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Boutique Hotels & Lodges

Posted by Ruth Atherley on May 7, 2012 at 1:29 pm

I had the opportunity to connect with the people at Boutique Hotels & Lodges and found out a bit more about their fabulous accommodations – luxurious, with a great price range and a new focus on cuisine.

The Bishop’s Suites are located on the edge of Nelson. This historic and grand Victorian home has been transformed into luxury accommodation, with spacious suites annexed to the main homestead and built as stand-alone apartments. The suites were mentioned on Conde Nast’s 2012 “Hot List” of the world’s best new hotels as being “on par with the best high-end lodges in New Zealand.”  Gourmet dining is available.

Located on the hills above Lake Wanaka in Central Otago, Tin Tub Luxury Lodge has stunning lake and mountain views. Featuring outdoor tubs, a heated outdoor swimming pool for summer use, and for winter – a ski drying room and sauna. And it is within an easy drive of six ski hills.

Cloud 9 Luxury Self-Contained Villa is positioned in a natural bush setting on the hills above Russell in the Bay of Islands. There are panoramic sea views from every room. Surrounded on three sides by decking and terracing, relax on the loungers, in the stunning infinity pool or the spa pool and soak up those gorgeous sea views.

Kaikoura Boutique Hotel is a restored historic hotel in the seaside township of Kaikoura. This hotel has had a complete makeover and now features a chic, designer interior.  Be rendered speechless when you catch sight of a humpback whale right outside the window. They also have a bistro restaurant.

Boutique Hotels & Lodges continues to search out unique luxury properties in some of New Zealand’s most beautiful regions. All of their properties are owned and managed by interesting and welcoming hosts.  They hand-pick the very best boutique luxury accommodations, oozing with character – with interesting owners who wish to provide guests with a real experience. The properties offer top-end hotel standards in terms of quality linens and finishes, yet are unique in their feel, decor and location.

For more information, please visit their website at http://www.boutiquehotels.co.nz/.

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