AzurvsNomads Queenstown Hostel
Both hotels are rated very highly by professional reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Azur scores significantly better than Nomads Queenstown Hostel. Azur is ranked #4 in Queenstown with recommendations from 8 sources like Travel + Leisure, Concierge and Hideaway Report.
Azur
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." Full review
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
"This intimate, and expensive, lodge is designed for big spenders who want views worth their weight in gold." Full review
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
"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
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
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
Nomads Queenstown Hostel
5-11 Church Street, Queenstown 9300, New Zealand
From $12/night
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Laundy Room
- Multilingual
- Dry Cleaning
- Air Conditioning
Rough Guide
"Massive, very new, quite posh hostel with piddly kitchen, but excellent rooms, a female-only area and central parking. Dorms $25, rooms 2, en suite 3."
Lonely Planet
"Nomad's has top-notch facilities including its own mini-cinema, ensuite rooms aplenty, massive kitchens and an on-site travel agency." Full review