Apr 24
Apr 25
Rosewood Kauri Cliffs
The golf course is the creation of owner Julian Robertson, once a successful Wall Street financier, who discovered this property (then a cattle ranch) during his novel-writing sabbatical during the Eighties. He returned after the dot-com Nineties irreparably damaged his flagship hedge fund, and though the Great American Novel may have eluded him, the Great Antipodean Golf Course has become a reality. This is due equally to the natural surroundings and to the efforts of designer David Harman, who has built courses for Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus, and whose light touch on this marvelous course avoids the grand gestures of some gimmicky courses, instead letting the spectacular landscape speak for itself.
If the golf course is Mr. Robertson's child, then the hotel itself is the creation of his wife Josie, from the main lodge building (which would not look out of place in the Hamptons) to the outlying cottages, where the guest suites are found. The cottages line the edge of the golf course and face across it, toward the ocean, with dramatic views from private verandas. These suites are spacious and modern, elegantly appointed, with gas fireplaces and huge luxurious bathrooms. This is the sort of place that has “Security” rooms set aside for bodyguards and drivers — and even these second-class rooms would pass for five-star accommodations.
How to get there:
Kauri Cliffs is approximately a 4 hour drive from Auckland or 1 hour by helicopter. Alternatively the hotel is a 25 minute drive from Kerikeri Airport.
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Apr 24
Apr 25
Ocean View Junior Suite
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Fits 2 people
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1 King Bed or 2 Single Beds
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601 ft²/55 m².
Views: Ocean or golf course.
Includes:
- Air conditioning
- Arm chair
- Bathtub/shower combo
- Central heating
- Closet
- Coffee/tea
- Desk
- Fireplace
- Hairdryer
- Minibar
- Safe
- Soaking tub
- Television
- Terrace / balcony
- Turndown service
- Wet bar
Grand Ocean View Junior Suite
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Fits 2 people
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750 ft²/69 m².
Views: Ocean or golf course.
Includes:
- Adjoining room on request (charges apply)
- Air conditioning
- Arm chair
- Bathtub/shower combo
- Central heating
- Closet
- Coffee/tea
- Crib (on request)
- Fireplace
- Hairdryer
- Minibar
- Rollaway bed (on request)
- Safe
- Soaking tub
- Television
- Turndown service
Ocean View Two Bedroom Family Suite
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Fits 5 people
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2 King Beds
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750 ft²/69 m².
Views: Ocean, garden or golf course.
Includes:
- Air conditioning
- Bathtub
- Central heating
- Closet
- Coffee/tea
- Fireplace
- Hairdryer
- Minibar
- Safe
- Stand up shower
- Television
- Turndown service
