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title: "Hotels in Wānaka: compare the best places to stay"
description: "Compare 124 hotels in Wānaka, New Zealand: guest ratings, areas, amenities and prices, and put any two head to head."
url: https://stayversus.com/en/new-zealand/wanaka/
language: en
source: StayVersus (https://stayversus.com)
retrieved: 2026-10-13
---

# Where to stay in Wānaka

Wānaka has 124 places to stay in our index. 40 have enough guest reviews to rank. The average guest rating is 8.9.

- **places to stay:** 124

- **ranked by guests:** 40

- **average rating:** 8.9

- **5-star hotels:** 14

- [5-star hotels 6](https://stayversus.com/en/new-zealand/wanaka/luxury/)
- [Hotels with a pool 10](https://stayversus.com/en/new-zealand/wanaka/pool/)
- [Spa hotels 8](https://stayversus.com/en/new-zealand/wanaka/spa/)
- [Beach hotels 17](https://stayversus.com/en/new-zealand/wanaka/beach/)
- [Hotels with free parking 35](https://stayversus.com/en/new-zealand/wanaka/free-parking/)
- [Central hotels 25](https://stayversus.com/en/new-zealand/wanaka/central/)

## Good to know about hotels in Wānaka

- **Best-rated hotel:** [Lakeside Apartments](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/lakeside-apartments-wanaka/)

- **Area with most hotels:** Wānaka

- **Average guest rating:** 8.9

- **Hotels with a pool:** 10

- **Average walk grade:** 34/100

- **5-star hotels:** 14

## Areas of Wānaka

Where the hotels are and how guests rate them.

-    [**Wānaka** 37 hotels, 8.9](https://stayversus.com/en/new-zealand/wanaka/?area=W%C4%81naka)

## All hotels in Wānaka

Ranked by StayVersus score: guest rating adjusted for the number of reviews.

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## Popular match-ups in Wānaka

-     [**Edgewater Hotel** *vs* **Tasman Holiday Parks - Wanaka** Wānaka, 9.0 / 8.8](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/edgewater-hotel-wanaka-vs-tasman-holiday-parks-wanaka-wanaka/)
-     [**Club Wyndham Wanaka, Trademark Collection by Wyndham** *vs* **Edgewater Hotel** Wānaka, 8.7 / 9.0](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/club-wyndham-wanaka-trademark-collection-by-wyndham-wanaka-vs-edgewater-hotel-wanaka/)
-     [**Edgewater Hotel** *vs* **Lakeview Motel** Wānaka, 9.0 / 8.7](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/edgewater-hotel-wanaka-vs-lakeview-motel-wanaka/)
-     [**Bella Vista Motel Lake Wanaka** *vs* **Edgewater Hotel** Wānaka, 8.5 / 9.0](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/bella-vista-motel-lake-wanaka-wanaka-vs-edgewater-hotel-wanaka/)
-     [**Edgewater Hotel** *vs* **Wanaka View Motel** Wānaka, 9.0 / 8.8](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/edgewater-hotel-wanaka-vs-wanaka-view-motel-wanaka/)
-     [**Aspiring Lodge Motel** *vs* **Wanaka Hotel** Wānaka, 8.4 / 8.5](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/aspiring-lodge-motel-wanaka-vs-wanaka-hotel-wanaka/)
-     [**Aspiring Lodge Motel** *vs* **West Meadows Motel of Wanaka** Wānaka, 8.4 / 9.4](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/aspiring-lodge-motel-wanaka-vs-west-meadows-motel-of-wanaka-wanaka/)
-     [**Manuka Crescent Motel** *vs* **Wanaka Hotel** Wānaka, 8.5 / 8.5](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/manuka-crescent-motel-wanaka-vs-wanaka-hotel-wanaka/)

## FAQ: Wānaka

### What is the best-rated hotel in Wānaka?

By StayVersus score, Lakeside Apartments is the best-rated hotel in Wānaka, with a guest rating of 9.8 from 45 reviews.

### Which area of Wānaka has the most hotels?

Wānaka has the most, with 37 rated places to stay.

### How many 5-star hotels are there in Wānaka?

We list 14 5-star hotels in Wānaka.

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Source: https://stayversus.com/en/new-zealand/wanaka/. Facts are compiled by StayVersus from partner data (Agoda), Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, public Google Maps listings and hotels' own websites. Scores use one formula for every hotel. Methodology: https://stayversus.com/en/about/