Location. Wanaka Edge Suites is located one kilometer from the city center of Wanaka, New Zealand, and two kilometers from Puzzling World and alpine walking tracks. Hotel Features. Wanaka Edge Suites exhibits a spare, ultra- contemporary style with just a touch of the 1960s in both exterior and interior décor treatments. The hotel provides a spa tub, a sauna, spa services, barbecue grills for guest use, ski shuttle service and ski storage. Discounted guest access to a nearby fitness center also is offered. Breakfast hampers are available for a fee. The hotel also provides laundry facilities. On site parking is complimentary. The hotel will consider accepting small pets.

Guestrooms. The three-story hotel s 26 one- and two-bedroom suites (no elevator) include full kitchens with stove tops, ovens, full-size refrigerators, microwaves, coffee and tea makers, cookware and utensils. Suites also offer flat-screen TVs, CD and DVD players, direct-dial phones and high-speed Internet access for a fee. Additional features include washers and dryers, under-floor heating, hair dryers, irons and ironing boards and sofa beds. All suites include furnished balconies and simple contemporary décor. In-room massage is available.

Expert Tip. Puzzling World has been a top attraction in the Wanaka area for more than 30 years. A theme park of the eccentric spread over seven acres, Puzzling World includes a labyrinthine Great Maze that takes between 30 minutes and an hour to negotiate, illusion rooms with holograms and other effects, a tilted house and leaning tower, a puzzle center and a café.

Room Types:

Two Bedroom Deluxe Suite:   One king bed and one queen bed, or two queen beds. Furnished balcony with alpine and mountain views. Located on floors 2 and 3. Full kitchen, washer and dryer, below-floor heating. Flat-screen TV, DVD/CD player, high-speed Internet access (surcharge). Nonsmoking. No elevator. Exterior corridor access.

One Bedroom Deluxe Suite:   One king bed or one queen bed. Furnished balcony with alpine and mountain views. Located on floors 2 and 3. Full kitchen, washer and dryer, below-floor heating. Flat-screen TV, DVD/CD player, high-speed Internet access (surcharge). Nonsmoking. No elevator. Exterior corridor access.

Driving Directions: From Queenstown Airport: Approximate distance to the hotel is 60 kilometers.

Getting there. Rental cars offer the most practical method of transpo rt to the hotel.