Mountain View Hotels in Wanaka

This is a highly recommended guesthouse/hotel. Check-in is self-service. It's a cozy villa with a small park outside the living room and a farm nearby. The scenery is beautiful. The guesthouse is clean and tidy, with a Nordic style, giving it a homey feel.

Location: Not by the lake, but very close to the food truck area, just around the corner. Popular slow-cooked beef and lamb, and bagels are all within a two- or three-minute walk. Walk along the road in front, passing various shops, and you'll reach the lake in ten minutes – very convenient. A small stream flows in front, and ducks roam the lawn. All rooms have balconies, and the ground floor is a lawn. The rooms are spacious with high ceilings. Children love this accommodation. Parking is allocated by room number and is ample. The front desk has closing hours; please contact them in advance if you are arriving late.

Facilities: The kitchen is fully equipped, including a two-in-one hot pot and barbecue pot. Enjoy hot pot one day and barbecue the next, a delight. Cleanliness: Very good, clean and hygienic, and a very comfortable stay. Service: The check-in guy was very friendly and gave us some directions. Environment: The hotel is right in front of Lake Wanaka, and a 5-minute walk to the commercial street full of food. It's also very close to the local supermarket, NEW WORLD. The walk along the lake to the loneliest tree takes about 25 minutes.

The hotel is about 30 minutes' walk from the town center, which is a bit far. It is not very convenient to eat and buy things without driving. There is only one bathroom for three bedrooms. The quilt is not covered with a quilt cover, but wrapped with two layers of sheets. I think it is very unhygienic because it is easy to sleep directly on the quilt when sleeping. Although other hotels also do this, I used a regular quilt cover in the hotel in Queenstown. Moreover, the quilt of one bed may be carelessly wrong, and it was actually wrapped with a mattress cover, which made it impossible to sleep. But because we didn't use that bed, it didn't affect us. The service staff was very friendly, but this hotel is mainly for people who drive RVs, and the service staff will go off work after 8pm. The room is quite large and the facilities are also OK.

The room was spacious and very clean, with a small kitchenette and a fridge. The bathroom was also quite large. We were on the ground floor, and outside there was a big yard with a table and chairs where we could sit, sunbathe, and have tea. It's not far from the city center, and the price, which was a little over 700 RMB, was super value for money. Just one thing: when I booked through Ctrip, the deposit deducted was a bit over 729 RMB, which converted to a little over 181 New Zealand Dollars. However, when I actually paid for the room with my credit card at the hotel, it was charged a bit over 185 NZD, which was about 3 NZD more. This extra charge might have been a service fee, so it's something to be aware of when booking in the future – paying with a credit card at the hotel might incur extra fees.

The location is first-rate, the parking is convenient, and the boss is good. If you are late, you will put the key in the mailbox at the door and leave a note on the door.