I would highly recommend Manaia Cottage. Assuming you have a car, it is perfectly positioned for visiting the Queenstown area. Just a few minutes drive from the airport and services including major supermarkets, 10mins to Queenstown and Arrowtown. You could drive to either for dinner, nightlife or shopping but come home to a nice quiet space. As we were there for skiing, it was a really easy drive to all 3 resorts and is on the right side of town to avoid the traffic coming from downtown Queenstown. The cottage itself has everything you need for a self catered stay...comfy King bed, spacious bathroom with heater and great shower, well equipped kitchen, dining and lounge area as well as a separate study and laundry area. Robyn and Bill were great hosts. Lovely to arrive on a winter evening to find Robyn to greet us, the heating on and breakfast provisions in the fridge. We would definitely stay again.