Luxury hotel holiday Wharekauhau Palliser Bay

Wharekauhau (pronounced Forry-ko-ho) is recognised as one of the world's most exclusive retreats; a luxury lodge situated in spectacular coastal countryside on a 5000 acre working sheep farm. Wharekauhau offers a desirable blend of luxurious, spacious and secluded accommodation, excellent service, superb food and wine, a wide range of exciting and invigorating activities and local experiences and miles of natural scenery and vistas. At the heart of the estate is the Lodge, modelled on an Edwardian country mansion and it is here that guests breakfast informally to an array of breads, jams and cereals whilst hot food is prepared in the open kitchen, find a quiet lounge by an open fire to read the papers, mingle for pre-dinner drinks and dine either together in the dining room or privately. Cuisine is of an excellent standard with the menu reflecting the season and flavours being local. There is an award winning selection of local wines to choose from. Furnishings are both sumptuous and cosy with a mixture of neutrals and blues, antique New Zealand furniture, open fire places and modern artefacts. The impressiveness continues in the guest suites, located in whitewashed cottages in the grounds. They are extremely spacious with open fires, cosy armchairs, patios, walk-in dressing rooms, four poster super king beds and large bathrooms. Natural materials used include clay tiles, pebble mosaics, New Zealand wood carpets and hemp curtains. The creams and neutrals are restful whilst the space is contemporary luxury. There are also two cottages/houses that can be rented on the estate. Wharekauhau has a superb range of leisure facilities from indoor heated swimming pool, spa treatments, tennis court, hikes and numerous activities on the estate by 4-wheel drive. A stay here encapsulates much of what modern-day New Zealand is about and has to offer. A remarkable experience.