Rosewood Matakauri

The Venue Index™ · #232 of 500

Rosewood Matakauri

Rosewood · Queenstown, New Zealand

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Index score

79.5/ 100

Ranked #232 of 500

Held at #232

Lake Wakatipu lodge framed by the Remarkables — a full-buyout Rosewood for the smallest, highest-stakes leadership retreats in the Southern Alps.

How Rosewood Matakauri scores

Guest Experience · 25%Computed87.4

Service depth, suite product, and the arrival-to-departure feel for a top performer

Source: Google verified guest ratings (review-volume weighted), blended 50/50 with editorial assessment

Group Readiness · 25%Editorial · Fact-anchored73.1

Meeting space, group F&B, event operations, and incentive-program track record

Source: Anchored to verified property facts — rooms, meeting space, max group, buyout (shown below)

Setting · 20%Editorial81.4

Location, views, grounds, and the sense of place a program trades on

Source: Editorial assessment against published criteria

Dining & Wellness · 15%Editorial89

Restaurant program, spa and wellness facilities, and signature experiences on property

Source: Editorial assessment; Michelin & recognized-spa signals forthcoming

Value · 15%Editorial64.8

What the program budget buys relative to peers in the same tier and destination

Source: Live median nightly rate (Google Hotels), quality-adjusted and blended 50/50 with editorial

Verified by two independent sources

#4 of 68 hotels in Queenstown

Guest sentiment, triangulated

Google4.7★116 reviews
TripAdvisor4.9★357 reviews
Location 4.9Value 4.4Service 4.9

Traveler mix

based on 318 TripAdvisor reviews

Who travels here

  • Couples70%
  • Family16%
  • Friends9%
  • Solo4%
  • Business2%

72% of reviews come from business and couples travelers — a proxy for adult, professional-skewing demand over family leisure. Context only, not part of the Index score.

Rooms12keys on property
Max group24realistic incentive size
Meeting space600 sq fttotal function space
Full buyoutYesexclusive-use availability

Inside a ranked destination

Queenstown
#77 of 434Momentum 34.5

Rosewood Matakauri sits inside Queenstown, a destination ranked live on the IncentiveTrips Destination Index™ — search momentum, air access, safety, and value, recomputed as new data lands.

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More venues in Queenstown

#453Sofitel Queenstown Hotel & Spa74.1 / 100#500The Rees Hotel Queenstown72.0 / 100#514Eichardt's Private Hotel70.5 / 100

Neighbors in the Index

#230The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island Golf ResortKiawah Island, United States79.5#231Le Bristol ParisParis, France79.5#2331 Hotel South BeachMiami Beach, United States79.5#234InterContinental Porto — Palácio das CardosasPorto, Portugal79.5

On the ground

Local partners & activities in Queenstown

128 vetted local suppliers for building the incentive program on the ground.

AV & Technology

BDL Productions | QueenstownShipleys (Queenstown)TomTom Productions | Queenstown AVVisual EventsLUXE Queenstown & Nelson | Event Lighting & Audio Hire

DMC

Designer Days Queenstown | Conference & Incentive Custom Group ToursHQ New ZealandQueenstown Destination Management (QDM)Roam-DMCTouch of Spice - Luxury Stays & ExperiencesWatson & Wyatt Event Design

Dining & Catering

Ainsley Rose Private ChefArctic KitchenArtisan CateringBernie- Caravan Bar QueenstownChef Brendan CateringLavish Grazing coMy Private ChefPantry by Frank'sQueenstown Catering (formerly In2Food)Searchlight BreweryTotal Foodie | Private Chef Queenstown, NZ

Décor & Production

Simply Perfect Weddings - Queenstown Wedding PlannersVeesha Wedding Design New Zealand

Entertainment

Fear Factory QueenstownFrankie's Girls Queenstown StrippersGame Over QueenstownKingpin QueenstownKiwi DJs | DJ Hire QueenstownLA SocialQueenstown Diamond Dancers NZ StrippersQueenstown Ice ArenaTe Atamira

