Azur vs Eichardt's Private Hotel
Both hotels are highly recommended by professional reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, Eichardt's Private Hotel is the choice of most reviewers compared to Azur. Eichardt's Private Hotel scores 92 with endorsements from 9 reviews like Concierge, Star Service and The Telegraph.
Azur
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23 MacKinnon Tce, Sunshine Bay, Queenstown 9300, New Zealand
From $706 /night
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Concierge
"Commanding stunning views of Lake Wakatipu and the daunting Remarkables Range, this lodge and nine villas are set on a steep hillside almost two miles west of Queenstown."
Condé Nast Traveler
99.6
"Commanding stunning views of Lake Wakatipu and the daunting Remarkables Range, this lodge and nine villas are set on a steep hillside almost two miles west of Queenstown."
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Travel + Leisure
"Azur consists of nine 800- square-foot freestanding villas on a steep cliff facing the alpine, Tolkienesque landscape surrounding Lake Wakatipu."
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Star Service
"This intimate, and expensive, lodge is designed for big spenders who want views worth their weight in gold."
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Afar Magazine
"Nine contemporary private villas command stunning, uninterrupted vistas of Lake Wakatipu, the majestic Remarkables range and Cecil and Walter Peaks."
Eichardt's Private Hotel
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Marine Parade, PO Box 1340, Queenstown, New Zealand
From $609 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
Concierge
"Built more than 150 years ago, when Queenstown was just a grubby lakeside mining town instead of the adventure-sport capital of the world, Eichardt's is the poshest waterfront hotel in town."
Fodor's
"The staff is exceptionally helpful and can arrange anything from a massage to a helicopter ride."
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Star Service
"This exquisite little boutique-hotel occupies one of the oldest buildings in the district right in the heart of the holiday capital's busy shopping area."
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Among the perks are complimentary wireless high-speed Internet access, air-conditioning, complimentary minibars, flat-screen TVs, DVD and CD players (the staff has a library of titles to choose from), robes, slippers, hair dryers and irons.
Afar Magazine
"A boutique hotel done in steampunk chic in the heart of Queenstown."
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Mr & Mrs Smith
"Offering super-chic interiors and no-holds barred luxe, Queenstown's most historic haven – Eichardt's Private Hotel – has bagged the best spot on the lake for shoreside romance."
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