Queenstown

161 Glenda Drive Frankton Queenstown 9300

About Queenstown

Queenstown sits on the shore of Lake Wakatipu among dramatic alpine ranges. Sometimes referred to as the adventure capital of the world, visitors and residents can enjoy a multitude of high-adrenalin adventures like bungy jumping, tandem skydiving, river surfing, canyon swinging, jet boating, mountaineering, climbing and abseiling.

With one of the longest ski seasons from June to October, Queenstown and Wanaka boast five commercial ski resorts including The Remarkables, Coronet Peak, Cardrona, Treble Cone and Snow Farm. The region offers outstanding cycling trails for every level of cyclist and the area is home to three lift-assisted bike parks and the renowned Gorge Road Jump Park dirt jump park, while the Queenstown Trailoffers over 130kms of bike trails beside Lake Whakatipu. Queenstown is near to three of New Zealand’s Great Walks, two national parks and a collection of short walks, day walks and multi-day hikes.

Gibbston’s world-renowned wineries are a 25-minute drive from Queenstown and there are over 200 Central Otago wineries located within an hour’s drive from Queenstown. The area is also home to a thriving craft beer scene. Visitors and residents are spoilt for choice with more than 150 bars, restaurants and cafes on offer.

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About Queenstown

Queenstown sits on the shore of Lake Wakatipu among dramatic alpine ranges. Sometimes referred to as the adventure capital of the world, visitors and residents can enjoy a multitude of high-adrenalin adventures like bungy jumping, tandem skydiving, river surfing, canyon swinging, jet boating, mountaineering, climbing and abseiling.

With one of the longest ski seasons from June to October, Queenstown and Wanaka boast five commercial ski resorts including The Remarkables, Coronet Peak, Cardrona, Treble Cone and Snow Farm. The region offers outstanding cycling trails for every level of cyclist and the area is home to three lift-assisted bike parks and the renowned Gorge Road Jump Park dirt jump park, while the Queenstown Trailoffers over 130kms of bike trails beside Lake Whakatipu. Queenstown is near to three of New Zealand’s Great Walks, two national parks and a collection of short walks, day walks and multi-day hikes.

Gibbston’s world-renowned wineries are a 25-minute drive from Queenstown and there are over 200 Central Otago wineries located within an hour’s drive from Queenstown. The area is also home to a thriving craft beer scene. Visitors and residents are spoilt for choice with more than 150 bars, restaurants and cafes on offer.

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Queenstown plays host to numerous events throughout the year, including The Winter Games NZ, Welcome to Winter, Sotheby’s Realty Queenstown Marathon, Crankworx Summer Series, New Zealand Golf Open, Gibbston Valley Winery Summer Concert, Macpac Motatapu, Arrowtown Autumn Festival, the Whakatipu Music Festival, LUMA Southern Light Project, Winter Pride and the Snow Machine Festival.

Economic growth in the Queenstown-Lakes District averaged 5.0%pa over the last 10 years compared with an average of 2.6%pa in the national economy.Accommodation & Food Services was the largest contributor to GDP in the Queenstown-Lakes District in 2021, accounting for 14.5% of total.A total of 9,213 business units were recorded in the Queenstown-Lakes District in 2021, up 0.8% from a year earlier and higher than the national average of 0.5% growth over the same period. Growth in the number of business units in Queenstown-Lakes District averaged 3.8%pa over the past 10 years compared with 1.6%pa in the national economy.

Construction made the largest contribution to employment growth in Queenstown-Lakes District between 2020 and 2021, with the industry adding 94 jobs. Residential building construction was the largest creator of jobs in Queenstown-Lakes District between 2020 and 2021, generating an additional 74 positions. Between June 2021 and May 2022, 1,550 residenceswere approved for construction.The Queenstown-Lakes District saw a 4.3% annual increasein its median house price to $1,200,000 as at August 2022.

