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Bumbles BackpackersvsAzur

Both hotels are highly recommended by travel writers. Overall, Azur is preferred by most professionals compared to Bumbles Backpackers. Azur has a TripExpert Score of 76 with approval from 4 reviews like Condé Nast Traveler, Afar Magazine and concierge.com.

Bumbles Backpackers
7/10
Lake Esplanade & Brunswick Street, Queenstown, New Zealand
From $0/night
  • Free Internet
  • Laundry Service
  • Laundy Room
  • Free Parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Refrigerator
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Rough Guide Rough Guide
"Refurbished hostel, well sited on the lakefront road, offering great views from most rooms and common areas, a spacious kitchen, a BBQ area and off-street parking."
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
"This popular hostel is colourfully decorated. Its prime lakeside location near the heart of town ensures excellent views and easy access to the best of Queenstown." Full review
Azur
8/10
23 MacKinnon Tce, Sunshine Bay, Queenstown 9300, New Zealand
From $706/night
  • Hot Tub
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Free Breakfast
  • Shuttle Bus
  • Laundry Service
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Concierge 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 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." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"Azur consists of nine 800- square-foot freestanding villas on a steep cliff facing the alpine, Tolkienesque landscape surrounding Lake Wakatipu." Full review
Star Service Star Service
"This intimate, and expensive, lodge is designed for big spenders who want views worth their weight in gold." Full review
Afar Magazine Afar Magazine
"Nine contemporary private villas command stunning, uninterrupted vistas of Lake Wakatipu, the majestic Remarkables range and Cecil and Walter Peaks."
Mr & Mrs Smith Mr & Mrs Smith
"Luxuriously appointed stone and silver beechwood villas offer vast views of the New Zealand wilderness at Azur Lodge hotel, a hillside hideaway two miles outside Queenstown." Full review
Hideaway Report Hideaway Report
92.0
"Dramatic property five minutes from the center of Queenstown, with villas terraced into a steep hillside providing breathtaking views of Lake Wakatipu and surrounding mountains." Full review
The Telegraph The Telegraph
8.0
"Azur Lodge is a peaceful haven, somewhat removed from bustling Queenstown, but offering easy access in one of the hotel’s chauffeur driven cars." Full review

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