Club Wyndham Wanaka Resort

The Resort and Its Setting

Club Wyndham Wanaka is a low-key, lodge-style resort at 109 Wanaka Mount Aspiring Road, right on the shore of Lake Wānaka. Google reviewers (4.4/5 from 632 ratings) describe it as a laid-back property with informal studio and apartment-style units, an outdoor pool, a gym and a hot tub — a practical, no-frills base rather than a resort built around organised entertainment. It belongs to the Club Wyndham brand (part of Wyndham), so for most contract types, owners hold their week as part of the Club Wyndham points programme rather than as a fixed deeded week.

Wānaka and the Otago Region

Wānaka is one of the South Island's best-known lake towns, sitting across the water from the Southern Alps and within reach of Mount Aspiring National Park. The town itself has a relaxed, outdoorsy character — lakeside walking paths, cafés, and a steady flow of hikers, cyclists and skiers depending on the season. Winter brings access to nearby ski areas such as Treble Cone and Cardrona, while summer is geared towards hiking, mountain biking and watersports on the lake itself. Queenstown, New Zealand's larger alpine tourism hub, is within easy driving distance, making Wānaka a quieter alternative base in the same part of Otago.

Selling or Renting a Week Here

If you own a week at Club Wyndham Wanaka and want to sell, BidMyTimeshare.com works as a private, owner-to-owner marketplace: you list your week yourself, set your own asking price, and buyers contact you directly through the platform. There's a one-time listing fee to post the ad, and we don't take a commission on the sale — the price you agree with a buyer is the price you keep.

Before listing, it's worth understanding how Club Wyndham handles ownership changes. According to Club Wyndham, transferring a contract into a new owner's name carries a $399 ownership-change processing fee, paid as part of completing the sale. Wyndham's published terms also state that resale points cannot be used for VIP benefits, Club Pass, Wyndham Rewards conversion or PlusPartners — so a resale buyer gets the underlying points and usage rights, but not the extra perks tied to points bought directly from the developer. Some Club Wyndham Access contracts, generally those from around 2017 onwards, carry a right of first refusal according to owner reports, though it's said to be rarely exercised in practice; it's worth checking your own contract paperwork to see whether this applies to your week. Club Wyndham doesn't publish a standard transfer processing time, so it's sensible to ask directly once a sale is agreed, so both buyer and seller know what to expect.

For renters, the appeal of this resort is straightforward: a lakeside location in Wānaka with self-catering studio or apartment accommodation, a pool, gym and hot tub on site, and easy access to both summer and winter activities in the area. Owners renting out a week rather than selling can use the same listing approach — set your own price, describe your week and unit details accurately, and deal with renters directly.

Practical Notes for Owners and Buyers

Club Wyndham Wanaka is part of the RCI exchange network, so owners with eligible points may be able to exchange their week rather than using it at the resort directly — worth factoring in if you're deciding between selling, renting or holding onto a week for exchange purposes. Anyone buying resale should go in understanding the points-based structure: you're acquiring usage rights, along with the ownership-change processing fee, but not the trading-up perks reserved for points bought directly from the developer.