THE MOUNTAINS APPEAR CLOSER THAN USUAL IMPOSING ANDIMMENSE. AS A HAWK CIRCLES OVERHEAD ALERT FOR ANYSMALL MOVEMENT IN THE GRASSES BELOW THE EYE IS CAUGHTBY RIPPLES OF BREEZES PLAYING ACROSS THE LAKESSURFACE. CELESTIAL BEAMS ESCAPING FROM STORM CLOUDSTHROW SPOTLIGHTS ONTO ISLANDS AT THE ENTRANCE TO SOUTHFIORD AGAINST A BACKDROP OF THE KEPLER AND MURCHISONMOUNTAINS. MEANWHILE NATURE VOYEURS ARE TRANSFIXED ASTHEY WITNESS THE RAW BEAUTY ON DISPLAY BEFORE THEM..FIORDLAND ON NEW ZEALANDS SOUTHWEST CORNER HAS LONGBEEN RECOGNISED AS ONE OF THE GREAT ECOHERITAGE AREASOF THE WORLD. NOW DISCERNING VISITORS TO THE REGIONCAN ENJOY A LEVEL OF COMFORT PREVIOUSLY UNAVAILABLETHERE..FIORDLAND LODGEIT IS ON THE EDGE OF THIS MIGHTY WILDERNESS THAT RONAND ROBYNNE PEACOCK HAVE BUILT AN IMPOSING LUXURYACCOMMODATION LODGE FIORDLAND LODGE..JUST NORTH OF THE TOWNSHIP OF TE ANAU ON THE ROAD TOMILFORD SOUND A PRIVATE ROAD LEADS TO FIORDLAND LODGEWHICH SWEEPS INTO VIEW BRIEFLY AND ONLY AT THE LASTPOSSIBLE MOMENT. IT IS EFFECTIVELY CAMOUFLAGED HAVINGBEEN BUILT WITH MATERIALS SUCH AS WESTERN RED CEDARSHINGLE FOR THE ROOF AND SITED FOR THE BEST POSSIBLEVIEWS FROM THE INSIDE BUT PRACTICALLY UNSEEN FROM THEOUTSIDE..ENTRY IS THROUGH TWO HUGE OREGON DOORS AND ONCE INSIDEAN 11 METRE HIGH FLOOR TO CEILING WALL OF GLASS GIVESUNIMPEDED VIEWS OF THE SOUTH ISLANDS LARGEST LAKE LAKETE ANAU AND THE KEPLER AND MURCHISON MOUNTAINS BEYOND..BUILT FROM NATURES MATERIALS THE MAIN BUILDING HAS 10ENSUITE GUEST ROOMS INCLUDING AN EXECUTIVE SUITE AGREAT HALL DINING ROOM AND BAR LIBRARY AND READINGROOM PLUS A SMALL CONFERENCE ROOM WHILST TWOTWOBEDROOMED LOG CABINS NEARBY GIVE AN ALTERNATIVE FORFAMILIES OR SMALL GROUPS..WITHIN THE BUILDING SOME OF THE MANY NATURAL FEATURESINCLUDE MASSIVE LOGS AND NATIVE TIMBERS USED ASSTRUCTURAL SUPPORTS THROUGHOUT. HUNDREDS OF OREGONLOGS SOURCED FROM THE DUSKY FOREST NEAR TAPANUI INNORTHERN SOUTHLAND SUPPORT THE CEILING. THE TIMBERFLOORS AR
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295.5392 - 456.7424
Number Of Rooms: 12
Number Of Floors: 2
Check In Time: 1400
Check Out Time: 1000
FIORDLAND LODGE
472 Te Anau
Te Anau, New Zealand SD 9681
Driving Directions:
QUEENSTOWN FRANKTON AIRPORT IS 170 KMS NORTH TO THEPROPERTY..