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Reviews of Esplanade Queenstown by Staysouth

4.5 out of 5
Esplanade Queenstown by Staysouth
58-76 Lake Esplanade, Queenstown

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 40 out of 47 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 5 out of 47 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 47 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 47 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 47 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Mike

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent communication from the time we booked. Very close to everything queenstown has to offer.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2024
Response from The Team at Staysouth on 29 Jan 2024
Kia Ora Mike, Thank you for taking the time to review your stay with us at the Commonage Villas. We're thrilled to hear you loved your stay with us, and we hope to welcome you bac soon.

10/10 Excellent

Kiana

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We absolutely loved our stay here ! An excellent option for families or even a group of friends, we have already started talking about our next stay here. My partner and I stayed with our two kids under two, and there grandparents. It was very spacious and comfortable, incredible location, within walking distance to all things QT city centre and no hassle of needing to find a park. Park across the road for the littles, although not necessary when the lake and wide open spaces to run is literally right at your doorstep. We could not be happier with this accomodation, and have already begun recommending it to friends.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023
Response from The Team at Staysouth on 30 Oct 2023
Kia Ora Kiana, Thank you for taking the time to review your stay with us at the Esplanade Queenstown :)We're thrilled by your kind words, and couldn't agree more that the Esplanade apartments are just the perfect home away from home. Safe travels, and we very much look forward to welcoming you back in the not-so-distant future. Kind regards, The Team at Staysouth

10/10 Excellent

Kuljit

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023
Response from The Team at Staysouth on 19 Jul 2023
Thank you for your 5* review! We look forward to welcoming you back in the not-so-distant future :)

8/10 Good

Philip

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2022
Response from The Team at Staysouth on 30 Aug 2022
Hi Philip, Thank you for taking the time to review your stay with us at the Esplanade Queenstown. Safe travels and kind regards, The Team at Staysouth

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property dated and needs upgraded facilities. There was never enough hot water for 4 people to have a shower, the bedrooms were very small, there was inadequate heating upstairs. Beds aren’t comfortable and linen below standard.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2021
Response from Staysouth Reservations on 31 Jul 2021
Kia Ora, Thank you for taking the time to review your stay with us at the Esplanade Queenstown. We value all feedback and are terribly sorry to hear you found issues with the hot water and heating. With regards to the hot water, we are currently in the process of gaining approval from all owners to upgrade facilities to a califont system, whereby hot water is available on-demand and therefore unlikely to ever run out. Furthermore, as for the heating, the heating is set before our guest's arrival, and whilst the underfloor heating should heat the entire apartment, there are oil column heaters in each bedroom ready to use if the bedrooms are below temperature. Of course, due to the rooms being slightly colder than usual, these should have been set up by us prior to releasing the door codes. As for the beds and linen, we have forwarded these concerns to our housekeeping department for further investigation as these are the first complaints of this nature. We thank you again for staying with us at the Esplanade Queenstown and wish you safe onward travel. Kind regards, The Team at Staysouth

10/10 Excellent

Rachel

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Great!
This is the second time we have stayed here. It’s a great place to stay. Lovely walk along the lake into the city centre. Unit was warm, spacious and very comfortable. Kitchen well equipped.
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2021
Response from The Team at Staysouth on 17 May 2021
Hi Rachel, Thank you for taking the time to review your stay with us at the Esplanade Queenstown. We're thrilled by your kind words and couldn't agree more; the Esplanade Villas truly do have everything you need for a great Queenstown vacation, all just minutes away from the town centre. Thanks again and we very much hope to welcome you back again soon. Kind regards, The Team at Staysouth

10/10 Excellent

Tess, Auckland

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location and beautiful facilities ! Would highly recommend
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2020
Response from Sonya, General Manager on 22 Nov 2020
Thank you Tess for giving us feedback on your recent stay at Esplanade Queenstown. We're always grateful for guest reviews especially when they've loved their stay and would highly recommend the property and its location. We hope to have you back to stay again very soon Kind Regards The Staysouth Team

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2020
Response from Sonya, General Manager on 4 Sept 2020
Thank you for posting your review We care about providing our guests with a quality experience and appreciate any feedback guest provide us We hope to have you back to stay another time Kind Regards From The Staysouth Team

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location, great property we loved our stay here
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2020
Response from Sonya, General Manager on 3 Mar 2020
What a wonderful review, much appreciated!! We are grateful to have your feedback that the property and its location were great, and that you loved your stay. We look forward to having you back to stay again sometime in the future. Kind Regards From The Team at STAYSOUTH

