Wanaka Hotels - Reviews and Rates

There are two glaciers on the West Coast of South Island, so having walked on Fox the day before we woke up and went to check out Franz Josef. It was... similar. We decided not to walk any closer than the first viewpoint and set off South. On the way were two places we wanted to stop, the first being a Lake renowned for views of the mountains be...

there is not much to do in wanake. there is a lake there, and of course there is puzzle world!! it's kind of fun where they have all these exhibits which are meant to be a bit "puzzling" the funniest one of course is the one where you and a friend go into a room, and each person stands on the opposite corner. when you look at the room, it just l...

The cinema in Wanaka is usual because it's got comfy armchairs, sofas and even an open top old beetle car you can sit in while watching the movie. The film reel is changed manually which doesn't happen anymore in the regular multi-screen cinema. There is an interval where you can have your pre-ordered dinner ready and waiting for you. The people...

When we pulled up the curtain this morning we were greeted by rain. Lots of rain.

So with that nail in the heli-hike's coffin we decided to get the hell out of Franz Josef, abandoning any plans we had for any sort of hikes/tramps today.

We headed south to Fox glacier, the second most famous in NZ, which we'd hoped might give us a ...

Today we woke up at a leisurely time and eventually made our way into town on bikes for groceries. As Wanaka is really hilly, we had a tough time getting back to the house and had to walk the bikes for parts of the trip. When we got back we cooked fajitas and then sat around for a while watching Jag and Dr. Phil on tv. Then we headed into town a...

The next stop on the map for us was Wanaka. Being a carrot cake lover Jo & Kerry had advised me to stop at a wee café where they had a beautiful carrot cake... after finding the place they were talking about (Relishes Café on Ardmore Street for future reference) can say that they were not joking. It was honestly the nicest carrot cake I have eve...

Alot of people had said to me that Wanaka was their favourite place in New Zealand. And it's easy to see why. It's funny how sometimes you can just arrive somewh**e and know immediately that it's a cool kind of place. We c**tainly got that buzz straight away. It's a really nice quiet setting, on the sparkling Lake Wanaka with a beautiful mountai...

Jestesmy niedaleko Queenstown na poludniowej wyspie. Wczoraj odwiedzilismi lodowiec Josef, a dzis po drodze nastepny lodowiec Fox. Niestety nie moglismy sie wspiac na gore ze wzgledu na niebezpieczenstwo osuniecia sie lodu. Mozna bylo sie wybrac z przewodnikiem, ale ta przyjemnosc kosztowalaby jakies 100 dolarow, wiec podziekowalismy. Dzis jeste...

Well here I am again in Wanaka. A lovely town really. I came here to either do horse riding or rock climbing. Both were REALLY expensive, so I decided to take it easy for a few days and take a few nice hikes. The lake is pretty and the hostel is ok. Well my personal expirence at the hostel has been great, I have had a room to myself for the past...

Last night's beds were so comfy that we just couldn't get up this morning. Just as well anyway since the river sledging wasn't on until the afternoon. We went to Puzzling World after we checked out at the last possible opportunity. The faces that follow you are cool & the tilted room was mad. There was another mad room where to looked like a gia...