High View Queenstown Apartments

When making your reservation at Luxury Queenstown Apartments think about the dates you are looking to travel on and the different seasons that Queenstown has to the rest of New Zealand that is if you don’t have to be travelling on a certain date.

Benefits for doing this are ten fold, for a start you are likely to pay a premium price for your Luxury Queenstown Apartment in the peak seasons and accommodation providers are happier to consider doing a deal in the quieter months away from the high season of summer over Christmas, New Year and public holidays and also the ski season which runs for three months over winter. Without discounting on the facilities, type of rooms or customer service you would expect from your Luxury Queenstown Apartment.

Luxury Queenstown Apartments are likely to see less guests so any extra facilities such as swimming pools, fitness rooms and spas are less patronized, meaning less queues.

Staff are usually more relaxed when they have more time and happy to spend it talking with guests, not that they give an inferior service at this time of year to any other period but they aren’t trying to service every room and public area at one time.

Less traffic in and around your Luxury Queenstown Apartment is always a bonus as it is easier to find a park down town and when out and about for the day at tourist spots and you are able to access more activities in one day as you would during peak times. Making it a welcome relief when you arrive back at your comfortable Luxury Queenstown Apartment in the evening.

Operators runs numerous specials or discount days in the quieter months making this a great time to take the opportunity to do activities that at other times of the year may not be within budget. Ask the front desk at your Luxury Queenstown Apartment about any deals that they know about as operators email out offers daily to many accommodation providers and they are not always publically advertised.

Everyone wants their own wedding day to be a day they remember for ever for all the right reasons, one of fairy tale proportions, of everything running smoothly, everyone getting along famously together and an enjoyable memorable day that their guests talk about for years to come.

When booking your Queenstown apartments, you can make things so much easier for yourself and your wedding party, also your guests by thinking about the following aspects.

• Luggage storage
• Early check in and late check outs
• Common area to gather, meet & greet
• Rooms in close vicinity
• Bedding configurations
• Equipment hire

Some of these topics may not mean a lot, but to a person who has travelled a long distance they may mean the world!

At Highview Apartments we are happy to provide the wedding organizer with a quote that they are able to send out to their guests along with the invites providing information about rooms, facilities and costs and usually look at a group booking rate. Also whether they have a storage facility available if they are not able to offer early check in. Also if the wedding party is travelling a long distance whether it is possible to send luggage or packages to the address of the accommodation provider early than the arrival date. Same goes for late check out, especially if guests are leaving the day after the wedding, the last thing guests want to do after a late night of celebrating is to have to rise early and vacate the complex.

Relaxing in your Queenstown Apartments

Having a common area where your guests can meet & greet such as a BBQ area is a fantastic ice breaker for guests who are from out of town and possibly don’t know many other guests, this kind of pre wedding activity also makes it feel like a longer celebration and can take the edge off any nerves.

Having many of your guests staying in close proximity of each other can be a nice way of making it feel more like a celebration also, sometimes when guests are staying in different locations you loose the party atmosphere by guests having to leave early and can be a real saver on transport logistics.

When making your enquiry to your accommodation provider ask about bedding configurations, if they are able to split beds to singles this may make the cost more affordable for guests and also give the options of friends staying in one apartment or room.

Also whether your guests can hire extra equipment such as a roll away bed for the extra guest, cots for infants and other baby needs. This could be the deciding factor for guests travelling with young children to whether they can make it to your special day.

Once all this has been taken care of, send out the quotes, sit back and enjoy your wedding, just as your guests intend to.

Most people take their hard earned holidays around the hottest summer months and spend their time jostling for room at the local beaches and parks or playgrounds and lined up in queues waiting to get onto an adventure activity, or at the other end of the weather scale in the peak of the Ski Season when the slopes are packed and same goes for the streets and restaurants.

Why not think ahead and you could have a more relaxed and enjoyable holiday booking into a Luxury Queenstown Apartment in the quieter months and save yourself dollars and time.

For skiing in and around Queenstown there is still fantastic snow late August through to mid September and the slopes are virtually free of people, brilliant if you are just learning to ski or like the European feel where you have more of the field to yourself during the day. Also the chairlift lines are minimal.

In New Zealand the summer weather is still quite changeable but usually February has the most settled weather and is still very pleasant. Children are back at school and all businesses are open again after the Christmas break. A lot of shops are having sales to encourage visitors to spend up again after Christmas.

Accommodation providers have had a chance to catch up after the mad Christmas, New Year rush and you will find good deals to be made with longer stay bookings.

By staying at a Luxury Queenstown Apartment in the shoulder or off peak season not only can you benefit from all the off site advantages which have been mentioned but also the carefree use of a self catering apartment or leisurely dining at one of the local restaurants and having the bill charged back to your room so you are not always putting your hand in your pocket and can simply pay one account at the end of your stay.

Also the onsite advantages would be not so many guests in the car park, fitness areas or spa areas and the best advantage a later checkout as the room may not be required immediately after your departure for the next guest.

Without the hassle of a rushed timeframe you will be able to enjoy your stay far more and be able to acquire more information from the front of house team of the best activities, shops and dining places, all the little bits of information that get missed when they are juggling many more guests.

