Novotel Queenstown Lakeside, Queenstown: from $201 a night

From $201 a night at Novotel Queenstown Lakeside, checked Nov 1, 2026. Dec 6–7, 2026, 2 adults: $201 total. Dec 4–6, 2026, 2 adults: $458 total on Axel; Booking.com listed $535 for the same stay when seen, checked Nov 1, 2026.

Novotel Queenstown Lakeside is an older 4-star chain hotel on Queenstown’s central lakefront in Queenstown, New Zealand.

Address: Corner of Earl and Marine Parade, Queenstown. Property ID: 1294539.

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Total price: $948 USD

2026-11-11 to 2026-11-14 · 3 nights · 2 adults · 1 room.

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#5 of 6 hotels in Central Queenstown by Axel's take. Central Queenstown is #1 of 4 places to stay in Queenstown. The best hotels in Central Queenstown, ranked · Where to stay in Queenstown

Axel's take: 7.9/10

Choose it for the lakefront location and helpful staff, not polished rooms. an older 4-star chain hotel on Queenstown’s central lakefront, scored for what it is.

Novotel Queenstown Lakeside is an older 4-star whose strongest asset is its central waterfront position. It’s a strong pick if you want the lake, Queenstown Gardens and restaurants within easy walking distance. Booking.com and Expedia guests repeatedly praise the comfortable beds, helpful staff and breakfast; room cleanliness is generally well regarded. We’d choose it as a convenient base rather than a hotel to linger in.

The recurring drawback is condition: recent reviews across several sites describe tired furnishings and dated bathrooms, often with shower-over-bath setups and curtains. Some October 2026 Accor guests also report maintenance problems. Crucially, management says the spa facility has been permanently removed, despite older listings advertising it. Valet parking costs extra and spaces are limited. Skip it if freshly renovated rooms or a post-ski hot tub are priorities.

• Best for: couples exploring Queenstown on foot; families prioritizing a central base; travelers who value location over modern decor

• Watch out for: dated bathrooms and recurring maintenance complaints; spa facility permanently removed; limited, paid valet parking

• Location: Central lakefront setting beside Queenstown Gardens, with restaurants and shops close by.

• Rooms: Comfortable beds earn praise, but furnishings and shower-over-bath bathrooms show their age.

• Cleanliness: Generally positive feedback, with some recent housekeeping and musty-room complaints.

• Service: Helpful, friendly staff are a consistent strength across review sites.

• Amenities: Restaurant, bar, gym and guest laundry; management confirms the spa has been permanently removed.

• Fees and surprises: Valet parking is chargeable and limited; EV charging is complimentary but parking fees still apply.

Axel's opinion of Novotel Queenstown Lakeside, from the hotel's website and recent guest reviews. Sources: Hotel website · Booking.com · Expedia · Tripadvisor. Reviewed Oct 28, 2026.

About Novotel Queenstown Lakeside

• Property type: Hotel
• 4-star hotel
• Novotel
• Corner of Earl and Marine Parade, Queenstown
• Amenities: Spa tub, Babysitting and childcare, Children's playground, Breakfast, Restaurant, Bar, Breakfast in the room, Cafe, Fitness facilities, Electric car charging, Parking, Garage, Pets Not Allowed, Laundry (extra charge), Dry-cleaning (extra charge), Wheelchair Accessible, Free Wi-Fi, Internet (extra charge), Business center, Golf course
• Check-in from: 14:00
• Check-out by: 11:00
• City page: Hotels in Queenstown

Room types

Room types and selected features reported for this hotel. Check your dates for availability.

Source: ETG room descriptions.

Economy room

Economy Double room (full double bed)

• Beds: full double bed

Standard room

• Room features: With view
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Standard room with garden view

• Room features: With view
• Standard room with garden view — room photo 1
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Standard room with lake view

• Room features: With view
• Standard room with lake view — room photo 1
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Standard room with mountain view

• Room features: With view
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Standard room with water view

• Room features: With view
• Standard room with water view — room photo 1
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Standard room with view

• Room features: With view
• Standard room with view — room photo 1
• Standard room with view — room photo 2
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Standard room with balcony and with lake view

• Room features: Balcony
• Standard room with balcony and with lake view — room photo 1
• Standard room with balcony and with lake view — room photo 2
• Standard room with balcony and with lake view — room photo 3

1 Bedroom Standard room

• Bedrooms: 1
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Standard Single room

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Standard Single room with lake view

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Standard Single room with mountain view

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Standard Single room with water view

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Standard Single room with view

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Standard Triple room

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Standard Triple room with view