Excursions & Activities

Active AdventuresAJ Hackett Bungy - Queenstown Bungy CentreAlpine Luxury ToursAltitude ToursAround The Basin | Ride. Explore. Discover. | Queenstown NZChallenge Rafting tunnelCheeky Kiwi Travel QueenstownDiscover Queenstown Information Centre (Southern Discoveries)Glenorchy AirGoing Blue Adventures | Premium eBike Tours, Snow Shuttles & More – QueenstownHop on Hop off Wine Tours QueenstownHydro Attack+23 more

Florals & Design

All Bunched Up FloralsBespoke Weddings and EventsFlower RoomLittle BotanicaTahuna FloraThe Floral Co. QueenstownThe Flower Bar CoThe Flower Shop QueenstownThe Lovers Co

Gifting & Amenities

Aotea Gifts - The MallAotea Gifts QueenstownBrandland - Design Studio & Gift StoreFrank's Corner QueenstownGlobal Culture Queenstown MallKAPAMorArtRemarkable Sweet Shop - Queenstown CentralThe OutpostVesta Design

Photography & Video

Ara Jay - Boutique Queenstown Media Production CompanyEureka Films, Wedding VideographyKate Craig-Brown PhotographyStoryworksVelvet Image

Speakers & Talent

InTouch Talent AgencyMonarch People - Actors Models Talent

Team Building

Escape Quest QueenstownOdyssey Sensory Maze QueenstownShotover Canyon SwingUrbanFox: QueenstownBasecamp Adventures Queenstown Climbing Centre

Transportation

Go Bus Transport Ltd - Queenstown DepotGo Ski Snow Transport QueenstownJohnstons CoachlinesKoru Coach QueenstownPacific TourwaysQueenstown Shuttles & Private ToursQueenstown Ski TransportQueenstown Snow TransportQueenstown TransportTouchdown Car Rental, QueenstownVista passenger serviceYour Queenstown Transport

Wellness & Spa

Bathe by Aluume - Hot PoolsBody Sanctum Massage & Day Spaeforea spa at Hilton QueenstownHot Tub on the HillsideIndulge Skin & WellnessKanmanee Thai MassageMoss Spa - QueenstownNadi WellnessO-Studio QueenstownOnsen Hot Pools & Day SpaRemarkables Spa - Thai Therapeutic Massage & Day Spa, QueenstownSao'ThaiTherapeutic Massage Queenstown+5 more

Methodology

How this score is computed

total = 0.25 × 87.4 (Guest Experience) + 0.25 × 73.1 (Group Readiness) + 0.20 × 81.4 (Setting) + 0.15 × 89 (Dining & Wellness) + 0.15 × 64.8 (Value) = 79.5

Guest Experience 87.4 — consensus of Google (4.7★/116) and TripAdvisor (4.9★/357), each Bayesian-adjusted and review-weighted, then blended with the editorial base (base weight decays as pooled reviews rise), Oct 18, 2026

Five pillars, each scored 0–100, weighted per the published methodology. Each pillar is labeled Computed or Editorial above, per venue: Value and Guest Experience convert to a 50/50 blend of the editorial base and the computed input as live rate data and verified guest ratings land; Group Readiness is editorial, anchored to the property facts shown above; Setting and Dining & Wellness are editorial judgments against published criteria. Every change lands in the append-only readings ledger below, and venues may submit verified data for the next edition. No venue pays to be ranked.

Index log

DateTotalRank
Oct 18, 202679.5#232
Oct 17, 202679.5#232
Oct 11, 202679.5#232
Oct 10, 202679.5#232
Oct 4, 202679.5#234
Oct 3, 202679.5#234
Sep 27, 202679.5#234
Sep 26, 202679.5#234
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Ranking historyOur published record of how Rosewood Matakauri has moved over time