Copthorne Hotel and Apartments Queenstown Lakeview

Every now and then a four-star earns its place on a shortlist by simply doing the basics very well, Copthorne Hotel and Apartments Queenstown Lakeview, in The best-rated area in Queenstown, is one of those. Geographically speaking it's within an easy walk of the city centre, and the strong location rating in guest…

Every now and then a four-star earns its place on a shortlist by simply doing the basics very well, Copthorne Hotel and Apartments Queenstown Lakeview, in The best-rated area in Queenstown, is one of those. Geographically speaking it's within an easy walk of the city centre, and the strong location rating in guest reviews backs that up. Inside, the rooms are well-appointed, and guests pick out an in-house restaurant, reliable wi-fi and on-site parking as the small things that add up over a stay. The vibe lands somewhere between residential and editorial, which is rarer than it sounds. Pull the review pages apart and you find well over 2,700 reviews, with a broadly positive consensus that's hard to engineer. The reputation reads as steady rather than spiking. Expect to pay something in the region of €96 a night, a middle-of-the-road entry on the board, especially when stacked against nearby alternatives. Whether Copthorne Hotel and Apartments Queenstown Lakeview is the right fit depends on the trip, but it earns a place on the comparison shortlist for Queenstown more often than not.