Set amid century-old estate gardens, this evocative Queen Anne manor is 25 minutes outside Christchurch. Magnificently appointed public areas comprise a richly paneled dining room, library and guest lounge. Five elegant suites and two master suites retain original architectural features such as ornate fireplaces, carved inglenooks and stained-glass windows. The most glamorous accommodation, the Verandah Suite, has a large private arched balcony and a woodburning fireplace. The restaurant serves five-course tasting menus that incorporate local ingredients from the estate’s extensive gardens and orchards. Other amenities include a hard-surface tennis court, a massage room and a Jacuzzi, plus an outdoor pool (open November through March) and a small gym. Cooking classes, horseback riding and fly-fishing excursions, heli-touring and golf outings can be arranged. The hotel does not permit children under the age of 12.
Guests can swim with the world’s smallest and rarest marine dolphins, Hector’s Dolphins, in Akaroa, a picturesque seaside town nearby.
Editor’s Choice: Suite for two, $1,450 (five-course dinner with wine pairing, and laundry included).
Daily full breakfast served at the restaurant or in room; Pre-dinner drinks and canapés; Nightly five-course degustation dinner with accompanying wines; Wi-Fi; Laundry service; Use of all lodge facilities
To learn more visit their website or call +(64) 3-329-6333. Contact Andrew Harper Travel to book this hotel as part of your next vacation.
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