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.