Welcome to our final destination! We arrived in Queenstown in the late afternoon and hopped onto a shuttle that took us to our home for the next six days, the Queenstown Hilton.
Our room was the last one at the end of the building. How pretty is the setting of this place?
As per his usual, my husband got us upgraded to a mini suite complete with a private jacuzzi on the balcony and a lake view. To be honest, I was a little apprehensive about staying at a Hilton when we booked it originally because I had had a not-so-great experience at the Hilton in New York (think a live cockroach. Ewww!) Thankfully, we got a free voucher from the NY experience that we got to use in NZ so we didn't have to pay for one night! Woot-woot!
The Queenstown Hilton blew my socks off. It had just opened six months prior to our stay there and it had oiled out most of its "new hotel" creases by the time we got there. The location was beautiful, the staff personable and kind, and the room gorgeous. They made us feel special by leaving chocolate and water in our room each day, comping us with free champagne to celebrate our honeymoon throughout or stay and greeting us by name whenever we saw a staff member. Yes, I said "by name." Hello luxury living, I like you :)
There was a special feeling about this place and Blane and I were excited to start exploring Queenstown. But how to get there? We didn't have a rental car and our hotel was a good 10-15 minutes outside of the town center. The Hilton offered a solution for guests like us. What was it?
Next up~off to town we go!
Mrs. S
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