Empire Hotel Queenstown

Property building, Neighbourhood, Mountain view, Location

Food and drinks, Drinks, Alcoholic drinks

3.6 / 5.0

Good(917 Ratings)

Hotel in Queenstown

3-Star Hotel

Reasons to book

Free cancellationFull refund if you change your mind

Great price for your budgetOne of the lowest cost properties in the area

Includes essentialsKitchen or Kitchenette, Internet / Wifi, Parking and more

About this hotel

Empire Hotel Queenstown in Queenstown has 3-star accommodation with a shared lounge, a restaurant and a bar. Free WiFi and room service are available.

Amenities

Kitchen or Kitchenette

Internet / Wifi

Smoking allowed

Parking

Laundry

Family friendly

Map of Queenstown

Nearby attractions

Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park

45.8 mi

Nelson Falls

15.2 mi

World Heritage Cruises

20.5 mi

Montezuma Falls

27.5 mi

Available Rooms

1 Single • 96 ft²

Sleeps 1

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

2 Single • 107 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

1 Double • 107 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

1 Double • 193 ft²

Sleeps 3

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

2 Single • 161 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

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Empire Hotel Queenstown

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3.6 / 5.0

Good(917 Ratings)

Hotel in Queenstown

3-Star Hotel

Reasons to book

Free cancellationFull refund if you change your mind

Great price for your budgetOne of the lowest cost properties in the area

Includes essentialsKitchen or Kitchenette, Internet / Wifi, Parking and more

About this hotel

Empire Hotel Queenstown in Queenstown has 3-star accommodation with a shared lounge, a restaurant and a bar. Free WiFi and room service are available.

Amenities

Kitchen or Kitchenette

Internet / Wifi

Smoking allowed

Parking

Laundry

Family friendly

Map of Queenstown

Nearby attractions

Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park

45.8 mi

Nelson Falls

15.2 mi

World Heritage Cruises

20.5 mi

Montezuma Falls

27.5 mi

Available Rooms

1 Single • 96 ft²

Sleeps 1

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

2 Single • 107 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

1 Double • 107 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

1 Double • 193 ft²

Sleeps 3

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

2 Single • 161 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Ratings and reviews

3.6 / 5.0

Good(917 Ratings)

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4.5 / 5.0

Apr 2024

Lovely historic building in the centre of town

Centre of town, comfortable beds and modern bathroom. Lovely dinner at the in-house restaurant. Continental buffet breakfast included. Room relatively small however fine for a one night stay for 2 people.

Drain in shower was clogged with hair but otherwise bathroom was clean.

4.0 / 5.0

Apr 2024

visiting family on West Coast. Great central location and enjoyed historic building.

Room was quiet. Shower was great. I didn't have dinner or breakfast.

I was happy.

3.0 / 5.0

Apr 2024

Adequate for remote township

Staff friendly

Very small rooms, expected for old hotel

2.5 / 5.0

Mar 2024

The outlook is good

Location, and the outlook.

I made some inquiries beforehand but the hotel never responded . No hair dryer. Beds aged. Curtains worn out. Shower not worked properly.

3.5 / 5.0

Mar 2024

i saw a lot of Queenstown and went to Strahan

I would have appreciated a small chair in the room as sitting on the bed is detrimental for my back and leaning against the wall on the bed meant I had my legs out straight which also pains my back ...I need to sit in a chair to read for the best comfort . In Future I will travel with a fold up chair for hotel rooms .

1.5 / 5.0

Mar 2024

Downsized and no money refunded for the difference

Nothing

The booking was stuffed up. We booked a Twin Room with 2 twin beds and a private bathroom and on check in was given a double bed with private bathroom. Went to reception to advise that this was not the room we booked. Eventually given a twin room with shared bathroom with no TV or refrigerator or kettle, in fact there was none of the items as described in our booking through Booking.com. No money was refunded for the downsizing of the room.

3.0 / 5.0

Feb 2024

Salir del paso

Lo decadente que es

Por poder podría ir mejor todo pero esto es Australia

2.5 / 5.0

Feb 2024

Great location comfortable bed

The mattress, location, old architecture

The noisy floor, hot water runs out, the basic menu at the pub

5.0 / 5.0

Feb 2024

Great stay in Queenstown.

Breakfast is basic but an absolute bonus for the overall price of the accommodation, I think this would have to be the most affordable, central, historical, friendly place in Queenstown to stay.

3.5 / 5.0

Feb 2024

Central Location

Convinced location, great views, nice read about the hotel history.