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Standard Quadruple room

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Standard Quadruple room with lake view

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Standard Quadruple room with mountain view

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Standard Quadruple room with water view

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Standard Quadruple room with view

• Room features: With view
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Standard Sextuple room

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Standard Double room (full double bed)

• Beds: full double bed
• Room features: Fridge
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• Standard Double room (full double bed) — room photo 3

Standard Double room with garden view (full double bed)

• Beds: full double bed
• Standard Double room with garden view (full double bed) — room photo 1
• Standard Double room with garden view (full double bed) — room photo 2
• Standard Double room with garden view (full double bed) — room photo 3

Standard Double room with lake view (full double bed)

• Beds: full double bed
• Room features: Fridge; With view
• Standard Double room with lake view (full double bed) — room photo 1
• Standard Double room with lake view (full double bed) — room photo 2
• Standard Double room with lake view (full double bed) — room photo 3

Standard Double room with mountain view (full double bed)

• Beds: full double bed
• Standard Double room with mountain view (full double bed) — room photo 1
• Standard Double room with mountain view (full double bed) — room photo 2
• Standard Double room with mountain view (full double bed) — room photo 3

Standard Double room with ocean view (full double bed)

• Beds: full double bed
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Standard Double room with partial view (full double bed)

• Beds: full double bed
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Standard Double room with view (full double bed)

• Beds: full double bed
• Room features: With view
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Standard Double room with balcony (full double bed)

• Beds: full double bed
• Room features: Balcony
• Standard Double room with balcony (full double bed) — room photo 1
• Standard Double room with balcony (full double bed) — room photo 2
• Standard Double room with balcony (full double bed) — room photo 3

1 Bedroom Standard Double room (full double bed)

• Beds: full double bed
• Bedrooms: 1
• 1 Bedroom Standard Double room (full double bed) — room photo 1
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• 1 Bedroom Standard Double room (full double bed) — room photo 3

Standard Double Club room (full double bed)

• Beds: full double bed
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Standard Twin room (twin beds)

• Beds: twin beds
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• Standard Twin room (twin beds) — room photo 2
• Standard Twin room (twin beds) — room photo 3

Standard Twin room with lake view (twin beds)

• Beds: twin beds
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• Standard Twin room with lake view (twin beds) — room photo 2
• Standard Twin room with lake view (twin beds) — room photo 3

Standard Twin room with mountain view (twin beds)

• Beds: twin beds
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• Standard Twin room with mountain view (twin beds) — room photo 2
• Standard Twin room with mountain view (twin beds) — room photo 3

Standard Twin room with view (twin beds)

• Beds: twin beds
• Standard Twin room with view (twin beds) — room photo 1
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• Standard Twin room with view (twin beds) — room photo 3

Standard Triple room

• Beds: Multiple beds (configuration not supplied)
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• Standard Triple room — room photo 3

Standard Quadruple room

• Beds: Multiple beds (configuration not supplied)
• Room features: Fridge
• Standard Quadruple room — room photo 1
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• Standard Quadruple room — room photo 3

Standard Quadruple room with lake view

• Beds: Multiple beds (configuration not supplied)
• Room features: Fridge; With view
• Standard Quadruple room with lake view — room photo 1
• Standard Quadruple room with lake view — room photo 2
• Standard Quadruple room with lake view — room photo 3

Standard Quadruple room with mountain view

• Beds: Multiple beds (configuration not supplied)
• Standard Quadruple room with mountain view — room photo 1
• Standard Quadruple room with mountain view — room photo 2
• Standard Quadruple room with mountain view — room photo 3

Standard Quadruple room with partial view

• Beds: Multiple beds (configuration not supplied)
• Standard Quadruple room with partial view — room photo 1
• Standard Quadruple room with partial view — room photo 2
• Standard Quadruple room with partial view — room photo 3

Standard Quadruple room with pool view

• Beds: Multiple beds (configuration not supplied)
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Standard Quadruple room with view

• Beds: Multiple beds (configuration not supplied)
• Room features: With view
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• Standard Quadruple room with view — room photo 3

Standard Quadruple room with balcony

• Beds: Multiple beds (configuration not supplied)
• Room features: Balcony
• Standard Quadruple room with balcony — room photo 1
• Standard Quadruple room with balcony — room photo 2
• Standard Quadruple room with balcony — room photo 3

Standard Quintuple room

• Beds: Multiple beds (configuration not supplied)
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• Standard Quintuple room — room photo 3

