FIORDLAND LODGE in Te Anau, New Zealand

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FIORDLAND LODGE

472 Te Anau, Te Anau, NZ SD 9681

THE MOUNTAINS APPEAR CLOSER THAN USUAL IMPOSING AND IMMENSE. AS A HAWK CIRCLES OVERHEAD ALERT FOR ANY SMALL MOVEMENT IN THE GRASSES BELOW THE EYE IS CAUGHT BY RIPPLES OF BREEZES PLAYING ACROSS THE LAKES SURFACE. CELESTIAL BEAMS ESCAPING FROM STORM CLOUDS THROW SPOTLIGHTS ONTO ISLANDS AT THE ENTRANCE TO SOUTH FIORD AGAINST A BACKDROP OF THE KEPLER AND MURCHISON MOUNTAINS. MEANWHILE NATURE VOYEURS ARE TRANSFIXED AS THEY WITNESS THE RAW BEAUTY ON DISPLAY BEFORE THEM. . FIORDLAND ON NEW ZEALANDS SOUTHWEST CORNER HAS LONG BEEN RECOGNISED AS ONE OF THE GREAT ECOHERITAGE AREAS OF THE WORLD. NOW DISCERNING VISITORS TO THE REGION CAN ENJOY A LEVEL OF COMFORT PREVIOUSLY UNAVAILABLE THERE. . FIORDLAND LODGE IT IS ON THE EDGE OF THIS MIGHTY WILDERNESS THAT RON AND ROBYNNE PEACOCK HAVE BUILT AN IMPOSING LUXURY ACCOMMODATION LODGE FIORDLAND LODGE. . JUST NORTH OF THE TOWNSHIP OF TE ANAU ON THE ROAD TO MILFORD SOUND A PRIVATE ROAD LEADS TO FIORDLAND LODGE WHICH SWEEPS INTO VIEW BRIEFLY AND ONLY AT THE LAST POSSIBLE MOMENT. IT IS EFFECTIVELY CAMOUFLAGED HAVING BEEN BUILT WITH MATERIALS SUCH AS WESTERN RED CEDAR SHINGLE FOR THE ROOF AND SITED FOR THE BEST POSSIBLE VIEWS FROM THE INSIDE BUT PRACTICALLY UNSEEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. . ENTRY IS THROUGH TWO HUGE OREGON DOORS AND ONCE INSIDE AN 11 METRE HIGH FLOOR TO CEILING WALL OF GLASS GIVES UNIMPEDED VIEWS OF THE SOUTH ISLANDS LARGEST LAKE LAKE TE ANAU AND THE KEPLER AND MURCHISON MOUNTAINS BEYOND. . BUILT FROM NATURES MATERIALS THE MAIN BUILDING HAS 10 ENSUITE GUEST ROOMS INCLUDING AN EXECUTIVE SUITE A GREAT HALL DINING ROOM AND BAR LIBRARY AND READING ROOM PLUS A SMALL CONFERENCE ROOM WHILST TWO TWOBEDROOMED LOG CABINS NEARBY GIVE AN ALTERNATIVE FOR FAMILIES OR SMALL GROUPS. . WITHIN THE BUILDING SOME OF THE MANY NATURAL FEATURES INCLUDE MASSIVE LOGS AND NATIVE TIMBERS USED AS STRUCTURAL SUPPORTS THROUGHOUT. HUNDREDS OF OREGON LOGS SOURCED FROM THE DUSKY FOREST NEAR TAPANUI IN NORTHERN SOUTHLAND SUPPORT THE CEILING. THE TIMBER FLOORS AR
EXECUTIVE SUITE SEPARATE LOUNGE AND BEDROOM WITH ENSUITE BATHROOM WITH SPA BATH AND SHOWER. EXECUTIVE SUITES HAVE A LAKE AND MOUNTAIN VIEW AND INCLUDE DINNER BED AND BREAKFAST. . LODGE ROOM OVERLOOKS LAKE TE ANAU. TOP QUALITY FURNISHINGS. LODGE ROOMS HAVE A LAKE AND MOUNTAIN VIEW AND INCLUDE DINNER BED AND BREAKFAST. . LOG CABIN GENUINE LOG CABIN WITH LIVING AREA BEDROOM AND MEZZANINE FLOOR PLUS PRIVATE BATHROOM. LOG CABINS HAVE A RURAL LANDSCAPE WITH LAKE TE ANAU VIEW IN THE DISTANCE AND INCLUDE DINNER BED AND BREAKFAST. . . . . . . ROOM AMENITIES- AVAILABLE IN ALL ROOMS - ALARM CLOCK - BALCONY - BATHTUB SHOWER - CABLE TV - COLOR TV - DIRECT DIAL PHONE - FIREPLACE - HAIR DRYER - IRONING BOARD - MICROWAVE - MINIATURE REFRIGERATOR - MODEM DATAPORT - NEWSPAPER - PRIVATE BATH - RADIO - REMOTE CONTROL TV - SAFE - VIDEO RECORDER