Four-star Te Anau, 121 km by road from Milford Sound, Milford Sound
Distinction Luxmore Hotel
A 180-room hotel on the main street of Te Anau, a few minutes on foot from the lake, and the last town on the road to Milford Sound.
Opens the hotel's own website. We have no arrangement with the hotel.
- Rating
- Qualmark Silver 4 Star
- Rooms
- 180
- To Milford Sound
- 121 km by road
- From the airport
- About 2 hours by road from Queenstown
The hotel
The last stop before the fiord.
Te Anau sits on the eastern shore of Lake Te Anau, where State Highway 94 turns north for Milford Sound, 121 kilometres away. The Luxmore stands in the middle of the town, on the corner of Mokonui Street and Main Street. Shops, cafés and the lakefront are all within a short walk, and two restaurants in the building cover breakfast and dinner.
The hotel takes its name from Mount Luxmore, 1,472 metres high, across the lake. The Kepler Track, a sixty-kilometre Great Walk opened in 1988, climbs to Luxmore Hut on its flank, starting from the lake control gates about five kilometres out of town. Many guests stay a night either side of a day on the Sound. The hotel belongs to Distinction, a New Zealand owned group, and sits in its Silver Collection.
Rooms & suites
From a twin room to a family suite.
Eight room types across 180 rooms, all with air conditioning, free WiFi and parking included.
- Rooms Superior and Superior Mountain View Hotel rooms in the main building, the Mountain View rooms facing the ranges of Fiordland.
- Larger beds Deluxe Super King and Deluxe Twin The deluxe rooms, with a super king bed or two beds.
- Suites Deluxe Suite and Deluxe Family Suite The Deluxe Suite has a spa bath and super king beds. The family suite and a two-bedroom accessible suite suit families or guests using a wheelchair.
Dining
A buffet and a café bar.
Restaurants as listed by the hotel. Shown for information.
- Hilights Restaurant Buffet breakfast and carvery dinner Views over the town to the lake; open November to April
- Bailiez Cafe & Bar Café menu and bar Open daily, with a fireside, and popular with locals
Good to know
Before you go.
- Arrival Check-in from 2 pm, check-out by 10 am, according to booking listings. Confirm with the hotel.
- Pets Not accepted.
- Milford Sound Allow a full day for the return trip by road. Light aircraft and helicopters fly from Queenstown to the strip at the head of the fiord, weather permitting.
Getting there
Flying to Milford Sound.
Queenstown is the nearest airport for scheduled flights and for private jets, about two hours away by road according to the hotel. From Te Anau, Milford Sound is 121 kilometres further along State Highway 94.
- Christchurch 45 min
- Wellington 1 h 10
- Auckland 1 h 40
- Sydney 2 h 55
- Melbourne 3 h 10
Questions
What guests ask first.
- How far is the Distinction Luxmore Hotel from Milford Sound?
- 121 kilometres by road, along State Highway 94 from the centre of Te Anau.
- What star rating does the Luxmore have?
- Qualmark Silver 4 Star, according to Tourism New Zealand's listing.
- How do I get from Queenstown to the hotel?
- By car, about two hours by road according to the hotel, south on State Highway 6 and then west on State Highway 94.
- Can SkyCourtage arrange the flight to Milford Sound?
- Yes. We arrange Business and First Class seats on scheduled airlines and private jet charter to Milford Sound, with one final price, our margin included. The hotel is booked with the hotel or through our booking partner.
Staying at Distinction Luxmore Hotel?
Book the room, then the flight.
Rates and availability come from the hotel itself. For the journey to Milford Sound, a Business or First Class seat or an aircraft of your own: tell us the date and we come back with one final price, our margin included.
Opens the hotel's own website. We have no arrangement with the hotel.