The Crowne Plaza Hotel is conveniently located in downtown Queenstown across the street from the Boardwalk and Lake Whakatipu. There are many good restaurants and stores within walking distance and it gets most of the essentials right; front desk personnel were welcoming and efficient, my room was clean, the bed was comfortable, it had an electric kettle, coffee and tea and a small refrigerator and there was hot water, good water pressure and efficient drainage in the shower. In other ways the Crowne Plaza Queenstown does not meet expectations; it advertised a 'courtyard view,' which turned out to be a very small space outside the patio door shared by all the other rooms facing the 'courtyard,' with no chairs, little space and a view only of the street several feet away. If you are going to spend any time in your room, you will probably want a view over the lake and preferably a few floors up from the ground floor. Also the bathroom in my room was old and in need of updating; the basin had cracks and while I was there the plastic covering on the bathroom light fell off. I expected more considering the high cost of these accommodations.