Blanket Bay

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A world unto themselves, Blanket Bay offers the utmost in space and comfort. All of their rooms are placed to take full advantage of the magnificent lake and mountain views.

EXPERIENCE

The Lodge at Blanket Bay sits in sprawling grounds on the bush-clad fringes of Lake Wakatipu. Built in the grand style of the finest alpine lodges and finished with native New Zealand timber and stone, the Lodge is a sanctuary of comfort.

The long driveway meanders across a green pasture where you will find sheep grazing. To your right are magnificent views of Mount Earnslaw. Winding down the road stunning views of Lake Wakatipu open up on your left. Straight ahead is the grandeur of the Humboldt mountain range, over which cross the world famous Greenstone and Routeburn tracks.

Accommodation at Blanket Bay is provided in five intimate lakeside rooms, three phenomenal suites, and four beautiful chalet suites all filled with sumptuous furnishings and rich rugs. Natural materials are employed widely throughout, reflecting the Lodge's special relationship with the environment, and all the rooms are placed to take full advantage of the magnificent lake and mountain views and are equipped with complimentary high-speed internet connection, TVs and DVDs.

The nightly room rates are for two people with carte blanche use of sports equipment and facilities as well as breakfast, pre-dinner cocktails and dinner. The self-service bar in the game room/pub is open at any time at no extra charge. Blanket Bay has a strict non-smoking policy. Smoking is not allowed inside the lodge or any of the guest rooms.

RECOGNITION

Blanket Bay is part of Small Luxury Hotels of the World and Virtuoso

Condé Nast Traveler – Readers Choice Awards - No.13 Overseas Leisure Hotel in Australia & the South Pacific - 2008
World Travel Awards - New Zealand's Leading Resort - 2008
Condé Nast Traveler - Gold List nominated - 2005
Andrew Harper's Hideaway Report - Grand Award Winners - January 2005
Qualmark New Zealand - The First Five of New Zealand’s Finest Accommodation Properties

LOCATION

From Queenstown Airport, drive 9 miles to Queenstown, go through Queenstown Township then 28 miles north along the shores of Lake Wakatipu to Glenorchy. Drive 1 km (1 / 2 mile) past Glenorchy airstrip turn left into Blanket Bay. Helicopter or chauffeur driven transfers can be arranged on request.