Amitees

A former boardinghouse, it has eight sun-drenched rooms with exotic timber floors, avant-garde photographs, and contemporary furniture.... More

Antares Homestay

There are dozens of wineries within a five-mile radius of Antares Homestay, making it an ideal base from which to... More

Awaroa Lodge

When he created the isolated leading Kiwi architect Ian Athfield was inspired by a classic New Zealand bach (weekend cottage)... More

Azur

Azur is nine 800-square-foot guest rooms in nine freestanding villas on a steep cliff opposite a Tolkien landscape of mountains... More

Bayview Chateau Tongariro

Steam rises everywhere in Rotorua, a geothermal spa city... More

Blanket Bay

Delamore Lodge

Farther north, on Waiheke Island, is Delamore Lodge, whose curvaceous exterior was inspired by a Maori bone fishhook. The gently... More

Eagles Nest Luxury Villa Retreat

Everywhere I went in New Zealand, people gasped when I told them I would be staying at Eagles Nest.... More

Eichardt's Private Hotel

The five suites at this tiny three-year-old hotel each with a fireplace and Italian marble bath are some of the... More

The Farm at Cape Kidnappers

This new resort, famous for its diabolically difficult golf course, is set on a dramatic promontory 800 feet above the... More

French Farm

This Akaroa winery has a full-service restaurant and a pizzeria.... More

The George, Christchurch

Glass House

In the nearby Glass House, clean design has been taken to the extreme. The all-glass retreat—with an infinity pool, kwila... More

Glenora Estate

Waiheke Island, near Auckland, is celebrated for its red wines, and Derek and Sally Holland, owners of Waiheke's English country-style... More

Great Mercury Island

Great Mercury Island, off New Zealand's Pacific coast, has two villas that sleep 16 between them; it rents for $20,000... More

Hilton

So far out into Auckland Harbor, you feel as if you're on a docked cruise ship.... More

Hotel D'Urville

The jewel of downtown Blenheim: 11 stylish, themed rooms and one of the best restaurants in Marlborough.... More

Huka Lodge

Exclusive North Island fishing lodge on 17 acres, along the banks of the Waikato River.... More

Hyatt Regency

The Lodge at Kauri Cliffs

The lodge and rooms at Kauri Cliffs, opened in 2001, were designed by Virginia Fisher, the Ian Schrager of New... More