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Reviews of The Bluffs

30 Bluff Lane, 9371 Gibbston, New Zealand

#6 of 6 hotels in Gibbston

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 56 hotel reviews

8.8

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    9.1

  • Comfort

    9.4

  • Location

    9.4

  • Facilities

    9.0

  • Staff

    9.3

  • Value for money

    9.0

  • Free WiFi

    9.2

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  • Reviewed: 12 August 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing to dislike

    Location is perfect. Very comfortable warm and absolutely everything you need for a peaceful break. Liked everything there. Stunning scenery.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 7 June 2025

    9.0
    Beautiful location with spacious studio, great bed and nice and warm. I would stay again.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Great place for the price. Would have liked a sink in the kitchen area but using the bathroom sink worked. The electric fry pan was good but some utensils to cook with. Some face cloths would be great. The towels were lovely. The place was quite but you could hear the upstairs toilet (not a big problem)

    Location was beautiful and the bed was super comfortable. The bath was lovely and there was lots of hot water. Good size for two people. Central heating was great - nice and warm in the winter

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 1 June 2025

    9.0
    Lovely property.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Wanted 2 bedrooms and booking.com indicated price was for 2 bedrooms. After booking and paying were notified by hosts that extra bedroom cost extra NZD60.00 as they assume only one room required for a couple. We wanted two bedrooms as hubby snores and keeps me awake.

    Convenient location. Comfortable bed. Heating was good and shower hot. Beautiful outlook.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 25 May 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Beautiful location

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 24 May 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Some attention to detail around cleanliness - e.g. cobwebs. Providing some sort of extraction fan for the cooker to avoid setting off the fire alarm!

    What a fantastic location! Absolutely beautiful, incredibly hospitable owners and a place we would definitely stay again.

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 22 May 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Family with young children
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Unaware when booking the additional cost for an extra bed.

    Nice quiet spot just down the road from Mt Rosa wines. Easy to find and nice host on arrival. A bonus with breakfast included.

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 19 May 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    We had a great stay! Such a beautiful view

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 19 April 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nice vineyard view

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 12 April 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Fantastic stay & facilities included.

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 12 April 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    They made adjustments to my booking with no problem very good to deal with plan on staying again

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 1 April 2025

    10
    perfect spot , great hospitality
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    perfect spot lovely hospitality

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 15 March 2025

    10
    The best place to stay while in Queenstown
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    What an amazing location, room and hosts. We had a double room (with a very comfortable bed and blockout curtains) (classed as a 2 bedroom but the 2nd bedroom was locked but we didn't need it). It included free fast wifi, a private bathroom with a spa bath, separate shower, kitchen with a 2 burner cook top, fridge with a small freezer, microwave, cutlery and crockery, frypan and pots, kettle, coffee plunger with ground coffee and tea bags. The views from the room and property are wonderful. Set against the grape vines of neighbouring properties with hills in the background. There is outdoor seating and tables for you to enjoy the surrounds while you eat your free generous continental breakfast. Only 15 - 20 minutes from Frankston (Queenstown) in a quiet rural location. We would highly recommend this property. Arjun, in an earlier review, said that there were cameras in the room. We saw none, only smoke detectors. Google Maps was very accurate in getting us to our accommodation. We used the oil heater every night, and it was much appreciated. The bed has an electric blanket, but we didn't use it.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 11 March 2025

    8.0
    Great rural experience, warm hospitality, excellent location.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Would have preferred a sink in the kitchenette area. A bowl was provided for washing dishes but was somewhat inconvenient. Fine if you were to eat out nearby.

    Great location, friendly helpful host. Ideal for biking the trails. Generous breakfast was included, definitely value for money.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 2 March 2025

    9.0
    Great place to stay, and Mick and Emma were lovely and very friendly hosts! Thank you!
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 2 nights

    The accomodation was well set up in the Gibbston Valley, with beautiful views of the mountains and milky way after dark. We were well stocked up with museli, vogels and coffee for breakfast. Easy to find when driving and handy to both Cromwell, Queenstown and Arrowtown.

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 25 February 2025

    10
    Great accommodation in a lovely part of New Zealand
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    N/A

    Good communication with the hosts. Easy to find and friendly welcome. Great view watching the sun go down. Love the bathroom. Amazing breakfast provided.

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 13 February 2025

    9.0
    A welcome sanctuary
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    A hob would have been ‘the icing on the cake’ but this is a small thing overall to what was a great stay

    Loved the location and the accommodation

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 12 February 2025

    9.0
    Excellent stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Clean, spacious and comfortable bed. Breakfast provided

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 19 January 2025

    10
    Perfect couples getaway
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Zero complaints

    Beautiful room. Spacious, comfortable, clean. Bed was so comfortable and the spa bath was amazing. Lovely owners. Highly recommend and would absolutely stay again

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 18 January 2025

    9.0
    Relaxing, peaceful and comfy
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Location was superb. Clean, comfortable, spacious.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 4 January 2025

    9.0
    Location was great and host was friendly.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    A few things were unusual but it didn’t stop us from enjoying staying here.

    Location. The views were spectacular - in all sorts of weather. Lovely bathroom too.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 3 January 2025

    9.0
    Amazing value
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Excellent and will return only small notes Hosts could have been a bit more responsive but it was honestly fine we managed Also a bit outside of Queenstown a bit hard to find at night

    Beautiful property Sparkling clean Excellent value for money Would definitely return

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 28 December 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The WiFi didn’t connect properly, but I managed fine without it.

    Great location with a lovely view, a super comfortable bed, a friendly host, and a bathtub—a fantastic stay!

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 24 December 2024

    10
    Brilliant stay would recommend!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Only the fact that we didn’t grab dinner before heading there and needed to drive back to town to get dinner but this was more out own disorganisation

    We loved the location up high above the gorge surrounded by vineyards. We also loved the bath as we had both just completed the central otago rail trail.

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 19 December 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Quiet location. comfortable bed.

    Stayed in December 2024

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