Visitor Rooms Self Check in

Very Good
Traveller Type:
  : Super close to airport and shops if needed. Good place to rest your head as we were out all day
  : Not much toilet paper

Fair
Traveller Type: Solo Traveler
  : Easy access to airport
  : Room was cold

Poor
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : Excellent location. Just above one km from the airport. The neighborhood is nice. The view of the mountains from the room is quite good.
  : The room was barebones. There was no kettle nor provision for morning coffee or tea, no room heating, no hot water in the toilet(not a major issue in April, but strictly a no go in winter). One of the taps in the bathroom was not working. The payment process (through paypal) was a bit weird.

Pleasant
Traveller Type:

Good
Traveller Type: Solo Traveler
  : The room with toilet it was modern, clean with two firm comfortable single beds as booked. I dont recall any kettle etc. bulk toiletries were provided in separate common shower/laundry room, plenty of hot water. I could not decide whether or not the washing machine was for use by guests, one sign said not another implied yes, I guess there was no one to stop you if you wanted to use it. Although nearish to the airport, walkable but easier by bus: Remarkables Shopping Centre #1 (Less frequent #3 has bus stop just across the road) - Bee card & top up from news agent at airport, also needed for Queenstown bus #1, is quiet, I dont recall hearing any plane. Shops (New World) are close by: 5 mins, lakeside walk into Queenstown: 8Km also nearby, close by bus to airport, walking path to/in Remarkables via golf course (Dont know if public) also near. If you need to be in Frankton, a pleasant place to stay.
  : Bit of a weird one, the aim seems to be that you pay for the room, rock up, stay and leave without meeting any staff. I didnt see anyone who admitted to being connected with the management or saw any evidence of room servicing. I did meet an interesting character hanging around when I recced the place in the morning of check in. This model might work well for New Zealanders but has a couple of issues if you are traveling from abroad without good communications: a roaming phone with data. I was saved by the local library computer access. Issues: 1. The room is accessed by a coded lock on the door, the front door is always open, if you have the code you can get in, if not you cant. The owner sends you the code by email the day before you arrive even though you have already paid. The character above told me of a woman who had lost her code and couldnt get in for hours. I had been traveling for days and had no code, forewarned with no phone I headed off to the library (Past shops) to spend an hour or so getting a code by emailing the owner on a new email address, he was quick to respond, seems to monitor email closely. Apparently there is WiFi but you need the code which did not help. Note: make sure you have a copy of your booking and any messages on paper and a thumb drive/memory card, set up data roaming or get a local data SIM @ $20, on your phone. 2. I booked through Booking.com at a price: pay owner, the owner then sends an invoice to be paid through PayPal with a PP fee added within 12 hours, as far as I could see there is no way to pay this without the fee which I would not have paid, if the vendor chooses a payment method he pays the cost, unfortunately there were only limited options for booking accommodation at the time and I was on a tight schedule to travel next day. If you are happy to pay the fee not an issue, if not you might want to avoid this property on principle or if the price is marginal.

Disappointing
Traveller Type: Solo Traveler
  : The bed was comfortable. The room size was good.
  : The payment is an extra 3 % which you arent made aware of in booking.com.There was kitchen written in the description on booking.com but the owner writes later that it isnt available and the only water available is from the toilet sink. No cup, plate, cutlet or cooking facility is given.The house had food in a container and other rubbish beside the entrance. The door to the house is always open which is disturbing. The carpet in the entrance is worn and dust build up along the edges and skirting boards. I would not recommend anyone to waste their money here. It feels like a dirty and expensive hostel.

Very Good
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : Great location
  : Room not clean. Lots of dust and some food under bed. Need to move bed went cleaning room.

Fair
Traveller Type: Solo Traveler
  : Easy access to airport
  : Cold no heating, moldy bathroom

Very Good
Traveller Type: Business Traveler

Good
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : The heater kept the room warm / the bed was comfortable / the place was very quiet / it was located very handily to Supermarket, long term car park and airport
  : It wasnt super clean and we needed more bed covers. An electric jug with some cups and a few tea bags / coffee satchets would have felt like a great addition