Standard Sextuple room

• Beds: Multiple beds (configuration not supplied)
• Standard Sextuple room — room photo 1
• Standard Sextuple room — room photo 2
• Standard Sextuple room — room photo 3

Standard Sextuple room with lake view

• Beds: Multiple beds (configuration not supplied)
• Standard Sextuple room with lake view — room photo 1
• Standard Sextuple room with lake view — room photo 2
• Standard Sextuple room with lake view — room photo 3

Standard Sextuple room with view

• Beds: Multiple beds (configuration not supplied)
• Standard Sextuple room with view — room photo 1
• Standard Sextuple room with view — room photo 2
• Standard Sextuple room with view — room photo 3

Superior room

Superior room with lake view

Superior room with water view

Superior Single room

Superior Triple room

Superior Double room (full double bed)

• Beds: full double bed

Superior Double room with lake view (full double bed)

• Beds: full double bed

Superior Triple room with lake view

• Beds: Multiple beds (configuration not supplied)

Superior Quadruple room with lake view

• Beds: Multiple beds (configuration not supplied)

Deluxe room

• Room features: With view

Deluxe room with view

• Room features: With view

Deluxe Double room with view (full double bed)

• Beds: full double bed
• Room features: With view

Classic room

Classic Triple room

• Beds: Multiple beds (configuration not supplied)

Grand room

Luxury room

Luxury Double room (full double bed)

• Beds: full double bed

Suite

2 Bedrooms Suite

• Bedrooms: 2

Presidential Suite

Apartment

• Apartment — room photo 1
• Apartment — room photo 2
• Apartment — room photo 3

1 Bedroom Apartment

• Bedrooms: 1
• 1 Bedroom Apartment — room photo 1
• 1 Bedroom Apartment — room photo 2
• 1 Bedroom Apartment — room photo 3

1 Bedroom Apartment with lake view

• Bedrooms: 1
• 1 Bedroom Apartment with lake view — room photo 1
• 1 Bedroom Apartment with lake view — room photo 2
• 1 Bedroom Apartment with lake view — room photo 3

1 Bedroom Apartment with balcony

• Bedrooms: 1
• Room features: Balcony
• 1 Bedroom Apartment with balcony — room photo 1
• 1 Bedroom Apartment with balcony — room photo 2
• 1 Bedroom Apartment with balcony — room photo 3

Single Apartment

• Single Apartment — room photo 1
• Single Apartment — room photo 2
• Single Apartment — room photo 3

Single Apartment with water view

• Single Apartment with water view — room photo 1
• Single Apartment with water view — room photo 2
• Single Apartment with water view — room photo 3

1 Bedroom Single Apartment

• Bedrooms: 1
• 1 Bedroom Single Apartment — room photo 1
• 1 Bedroom Single Apartment — room photo 2
• 1 Bedroom Single Apartment — room photo 3

1 Bedroom Single Apartment with lake view

• Bedrooms: 1
• 1 Bedroom Single Apartment with lake view — room photo 1
• 1 Bedroom Single Apartment with lake view — room photo 2
• 1 Bedroom Single Apartment with lake view — room photo 3

Double Apartment (full double bed)

• Beds: full double bed
• Double Apartment (full double bed) — room photo 1
• Double Apartment (full double bed) — room photo 2
• Double Apartment (full double bed) — room photo 3

1 Bedroom Double Apartment (full double bed)

• Beds: full double bed
• Bedrooms: 1
• 1 Bedroom Double Apartment (full double bed) — room photo 1
• 1 Bedroom Double Apartment (full double bed) — room photo 2
• 1 Bedroom Double Apartment (full double bed) — room photo 3

1 Bedroom Double Apartment with lake view (full double bed)

• Beds: full double bed
• Bedrooms: 1
• 1 Bedroom Double Apartment with lake view (full double bed) — room photo 1
• 1 Bedroom Double Apartment with lake view (full double bed) — room photo 2
• 1 Bedroom Double Apartment with lake view (full double bed) — room photo 3

1 Bedroom Twin Apartment (twin beds)

• Beds: twin beds
• Bedrooms: 1
• 1 Bedroom Twin Apartment (twin beds) — room photo 1
• 1 Bedroom Twin Apartment (twin beds) — room photo 2
• 1 Bedroom Twin Apartment (twin beds) — room photo 3

Standard Apartment

1 Bedroom Standard Apartment

• Bedrooms: 1

1 Bedroom Standard Apartment with lake view

• Bedrooms: 1

Standard Double Apartment (full double bed)

• Beds: full double bed

Studio

Single Studio

Standard Studio

Villa

2 Bedrooms Villa with garden view

• Bedrooms: 2

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