I-Site team leader Helen Scoles said, not surprisingly, the pricey apartment stayed vacant.
The region was ''chocka'' and Mrs Scoles said hotels, motels, hostels and bed and breakfasts were full, many until about January 4.
When i-Site staff searched yesterday for vacancies across the region for people looking for somewhere to stay, there were only a small number of openings - in Clyde and Ophir.
''I can't believe the number of people who have arrived with nothing [no accommodation]. We have had to send them as far away as Lawrence and Ophir to find accommodation.''
Destination Queenstown chief executive Graham Budd said a busy summer in the area had been anticipated for some time and he was not surprised there was ''next to no accommodation''.
He did not believe it was a sign there was not enough affordable accommodation in the area, and said there was a range of options for all budgets.
Queenstown also had more capacity for lower rather than high-end accommodation, he said.
He thought the town was at a point where building more hotels was being considered. However, any plans would take two to three years to come to fruition and would not solve problems in the short term.
It was possible the area's tourism industry collectively needed to do a better job to ''get the message across'' to visitors they needed to book in advance.
While the busy period was good for providers, it did not ''make a year'', he said.
Queenstown i-Site manager Di Reid said the price for a single night's stay was often more expensive.
Some people booked New Year accommodation as early as a year in advance. While the centre had a ''good relationship'' with providers and tried to keep tabs on as many available rooms as it could, it was possible some cheaper rooms were available that it did not know of.
There were other forms of accommodation available, such as tent sites in camping grounds, but those were limited.
The only tourist accommodation still available in the Wanaka area at lunchtime yesterday was one $199-per-night unit in Cardrona and a few backpacker beds.
Wanaka i-site consultant Yoyo Magill said tent sites were still available in holiday parks. She expected some, but not a lot, of accommodation to ''free up'' from New Year's Day.