Wifi did not work, breakfast was very small, Dinner in the pub was average.

4.5 / 5.0

Jan 2024

Everything you need

The History Upgraded bathrooms Meals including breakfast

Room we had needed bit of maintenance Loose PowerPoint and wall lining

1.5 / 5.0

Jan 2024

Seedy place, dark, poorly maintained, gambling. Not good value.

location, no surpises with booking or payments, food

breakfast, upkeep of everything (paint, creaking wood, lighting).

4.0 / 5.0

Jan 2024

My family had a most enjoyable stay at The Empire Hotel whilst visiting Queenstown.

Shared bathrooms were excellent. Room facilities were good, but fly screens would have been good, though insects did not seem to be a problem. Air conditioning would have improved comfort upon arrival, though Queenstown cooled down once the sun went down and as such our comfort levels went up. Food was pretty good, wife enjoyed a lovely steak, daughter enjoyed a steak as well, whilst I was not able to finish a scrumptious Fettuccini Carbonara, breakfast was pretty good as well, though proprietors might consider having a short order cook in the morning to prepare a hot breakfast at a reasonable additional charge, might have been an economic consideration, given the larger number of people staying, the night we stayed there, at breakfast the next morning, something to consider, might add to client experience of The Empire Hotel, and possibly to their bottom line ? Kind regards Peter Enright

See above. Not so much as did not like, but more as, possible improvements to consider.

3.5 / 5.0

Jan 2024

Enjoyable stay in Queenstown.

A once grand old Hotel. We were upgraded, enjoyed our time in Queenstown. Saw a great film on the saving of the Franklin at the paragon theatre. And had a great meal in a tiny wine bar with very good wine list.

3.0 / 5.0

Jan 2024

Train across the road made it great!

Location was great

Stayed 3 nights and paperwork given to us on check in said rooms were serviced daily- not once. Kettle was filthy-not usable.

2.5 / 5.0

Jan 2024

disappointing

location of the hotel

Unfortunately the room we were in was not up to the standards of this kind of hotel It was a very small room and there was no dedicated place to put suitcases and clothes It was situated right above a "compressor" of an air conditioner which made quite a strong noise at night even with the window closed. (room itself did not have air conditionning) On top of that the fridge inside the room was also making strong noise and had to be disconneted in order to be able to sleep I am including a picture showing electric fittings around the fridge (speaks by itself)

3.0 / 5.0

Jan 2024

The hotel was unique, location good, food ok.

Average breakfast shower was good lots of hot water and pressure

The room was very hot, no air circulation, no screens on windows no sound barrier between rooms or hallway. The beds were spriny and uncomfortable

3.5 / 5.0

Jan 2024

just looking for a bed for the night, but will look broader if there is next time

history

very small room, breakfast choices limited

4.5 / 5.0

Jan 2024

Schönes historisches Hotel

Schönes historisches Hotel. Toll, dass es noch so etwas gibt. Sehr nettes Personal.

2.5 / 5.0

Jan 2024

Déçu!

Le cadre et le dîner

La chambre 5 n’est pas à recommander! Réfrigérateur bruyant, ventilation de la cuisine et pompes à chaleur sous la fenêtre. Difficile de trouver du repos. Quant au breakfast inexistant!

4.0 / 5.0

Dec 2023

It is a nice experience to live in this historical hotel.

It has its own rich history. I love its staircase and old-fashion.

Our room is at the top of the pub. We went to bed early and the pub was busy and the music was loud. Thanks to the rules because it stopped until 10 pm which is not too late.

4.5 / 5.0

Dec 2023

A historic hotel on the outside with modern rooms

The hotel is well located within Queenstown (you can't miss it!) and the free breakfast option is awesome. The bar serving lunch and dinner is also very nice. The Queen room is a bit tight but cosy and very clean and the ensuite was great too.

On the first morning of our stay, there was no butter put out at the start of breakfast (at 7am) and there were no staff members to speak to so we decided to grab breakfast out since we had to be somewhere.

3.5 / 5.0

Dec 2023

Old pub

Food was very overpriced and poor quality. Wait times for service was long.

4.5 / 5.0

Dec 2023

A lovely old fashioned hotel.

we loved the ambiance of the hotel. the room we had with our own bathroom was lovely, with a great set up

the restaurant was crowded and the food was really average.