Wanaka new build - Stonewood Homes; exterior

Meet the team

With 15 years’ experience in the building industry, Stonewood Homes Queenstownowner Mark Harry brings a wealth of knowledge to his hew home builder clients. Within his team of 15 staff, many have been working with him for over a decade or more and have the skills and experience to ensure their clients have a stress-free building journey.

Mark believes regular and open communication between a builder and their client is a key element in making the building journey as smooth and enjoyable as possible for new home builders.

“Our team have a thorough understanding of the building process and we know that issues sometimes arise throughout the building journey but we are able to address these before they happen so that our clients can have a stress-free experience. We try to give our clients as much information about how the building process will go and how long it will take and we provide weekly updates. The more information clients have, the easier the building process will be.”

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Satisfied Customers

We are delighted with the way our new home in shotover country, has come together. We especially love the colour palette which reflects the natural environment. Our favourite room would have to be the living room with its ceiling height bringing wonderful light and warmth into the room. The views from this room are to die for, every which way you look. The master bedroom is also stunning complemented by a dream walk in wardrobe and warm, sunny ensuite bathroom. Well done and big thank you to John, Mandy and the team at Stonewood Queenstown.

Dianne Williams

We are very pleased with the outcome. The plan of our home suits us well and the build quality is up to a very good standard. We are enjoying living in Lake Hayes and looking out to the mountains. Now comes the outside work, however with a flat section I don’t anticipate to many problems. Once again our many thanks.

Lindsay & Marion Peters

We wish to thank the Stonewood team for building our wonderful new home, it was a hassle free project. Completed in time and under our original budget. We would be happy to talk to anybody thinking about building with them.

David and Helen Hay

We would like to thank Stonewood Homes for the professional and friendly manner in which they helped us with our new build house. They were a great team helping us plan the house to fit on our section, which we had a few sizing problems. A Few alterations were made by Stonewood which we were thrilled with. Although we lived a fair distance from Queenstown it was never a problem, we were always kept well informed by day to day emails , photos and phone calls. All through the whole contract from pre build through the building process until finishing our home. Thank you again to Stonewood Queenstown, we are very happy with the finished house. The workmanship of the sub contractors is of a very high standard. A house well built and finished ahead of time.

Trevor and Janice McLister

I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend the team at Stonewood for your new home build. They are reliable, honest, professional and a pleasure to work with. All stages of our house were completed on time with great communication. Sally was friendly and very knowledgeable throughout the sales process and having Kathy’s support as our client liaison was invaluable. We had a great project manager, Chris, who built our new home to the highest quality with great attention to detail. We are all delighted with the end result.

Lizzy Green

I had the pleasure of sitting next to Russell and Liz at the opening game of the cricket world cup in Christchurch last Saturday. I hadn’t met them before that day although our son had worked with Russell a year or so ago. Anyway as you know cricket is a long day so you get to talking about all sorts of things and I told them that I worked for Stonewood Homes Palmerston North, well they couldn’t wait to tell me about their build with you, full of the joys of spring and full of praises for you and your team so congratulations to you all another happy customer!! Russell retires after forty years in the insurance industry this week or next and then they will start getting ready to make the move south, they are so excited and are looking forward to moving into their brand new home. Anyway I just thought you might like to hear the feedback, I felt very proud being part of the Stonewood family.

Kaye Cunningham

Stonewood delivered on their promise to provide us with a stunning entry level home, couldn’t be happier with the final product!! When circumstances changed at the start of, and during our build, they were more than happy to offer up solutions and point us in the right direction. This was a great help on what was our first building project.

Jamie Greenslade and Chantelle Thomson

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Stonewood Homes Queenstown service the following areas:

  • Arthur’s Point
  • Closeburn
  • Fernhill/Sunshine Bay
  • Frankton
  • Gibbston
  • Glenorchy
  • Kelvin Heights
  • Lake Hayes
  • Shotover Country
  • Quail Rise
  • Queenstown Hill
  • Queenstown Central and East

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