Luxury hotel holiday Azur Lodge Queenstown

Azur Lodge in Sunshine Bay, Queenstown offers the utmost in luxury, scenery and adventure on the South Island. With the nearby highlights of Queenstown, a range of activities are on offer to suit all levels of energy. Choose from scenic flights to Milford Sound, cruises on Lake Wakatipu or drives through the infamous Skippers Canyon Road. More active guests will enjoy the hiking, fishing, horse-riding, golfing or skiing that this stunning region has to offer, or flit between the romance and relaxation of hot pools and spas, to the adrenaline thrill of white water rafting and jetboating.
Included in your Expressions holiday
  • Accommodation in a double or twin room on bed and breakfast
  • Scheduled flights with Air New Zealand or other airlines
  • Car hire for the duration of the holiday
  • Concierge service and Expressions Holidays regional helpful hints
  • Optional room, car and flight upgrades. Details on request

Luxury bespoke holidays and tours to Azur Lodge, Queenstown

Azur Lodge is an exclusive property in a stunning, peaceful location. It blends modern design with panoramic views over the glassy waters of Lake Wakatipu and the mountains beyond to offer guests a tranquil, luxury experience.

Facts in brief

Location At the foot of the Ben Lomond mountain, ideaqlly located to walk the 4km Sunshine Bay track

Annual opening All year

Closest airport Queenstown Airport

Distance from airport Azur Lodge is approximately a 25-minute drive from Queenstown Airport

Hotel facilities and services

Candle lit dining in-villa, Central lodge area with lounge, Library, WIFI.

Out and about nearby

Azur Lodge boasts a spectacular setting in the tranquillity of Sunshine Bay on the shores of Lake Wakatipu. Here, 3.5 acres of native bush land have created a feeling of being alone with just the Southern Alps for company. Yet 5-minutes down the road lies central Queenstown, and all the touring infrastructure of this adventurous city. To make the most of the spectacular landscape that surrounds you, choose from a number of sightseeing excursions. For example, some may opt to take a helicopter to the world-famous Milford Sound. Land on a glacier, and revel in the inaccessibility of this majestic alpine environment. Elsewhere, board the vintage TSS Earnslaw for a special steamship cruise on the glassy waters of Lake Wakatipu, or swap your boat for a 4-wheel-drive adventure in search of the infamous Skipper's Canyon Road, a narrow cut in the middle of a sheer cliff face guaranteed to thrill daredevils. Other guests will enjoy a more active stay in the famously-adventurous Queenstown. A number of sporting options are on offer for guests looking to explore the landscape in a more intimate way. Choose from hiking, fishing, or horseback riding in guided locations. Golfers may opt for a round on one of New Zealand's finest courses, including Millbrook Resort, Queenstown Golf Club, Arrowtown Golf Course, Jacks Point Gold Course, or, most famously, The Hills, home of the NZ Open. In the winter months, swap golf clubs for skis as you explore the most popular ski fields on the South Island, Coronet Peak and The Remarkables. With so much to choose from, there is something for every energy level in this adventurous outpost of New Zealand. Couples may pamper themselves in the hot pools overlooking the Shotover River Canyon, whereas adrenaline seekers may opt for a spot of white water rafting, or jetboating on the river below. Queenstown really does have it all on offer.

Absolutely loved it. Bespoke sense of the trip is very good. Very pleasant and efficient service.
Mrs H, Sep 2023

Holiday price guide A stay at this hotel is usually part of a tailor-made touring holiday of New Zealand which would include stays at several hotels and a variety of transport arrangements. We calculate the price of each tour on a tailor-made basis and include all arrangements. If you want to book this hotel on its own with flights and transfers as a stand-alone holiday, then please contact us for prices.

From about

Holiday Code EXH5020

The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.

