At Boutique Hotels and Lodges we constantly strive to bring you the best of New Zealand and we feel we have achieved this in the very competitive Queenstown market.

In the World Travel Award Nominations 2010, Azur Lodge is nominated as New Zealand’s Leading Luxury Lodge and Queenstown Park Boutique Hotel is nominated as New Zealand’s Leading Boutique Hotel.

In the recent Trip Advisor Top 10 Hotel Awards 2010 the only New Zealand properties included in the Top 10 Luxury Hotels in the South Pacific are Queenstown Park and Azur. Queenstown Park also received a Top 10 award in the service category. Trip Advisor users rate Queenstown Park Boutique Hotel as #1 of 63 hotels in Queenstown and Azur Lodge as #2. Azur is also nominated in the Travel & Leisure Best Awards Survey. To take the survey go to http://tlworldsbest.roiresearch.com.

Both Azur and Queenstown Park are sponsors of Queenstown’s upcoming Winter Festival to be held Friday 25 June - Sunday 4 July 2010.

www.azur.co.nz or rsvns@azur.co.nz

www.queenstownpark.co.nz or hotel@queenstownpark.co.nz

www.boutiquehotels.co.nz or nz@boutiquehotels.co.nz

 Queenstown Park Boutique Hotel in Queenstown, New Zealand has gained a Qualmark Enviro-Bronze Award, recognising its high standards in environmental practices. 

To earn New Zealand tourism’s official environmental award, Queenstown Park Boutique Hotel had to show effectiveness in energy efficiency, waste management and water conservation, with community activities and conservation initiatives also considered under Qualmark’s environmental criteria. 

Manager John Etheridge, says “I am pleased that the initiatives that were implemented right from the build stage have been recognised as we put a huge value on New Zealand’s environment. We have worked and continue to work in numerous areas as we can see the true benefits to our overall well being not only the environmental but also those gained through economies for the business”.

Accommodation, activities and transport businesses carrying the Qualmark® logo have been independently assessed to meet tough quality standards and environmental criteria - earning New Zealand tourism’s official quality mark. Qualmark is jointly owned by Tourism New Zealand and the New Zealand Automobile Association. The program is run as an industry service, on a not-for-profit basis.

For further information please contact:John Etheridge

+63 3 441 8441

john@queenstownpark.co.nz

www.queenstownpark.co.nz

Congratulations to Azur Lodge and Queenstown Park Boutique Hotel for receiving awards in Trip Advisor’s Traveller’s Choice 2010 Hotel Awards.

Trip Advisor’s annual awards are done for the Top 10 properties per region and category with New Zealand included in the South Pacific region. In the South Pacific Luxury Awards category, Azur Lodge  and Queenstown Park Boutique Hotel, both in Queenstown, New Zealand were in the Top 10. They are the only New Zealand properties to receive awards in this category/region.

In the Best Service Award category, Queenstown Park Boutique Hotel also received a Top 10 Award for the South Pacific.

For more information please go to www.tripadvisor.com and at the top of the home page, next to “The Best Hotels for 2010″, click the tab “Get the List”. Then go to “World’s Favorite Hotels by Category”. When you click on the category the South Pacific Region will appear.

www.azur.co.nz

www.queenstownpark.co.nz

www.boutiquehotels.co.nz

 Queenstown Park Boutique Hotel will be closed 12 October 2006 until 16 October 2009 to facilitate the renovation of 4 existing Gondola Rooms into 2 Gondola Suites. They have found that there is a demand for more premium rooms. Both will be first floor suites with views of the Queenstown Gondola and private balcony. The one bedroom suite interconnects to a Gondola Room which enables it to be converted into a two bedroom suite. The suites will feature open super king beds, gas fireplaces, air conditioning, Under floor heating, kitchenette, minibar, LCD TV in lounge and bedroom, telephone, tea & coffee making facilities, ironing facilities, hairdryers and wireless internet.

 Queenstown Park also offers corporate and long stay specials. Please go to www.queenstownpark.co.nz for details.

There’s nothing like a local’s knowledge when it comes to shopping, and Donna Fallon of Queenstown Park Boutique Hotel has written a personal shopping guide for guests of the hotel, which she’s graciously agreed to share.Queenstown Park Boutique Hotel is a 300 meter flat walk from the town centre, which is easy to walk around; pedestrians rule and shops are open seven days until late. So here are Donna’s excellent recommendations (with a few additions from the article’s author) for your own retail adventure experience. Please open the link below.

http://travel.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=570883

www.queenstownpark.co.nz 

QUEENSTOWN- NEW ZEALAND
Queenstown Park Luxury Boutique Hotel is a brand new hotel opening in Queenstown in November 2007.
In a prime central location nestled between two parks, guests will enjoy expansive views of Queenstown and the surrounding mountains up to the gondola, Cecil Peak and The Remarkables.
The hotel immediately adjoins one of these parks with grounds sweeping down to the park with no interruption by fences or gates.
This luxury 19 room boutique hotel has been designed by a leading New Zealand artichect with proud New Zealand owners dedicated to creating a niche luxury hotel experience.
The interior design will delight the connoisseur, sooth the jetlagged and excite the most critical traveler. Attention to detail includes installation of the latest technology and it is located only a 300 meter flat safe walk to central Queenstown malls, cafes and restaurants.
All rooms are spacious and luxurious and the 2 bedroom tower suite will be sought after by those wanting to be even more indulgent.

Relax and enjoy a glass of local Otago wine on your private balcony or courtyard while watching paragliders land in the parks on either side of the hotel.
A major point of difference with this boutique hotel is that guests can enjoy a genuine hosting experience with evening drinks and international breakfast yet all rooms have their own kitchenette ensuring guests can also enjoy a private breakfast on their own courtyard or balcony overlooking these clean green areas.

21 Robins Rd, Queenstown
www.queenstownpark.co.nz
hotel@queenstownpark.co.nz

For further details please contact Boutique Hotels & Lodges NZ
www.boutiquehotels.co.nz
nz@boutiquehotels.co.nz