Otahuna Luxury Lodge Near Christchurch New Zealand

T he Otahuna Luxury Lodge in       five suites and two master         New Zealand, is hidden away     suites, and although containing    in Tai Taipu just twenty        all the facilities one would       minutes drive from Christchurch       expect from a world class hotel    and is undoubtedly one of New         each suite still retains features  Zealand’s finest hotels. It sits      from the lodge’s 19th century      at the head of a secluded valley      origins, such as fireplaces, and   and is a place to go to               stained glass windows. By the      completely escape relax and           way, the beds are super king       unwind, and is a must stay at         size, and there is a separate      destination on any New Zealand        deep bathtub and rain shower. If   Vacation.                             you can, book the incredibly huge                                        Master Suite called the Rhodes     Otahuna is an ideal stopping off      Suite with the most amazing views  point on your way to the Southern     across acres of rolling lawns.     Alps, or the best place to stay                                          to visit Christchurch and not be      Apart from anything else Otahuna   in the hustle and bustle of a         is one of New Zealand’s best kept  city.                                 secrets, it was built in 1895 for                                        Sir Heaton Rhodes and his          If you get the right time of the      original three storey homestead    year then Otahuna is famous for       has been restored with great       its display of 20,000 golden          care, returning it to its former   daffodils in the springtime.          grandeur whilst building in the                                          kind of facilities you would       Otahuna Lodge has been named in       expect to find in a world class    the Tatler magazine as one of the     luxury lodge.                      world’s top 101 hotels.                                                                                        Whilst staying at Otahuna Lodge ,  The accommodation consists of         and depending on the time of year  you will be able to go fishing ,      many of the original fittings are  play gold nearby, and New             still present.                     Zealand’s golf courses never seem                                        to be crowded at all. There is        Pampering is really what Otahuna   some wonderful hiking trails, you     is all about. From the moment you  can go horse riding, play tennis,     first check availability, you      even go whale watching. In the        will be in no doubt you are        winter the ski slopes are not so      dealing with a top class luxury    far away, and of course there are     lodge, and you just know it will   the New Zealand wines to explore      be one of the high spots of your   and drink.                            New Zealand Vacation.                                                                                       A very important part of your         You will be pampered from the      time at this luxury lodge called      moment you arrive until you        Otahuna is eating and drinking,       leave, in fact Otahuna will make   because the restaurant has            you feel like Royalty.             quality written all over it.                                             Drinks and the five course dinner     For more information on Oceania’s  are normally included in the          Hidden Hotels go to tariff and you will discover that     href="http://www.worldwidevacatio  the chefs use of local fresh          nspots.com/categories/Oceania%26%  produce will give you one of the      2339%3Bs-Hidden-Hotels/"           finest dining experiences of your     title="http://www.worldwidevacati  life.                                 onspots.com/categories/Oceania%26                                        %2339%3Bs-Hidden-Hotels/"          Out in the garden tucked away         target="_blank">amongst the trees is the Otahuna      color="#001000"                    Day Spa, in what used to be the       size="-2">http://www.worldwidevac  laundry. Here you will get            ationspots.com/categories/Oceania  personal pampering with style as      %26%2339%3Bs-Hidden-Hotels/ >                                 background-color: #F5F7FB;                                               border-left: #BAC9FF 1px solid;                                          border-right: #BAC9FF 1px solid;   border-style: solid;                  align="center">                    border-color: #FFFFFF;                 About the Author: Peter Stewart writes about in Kenya Safaris as well as authoring several articles about Worldwide Vacation Spots and he recommends Caribbean Vacation Spots Published At: www.Isnare.com