Kamana Lakehouse's sole lockdown guest, Luce Wilsens Photo: SuppliedA Queenstown hotel has stayed open throughout the Covid-19 lockdown just to look after – for free – a treasured Belgian guest. Luce Wilsens, 89, has been staying at Kamana Lakehouse – formerly Aspen Hotel – for all but one of the past 30 years. The hotel kept on three staff, including a chef and front office manager, to look after her. "We didn’t keep it open to make money," Sandulescu says. Though she could have taken a plane back to Switzerland in July, she’s decided to stay on and experience her first Queenstown winter.

Source: Otago Daily Times May 02, 2020 04:23 UTC