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Reviews of St James Apartments

St James Apartments
5 Coronation Drive, Queenstown

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 240 out of 653 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 286 out of 653 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 88 out of 653 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 19 out of 653 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 20 out of 653 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Sheila

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
This apartment is huge. Plenty of room for 3 people & stuff. Location is fantastic! Go down private walkway & you are right in the center of the restaurant area. Clean, comfortable. Note that desk is open only 8 hours but were very cooperative for our late checkin. Furnishings are clean but dated but with this location I don’t care.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Chris

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great and convenient location.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Steen, McLean

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Late check-in was complicated by the poor English of the attendant. Centrally located, free parking, OK rooms
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Martina

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Disliked: Amenities
For a short stay was perfect for us. Good size for two couples. Quick in and out to catch flight to Auckland.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Simone

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

Ange

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Great location and good sized apartments they are just a bit run down and no A/C. We didn't have instructions for a late check in which made it a bit of a mission.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
The place is not the newest but the location is unbeatable! You can walk to town easily, 3 min walk and you’re at the lake. We stayed at the one bedroom suite, it’s really spacious for our family of 3. The only downside is the internet is soooo slow that basically any webpage cannot be opened every night between 8pm till midnight. We have to turn off WiFi on our phone and use our own internet data during our stay. During the day the speed is also really slow, but at least you can open a webpage.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Grant

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Shaun

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Close to town
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

ID

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Spacious apartment, clean and tidy
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

Joanna

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Comfortable beds
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Catherine

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Great location, easy walk to everything. Perfect place for families or groups
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Nicola

Liked: Cleanliness
Great location and had room 307 which was a great room for a family of 5. Beware that the room had steep stairs inside which was a bit scary having a 22 month old with us, had to make sure she kept away from them. Would be great for a family with older kids or a group of friends. There is also an unusual smell in the reception, lift and hallway on the second floor. It put me off at first, and I started to look for alternative accom but there was no smell in our apartment so we got over it. The room had everything you’d need, home away from home. The beds were really comfy. The hallway feels like a school dorm and also feels like could’ve been an old church. Parking was great, we had no problem getting a park for the three days we were there. The reception staff was really helpful and the cleaning staff were really lovely. The best part was town was right outside the back gate, it was so nice to be able to walk to eat and explore. A great stay.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

8/10 Good

Addison

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice and spacious rooms. Kind of outdated, but still clean!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Rosalind

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The apartments were very large and spacious. Check in was easy, bed comfortable and clean. Could do with a bit of an update but that didn't affect our stay at all. Walkable to everything and in a quiet part of town as Queenstown gets very busy at night.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023

2/10 Terrible

Scott

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very disappointed. Reasonably expensive to then enter an Aged smelly room, brown fully carpeted lift, no aircon. Would not recommend
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

8/10 Good

Liana

Travelled with family
Liked: Amenities
Great stay thank you. We did find a beer bottle on the deck and a water bottle in the fridge which weren’t ours. but otherwise very clean. I would like to suggest Air Con in the rooms. It was extremely hot in the room and made it hard for us to sleep.

8/10 Good

Josaine

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Right in the city centre so handy to everything.

8/10 Good

Karen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Walking distance to town so you didn't have to be concerned about traffic or parking. Could have done with an extra fan as 5 people in a small space. The TV in the bedroom didn't work

10/10 Excellent

Benjamin

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Heidi-Mu

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
great location
great location, very spacious apartment. Met all our needs. The staff were very helpful and let us check in early when we arrived
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022

8/10 Good

Jennifer, Cameron Park

Travelled with family
Disliked: Amenities
Great location! The property is right in town and is a perfect location. The grounds are lovely. The unit had a great setup for us and worked well. Very roomy. The property is definitely dated. It was clean but old. They use air fresheners in the hall that are heavily scented and made walking down the main hallway awful. The plugs in the bathroom need to be updated to allow for blowdryers, etc to be plugged in. The blowdryer in the bathroom did not work. Overall it was a great place to stay and the staff are very responsive. It's not luxury, but was comfortable and very roomy.

