Otahuna Lodge

... goodness that was the last night we had to spend in her since we had arranged to upgrade her immediately after our stay at Otahuna Lodge. And thank goodness that I had warned the owners and the front-of-house team at the Lodge that we would be arriving ...

... going back into the small township of Kaikoura to do a bit of shopping.   We then set off on our way back to Otahuna Lodge.  About an hour short of Christchurch we stopped off at the Mud House winery and tasted some (quite a few) of their ...

... Lodge, about 30 minutes drive from the town. From our first moment of arrival we were completely blown away by wonderful Otahuna Lodge. It is a genuine stately home. Built by Sir Heaton Rhodes, the house is recognised as an architectural icon of New ...

It was another beautiful sunny day in paradise and hard to believe that this was the day we had to say goodbye to wonderful Otahuna Lodge.  Jimmy gave us an excellent breakfast to set us up for the day ahead (enough for several days ahead if the ...

... different wines.  Sophia was a wonderful guide.  We saw beautiful countryside besides tasting our way though Hawkes Bay.      Tomorrow we fly to the south island where we will stay at Otahuna Lodge in ...

... wallpaper on many of the walls.      I can't say enough about the amazing dinner we had last night.  Otahuna has its' own garden from which many of the courses were prepared last night.  We had a 5 course meal with a ...

... , and other structures on the property.  The organic gardens are used in preparing all of the delicious food here at Otahuna.  The owners, Hall and Miles, are being very meticulous about restoring this property back to what it once was in ...

... the cold and rain and headed straight back inside the nearest cafe for a hot coffee to warm up!  Then back to beautiful Otahuna for the rest of the afternoon. While sitting peacefully working in the turret sitting room of our suite we experienced our ...