As soon as we walked in the door and saw the view from the villa we were over the moon. Elevated and unimpeded views across lake Wakapitu to the snow capped Remarkables and Cecil Peak - we knew this place was going to be a perfect place for our first time Queenstown holiday. The villa was very well appointed, loved the gas fireplace and the heated bathroom floors (even our bathroom had stunning views). The walk into town took about 15 -20 mins - there is a nice walking track shortcut through the forest but coming back in the evening we walked along the road - gets a little steep towards the villa but that is price for getting the great views! There was a bus every 30 minutes that takes you into the town centre with a stop next to the villas - $4 pp if you don’t have a Bee card. Taxis were expensive- especially in the evening when they turn off their meter and charged us around $20-$22 to get from town to the villa. Airport to villa was $60. There are Ubers however there were no larger vehicles that could take 5 passengers. We were very fortunate to have perfect sunny weather for our whole trip so we normally walked into town and caught transport back.