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Swiss/Filipina owners. Each rustic room features wooden floors, quirky artwork and
handmade furniture. Outside the fun continues with a back-to-nature swimming hole and
well-crafted walkways through beautiful gardens.
MOTEL
$$
Asure Queenstown Gateway Apartments
( 03-442 3599;
www.gateway.net.nz
;
1066 Frankton Rd, Frankton; apt from $155; )
On the highway
near the airport (and hence cheaper than its equivalents in the town proper), this motel
complex has modern two-bedroom split-level apartments with private courtyards. Request
a rear unit for a quieter stay.
Villa del Lago
MAP
APARTMENTS
$$$
GOOGLE MAP
( 03-442 5727;
www.villadellago.co.nz
;
249 Frankton Rd, Queenstown East; apt from $260; )
Cling-
ing to the cliffs between the highway and the lake, these spacious apartments have lake-
facing terraces and all the mod cons including a full kitchen, laundry and gas fire. The wa-
ter taxi stops at the private jetty.
Evergreen Lodge
MAP
B&B
$$$
GOOGLE MAP
( 03-442 6636;
www.evergreenlodge.co.nz
;
28 Evergreen Pl, Sunshine Bay; r $695; )
Tucked away
above Sunshine Bay, this luxurious American-run B&B offers bigger-than-Texas rooms in
a supremely private location with unfettered lake and mountain views. Add compliment-
ary beer and wine, and a sauna and gym, and you've got a very relaxing escape from
Queenstown's bustle.
Eating
Central Queenstown
Fergburger
(
www.fergburger.com
;
42 Shotover St; burgers $10-19; 8.30am-5am)
Queenstown's famous Fergburger
has now become a tourist attraction in itself, forcing many locals to look elsewhere for
BURGERS
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