A makeover for a Queenstown hotel

The lakefront Holiday Inn Express is moving upmarket and transforming into a voco hotel - meeting growing demand from high-end travellers.

Hotel Council Aotearoa Strategic Director, James Doolan, says longterm assets deteriorate, so upgrades are a good thing for hotels.

He says rooms need to be sold every night - so it's normal to see owners renovating and repositioning every seven to 10 years.