We stayed in Glenorchy after 2 days in Queenstown. It was one of our best accommodations while traveling in NZ for 5 weeks. We enjoyed to being alone, without other tourists, the tiny and warm welcome house, the selfmade jam,... the feeling that it could be our home with the feeling of holiday.
The area around Glenorchy is great for hiking without others. I can also recommend to buy food stuff in the general store. The area is really recommendable.
We really enjoyed staying there- I can warmly recommend it.