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Location
Location is great as it is close by the lake and within walking distance to town. All the tools for cooking are provided.
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2020
Response from Sonya, General Manager on 3 Mar 2020
Hello and thank you for taking the time to review Esplanade Queenstown. We value your feedback and we're rapt with your 10 out of 10 rating! We trust you thoroughly enjoyed your visit to beautiful Queenstown. Kind regards The Team at Staysouth

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location -10 mins walk to Fergburger. Lake and small playground at the door. Noisy from the living room and master room as facing the main busy road. Tight garage-typical 5-7 seater SUV will not fit No air conditioner other than villa 11&12 (from my memory) Loose shower head which my husband had to fix and loose lightbulb in the bathroom drawer. Manual not helpful-some appliance instructions were different. Good for family of 4, spacious
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2020
Response from Sonya, General Manager on 11 Feb 2020
Many thanks for taking the time to give us your very comprehensive feedback on your recent stay at Esplanade Queenstown - always valued as we may then adjust our services as and when required. We apologise for the issues you experienced with parking; and the minor maintenance jobs in the apartment and would quickly act to remedy as soon as we are notified. We are delighted that overall you've rated your stay an "excellent" one and hope to have you back for a return visit soon. Kind Regards The Staysouth Team

10/10 Excellent

Leticia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We couldn’t have chosen a better place!!!
We LOVED it!! The apartment was very spacious, completely equipped with everything we needed, beautifully furnished, clean, at a wonderful location, very near the town center and the staff super friendly and helpful...
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2020
Response from The Team at Staysouth on 19 Jan 2020
Hi Leticia, Thanks for your review and kind words regarding your stay with us at The Esplanade Queenstown. We're humbled by your kind feedback and are thrilled with how much you all enjoyed your stay with us. We very much hope to welcome you back to Queenstown and The Esplanade Apartments sometime in the near future. Safe travels and kind regards, The Team at Staysouth

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great view & location
Excellent view, overlooking the mountains and lakes. Excellent location, just a leisurely 10-minute stroll from down town.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Reservations on 5 Oct 2019
Thank you for taking the time to review The Esplanade Queenstown. We're thrilled to hear you loved the location and the stunning views that are synonymous with Queenstown. Thanks again, and we hope to welcome you back to Queenstown and The Esplanade some time in the near future. Safe travels and kind regards, The Team at Staysouth

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent communication. Arrival was a breeze. Unit was so well cleaned and kitchen beautifully stocked with all the utensils you need to self cater. Excellent with kids as there is a park across the road and a short 5-10 minute stroll along the water into Queenstown. We will be back. Thank you.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Sonya. General Manager on 17 Sept 2019
Thank you for your wonderful review about your stay with us at Esplanade Queenstown. Very pleasing to read that our processes such as key less self check in process, as well as the well maintained and cleaned apartment so close to town made for an excellent stay. We hope you return soon to stay again. Kind Regards THE STAYSOUTH TEAM

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a lovely stylish apartment only a short walk from the centre of Queenstown. It was lovely am No warm and well appointed with all necessary items to have a very enjoyable holiday. I can totally recommend this apartment and we will be back Thank you
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Reservations on 15 Sept 2019
Kia Ora, Thank you for taking the time to review The Esplanade Apartments. We are truly humbled by your kind words and appreciate your feedback on the apartments warmth and practicality. We hope we can welcome you back to Queenstown and The Esplanade some time in the near future. Safe travels and kind regards, The Team at Staysouth

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
An absolutely beautiful property that was very comfortable. The check in was a little stressful , in that our flight arrived at 1230 pm and we had to wait at the airport until the very last minute- 3pm , with a toddler. As others have mentioned , the main bedroom is really noisy from traffic and kept us awake . Also some family games would have been a great addition to spend the nights in front of the fire .
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Reservations Team on 10 Aug 2019
Kia Ora, Thank you for taking the time to review our property, we agree that they are both stunning and well equipped. Whilst we strive to make sure the apartments are ready for guests arrivals as soon as possible, when we have other guests checking out of the same apartment in the morning this becomes difficult as they take up to 5 hours to clean. Thank you again, and we look forward to welcoming you back to Queenstown some time in the future. Kind regards, Staysouth

10/10 Excellent

Greg, Curl Curl

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location great property. Nothing to dislike all good
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Sonya on 23 Jul 2019
Many Thanks Greg for your positive feedback! Glad that you enjoyed being so close to town at the Esplanade Queenstown Villas and all the amenities your villa provided.. Please let us know if you are coming back to Queenstown and we would be glad to host you again.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
First class property definately go back spotless walk to cbd lake and those views straight over the road
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2019
Response from Sonya on 5 Apr 2019
Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback and wow - a 5 out of 5! We are delighted that you rated the villa so highly and would return to stay again. Your comments certainly give us assurance that all our efforts to provide a quality experience is well worth it! It would be our pleasure to have you back to stay again soon. Kind Regards THE STAYSOUTH TEAM

10/10 Excellent

Victor, Sydney Australia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good view & location . The house facilities were in readiness .
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2019
Response from the Staysouth team. on 10 Feb 2019
We are glad to hear you enjoyed your time at Esplanade Queenstown and that you found the facilities were good for your stay. We look forward to welcoming you back next time.

