The luxury seven-suite Lodge gained 17th place in that category in Andrew Harper’s famous Reader’s Choice Survey for 2009. Villa Feltrinelli in Italy was top of the list. Otahuna Lodge was also voted the 11th best Food and Wine Resort in the world – impressively gaining the highest place given to a property outside of the US.
Just 20 minutes drive from Christchurch on NZ’s South Island, Otahuna Lodge is an exquisitely renovated 1895 mansion that now caters to the most discerning of travellers. It is an ideal place from which to explore Canterbury’s extraordinary scenery, from lush private gardens and wine country, to golf courses, skiing and fishing spots. Suites start at NZD $500 a night per person in low season or NZD $750 a night per person in high season. Tariffs include breakfast, all drinks and nightly five-course degustation dinners with matching NZ wines created by renowned Executive Chef Jimmy McIntyre. Otahuna Lodge is a member of Relais & Châteaux and a Preferred Property of the Virtuoso Hotels & Resorts Program.
Otahuna Lodge’s owner, Hall Cannon, said the win confirmed how sought-after the Lodge had become in the international travel market in the two years since he had reopened it with partner Miles Refo. “Americans in particular are absolutely in love with New Zealand and the feedback we’ve had from guests who’ve stayed at the Lodge has been fantastic,” Mr Cannon said. “This latest listing confirms for us that we are providing a destination that leaves a great lasting impression in travellers’ minds.”
Andrew Harper’s Hideaway Report is arguably the most important and most well-regarded US travel reader’s poll, calling itself the “longest-running and most reliable poll of its kind among affluent and sophisticated travellers.” Andrew Harper’s is a travel membership society based around an anonymous inspector, Andrew Harper, who travels the globe in search of the world’s most extraordinary experiences.
The Andrew Harper Hideaway Report’s readership is an exceptionally well-travelled group, with this year’s respondents holidaying an average of 38 days a year, and 70 percent planning to travel as much if not more in the coming 12 months
Bookings: Phone +64 3 329 6333. Visit www.otahuna.co.nz
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