This is a senstational spot to take in the beauty of lake wanaka and the amazing mountain scenery. The restaurant is excellent with a great menu, friendly attentive service and superb views across the lake.

This is a nice hotel with a good location and very nice suites, I can sympathise with 'bearsfolks' review tho', I was probably at the party this reviewer talks about, and have to say I would have been a bit fed up if I hadn't been at the party.
Food was ok, Bar Staff very nice although did find the reception staff not so great,
If this was my Hotel I would definitely change the facade of the hotel blocks as you drive in, they look like Butlins in the 60's with these HUGE numbers on each block.
Only other downside is the hotel is rather isolated, it is a long walk to a bar/restaurant or shop.

The Edgewater is a beautiful hotel with spacious rooms and a great view of the lake which is within a minute’s walk for a relaxing stroll. Or you can just chill out in your room or just outside and enjoy the tranquility.
That is, you could do so, unless you happen to be there on a day when there is something going on next door, as there was when I stayed there, in which case the windows in your room will be vibrating from the music, and you will hear the pounding base until 1 am. The front desk made it sound like it was a club or a reception site. There apparently isn’t anything that the hotel can do about it, nor, according to them, is there any point to moving you to another room because they claim that the noise is as bad in every room. As the evening progressed, the sound got louder and louder. The noise was so bad that at night we could hear it over the sound of our white noise machine. At 11:45pm, when we complained again, they offered to find us a room at another hotel—something they did not do when we first complained about at 6pm! The manager apologized for “the inconvenience”. In my book, being unable to sleep because of noise is deprivation of a basic necessity that one expects from a hotel; it is not an “inconvenience”
So much for the “long twilight evenings (to) unwind and enjoy the relaxed atmosphere” advertised in one of the hotel brochures.
It could have been a great stay. So, before you book a room there, enquire about the situation next door, unless you want to relive your days at a Club Med. Unless they fix that, you might as well be staying at a backpacker’s motel—nothing wrong with motels, but you know what to expect when you stay at one.
By the way, if you do decide to stay there, I’d suggest that you pick a room without any neighbors above you—the sound insulation seems to be non-existent.
If the Edgewater had any consideration for their guests they would close the hotel down for the day(s) that this sort of event happens, but their basic attitude, based on our experience, is a complete disregard for their guests’ welfare. This was made most clear to us, when we told the duty manager that they were going to get a scathing review on TripAdvisor, he said, and I quote, “Good luck with the review on TripAdvisor”!

A great spot for a weekend get-away, the suite was huge, big lake views and spacious outdoor balcony. We received a really warm welcome from Naoko and she told us all about the plentiful resort facliities at the Hotel - we were travelling with our 5 year so the trampoline, playground and big outdoor spaces were put to good use. The tennis court and jacuzzi also was well used. Next time we will stay longer as one night was not enough. Thank you Edgewater - we will be back.