problems checking in. I gave him my AMEX and PC Platinum card, which probably made thing easier.
I had booked a "Standard Room" at the Entertainment rate (NZ$165 for two nights and NZ$172 for the other). We were upgraded to a King Lakeview Room with a balcony. We were assigned Room 116, which was a lakeview and mountainview room, though the lake view was somewhat obstructed by the roof of the restaurant beneath our room.
We received two complimentary bottles of water for the stay, not per day. We also parked our car, but the hotel only charged us for two nights of parking. We did not eat at the hotel, so we can't speak for the restaurant.
When I was able to join Mr. FB at the hotel the next day, I purchased the wifi for NZ$33.69 for 24 hours or 1GB, whichever came first. The wifi was among the fastest hotel wifi systems I have ever used. However, when my 24 hours were up, I noticed a signal from "HQWifi Steamer Wharf" and figured out it was an alternate provider. It was only NZ$15.00 for 24 hours or 500Mb. The connection was noticeably slower, but still fast enough for my purposes. I am not sure if that signal is available from all rooms, but it worked for me.
We had no complaints at all about the hotel, and we would stay there again. The location is hard to beat, convenient to central Queenstown. More important, everyone we encountered was friendly and responsive any questions or needs we had.
I called the hotel from the hospital to let them know Mr. FB would be checking in without me, and he had no problems checking in. I gave him my AMEX and PC Platinum card, which probably made thing easier.
I had booked a "Standard Room" at the Entertainment rate (NZ$165 for two nights and NZ$172 for the other). We were upgraded to a King Lakeview Room with a balcony. We were assigned Room 116, which was a lakeview and mountainview room, though the lake view was somewhat obstructed by the roof of the restaurant beneath our room.
We received two complimentary bottles of water for the stay, not per day. We also parked our car, but the hotel only charged us for two nights of parking. We did not eat at the hotel, so we can't speak for the restaurant.
When I was able to join Mr. FB at the hotel the next day, I purchased the wifi for NZ$33.69 for 24 hours or 1GB, whichever came first. The wifi was among the fastest hotel wifi systems I have ever used. However, when my 24 hours were up, I noticed a signal from "HQWifi Steamer Wharf" and figured out it was an alternate provider. It was only NZ$15.00 for 24 hours or 500Mb. The connection was noticeably slower, but still fast enough for my purposes. I am not sure if that signal is available from all rooms, but it worked for me.
We had no complaints at all about the hotel, and we would stay there again. The location is hard to beat, convenient to central Queenstown. More important, everyone we encountered was friendly and responsive any questions or needs we had.