10/10 Excellent

Toks, Coffs Harbour,’Australia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location, amenities, classic design,’cleanliness +++ Poor pillow quality
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2019
Response from the Staysouth team on 10 Feb 2019
Thank you for sharing your experience with us. We are glad to hear you enjoyed your time at Esplanade Queenstown and made the most of the apartments convenient location, amenities and design. It is great to hear you found the Villa super clean and I will pass your lovely comments to our cleaning team. We look forward to welcoming you back next time.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 8 nights in Dec 2018
Response from Sonya, General Manager on 8 Jan 2019
Thank you for highly rating your stay, very much appreciated As a team we put every effort into presenting a "home away from home" property for our guests with high levels of comfort and convenience. We hope you will stay with again soon.

10/10 Excellent

PAul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
First class
A really special place in a perfect location. First class self catering. Everything you need. Wonderful support and admin staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018
Response from Sonya, General Manager on 8 Jan 2019
Thank you Paul for taking the time to give us feedback and review your stay. Wonderful to read the villa was perfectly located for you with everything you could need and especially first class!. We appreciate that the efforts the whole team from Admin to Operations were noted and well received. We hope you come back to stay with us again soon

10/10 Excellent

Wayne, Australia

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This apartment was perfect for our stay in Queenstown , within flat walking distance of the centre of town . The apartment itself was beautifully appointed with everything you need for an extended stay
Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2018
Response from Paula on 2 Dec 2018
We much appreciate your lovely review Wayne! We are glad to hear you enjoyed your time at Esplanade Queenstown and made the most of the Villa's convenient location, and glad to read that you've got everything you needed for your extended stay. We look forward to welcoming you back next time. Kind Regards, THE TEAM AT STAYSOUTH

10/10 Excellent

Julie, Australia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful apartment centrally located, warm and inviting, super comfortable
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018
Response from Paula on 2 Dec 2018
Thanks for your great review Julie! We love to hear you found your Villa beautiful, warm and super comfortable. Hopefully you will choose to stay with us again on your next visit.

10/10 Excellent

uttam, Auckland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We had an amazing stay. This property is well maintained and is equipped with everything you need for a great holiday. Will definitely go back again.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018
Response from Paula on 2 Dec 2018
Thank you Uttam for sharing your comments about your recent stay at Esplanade Queenstown. It is great to hear you found Esplanade Villas well maintained and equipped for a great holiday. We look forward to having you back again in the future.

10/10 Excellent

Pete, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely place, so convenient to the city. The road is noisy late at night, ok as long as the windows are closed
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2018
Response from Paula on 2 Dec 2018
Many Thanks Pete for your positive feedback! Being so clse to the city centre sometimes it can get noisy, but as all of the Esplanade Queenstown Villas have double glazing as soon as you close the windows you won't hear a thing from the outside world. Please let us know if you are coming back to Queenstown and we will be glad to host you again.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Queenstown at its best !!
We had a fabulous stay at the Esplanade . Thank you for everything.Could not have picked a better place to stay for our family holiday . Our 2 older kids absolutely loved the town house and that's saying something ! I can't tell you how comfortable, warm and cosy it was . We walked in and out of town every day/ evening . It was just so convenient. The view across the lake and up into the mountains with their snow caps was breathtaking . Waking up to that every morning .... didn't want to leave . The open fire was lovely after a day on the slopes. Will definitely be back . Many Thanks x

10/10 Excellent

Liam, Adelaide

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Esplanade Queenstown, great location
Apartment was fantastic, location and views superb. TV was a little awkward to use, would be nice to have more input capability too (USB or HDMI maybe). Really a minor point though, everything else was truly enjoyable.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable
Great location, comfortable accommodation with all that you require. Found the place not overly clean and the carpet was badly stained in areas.

8/10 Good

Darren

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

10/10 Excellent

Linda, United States

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very easy check in and friendly people on the phone

10/10 Excellent

Maz, Australia - QLD - Brisbane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Service: No need to contact. ; I'll be coming back every year and reccommending to all our friends

10/10 Excellent

Fiona, Australia - QLD - Brisbane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Top of the line; Value: Fantastic; Service: Professional, Friendly; Cleanliness: Immaculate; Service was very professional and friendly, but they didn't advise us that the cleaners would be using our garage. Everything else was perfect.

