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Rooms & Suites
114 rooms across six categories, from a Quay Classic to the two-bedroom Horizon Penthouse. Lake or mountain outlook in every category above Classic.
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Lake Esplanade · Queenstown · Otago
A five-star lakeside retreat on Lake Wakatipu
Horizon Quay brings together refined rooms, lakeside dining, a mountain-water spa and a private gaming lounge for adult guests — a complete resort a few minutes' walk from the Queenstown waterfront.
Rooms & suites114
Open since2013
Reception24 hours
Gaming lounge20+ only
Welcome
A casino hotel built around the lake, not away from it
Horizon Quay sits on Lake Esplanade, where the water meets the town and the Remarkables fill the far window. The building was designed around that outlook: schist and glass, long horizontal lines, and rooms that face the lake rather than the street.
Since opening in 2013 we have grown into a full resort — 114 rooms and suites, the Harbourmaster restaurant, the Signal Room bar, Tarn Spa & Wellness, four event spaces and the Horizon Room, our on-site gaming lounge. Guests arrive for a weekend on the water and stay for the whole of it.
The casino resort experience here is quiet rather than loud. The Horizon Room is a single well-proportioned floor with table games, slot machines and a small high-limit salon, open to guests and visitors aged 20 and over. It is one part of the hotel, alongside the spa, the restaurant and the terrace — never the whole of it.
The resort
Six reasons guests stay with us
Everything below is on site. Nothing requires a car, and the concierge desk can arrange the rest of Queenstown for you.
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Harbourmaster Restaurant
Central Otago produce, Fiordland seafood and a cellar built around Gibbston Valley pinot noir. Breakfast, lunch and dinner, seven days.
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The Horizon Room
Our gaming lounge on the first floor: blackjack, roulette, poker and slot machines, with a high-limit salon behind. Adults only, 20 and over, photo ID required.
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Promotions & Packages
Stay & play packages, winter escapes, spa retreats and long-weekend rates — hotel packages with dining, spa and lounge access included.
Current offers
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Tarn Spa & Wellness
Four treatment rooms, a 17-metre indoor pool, sauna, steam room and a gym overlooking the water. Open daily from 6.30am.
Spa & wellness
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Meetings & Events
Four flexible spaces for 8 to 180 guests — conferences, weddings, gala dinners and celebrations, with in-house catering and AV.
Event spaces
On site
The resort in detail
24 hReception
Arrival & concierge
Reception is staffed around the clock. Valet parking, luggage storage, ski and bike storage, laundry and same-day pressing are all arranged at the desk, and airport transfers from Queenstown Airport take about twelve minutes.
Our concierge team books the things that are hard to book: a table at the vineyards in Gibbston, an early gondola slot, a Milford Sound day trip, a jet boat on the Shotover. Tell us what you would like to do and we will build the day around your reservation.
- Complimentary Wi-Fi throughout the hotel and grounds
- Valet and secure underground parking, 42 spaces
- Ski, board and bicycle storage with a drying room
- Airport transfers and private drivers on request
17 mIndoor pool
Tarn Spa & Wellness
Named for the small alpine lakes above the Remarkables, Tarn Spa occupies the lower floor with four treatment rooms, a couples' suite, sauna, steam room and a quiet relaxation lounge facing the water garden.
The treatment list is short by design: deep-tissue and hot-stone massage, an alpine mineral wrap, facials using New Zealand marine and manuka ranges, and a two-hour Southern Lakes ritual. The pool, sauna and gym are complimentary for all in-house guests.
- Spa open daily 9.00am – 8.00pm, bookings recommended
- Pool, sauna and steam room 6.30am – 10.00pm
- Gym with lake outlook, open 24 hours to room keys
- Couples' treatment suite with private relaxation area
180Seated guests
Meetings, weddings & events
Four spaces, all on the ground floor with natural light. The Esplanade Room seats 180 for a banquet or 220 theatre-style; the Cecil and Walter rooms suit boards and breakouts of 8 to 40; the Bob's Cove Pavilion opens onto the lawn for ceremonies and summer receptions.
One coordinator manages the whole event — floor plan, catering, AV, accommodation blocks and, where a client asks for it, a private drinks reception. Menus are built with the Harbourmaster kitchen rather than pulled from a folder.
- Esplanade Room — 180 banquet / 220 theatre / 96 cabaret
- Cecil Room and Walter Room — 8 to 40 guests, daylight, blackout blinds
- Bob's Cove Pavilion — 120 standing, lawn and lake frontage
- Dedicated coordinator, in-house AV, accommodation rates for groups
Accommodation
Rooms and suites from NZ$289
Six categories, all with king or twin configurations, Bramley amenities, espresso machines and blackout curtains. Rates are per room, per night, including GST.
Quay Classic
from NZ$289Our entry category, facing the sheltered courtyard garden. King or twin, walk-in shower, work desk.
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Lake Superior
from NZ$369West-facing with a full-width window over Lake Wakatipu and an armchair placed to use it.
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Esplanade Executive
from NZ$449Corner room with a private balcony, separate seating area and a proper desk for a working stay.
DetailsRemarkables Suite
from NZ$629Separate lounge and bedroom, freestanding bath, and the Remarkables framed across the water.
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Wakatipu Signature
from NZ$849Two aspects, a dining table for six and a wraparound terrace above the esplanade.
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Horizon Penthouse
from NZ$1,290Two bedrooms on the fifth floor, kitchen, private lift access and 180 degrees of lake and mountain.
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Queenstown
Everything the Southern Lakes are known for, within reach
We are 900 metres from the Queenstown town centre along the lakefront path, twelve minutes from the airport and forty from Coronet Peak. Central Otago's vineyards start twenty minutes east at Gibbston.
The concierge desk books gondola tickets, jet boat runs on the Shotover, scenic cruises aboard the TSS Earnslaw, guided walks on Ben Lomond, wine tours through Gibbston Valley and full-day coach or flight transfers to Milford Sound. In winter, we hold ski passes and arrange first-lift transport to Coronet Peak and The Remarkables.
Host responsibility
We care for our guests
Horizon Quay holds a host responsibility policy under the Gambling Act 2003. Entry to the Horizon Room is limited to people aged 20 and over, photo ID is checked at the door, and our floor staff are trained to recognise when a guest is not enjoying themselves and to offer help discreetly. Voluntary self-exclusion is available at any time, in confidence, and takes about ten minutes to arrange with a duty manager.
NZ Gambling Helpline — 0800 654 655, free and available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Need to Talk? — free call or text 1737.
114Rooms & suites
13Years of hospitality
62,400+Guests welcomed
★★★★★Five-star resort
4Event spaces
Enquiries
Book a stay or ask us anything
Our reservations team answers every enquiry within one business day. For same-day arrivals, restaurant bookings or urgent changes, please call reception directly — someone is on the desk at any hour.
- Reservations+64 3 442 7180
- Email[email protected]
- Address68 Lake Esplanade, Queenstown 9300, Otago