4.5 / 5.0

Oct 2023

Loved the atmosphere and the whole experience

Beautiful heritage pub

4.0 / 5.0

Oct 2023

Grezt place for an overnight stay

Loved the size of the room. Gorgeous old style bed to sleep in. Perfect for our overnight stay. Handy to hsve the restaurant available in the hotel. Staff were very friendly & helpful

The tv could have been placed higher up on the wall. The bottom bed head blocked some of the viewing

2.5 / 5.0

Sep 2023

Comfortable enough for a budget traveller, but I would eat elsewhere.

The old traditional pub and its history. Aesthetic was nice. Rooms were good for a budget. Multiple shared bathrooms clean and good for a budget. Good to have a whole bathroom to yourself when in use rather than a shower/toilet block. Whole experience astheticly pleasing and the history of the place was interesting. Central location to the town.

Food wasn’t very good, but large portions. very basic and minimal breakfast options. Staff were ok, some staff sometimes came across rude/cold or uncaring. I think they were stressed with how they were busy at the time though. Cleaning staff were friendly and welcoming.

3.5 / 5.0

Sep 2023

This may be the best hotel in a city trying to get back on it's feet..

This is a wonderful but VERY old hotel. The dining room, bar and food are great. The grand staircase in the main entry feels like walking into an old Western movie set.

The room was incredibly small. I wondered about the age of the wiring, seeing that our room relied on electric heaters and an electric blanket.

1.0 / 5.0

Jul 2023

Everything but for the strong fumes & lack of ventilation in the roomwas really good

Wonderful building & interior.

The lack of an openable window & only an exhaust fan connected to the light in the bedroom was awful, we slept with the door open to the hallway as we couldn’t sleep with the light on & the noise of a “bathroom type” exhaust fan in a bedroom. The fumes from the paint or timber work were overpowering especially without ventilation. Our eyes & throats were sore. Such a disappointment when everything else was so good.

5.0 / 5.0

Jul 2023

Exceptional

The beautiful quaint old pub, felt like we were stepping back in time. The history was fascinating to read about. The rooms were spacious, cleanly and beds so comfy! The idyllic, setting was just brilliant! And the staff helpful and friendly!

2.0 / 5.0

Jul 2023

Not to bad

Location is superb , the staff is good

I little old , our bathroom sink is block , need some reno for improvement,

3.0 / 5.0

Jul 2023

Pleasant

Breakfast, good choice of meals, cold beer

4.0 / 5.0

Jul 2023

Lovely old building, great staircase and convenient location

great location directly across the road from the Great Western Railway

0.5 / 5.0

Jul 2023

Bad

room was not enough for 2 people, tiny ,small not a double room as advertised, had to pay extra for bathroom , no where to put suit cases

3.5 / 5.0

Jul 2023

A good medium priced option in a character filled old pub for a night in Queenstown

Character filled hotel in middle of Queenstown. Renovated bathrooms were clean and spacious. Electric blanket was welcome in the cold winter nights! Complimentary breakfast was simple but adequate.

My room felt like it needed a little more love - eg carpet had been replaced but skirting boards not repainted so a big deal line around top. Cost of restaurant was elevated considering what was on offer. Noisy patrons of pub below flowed through to accommodation area including excessive swearing.

FAQs

How much does this hotel cost compared to others in Queenstown?

The average price for a rental in Queenstown is R 1,548 per night. This rental is R 283 less expensive than the average.

Is parking included with this hotel?

Yes, parking is listed as an amenity at Empire Hotel Queenstown. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.

Is there a pool at this hotel?

We didn’t find pool listed as an amenity for this hotel. It may be worth double checking if a pool is important for your stay.

Is Empire Hotel Queenstown pet friendly?

Unfortunately, this hotel is not pet-friendly. Try searching again and filter for "Pets Allowed"

What amenities are available at Empire Hotel Queenstown?

We found 7 amenities for this rental. This includes kitchen or kitchenette, internet / wifi, smoking allowed, parking, and laundry.

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Empire Hotel Queenstown

Hotel in Queenstown

Reasons to book

About this hotel

Amenities

Map of Queenstown

Nearby attractions

Available Rooms

Empire Hotel Queenstown

Hotel in Queenstown

Reasons to book

About this hotel

Amenities

Map of Queenstown

Nearby attractions

Available Rooms

Ratings and reviews

FAQs

How much does this hotel cost compared to others in Queenstown?

Is parking included with this hotel?

Is there a pool at this hotel?

Is Empire Hotel Queenstown pet friendly?

What amenities are available at Empire Hotel Queenstown?

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