Queenstown is a snow lover’s paradise with several fields on our doorstep and an intoxicating après ski culture. Off the slopes, an abundance of activities, inspiring scenery and warm hospitality combine to offer something special for everyone.
Coronet Peak, the South Island’s most popular mountain resort is Queentown’s original ski area and is just 25 minutes from the centre of Queenstown and only 15 minutes to the top from Willowbrook Country Apartments. It has a reputation for some of the best and most varied terrain in Australasia.
Willowbrook Ski accommodation in Queenstown is situated in a rural country setting near the base of the Coronet Peak access road & comprises some brand new Studio units along with a farmhouse built in 1914 and several outhouse accommodations. The former Shearers Quarters have been rebuilt as a stand alone Cottage and a Hay Barn fully renovated allowing Willowbrook to offer varied styles of ski lodging.
Across the large valley from Willowbrook, (known as the Wakatipu Basin) lies The Remarkables, Queenstown’s true alpine ski area. Here the emphasis is very definitely on joining in and having fun if you’re a beginner, intermediate or looking for serious adrenaline. The Remarkables field enjoys three sunny sheltered bowls framed by the towering peaks of The Remarkables Ranges overlooking Queenstown.
Willowbrook Queenstown Country Apartment accommodation is within easy reach of 5 ski fields: Coronet Peak, The Remarkables, Treble Cone, Cardrona and the Snow Farm specialising in cross country skiing. Night Skiing and First Tracks mean Coronet Peak offers longer on-snow hours than any other area in the country.
Willowbrook is within easy reach of 5 very picturesque golf courses. Indeed the surrounding Wakatipu Basin offers every conceivable form of outdoor activity, from bungy jumping to winery tours, from white water rafting to gold panning, not to mention of course, some of the most beautiful walks in the world.
Millbrook Resort – 3 Minutes
The Hills – 5 Minutes
Arrowtown Golf Club – 7 Minutes
Kelvin Heights Golf – 25 Minutes
Jacks Point – 25 Minutes
Willowbrook is within easy reach of 5 very picturesque wineries. Indeed the surrounding Wakatipu Basin offers every conceivable form of outdoor activity, from bungy jumping to winery tours, from white water rafting to gold panning, not to mention of course, some of the most beautiful walks in the world.
Amisfield – 5 Minutes
Gibbston Valley – 15 Minutes
Mora – 7 Minutes
Mt Rosa- 15 Minutes
Peregrine – 15 Minutes
Roy and Tamaki are your hosts at the historic rural Willowbrook Country Apartments accommodation. An international couple, they arrived in the Queenstown area in the early nineties and began working in different aspects of the hospitality industry, Roy in accommodation at Millbrook Resort and Tamaki in the activities field with local ski package holiday supplier, Ski Express.
It wasn’t long before they decided to establish their own accommodation operation and in 1995, they bought the homestead of Willowbrook.
