Guidebook for Queenstown
Food Scene
$10 Burger & chips day all day Friday (our favorite food deal of the week).
Cheap drinks all the time. Closest bar/restaurant to our place!
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45 Ballarat St$10 Burger & chips day all day Friday (our favorite food deal of the week).
Cheap drinks all the time. Closest bar/restaurant to our place!
Great Cafe right near the gondola. Go here for a quick coffee and scone, or order from the menu for an amazing brunch. Vegan and vegetarian friendly (even vegan pancakes!)
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Bespoke Kitchen
9 Isle StGreat Cafe right near the gondola. Go here for a quick coffee and scone, or order from the menu for an amazing brunch. Vegan and vegetarian friendly (even vegan pancakes!)
Great Pizza and pints! By the slice or GIANT shareable pizzas to dine in or take away.
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Fat Badgers
33 Camp StGreat Pizza and pints! By the slice or GIANT shareable pizzas to dine in or take away.
Great coffee and food all day! Casual and nice outdoor covered patio tables near the local church.
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Halo Forbidden Bite
1 Earl StGreat coffee and food all day! Casual and nice outdoor covered patio tables near the local church.
Great coffee and quick place to eat. Same owners as Bespoke Kitchen. Find great takeaway salads, sandwiches, baked goods, and beautiful desserts. Full menu also available with outdoor seating facing the lake. (This one is popular! Go at off times). I recommend getting having your coffee and baked good there. They do a great job at food presentation!
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Vudu Cafe
16 Rees StGreat coffee and quick place to eat. Same owners as Bespoke Kitchen. Find great takeaway salads, sandwiches, baked goods, and beautiful desserts. Full menu also available with outdoor seating facing the lake. (This one is popular! Go at off times). I recommend getting having your coffee and baked good there. They do a great job at food presentation!
Drinks & Nightlife
$4 Personal pizzas every day from 8-9:30 (& all day Thursday)
$3 beers everyday from 10-11pm
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Searle Lane
15 Church St$4 Personal pizzas every day from 8-9:30 (& all day Thursday)
$3 beers everyday from 10-11pm
Great local beers with constantly rotating taps. Locals favorite and an unexpectedly GREAT place for food. Delicious breakfast (from 10-2pm) & great dinner options.
Favorites:
Kumara hash with smoked salmon, baby spinach, poached eggs and hollandaise ($19)
Rump steak with chips, salad, Café de Paris butter and demi-glace ($20)
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Atlas Beer Cafe
Great local beers with constantly rotating taps. Locals favorite and an unexpectedly GREAT place for food. Delicious breakfast (from 10-2pm) & great dinner options.
Favorites:
Kumara hash with smoked salmon, baby spinach, poached eggs and hollandaise ($19)
Rump steak with chips, salad, Café de Paris butter and demi-glace ($20)
Parks & Nature
Great short (but challenging) hiking trail just out of our doorstep. Majority of the trail is quite steep, but beautiful 360 views await you at the top. Go up Ballarat St. until you reach a cut-through trail. Continue up to Belfast terrace for the official start of the trail.
If you are moving at a good pace, you can go from our doorstep roundtrip in about 1hr 15min.
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Queenstown Hill Walking Track
58 Belfast TerraceGreat short (but challenging) hiking trail just out of our doorstep. Majority of the trail is quite steep, but beautiful 360 views await you at the top. Go up Ballarat St. until you reach a cut-through trail. Continue up to Belfast terrace for the official start of the trail.
If you are moving at a good pace, you can go from our doorstep roundtrip in about 1hr 15min.
Easy mostly flat walking trail (hard to find around Queenstown)!. From our place, walk towards the docks and continue on the walking trails towards Fernhill. At the Fernhill roundabout, the trail to Sunshine bay begins. Catch some small waterfalls and nice forested area while alternating between small beach coves & scenic overlooks.
Sunshine Bay
Easy mostly flat walking trail (hard to find around Queenstown)!. From our place, walk towards the docks and continue on the walking trails towards Fernhill. At the Fernhill roundabout, the trail to Sunshine bay begins. Catch some small waterfalls and nice forested area while alternating between small beach coves & scenic overlooks.
