The best ski hotels in New Zealand

posted in: Places, Things to do 0

New Zealand’s best ski hotels are mainly in the South Island and they offer luxury surrounds at the end of a busy day on the slopes.

The hotel currently judged to be the best of all is The Rees Hotel, Queenstown.

It won the title of Best New Zealand Ski Hotel for 2016  at the annual World Ski Awards.

The World Ski Awards are the ‘Oscars’ of the global ski industry. Judges chose Mt Hutt as New Zealand’s Best Ski Resort for 2016.

Top choice

The Rees Hotel

377 Frankton Rd, Queenstown, Central Otago

Other nominees (not in order)

Chateau Tongariro Hotel

State Highway 48, Mt. Ruapehu, North Island

Crowne Plaza Queenstown

93 Beach St, Queenstown, Central Otago

Hilton Queenstown Resort & Spa

Kawarau Village, 79 Peninsula Rd, Queenstown, Central Otago

Millbrook Resort

Malaghans Rd, Arrowtown, Central Otago

Peppers Bluewater Resort

State Highway 8, Lake Tekapo, South Island

The Hermitage

Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park, South Island

Past winners

2016: The Rees Hotel

2015: Hilton Queenstown Resort & Spa

2014: Crowne Plaza Queenstown

2013: Hilton Queenstown Resort & Spa

Source: World Ski Awards


The best ski chalets in New Zealand  Ι  The best boutique ski hotels in New Zealand  Ι  The best ski resorts in New Zealand