I had decided to stay at the Edgewater Hotel in Wanaka and I was quite impressed at my first sight of the hotel. There were plants and trees all around. The entrance to the reception had stone pillars and a wooden roof.
Edgewater Hotel Wanaka: Fully Furnished Rooms With Breathtaking Views Outside
I went inside. The staff at the reception desk started checking me in while I took a look around the whole room. It was a bright space with a lot of natural light.
On one side there was an upright piano with a chair in front of it. Wooden tables and chests had been placed around the lobby area. There were lots of indoor potted plants and soft carpets on the floor.
One area had comfortable sofas so that guests could sit down and chat in a public space. There were several such seating areas. Paintings and photographs hung from some of the walls.
There was also an information desk with a lot of pamphlets about the surrounding areas. This would be very helpful to tourists. They could plan where to go and how long it would take to get there.
The hotel staff had left some water and glasses on a table. The water had slices of lemon inside. It gave the water a refreshing flavor.
I could see some notices and letters by the New Zealand Hotel Council hung up on the wall. I liked that the Edgewater Hotel had stone walls. It made the hotel seem more natural and rustic.
There was a large parking area just outside the reception. Quite a few cars were parked there already.
A golf cart was used to get to the rooms and suites at the Edgewater Hotel. There were also other areas around the hotel where you could drive to if you didn’t want to walk.
We drove past some of the rooms that had their own parking areas in the front (just like at the Mt Cook Lodge and Motels).
The architecture was very interesting and I liked the balconies.
There were signboards showing the way to the sauna and spa and also the tennis courts. I even saw a little bit of the tennis courts as I drove past them. The courts had nets all around so the balls wouldn’t escape.
There were two tennis courts so that more than one pair could play at a time.
Finally, I reached the section of the hotel where my room was located.
There were rooms on the ground floor and the first floor.
Guests could park their cars in front of their rooms.
I had booked a suite. There was a bathroom and utility area, bedroom, living room and a kitchen.
The bathroom was simple. It was very clean. Extra hand towels were folded beside the sink and there were extra rolls of toilet paper.
The bath towels had been kept on the towel warmer. There was a washing machine right beside it.
The hotel had provided hand wash and moisturizer beside the sink.
There was a big mirror so that guests could get ready and apply make up in the bathroom if they wanted to.
The washing machine had been tucked away in a corner. It was a front loading machine.
The hotel had provided laundry powder and instructions about how to use the machine.
I was glad that there was a washing machine. I would be able to do my laundry while I was here.
The shower area was in the opposite corner. There was a hand shower and the whole area was enclosed by glass.
The Edgewater had provided all the bath products that I’d need.
The controls for the heating system and the switches were in the living area.
There was a very comfortable sofa and two chairs facing the wall mounted TV.
I liked the L-shaped window seat that was below the big glass windows.
The hotel had left some info guides, magazines and a box of tissues on the table below the TV.
The big, vintage looking map was a very cool decoration in the living area. There was an AC above the sofa.
Then I went to check out the small kitchen.
A four person dining table sat in one corner of the room, right in front of the glass doors that led out to the garden.
There was a regulator on a shelf.
The hotel had provided basics like tea, coffee, cookies, salt and pepper.
There was a coffee machine and an electric kettle in one corner (and speaking of coffee, check out my article about my breakfast experience at Kai Whakapai Cafe).
The stove had four electric burners with knobs to control them.
Below that was the oven.
There was even a dishwasher in the tiny kitchen.
I opened it and found it was quite spacious.
Water and wine glasses sat on a shelf above the sink.
And some cleaning supplies had been left in the cupboard below the sink.
Some of the cutlery the hotel had provided were spoons, forks, knives, vegetable peelers and scissors.
Plastic spatulas and big chopping knives were kept in another drawer.
I found a booklet with instructions for the oven in one of the drawers.
Baking trays and grills had been placed in the bottom drawer.
Guests could use the simple white plates and bowls.
And there were mugs in a cabinet, on a shelf above a toaster.
Clean pots and pans with lids sat inside one drawer.
Oven gloves and a chopping board had been neatly kept in a narrow shelf.
There was only a carton of milk inside the fridge when I tugged the door open.
I loved the view of the lake from my room. When I went outside, I found that a bench had been provided for guests to sit on.
There were ducks roaming around just outside my room!
The bedroom was quite simple. There was a big double bed with lots of comfortable pillows and a thick mattress.
A warm blanket had been folded at the foot of the bed. The two bedside tables had reading lamps that guests could switch on. The color scheme was muted brown and beige.
There were big windows in the bedroom. The windows had sheer curtains pulled across them. But I could pull the thick curtains too if I wanted privacy.
There was a closet in one corner of the room, right beside the door. A big wall mounted TV and a mirror had been placed opposite the bed.
The hotel had provided various necessary items for the use of the guests, including extra clothes hangers.
In the shelves at the bottom of the closet, I found a locker, hairdryer and extra blankets.
An iron, an ironing board and two bathrobes were some of the most important things.
There was a heating system to keep the room warm and a painting hung on the wall above it.
An intercom system had been provided.
The wall mounted convector was plugged in.
I decided to go out and take some pictures while there was still light.
The view was beautiful. Mountains surrounded the hotel.
There were large trees around the whole property.
I went down to the lakeside to admire the view of the snowcapped mountains (just like the view from my room at the Hermitage Hotel). The lake was right in front of my room. The shore was full of pebbles and the water looked cold. But it was a lovely sight.
