Luxury hotel holiday Blanket Bay Glenorchy near Queenstown

Blanket Bay is recommended by Expressions Holidays for its tranquil luxury in a wonderful location on lake Wakatipu. Built with traditional materials the lodge has an authentic appeal and luxurious, cosy comfort. Guests will enjoy the spacious rooms, open fires and stunning natural beauty of the location. Blanket Bay is an excellent choice of hotel from which to explore the local area, the mountains and lake, and nearby Queenstown, perhaps as part of one of our touring holidays of New Zealand.
Included in your Expressions holiday
  • Accommodation in a double or twin room on dinner, bed and breakfast
  • Scheduled flights with Air New Zealand or other airlines
  • Car hire for the duration of the holiday
  • Concierge service and Expressions Holidays regional helpful hints
  • Optional room, car and flight upgrades. Details on request

Luxury bespoke holidays and tours to Blanket Bay, Glenorchy near Queenstown

Blanket Bay is a stunning 5-star boutique lodge in a beautiful natural location. The award winning cuisine, access to excellent adventure sports facilities and luxurious facilities offer guests a truly tranquil experience.

Facts in brief

Official star rating 5

Location Five minutes' drive from Mount Judah Recreational Trails and 10-minutes' drive from Glenorchy Wharf

Closest airport Queenstown

Distance from airport About 50 minutes

Hotel facilities and services

Heated open air lap pool, Spa, Steam room, Jacuzzi, Fitness room, Mountain bikes. Activity highlights from Blanket Bay include helicopter trips over Milford Sound and the glaciers, plus other helicopter trips over the Southern Alps and Fiordland. Ask for more details. 

Out and about nearby

Queenstown, Hiking, Rafting, Helicopter flights, Jet boating, Funyaks, Fishing (including helifishing).

Absolutely loved it. Bespoke sense of the trip is very good. Very pleasant and efficient service.
Mrs H, Sep 2023

Holiday price guide A stay at this hotel is usually part of a tailor-made touring holiday of New Zealand which would include stays at several hotels and a variety of transport arrangements. We calculate the price of each tour on a tailor-made basis and include all arrangements. If you want to book this hotel on its own with flights and transfers as a stand-alone holiday, then please contact us for prices.

From about

Holiday Code EXH154

The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.

Luxury bespoke holidays and tours to Blanket Bay, Glenorchy near Queenstown

Room descriptions

Blanket Bay has 5 lodge rooms, 3 lodge suites, 4 chalet suites that can be combined with a living room to make two-bedroomed suites.

Lodge Rooms
Lodge Suites
Chalet Suites
Absolutely loved it. Bespoke sense of the trip is very good. Very pleasant and efficient service.
Mrs H, Sep 2023

Holiday price guide A stay at this hotel is usually part of a tailor-made touring holiday of New Zealand which would include stays at several hotels and a variety of transport arrangements. We calculate the price of each tour on a tailor-made basis and include all arrangements. If you want to book this hotel on its own with flights and transfers as a stand-alone holiday, then please contact us for prices.

From about

Holiday Code EXH154

The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.

Luxury bespoke holidays and tours to Blanket Bay, Glenorchy near Queenstown

The journey and how you get there

For a holiday to Blanket Bay near Glenorchy, Expressions Holidays includes flights from London to Auckland with Air New Zealand (flying time is 24 hrs). Auckland is served by a wide variety of international airlines and we can include other airlines in your holiday. The chosen airline will depend upon any stopovers you might want to make en-route to New Zealand. Blanket Bay is usually included as part of a tailormade touring itinerary of New Zealand and you can reach the hotel by hire-car. Depending on your overall itinerary on South Island, you may want to fly into Queenstown and collect your hire-car there.

Additional information

Children: Children under the age of 13 years cannot be accommodated.

Absolutely loved it. Bespoke sense of the trip is very good. Very pleasant and efficient service.
Mrs H, Sep 2023

Holiday price guide A stay at this hotel is usually part of a tailor-made touring holiday of New Zealand which would include stays at several hotels and a variety of transport arrangements. We calculate the price of each tour on a tailor-made basis and include all arrangements. If you want to book this hotel on its own with flights and transfers as a stand-alone holiday, then please contact us for prices.

From about

Holiday Code EXH154

The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.

Luxury bespoke holidays and tours to Blanket Bay, Glenorchy near Queenstown

Highlights of Otago and Fiordland

Doing or at least watching bungy jumping at the Kawarau Suspension Bridge or at Hackett’s Ledge above Queenstown, Jetboating in the Shotover or Kawaurau rivers, Climb up Queenstown Hill for a panorama over the town, lake and mountains, Helicopter trip to Milford Sound, Visit the Arrowtown gold mining settlement, Taieri Gorge railway trip from Dunedin to Pukerangi.

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