The Journal
Stories, local guides and the little things that make a stay (or a home) something special. Whether you're planning a trip to Queenstown and Wanaka or weighing up putting your own place into short-stay, this is where we share what we know: the best of the region, the thinking behind how we host, and the details that make all the difference.
A Local’s Guide to Wanaka
If Queenstown is the adventure-mad extrovert of the two lakes, Wanaka is its quieter, equally stunning sibling, the kind of place where you can spend the morning on an alpine hike and the afternoon lying beside a lake framed by mountains, all without needing to fight a crowd for either.
A Local’s Guide to Queenstown: Where to Eat, Walk and Wander
There are two ways to experience Queenstown. You can race around trying to squeeze every attraction, activity and photo stop into a few days… or you can slow things down a little and enjoy the places that make people fall in love with Queenstown in the first place.
Why Staying in a Holiday Home is Better Than a Hotel in Queenstown and Wanaka
If you're planning a trip to Queenstown, chances are you've spent a bit of time comparing hotels, and honestly, we get it. Queenstown has no shortage of flashy hotels with mountain-view rooftop bars and all the trimmings. But before you lock in that hotel booking, let us make the case for something a little different: a holiday home.