Eichardt's Hotel cleans up at World Luxury Hotel Awards

Eichardt's Hotel is located in the heart of Queenstown, with expansive views over Lake Wakatipu and its surrounding mountain ranges.

A Queenstown hotel where room rates start at $1,250 per night has won top honours at the World Luxury Hotel Awards.

Eichardt's Private Hotel was crowned New Zealand's Best Luxury Boutique Hotel, Australasia's Best Luxury Romantic Hotel and Australasia's Best Luxury Ski Resort at the international competition held in Switzerland this month.

The awards were established in 2006 and offer international recognition as voted by guests, travellers and industry players alike.

The winners are chosen by public vote from over 800 hotel profiles.

It offers a 5-star hotel experience designed to epitomise old-world luxury.

Owner of Eichardt's Hotel, Andrew Cox, said he was proud of Eichardt's latest accolades.

"These can be attributed to the valued experience our talented staff provide," he said.

"Eichardt's has always prided itself on providing an exacting international standard hotel experience in our boutique setting, from the warm welcome you receive from our Land Rover pick up to the famous hand-made chocolates received with the turn-down service.

"Everything we do is to ensure our guests have a once in a lifetime experience, and we are honoured to be recognised as a respected contributing operator on this global stage."

Eichardt's Hotel is located in the heart of Queenstown, with expansive views over Lake Wakatipu and its surrounding mountain ranges.

Rates at Eichardt's Private Hotel start from NZ$1,250 per night for one-bedroom apartments and NZ$1,700 for suites.

Eichardt's is the most awarded private hotel in New Zealand having also been named the Luxury Hotel and Restaurant of the Year at the international Luxury Travel Guide Awards, then crowned New Zealand's Best Ski Boutique Hotel at the annual World Ski Awards for the fifth year running.