Kinloch Manor & Villas

Style

Cabin-yay sauvignon

Setting

Links by the lake

Modern cabin-style villas, world-class links and farm-fresh fare – these are just a few of our favourite things about Kinloch Manor & Villas on New Zealand’s North Island. Choose this greens-surrounded hotel on the edge of Lake Taupo for days spent perfecting your swing, hiking through geothermally active parks and paddling across the neighbouring lake… or just decamp to the spa for honey-based scrubs and facials, taste your way through the wine selection in the velvet-clad bar or soak in the scenery from your private terrace. However you spend your days, be sure to catch evening aperitifs and multi-course estate-to-plate dinners in the main lodge before succumbing to the siren call of your cosy cabin.

Facilities

Habitaciones

Twenty suites.

Checkout

11am; earliest check-in is 2pm.

Más detalles

Rates include daily breakfast, aperitifs and canapés.

Also

The main lodge is on one level and has accessible washrooms; there’s lift access to the spa.

Acceso gratis a internet

Golf

Lavandería

Restaurante en el hotel

Spa

At the Hotel

Eighteen-hole golf course, tennis court and free WiFi. In rooms: an iPod dock, a minibar with free drinks and goodies, a Nespresso machine and Matakana Botanicals bath products.

Our Favourite Rooms

All rooms have views of the rolling greens or Lake Taupo, but spring for a one- or two-bedroom villa to get a furnished private terrace.

Spa

Kinloch Manor & Villas Spa is in the main lodge and has two treatment rooms; choose from Swedish, sports or deep-tissue massages, customised facials and signature treatments, including the Manuka body scrub and massage, which uses a local honey blend.

Packing Tips

Bring a small day pack for hiking in Tongariro National Park and your favourite polo for hitting the links.

Also

The 18-hole Kinloch Club is New Zealand’s only Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course. After morning tee-time, stop by the main lodge for afternoon tea-time to feast on freshly baked scones and open-face ribbon sandwiches. Book both in advance.

Niños

Cots are free for tots up to age two and each villa has room for one child (two in the two-bedroom villas).

Gallery

Food & Drink

Top Table

Mealtime is no reason to go without a view, so snag a table by the windows at every opportunity.

Código de vestimenta

Let the lakeside landscape do the heavy lifting and keep your attire understated (although perhaps spruce up a bit after a day on the links or hiking through the national park).

Hotel Restaurant

Mod New Zealand restaurant the Dining Room is helmed by chef Bruce Thomason, who creates dreamy multi-course dinners every night using locally sourced seasonal ingredients from the estate and its sister property. The menu changes daily but past favourites have included fluffy home-made ciabatta; confit duck with spring onion and compressed radish; Treetops Estate venison with caponata; Cloudy Bay clam linguini and pan fried salmon with pumpkin purée. For dessert, expect the likes of coconut panna cotta or pavlova topped with mandarin feijoa (pineapple guava) compote. Breakfast is also served in the Dining Room: wake up to decadent fruit platters, rich coffees, house-made muesli and your pick from the ever-changing breakfast menu.

Hotel Bar

The moody bar is clad in dark wood, with tactile golden velvet and leather furnishings. Cosy up with a bottle of New Zealand wine or a blended whiskey from Auckland-based Thomson distillery. Pre-dinner drinks and canapés are served each evening in the bar before leisurely meals in the separate restaurant.

Last Orders

The Dining Room are bar are both open from 7am to 11pm.

Room Service

Your in-room minibar goodies – including soft drinks, water, local craft beer – are included with your stay; there’s also tea- and coffee-making kit in your room.

Planes

Taupo Airport is 30 minutes away by car; private transfers are included with your stay.

Automobiles

There’s private parking by the villas.

Worth Getting Out of Bed For

Holidays in New Zealand err towards the outdoorsy. Hire mountain bikes and cycle around Lake Taupo on the Great Lake Trail, or hike the 19.4 km Tongariro Alpine Crossing for spectacular volcanic scenery; the popular day hike loops by active volcanoes, ice-cold mountain springs and jewel-toned lakes. Book a one-on-one session with a PGA pro at the golf club to practice your putting or follow an expert fishing guide and learn how to fly cast – the chef can serve up anything you catch that evening.

Earn or Redeem Points with World of Hyatt

This Mr & Mrs Smith hotel participates in the World of Hyatt loyalty program. As a member, you can earn and redeem points and enjoy exclusive benefits for qualifying nights. .