10/10 Excellent

Briar

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

6/10 Okay

Penny

Walking distance to Q centre
Walking distance to Queenstown centre. Room was spacious, shower was wonderful after 3 days of hiking, clean and quiet but a little 'tired' [time for a revamp?]
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022

8/10 Good

Tracy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Ok for a night. Central, clean and tidy

10/10 Excellent

Daniel Sung Foun

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
While the interior of my unit was a slightly dated (mainly the bathroom), the actual apartment is spacious, clean and the location is SUPERB. It is literally a couple of minutes walk via the gated path and you are on the Queenstown waterfront area for view and dining options. Parking onsite is usually available and included in the price. Overall highly recommended!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022

2/10 Terrible

Lynnette

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The rooms are in need of a major upgrade, very low water pressure, no aircon, hole in the wall, bouncy bed, basic offerings, nothing extra or welcoming. Wouldn’t stay again especially at the price. 3 star at the most. Operated by an outfit who have $ in their eyes. Not repeat business. Wouldn’t recommend.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ngaio

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Conveniently located, clean and tidy.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Alistair

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic location close to town and great apartment.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Tonia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

J

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Stacey

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Iris

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Generally great except one very important problem
Good central location so very convenient. Clean and tidy. Stayed at a renovated superior one bedroom apartment. The only negative side is the water pressure - the pressure is okay if you want a cold shower but that is not an option in the middle of winter. As soon as hot water is added, the showerhead becomes a weak spray (this part hasn't been updated probably from the 80s) - so weak that you cannot be sure if the soap and shampoo are washed off properly. For this reason, we will not be staying here again.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2022

6/10 Okay

Suzanne

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities
The location of this property is superb. A private pathway takes you straight to Queenstown central. There are undercover parks for vehicles, which (I imagine) would be great for those frosty Queenstown mornings. However, the things that you need most when travelling - good Wifi, good shower and a good bed were lacking. The Wifi was TERRIBLE - it was impossible to rely on it for longer than a few seconds at a time. We couldn't scroll social media, let alone video chat with family, stream videos or heaven forbid, do any work. The shower was abysmal - a trickle of water meaning you have to choose between hot and dribbling, or cool and enough pressure to get the shampoo out of your hair :-(
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Tania

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Theres not many places where an accommodation advertisement meets expectations, this motel not only meets but it exceeds. From the friendly staff, location, value, cleanliness and updated units, we were very happy with our choice and will definitely return. Thanks to Andy and his team at St James Apartments
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

Wesney

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Nina

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

sarah

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

8/10 Good

Jenna

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
We stayed in an executive 1 bedroom apartment on the second floor. The location truly is great and the apartment itself made for a very comfortable stay for 2 adults and a 6yo. Very spacious rooms and quality furnishings, plus great storage in the master for luggage. Comfy beds and quality bedding. Effective heating but noticed no air con (not that we needed it). Good view of the mountains and gondola. We started most of our days with a short walk to the playground and coffee from the cafe on the lake front. A little attention to detail would make this a 5 star review. Walls and doors need a good clean to remove marks and fingerprints. It was really awkward preparing meals due to lack of basic bowls, limited cutlery and blunt knives. However with a location like this you should probably plan to enjoy all the eateries as you are spoilt for choice. Lounge tv was fuzzy but bedroom tv was fine. Wifi kept dropping out. However many people could look past most of these and still have an enjoyable stay - we just made do. Didn’t notice any smells mentioned from other reviews. Parking was tricky to get if you arrived back late in the evening but we only had to park on the street once overnight.
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

Jacqui

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Quiet location with car parking so close to centre
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Ok so far
No accessible toilet 😩 But enjoyed out stay
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Tiffany

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was excellent having the adjoining rooms! Worked so well for our travelling group of 7.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

8/10 Good

Debra

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
The apartment was spacious and comfortable with everything we needed and was so close to the shops and lake. The only downside was the apartment we were in had an adjoining door to the apartment upstairs and the noise travelled down the stairs. Both occupants of upstairs were very noisy with loud music. I would stay there again but request an apartment without adjoining doors. Thank you for an otherwise lovely stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2022

8/10 Good

Barrie

Travelled with family and small children, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
I think the shower was too weak, and the shampoo sachets were hard to open. Perhaps these should be reviewed.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

6/10 Okay

Mary

Travelled with family
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2021

8/10 Good

Jane

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Overall it was comfortable, but was a bit surprised by the fact that the bathrooms are still original spec - e.g. shower over quite a high sided bath, shower curtain that was too short. Coffee table needed a refurbish.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

Zaini

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Beautiful Queenstown
The location of the apartment was great! Quiet and peaceful, and it was in the town area. No need to battle uphill walk and it made it easy for us. Not too crazy about 2 bedrooms being downstairs and living room and kitchen upstairs. However there was a bedroom upstairs which was good. Would recommend providing liquid body soap and shampoo in dispensers. Those little bars of soap and packets of shampoo just didn't cut it. Also to inform customers about extra charge if housekeeping were to do dishes in the unit is tacky as we paid for accommodation and service. Also providing washing machine detergent for 1 load of washing would be a kind gesture. Unit could do with a fresh look.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2021