Checking out the gardens is a must. It is practically in town and takes less than 30 min to tour the whole peninsula. (Don't miss the rose gardens in the center.)
Have more time? It has a great FRISBEE GOLF COURSE. Borrow some of our discs, or rent some in town for cheap.
TENNIS COURTS are also available for hire for a low price (including rackets).
This is also a GREAT PLACE FOR A JOG. Inner and outer loop trails let you customize the length.
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Queenstown Gardens Disc Golf
Checking out the gardens is a must. It is practically in town and takes less than 30 min to tour the whole peninsula. (Don't miss the rose gardens in the center.)
Have more time? It has a great FRISBEE GOLF COURSE. Borrow some of our discs, or rent some in town for cheap.
TENNIS COURTS are also available for hire for a low price (including rackets).
This is also a GREAT PLACE FOR A JOG. Inner and outer loop trails let you customize the length.
Up for a bigger hike? Start from our place and walk towards the Tiki track. (Or take the gondola up if you want to save about 45min.) The hike up to Ben Lomand is about 5 hours round trip so make sure and bring a snack/lunch (or grab lunch before at the Skyline complex). You'll be rewarded with beautiful 360 views of Glenorchy mountains and beyond. You may even see a Kia!
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Ben Lomond Track
Ben Lomond TrackUp for a bigger hike? Start from our place and walk towards the Tiki track. (Or take the gondola up if you want to save about 45min.) The hike up to Ben Lomand is about 5 hours round trip so make sure and bring a snack/lunch (or grab lunch before at the Skyline complex). You'll be rewarded with beautiful 360 views of Glenorchy mountains and beyond. You may even see a Kia!
Entertainment & Activities
Skyline Gondola is only a short 5-8min walk from our front door. Take the gondola up to the top, or hike to the top on the Tiki trail (45min-1hr). At the top, there are restaurants/cafe, a bar, a great luge course, a paragliding launch, and even a spot to bungee jump!
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Skyline Queenstown
53 Brecon StSkyline Gondola is only a short 5-8min walk from our front door. Take the gondola up to the top, or hike to the top on the Tiki trail (45min-1hr). At the top, there are restaurants/cafe, a bar, a great luge course, a paragliding launch, and even a spot to bungee jump!
Pretty much your only chance to see a Kiwi (and it's worth it- what crazy animals!). This is a local family-owned park. Make sure you plan to be there for the nature show & kiwi feeding times. Entrance fees are around $40 but go to a great conservation organization.
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Kiwi-Vogellebenspark
51 Brecon StPretty much your only chance to see a Kiwi (and it's worth it- what crazy animals!). This is a local family-owned park. Make sure you plan to be there for the nature show & kiwi feeding times. Entrance fees are around $40 but go to a great conservation organization.
Arts & Culture
Saturday Craft Market
http://www.queenstownmarket.com/
Summer Hours: November - April 9.00am - 4:30pm
Winter Hours: May - October 9.30am - 3:30pm
Earnslaw Park
68 Beach StSaturday Craft Market
http://www.queenstownmarket.com/
Summer Hours: November - April 9.00am - 4:30pm
Winter Hours: May - October 9.30am - 3:30pm
Sightseeing
Free walking tour Queenstown
At 10am and 2pm every day a great "free" (works for tips) walking tour departs from the beach (memorial archway). Great way to get familiar with Queenstown on your first day! Samples, coupons, and advice along the way from a local kiwi guide. http://freewalkingtoursqueenstown.co.nz/
Guided Walks New Zealand
23 Gorge RdFree walking tour Queenstown
At 10am and 2pm every day a great "free" (works for tips) walking tour departs from the beach (memorial archway). Great way to get familiar with Queenstown on your first day! Samples, coupons, and advice along the way from a local kiwi guide. http://freewalkingtoursqueenstown.co.nz/
Essentials
Four Square Alpine
Shotover StreetSmall, simple grocery store very close to our place.