Luxury Accommodation in New Zealand
New Zealand luxury accommodation has developed its own character, especially over the last 20 years. Originally there was Huka Lodge, a lovely place of style and character evolved from a fishing lodge. This was a sanctuary of quality amidst a desert of cheap motel rooms where it was considered a luxury if you had a room to yourself. Over this time, Huka Lodge developed and brought true 6-star service to New Zealand. Huka Lodge then went through a period over the last few years where it's formal approach wasn't delighting clients as much, but new management has put that right and clients are delighted again.
About ten years ago, Huka Lodge started spawning imitators which means we now have 7 or 8 of these extreme high quality "superlodges". These have become a highway for luxury clients and sometimes attract criticism in providing a rarefied atmosphere in which well heeled tourists on the New Zealand Tour keep meeting each other and do not interact enough with the country.
We have of course addressed this with our in-depth activities programmes and recommend a huge variety of luxury accommodation, not just the obvious lodges...
In addition to the luxury lodges, there are also private houses from cute to grandiose; superb high country stations (massive farms) where you stay with the owners; tasteful bed and breakfasts; and even a leading edge environmentally conscious cabin complex nestled in the centre of Glenorchy.
Our task is to understand our clients to such an extent that we put them together with exactly the right accommodation for every single night of their stay in New Zealand.
Below are just a few of the New Zealand luxury accommodation options available.
Split Apple Retreat
If a masterpiece is a man-made work with nothing out of place, a composition pleasing on a number of levels from instant...
Huka Lodge - Taupo
Huka Lodge has long been known as the pioneer of our luxury lodges in Taupo, blazing the trail for our current world-class...
Mahu Whenua - Wanaka
We really like Mahu Whenua. Mutt Lang and Shania Twain's former hideaway overlooking Lake Wanaka. Over 100,000 acres of...
Fiordland Lodge - Te Anau
Fiordland Lodge Te Anau is the closest lodge to Fiordland, and also to many beautiful southern fly-fishing rivers and lesser...
The Landing - Bay of Islands
1000 acres of the most beautiful waterfront in New Zealand. Way up north on the northern tip of the Bay of Islands, hundreds...
Eichardts - Queenstown
The grand old lady of central Queenstown. Eichardts offers a lovely blend of historic and modern together with some...
Hapuku Lodge - Kaikoura
Not to be missed - treehouses on the spectacular Kaikoura Coast with access to whales, dolphins and seals. The food here is...
Blanket Bay - Queenstown
Blanket Bay is 45 minutes from Queenstown, down a road winding along the sides of lovely Lake Wakatipu, this place is really...
Otahuna - Canterbury
I was away for the last ten days taking a high-profile journalist around the country and exploring some themes in more depth...
Nevis Lodge - Queenstown
A couple of years ago, a gentleman from Auckland who would regularly come down and play with offroad racing buggies bought...
Annandale - Christchurch
Well - thank you Mark Palmer for having this vision and then deciding to share it. The Annandale shearer's cottage is my...
Westhaven Retreat
If you've ever wondered what lies at the end of the road, this is one for you. If you try and go any further it'll be in the...
Point Villas - Taupo
This is a wonderful private alternative in the Taupo region, used by visiting luxury travellers who either want their own...
Lindis Lodge - MacKenzie Country
Nestled in the pristine Ahuriri Valley in New Zealand’s South Island, you will find The Lindis. A unique iconic luxury lodge...
Wharekauhau - Martinborough
Wharekauhau is an unusual place. Right at the bottom of the North Island, right at the end of the road, a good hour further...
Eagles Nest - Bay of Islands
A lovely sophisticated experience in luxury accommodation in the Bay of Islands. A good place for some rest and relaxation in...
Piwakawaka Point - Wanaka
A beautiful 6-bedroom villa on 330 acres of Wanaka lakefront. Just minutes to town yet superb privacy and views.
Silver Pine - Lake Wanaka
Silver Pine is a special place. The view from this small lodge is the closest thing we have seen to the view from a...
Greenhill - Hawke's Bay
The Hawkes Bay is undergoing an understandable tourism boom. Previously, most itineraries went south to Rotorua and then flew...
Pen y Bryn - Otago
Pen Y Bryn is something a bit different down the East Coast of the South Island. Away from a number of tourist routes, yet...
Acacia Cliffs - Taupo
If laid back luxury is more your style, Acacia Cliffs is intelligently and warmly hosted by its owners. Technically a luxury...
Delamore Lodge - Waiheke Island
Auckland is often the entry and departure point for visitors, and therefore somewhere where some time is spent. People often...
Matakauri - Queenstown
I was lucky enough to be hosted a couple of times at the new Owners Cottage at Matakauri. Wow! The only real luxury lodge in...
Poronui - Taupo
One of my favourites in the Taupo region and something truly different. A 16,000 acre property in the mountains on one of the...
Olivers - Central Otago
Olivers in Central Otago was indeed fortunate when bought by David and Andrea Ritchie. With immense style and no small budget...
Solitaire Lodge - Rotorua
This is now my favourite place in Rotorua. The original avant-garde design of the lodge has come back into fashion, and,...
Kauri Cliffs - Northland
Kauri Cliffs is the first of the Robertson lodges. A really beautiful location, a superbly designed lodge, impeccable service...
Cape Kidnappers - Hawkes Bay
The second Robertson lodge at Cape Kidnappers has elements we recognise from Kauri Cliffs - architectural elegance, superb...