When booking Queenstown apartments for your holiday, the top five pitfalls to avoid that spring to mind would be firstly ‘Noise’. Its great to have a fun filled day and party into the evening but when you want to get your well deserved rest at night you don’t want other peoples partying and constant traffic noise keeping you from getting that much needed energy recharge ready for the next day in the adventure capital. A good night sleep is top of my holiday requirements.

Queenstown Apartments – Distance, Views, Facilities and Pricing Pitfalls

Secondly would have to be ‘distance’ from the town centre, in Queenstown most activities are within walking distance of the CBD or at least their collection points so you don’t want to be miles out of town and having to hire a car or catch buses to get to where you want to be, it would be better to choose somewhere within easy walking distance to town but still distanced from all the noise and traffic.

When choosing your Queenstown apartments for accommodation and they are offering you ‘views’ of the mountains and lake, make sure they are from every room so you aren’t disappointed when you arrive in your apartment and get the view of the car park or other rooftops while the guests staying across the corridor have the stunning lake and mountain views.

Also on this train of thought accuracy of the photos portrayed on the accommodation providers website, does the photo convey the real room or apartment you will be staying in or is it their best room and you end up with a run down uncared for room.

A lot of times when I have been travelling I have been caught out with parking and other offered ‘facilities’, make sure you know what you are paying for on top of your room rate, some Queenstown apartments and accommodation providers charge you for overnight parking also internet usage and phone calls, before you realize it you have wracked up a substantial additional cost to your accommodation bill.

Last on my top 5 pitfalls list would be ‘discounted prices’ low dollar usually means low service. The old adage you get what you pay for is sadly true with some Queenstown accommodation providers. Cheap prices may be for the room that used to house brooms, no views, shared bathrooms when you would be better off at a backpackers than what you thought was going to be luxury Queenstown accommodation.

When you head away on your much needed break and have your family with you, you really are looking for that home away from home. The option of daily servicing your Apartment, so you don’t need to think about making your bed could just be the luxury that ticks your box.

With our luxury Queenstown apartments you also have the options of eating at any of the stunning cafes or restaurants that are close at hand and many who we can organize charge backs to your room, or shop locally at the farmers and produce markets and cook in the privacy of your own fully equipped kitchen and dine in your own dining area or on the balcony overlooking Lake Wakatipu and scanning the surrounding mountains.

Another bonus when travelling with family is the full laundry facilities in our One & Two Bedroom Queenstown Apartments, with a washing machine, dryer combo even the messiest of days isn’t a hassle whether it is skiing or mountain biking, horse trekking or quad biking through mud our laundry facilities will keep your luggage full of fresh clothing and save the hassle of piles of washing when you get back from your trip.

Queenstown Apartments - Facilities

On your down days while on holiday there is always the onsite facilities to keep you occupied, with our fitness room, private outdoor spa or just lying in front of the TV enjoying a DVD from our library, it is all about relaxing and unwinding.

With each bedroom having its own ensuited bathroom there is no queuing, and the ample size means sharing the mirror isn’t an issue.

Being distanced away from the night scene and the noise that produces and from busy roads reduces any noise you will hear from your Apartment, which makes for a more relaxing feel to your holiday and a better nights sleep, also all our beds are Super King beds which are able to be split to King Single making it easier to suit most bedding configurations and the additional option for a rollaway bed or porta cot if required.

With all adjoining rooms being on the same floor makes it truly feel like your home away from home.

When you are out enjoying all the activities and experiences our Alpine resort town has to offer you want to be able to rest easy at night and fully recharge your batteries for another full on day to follow, staying in style and luxury at High View Queenstown apartments will make your experience complete and burn the great memories in your mind for years to come.

Luxury to me starts with the bed, when I am staying away from home I like to have a bed that invites you to climb on in and that makes you feel rested and revived, not something that you are too scared to sit on because it looks so uncomfortable or dirty, but rather something clean, crisp with plump pillows topping off the look.

Also extra pillows so you can prop yourself up and read that great holiday read you have been meaning to get into for ages or to watch a movie. Extra blankets are available for those cooler Queenstown nights or for snuggling on the sofa.

Along with the bed would be the bathroom, I don’t enjoy staying at a place that you feel the bathroom was an after thought, I want something with space and great design. A bath that you want to fill with bubbles or a shower your can turn around in without hitting the walls, something with good lighting especially for makeup and shaving and cleanliness is a must.

Queenstown Luxury Accommodation

When you arrive at your chosen accommodation provider you want to feel you are the first person to be staying in that room and that every care has been taken to ensure this feeling is carried over from room to room. Little items like toiletries, shampoo and soap through to a starter care package of milk, tea, coffee and sugar so once you have taken all your luggage to your room you can sit back and have a refreshing cuppa before taking off to your next adventure.

One of the biggest things we believe will make your Queenstown luxury accommodation more memorable is the service you receive from the front line staff, when you arrive at your destination you want to feel welcome, the staff are there to provide a service to you and you shouldn’t be made to feel you are a nuisance to their day.

Local Knowledge & Queenstown Information

The frontline staff should be able to help you out with any local Queenstown knowledge and booking information you require, showing you the local facilities that will be essential to your stay and explaining the complex you’re are staying at and the facilities available to you.

The most memorable places I have stayed at I have left feeling like I have made new friends.