Call us on 01392 441245

Luxury bespoke holidays and tours to Azur Lodge, Queenstown

Tucked away on a hilltop in a quiet suburb of Queenstown called Sunshine Bay, Azur Lodge is set in 3.5 acres of native bush land and offers amazing views of Lake Wakatipu and the surrounding mountain ranges. This location affords a feeling of total serenity, and yet the facilities and tourist infrastructure of Queenstown are just 5 minutes away by complimentary transfer. In this stunning location sit Azur's nine, detached villas, perfectly designed to allow guests chic luxury, complete privacy and total immersion into the scenery of the Southern Alps and Fiordland. In the open-plan villas for example, savour these views from the comfort of your private sun deck, or open the bay windows of the bathroom and enjoy the scenery from the indulgence of your bath. Guests looking for even greater privacy can enjoy a candlelit dinner delivered in-room, whilst those looking to share the stories of their travels can join other guests at the central lodge where sublime views, comfortable lounging, and four fireplaces will sooth your body and soul. With its convenient location on the doorstep of Queenstown, a range of activities are on-hand to allow guests to maximise their time in this once-in-a-lifetime location. From here, take a scenic flight to explore the glaciers of Milford Sound, cruise on Lake Wakatipu or drive through the infamous Skippers Canyon Road. More active guests will enjoy the hiking, fishing, horse-riding, golfing or skiing that this stunning region has to offer, or flit between the romance and relaxation of hot pools and spas, to the adrenaline thrill of white water rafting and jetboating. However you choose to enjoy your time in Queenstown, be sure to return to your luxury accommodation and rejuvenate and indulge in utter luxury, with some of New Zealand's finest hospitality, cuisine and wine.
Absolutely loved it. Bespoke sense of the trip is very good. Very pleasant and efficient service.
Mrs H, Sep 2023

Holiday price guide A stay at this hotel is usually part of a tailor-made touring holiday of New Zealand which would include stays at several hotels and a variety of transport arrangements. We calculate the price of each tour on a tailor-made basis and include all arrangements. If you want to book this hotel on its own with flights and transfers as a stand-alone holiday, then please contact us for prices.

From about

Holiday Code EXH5020

The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.

Call us on 01392 441245

Luxury bespoke holidays and tours to Azur Lodge, Queenstown

The journey and how you get there

For a holiday to Azur Lodge in Queenstown, Expressions Holidays includes flights from London to Auckland with Air New Zealand (flying time is 24 hrs). Auckland is served by a wide variety of international airlines and we can include other airlines in your holiday. The chosen airline will depend upon any stopovers you might want to make en-route to New Zealand. Azur Lodge is usually included as part of a tailormade touring itinerary of New Zealand and you can reach the hotel by hire-car if touring South Island. Depending on your overall itinerary on South Island, you may want to fly into Queenstown and collect your hire-car there or have private transfers to the hotel and then pick up a hire-car after your stay in Queenstown.

Additional information

Children: Azur Lodge welcomes children of any age, and children under the age of 9 stay for free.

Absolutely loved it. Bespoke sense of the trip is very good. Very pleasant and efficient service.
Mrs H, Sep 2023

Holiday price guide A stay at this hotel is usually part of a tailor-made touring holiday of New Zealand which would include stays at several hotels and a variety of transport arrangements. We calculate the price of each tour on a tailor-made basis and include all arrangements. If you want to book this hotel on its own with flights and transfers as a stand-alone holiday, then please contact us for prices.

From about

Holiday Code EXH5020

The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.

Call us on 01392 441245

Luxury bespoke holidays and tours to Azur Lodge, Queenstown

About Otago and Fiordland

An Expressions tailor-made holiday to Otago and Fiordland is a chance to explore just some of the magnificent natural scenery New Zealand has to offer. These southerly regions of New Zealand are proud possessors of some of the most awe-inspiring and breath-taking natural scenery in a country of outstanding natural wonders. It is on the whole a landscape of mountain peaks, ridges and valleys, glacial lakes and fiords. With very few roads because of the terrain, the area is very natural with miles of it feeling very remote. At its heart is the resort of Queenstown, renowned as the centre of a multitude of adventure sports, with not only skiing in winter but as home to bungy jumping as well as now all sorts of sports including jet boating, white-water rafting, skydiving, hang-gliding and parapenting. The landscape is one of yellow-brown-green tussock-covered hills and rugged mountain peaks, with sparkling blue-green lakes. The lakesides often have a semi tropical feel with cabbage trees and New Zealand ferns. On the western coast are the magnificent fiords, flanked by steep mountains coated in rainforest and known for a profusion of wildlife including fur seals, dolphins and penguins.

Highlights of Otago and Fiordland

Doing or at least watching bungy jumping at the Kawarau Suspension Bridge or at Hackett’s Ledge above Queenstown, Jetboating in the Shotover or Kawaurau rivers, Climb up Queenstown Hill for a panorama over the town, lake and mountains, Helicopter trip to Milford Sound, Visit the Arrowtown gold mining settlement, Taieri Gorge railway trip from Dunedin to Pukerangi.

Call us on 01392 441245

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