Riverrun Lodge Wanaka New Zealand
Riverrun lodge offers luxury
Wanaka accommodation, just six minutes drive from Wanaka resort and
one hour from Queenstown, Riverrun Lodge is in the heart of New
Zealand's Southern Alps. Riverrun Lodge is set on an escarpment and
surrounded by 500 acres of private land bordering New Zealand’s
largest river, the Clutha, with walks and running trails and
spectacular and uninterrupted mountain views. Accommodation at Riverrun
Lodge is stylish and private, with attention to comfort and
detail. In the evening Riverrun Lodge guests enjoy fine food and
wine and a relaxed and convivial atmosphere. Nearby are two
magnificent lakes, Lake Wanaka and Hawea, and Mt Aspiring National
Park.
Riverrun Lodge is a small luxury
lodge designed by a leading local architect. The recycled hardwood
timber and beams used in its construction give the guest
accommodation and living areas at Riverrun Lodge a strong feeling of
warmth, intimacy and permanency. The two ground floor lounges at
Riverrun Lodge each have a roaring log fire, generous seating, email
and internet, cd players, tv/video, an extensive library of current
and old movies, music, books and magazines. Both lounges open onto
deep verandas with panoramic mountain views.
The tracks leading out from
Riverrun Lodge offer guests the choice of a short stroll down to the
Clutha river or a more vigorous hike to the top of Halliday Bluff
with magnificent views out over the Clutha river and Hawea plain.
Privately situated, a short
distance from Riverrun Lodge, is an oversize cedar hot tub, with spa
jets and distant views of alpine ridges and golden terraces -
private, romantic, and ideal for star gazing on clear nights.
In the evening as the sun sets
gather on the lodge verandas for aperitifs with other travellers to
enjoy the spectacular view and swap stories of the days events.
Guest accommodation at Riverrun
Lodge is uncluttered, spacious, comfortable and simply relaxing,
with carefully chosen touches of luxury in the pure calendared
cotton bed linen, big wrap robes, extra large bath towels, herbal
soaps and toiletries, feather down pillows and New Zealand wool
duvets. The Clutha rooms at Riverrun Lodge are larger with
super-king beds and video as well as tv, The Cardrona rooms at
Riverrun Lodge have queen size beds, and open directly onto a
veranda. Twin beds are available by prior arrangement. All rooms at
Riverrun Lodge have sumptuous bathrooms with quality German power
shower fittings. Every room at Riverrun Lodge has an unobstructed
view of New Zealand's Southern Alps. Magazines, books, chocolates
and nuts and a complimentary tea/coffee/non-alcoholic drinks service
ensures guests feel both indulged and at home.
Food & Wine:
Dinner
Dinner at this Wanaka lodge is always memorable; a group of
travellers from many countries exchanging experiences, indulging in
superb food, sampling fine regional wines and enjoying professional
service in a relaxed atmosphere. Alpine sunsets can be magic and
candlelit indoor/outdoor dining is often possible on warm Wanaka
nights. You are free to dine at Riverrun Lodge Monday to Saturday
inclusive or we can recommend an increasing number of good
restaurants in Wanaka resort. However we do recommend advance
reservations at the lodge for dinner to avoid disappointment.
Fresh produce and simple but
innovative cuisine. Less is more. Menus include tender Cervena
venison, New Zealand lamb, duck, terakihi, clams, salmon; enhanced
with locally grown herbs, olive oils and verjus. Our selection of
the best New Zealand cheeses always features in our menus or on a
cheeseboard. The area is renowned for stonefruit (plums, apricots,
cherries and nectarines) and these are used whereever possible in
season. The style of cuisine is New Zealand - European, but we also
love more exotic flavours and endeavour to discuss special dietary
options with guests. Menus change frequently to reflect what is most
in season.
Wine
At Riverrun we have made it a policy to stock an ever expanding list
of superb local wines. Since Riverrun opened Central Otago has
burgeoned as the fastest growing wine region in New Zealand. Between
10 minutes and half an hour away are some of the earliest
established wineries and some of the country's best.
Breakfast
Breakfast is as sumptuous as you care to make it. Coffee, tea and
herbal teas, a buffet of local preserves, fresh orchard fruits and
fruit juices, home-made muesli and other cereals, hand crafted
breads, and a selection from the lengthy breakfast menu that ranges
from decadent to fresh and piquant. Breakfast is included in all
room rates.
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