Luxury

Eco-sustainability and a four star luxury rating are not usually bedfellows: but Awaroa Lodge, based in Abel Tasman National Park, combines the two effortlessly.

Part gallery, part penthouse, the Art Apartment offers her guests a unique opportunity to live among an inspiring collection of contemporary New Zealand art, all available for purchase.

Joining the ranks of New Zealand's top luxury lodges in 2002, Fiordland Lodge combines comfort and indulgence with design that reflects the rich Fiordland landscape.

Carrington Resort located in Carrington Farms offers luxury accommodation, a tournament standard golf course, an Angus stud farm, one of Northland's largest plantings of grapes and a restored wetland and thriving breeding zone for birds.

Inspiring Pacific and indigenous influences add originality to the New Zealand spa experience

With New Zealand being the backdrop for several Hollywood films, ‘Down Under’ has been discovered by film-stars and movie directors, as well as celebrities.

Getting back to nature doesn’t mean roughing it in a tent. Many New Zealand wilderness lodges are at the forefront of eco-tourism.

New Zealand by helicopter makes for spectacular sightseeing, over land that can be inaccessible by any other means. Many luxury lodges and hotels also have helipads for their guests’ convenience.

Stunning scenery and great peacefulness; guests at Blanket Bay Lodge enjoy golf, fly-fishing, horse riding at the hideaway, or join in the adventure of Queenstown.

Ever-obliging and dedicated New Zealand hotel and lodge staff reveal some interesting requests on the website of the Small Luxury Hotels of the World organisation.