8/10 Good

Maureen, New Zealand

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness
Facilities: Above average; Value: Affordable; Service: Good; Cleanliness: Lacking; The walk to the town was good

10/10 Excellent

RAEWYN, New Zealand - Hawkes Bay

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

10/10 Excellent

Mary, New Zealand - Auckland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Outstanding; Value: Great deal; Service: Professional; Cleanliness: Beautiful;

10/10 Excellent

Darren, New Zealand - Auckland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Good; Value: Affordable; Service: Remarkable, Mel is so helpful!; Cleanliness: Immaculate;

10/10 Excellent

Debby, New Zealand - Wellington

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Home away from home; Value: Great value for a group; Cleanliness: Spotless; Close to all the activity but quiet

10/10 Excellent

Mark, Australia - QLD - Brisbane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: State of the art, Outstanding; Value: Luxurious but worth it; Service: Professional; Cleanliness: Immaculate, Pristine;

10/10 Excellent

Kirsty, Australia - VIC - Melbourne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Home away from home, Outstanding; Value: Affordable; Service: Outstanding; Cleanliness: Spotless, Beautiful; the heating is amazing after a great day of skiing, fireplace, floor heating, luxury!

10/10 Excellent

diane, New Zealand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Home away from home; Value: Fantastic; Service: Professional; Cleanliness: Spotless;

10/10 Excellent

Zhenlin, Australia - NSW - Sydney

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Home away from home; Value: Affordable; Service: Basic; Cleanliness: Beautiful;

10/10 Excellent

Nada, Australia - NSW - Sydney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Top of the line, Home away from home, Outstanding; Value: Bargain, Fantastic, Amazing; Service: Good, Friendly; Cleanliness: Spotless, Immaculate, Pristine; This is a great apartment, very luxurious and well furnished. Close to town center

10/10 Excellent

Alison, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Top of the line, didn't use; Value: Amazing, Luxury; Service: Flawless, reasonable; Cleanliness: Immaculate, just right;

10/10 Excellent

Christophe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Esplanade de rêve au bord du lac
Nous avons choisi cette établissement pour notre séjour à Queenstown. A notre arrivée nous avons été agréablement surpris par la qualité de l’hébergement et le confort de celui-ci. L’hébergement est très spacieux et bien équipé. La ville est à 3 minutes en voiture et a une dizaine de minutes à pieds. Nous recommandons vivement cette établissement et nous y retournons la semaine prochaine pour un deuxième séjour.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Reservations on 19 Aug 2019
Hi Christophe, Thank you for taking the time to review The Esplanade, we value your feedback and trust you thoroughly enjoyed your time here in beautiful Queenstown. We're humbled by your kind words, and look forward to welcoming you back to Queenstown very very shortly :) Kind regards, The Team at Staysouth

6/10 Okay

NA

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
热水供应问题严重
选择这间酒店作为我目的地婚礼使用的酒店是经过一番选择的,但实际住宿体验并不很满意。最大的问题在于热水供应。在我们没有做饭洗衣服使用热水,仅使用了一次洗碗机的情况下,当晚我们6个人入住,我是第四个洗澡,洗到一半突然没有了热水。第二天是我的婚礼,我不得不用冷水冲走泡沫,而我的老公当晚没有热水洗澡。而由于晚上8点后,客服电话就不会再有人接听,我们没办法得到任何帮助。虽然第二天客服很快回复说热水系统正常,可能我们白天用热水太多,但我们觉得难以接受。这间酒店注意事项很多,我们尽力遵守每一条,但一本书的注意事项,都不能提醒一下热水的使用问题吗?如果酒店可以允许6人入住,但一使用任何热水,就不够洗澡,我觉得非常不合理。在之后的几天,我们几乎不敢在洗澡以外的时候使用任何热水。
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2018
Response from Paula on 2 Dec 2018
Thanks for your review and we are sorry to hear you ran out of hot water while staying at Esplanade Queenstown. We do have an after hours phone number for emergencies when guests may require assistance after 8pm and before 8am. We are sorry to hear that you couldn’t reach us, we may have been on the phone helping another guest, but if you would had left us a voice message we would get back to you as soon as we could. Our Housekeeping Manager went to your Villa to check that the hot water was working properly and the water cylinders were properly functioning, and she couldn’t find any propblem with the hot water at all. The cylinder is a standard household sized cylinder as fitted in most residential homes. Taking long showers or baths, plus using the washing machine, dishwasher and/or the washing machine all within a short timeframe, could use all of the hot water in the cylinder. meaning that If this happens you need to wait for about 60 – 90 minutes for the hot water would have been back to refill and reheat Again sorry to hear you didn’t enjoy your experience at Esplanade Queenstown.