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MT COOK LAKESIDE RETREAT Featured in TIME’s list of The World’s Greatest Places of 2024! This annual list highlights 100 extraordinary destinations to visit and stay. The only accommodation provider to be featured from New Zealand. This luxurious lodge, skirting the edge of Lake Pukaki, now offers dinner and a show like no other.  TIME […]

New Zealand’s South island offers crystal-clear night skies, and the location of Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve Mt Cook Lakeside Retreat – Mackenzie Country showcases the stars at their onsite Pukaki Observatory and Pen-y-bryn Lodge – Oamaru – Waitaki offers three telescopes onsite Inspiration cuisine crafted by Chef Cory at Mt Cook Lakeside Retreat

WHAT’S NEW……. We’re delighted to welcome the elegant and luxurious Pihopa Retreat to our boutique collection. Set amongst park-like grounds in Nelson city this luxury 5* retreat offers 6 beautifully decorated suites. Thoughtfully stocked with drinks, wine, liquors, snacks and a delicious afternoon tea treat. Drinks and canapes are served each evening at the pool house.

Sophisticated luxury with a relaxed New Zealand vibe Boutique Hotels & Lodges collection offers a  diverse choice of unique accommodation owned and operated by locals showcasing the best of New Zealand. Small boutique hotels, luxury lodges, nature retreats and luxe holiday homes offer a balance of chic design through to eclectic décor, offering stunning mountain,

YOU’VE ARRIVED…..TIME TO RELAX WITH A GLASS OF WINE Owners Peter and Paul have stamped their interior design skills into this Edwardian homestead. Filled with beautiful things, bedrooms are resplendent in their four separate rich colour palettes – Māwhero (pink), Kākāriki (green), Kikorangi (blue) and Pango (black – this room is actually painted white with

Just For a Moment Maruia River retreat celebrates their newest upgrades and the opening of the season in the Heart of Shenandoah – Nelson Tasman Region, New Zealand. As the Shenandoah region bathes in the warm embrace of spring and summer, Maruia River Retreat beckons anew. Nestled within this soulful landscape, Maruia River Retreat captures

Maruia River Retreat is bursting with anticipation for the arrival of spring – a time of rejuvenation and fresh beginnings.At Maruia, we’re embracing the spirit of this vibrant season with some remarkable new enhancements to our facilities and offerings. We are excited to welcome you back soon to our unique sanctuary where the luxury of

ARCADIA LODGE AND COTTAGE and CLOUD 9 LUXURY VILLA Take a look at ARCADIA LODGE – this heritage lodge is located in one of Russell’s original Vicar’s homes, and offers boutique style accommodation in 5 suites and rooms. Or, the option of staying at ARCADIA LODGE which is situated right next to the lodge. The

And the best place to stay is The Vicarage Geraldine The best small town in Canterbury is… “With the Southern Alps forming a backdrop to its well-tended English cottage-style gardens, Geraldine is just as pretty at some of the South Island’s better known settlements, but attracts far fewer visitors. Its natural attributes have inspired lots

Republished with permission from Niki in New Zealand A few weeks ago, Ben and I got the chance to stay in the Ashley Mackenzie Villa at Mt Cook Lakeside Retreat. To say that this mini staycation was fancy is an understatement — everything was so lush. Here’s a full review of our stay, including my thoughts

THE STOPOVER YOU SHOULDN’T MISS VIA the POWDER HIGHWAY It’s not long before dawn on a frosty morning in Geraldine with the layers of ice on my car’s windscreen thicker than Jacinda Adern’s vowels and matched only by the layers of clothing required on this kind of bracing Kiwi winter’s day. I’m up early, with the sun

One of 9 RAINFOREST RETREATS THAT PUT YOU RIGHT IN THE JUNGLE Maruia River Retreat capitalises on the expansive nature of the region. The retreat features seven luxury villas nestled among a 500-acre nature estate on which guests can privately enjoy the surrounding beech forest. There is no shortage of gourmet food and luxury treatments

As the sun rises on the mountains and the peace and stillness of simply being is all around you, this is one of New Zealand’s greatest hidden treasures; Mt Cook Lakeside Retreat. Its 70 acres have been a haven and tranquil escape for loved ones, family, friends and guests for 10 years now. It has

Get out into the fresh country air and connect with rural New Zealand. Native forests, rivers and mountains surround the pretty town of Geraldine, located between Christchurch and Lake Tekapo. Take a farm tour, handle deer velvet, sample deer milk cheese, visit historic farm buildings, hear the stories of New Zealand’s early farm settlers, visit