For two people, the Mercedes E-Class is the quiet way to start a Lake Hayes stay: a fixed, GST-inclusive price for the 8-kilometre run up State Highway 6 from Queenstown Airport, typically 10 to 12 minutes. The E-Class sedan carries up to 2 passengers with 2 suitcases and 2 carry-on bags — sized for a couple, not a crowd — and the price you see before booking is the price you pay, whatever time your flight lands.
Is the E-Class right for the two of us?
If you’re a couple with standard luggage — up to 2 suitcases plus 2 carry-ons — yes, exactly right. It’s the sedan we run for anniversary weekends, proposals and wedding-guest arrivals around Lake Hayes: discreet, composed, no van bulk on a residential lakefront street.
We’re four with four bags. What should we book instead?
The Mercedes V-Class — up to 4 passengers with 4 suitcases and 4 carry-on bags. Same fixed-price model, same route, still one booking. Compare both at /book before you commit; the full price for each vehicle shows before payment.
Can the chauffeur take the scenic line past Arrowtown, or stop on the way?
The fixed price covers the direct journey. If you want a stop — a table at Amisfield at the north end of the lake, or a look through Arrowtown five minutes beyond — book it as separate legs or as hourly hire so the time is properly yours. Your chauffeur will happily advise which suits on the day.
Where on Lake Hayes can the sedan drop us?
Anywhere with road access: Lake Hayes Estate at the southern end, lakefront addresses along Arrowtown–Lake Hayes Road, Millbrook Resort a few minutes further via Malaghans Road, or the Ayrburn precinct near the lake’s northern corner. The booking quotes to your exact address.
Does an early-morning or late-night landing change the price?
No. Queenstown’s first and last flights pay the same fixed rate as midday arrivals — no after-hours loading, no surge, no meter. Your chauffeur tracks the flight and adjusts the pickup if it moves.
Fixed prices, NZD, GST-inclusive. No surge, ever. The vehicle you book is the vehicle that arrives, driven by a chauffeur we employ — trained by us and accountable to us, not an app contractor who can decline the job. The chauffeur — since 2002.
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