For a romantic getaway, take yourselves to The Hermitage Hotel in the heart of the magnificent Aoraki Mount Cook National Park.
Imagine your partner’s surprise and delight when you arrive at the doors of the most iconic of New Zealand’s hotels and reveal you are about to spoil them with the romantic getaway of a lifetime.
Admittedly, they may well have guessed where you are taking them, the country’s highest mountain glittering in the distance is a bit of a giveaway. Yet another reason The Hermitage Hotel is the perfect place to create those most romantic of memories – the proposal, the vows or simply say “I love you”.
The Hermitage not only provides romantic opportunities inside, but we also have the whole Aoraki Mount Cook National Park to show you. Wile the day away on a leisurely stroll on one of the many walking tracks, or let the Argo do the travelling up to the glacier’s enormous moraine walls and clamber up for a view of the mighty Tasman Glacier Terminal lake with its ever-changing icebergs.
From mid August to late May you can get out on the water with Glacier Explorers and be amongst the icebergs – dipping your hands in to the freezing water to capture and taste 500 year old ice crystals that sparkle like diamonds.
Inside, your premium room has magnificent views of Aoraki Mount Cook. Soak it up while you sip a glass of bubbly. A gorgeous day deserves a stunning evening. The Panorama Room is just the setting.
In its alpine style architecture, the restaurant still uses the silver service and cutlery from the old days when it was owned by the Tourism Hotel Corporation, and with crisp white linen you could be forgiven for feeling you are in a different world.
The cuisine perfectly matches the décor with full a la carte menu featuring New Zealand produce in a modern way. Combine your menu choice with fabulous New Zealand wines, and you are well on your way to a perfect evening.
What more could you ask for in a Romantic getaway? Stars? Absolutely!
On a clear evening head out on a star gazing tour wrapped in a full length puffer jacket and view the night sky through the naked eye and telescope, learn about the constellations from your guide, or just gaze at the magnificent Milky Way in its best light – because there isn’t any.
Far from the bustle of city life, you are looking at some of the darkest skies in the country.
Your glorious comfy bed awaits, so sleep well and come back soon - we haven’t told you the half of it!
