About Arrowtown

Historic Arrowtown is famous for its scenic beauty, beautifully preserved heritage buildings and historic sites. It draws visitors from throughout New Zealand and around the world, attracted to its old-world charm.

Arrowtown was a boom town during the Otago gold rush days and many original miners’ cottages still remain in the township, along with remnants of the separate Chinese miners’ camp

The famous avenue of English trees was planted in the 1860s and contributes to Arrowtown’s beauty, providing stunning displays in autumn and spring and a green canopy in summer.

The shopping area has a wide choice of cafes and restaurants, fashionable boutiques and stores selling works by New Zealand artists and craftspeople

Arrowtown has a range of activities all close to the village centre and Settlers Cottage Motel, including scenic and historic walks, several golf courses, gold panning, swimming areas, lawn bowls, 4WD excursions, art galleries, and the Lakes District Museum.

Queenstown

Queenstown, the adventure capital of New Zealand, is a 20 minutes drive from Settlers Cottage Motel.

Skiing and snowboarding are a big draw card in Queenstown, with 3 world-class ski-fields, Cadrona, Coronet Peak, and The Remakables, catering to skiers and boarders of all levels, from beginners to experienced, and extreme skiers.

For the active Queenstown also has bungy jumping, jet boating, walking and biking tracks, fishing, and much more.

For those after a more relaxed holiday there are wine tours, bird watching sites, great shopping and a wealth of family entertainment, restaurants and cafes.

Central Otago

Central Otago is one of the most beautiful areas on New Zealand, and the Settlers Cottage Motel is a great place to base yourself while you explore this scenic area.

Snow-topped mountains, clear blue rivers, tussock-clad hills make Central Otago a timeless landscape. Visitors can drive through the scenery, bike along the Central Otago Rail Trail or explore the area on the numerous walking tracks.

Central Otago is also perfect wine growing country and produces world class wines, particularly pinot noir. Many of the vineyards have restaurants and wine tastings.

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Muso2010

Conf 26 Wonderful experience with lovely comfy beds extremely clean great hosts. Easily accessible fully equipped kitchenette to cater for families.

Getaway20168438954

Great character motel in central Arrowtown Great character motel in central Arrowtown. 5 minute walk to cafes, shops and bars with ample free parking. Booked at short notice and was reasonably priced. We will return.

William Auckland

11/10 for Settlers Cottage. 11/10 for this place. Nothing like the typical motel. Units are in settler type cottage buildings but with all mod cons. Decor and furnishing was in Victorian/Edwardian period style - not my personal preferred style but superbly done and curated even the crockery was Willow pattern in keeping with the decor and the walk-in impression was "wow!" Everything spotless and excellent quality. Genial, helpful hosts and an easy short walk into the centre of Arrowtown.

WilsonMacDonald

Visit to Arrowtown Location - 5 mins walk to the historic part, so not a problem. Inside, completely in line with what you would expect in a place like Arrowtown - very homely but equally very well appointed. We stayed in the 2 bedroom cottage, even though just the two of us. It's like a small house, I could easily have lived there! Very friendly owners. Would I stay there again? 100%

Sue S

Perfect Family Accommodation This has to be the jewel in the crown for family friendly accommodation. We booked three cottages and each cottage was perfect for each family situation. The cottages were warm and well equipped and in easy walking distance to the main shops. Hosts Carl and Jane were friendly and helpful and Carl even smoked our trout for us after a day fishing. 10/10, we would definitely stay here again.

Linda Jean K

This is the absolute best place to stay in Arrowtown. So wonderful and the owners are absolutely lovely. This is the absolute best place to stay in Arrowtown. The owners are lovely and it’s not the standard, run the mill, hotel. Lots of extra stuff that makes your trip so much more memorable. It’s very close to the downtown area and in easily walking distance.

sachaontheroad

Quaint and Quirky Secret Find What a quaint, quirky and quality find this was. Really generous sized room with super comfy bed, and furnished in a sort of period style that reminded me of grandma's house, but it works! Great shower, and there was excellent lighting in the bathroom for makeup, which 2 luxury properties we stayed in previously didn't have! It was excellent! My only negatives would be no full length mirror, and both pillows on the bed were flat.

Jocelyne W

A must to stay. Great place to stay,and the quaint cottages are beautiful. The owners have gone to a lot of effort and thought to decorate the rooms so fitting,just love the whole ambiance and feel of the place.Helpful and friendly beautiful gardens. clean and the owners are always willing to help if needed Nice and randy to Queenstown and Arrowtown shops an easy walk to shop or for a coffee

Christine L

Thoroughly relaxing Just realised I forgot to give a review last year . We stayed at Settlers for a few days at the beginning and end of our holiday last year and have stayed at this excellent motel before . It offers a lovely spacious and relaxing place to unwind . There are many homely touches . The owners are friendly, engaging and endeavour to make everyone’s stay thoroughly enjoyable. We are cat lovers so particularly enjoyed the visits of Charlie their cat. We have every intention of staying at Settlers when next in Arrowtown.

57Babs57

Lovely Motel in great location Stayed here with another couple in a two bedroom and two bathroom unit, was great. Very comfortable, clean and tidy and comfortable beds. Easy walk into town, maybe 5 minutes, and great hosts. Really enjoyed our stay here and would definitely recommend.

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