Historic Pen-y-bryn Lodge carries a Category One Historic Places Trust classification. This luxury five-star boutique hotel offers unrivaled visitor accommodation, fine dining and warm hospitality.
The spacious Drawing Room, with its welcoming fireplace, entices guests to settle into one of the comfortable sofas to relax. With views over the Pacific Ocean, enjoy pre-dinner drinks and delicious canapés, or relax in the separate guest Library, housing a large selection of books, all of which are available to guests during their stay. A Baby grand piano is available for guests use or have fun in the large Billiard Room, complete with a full sized competition table. Extensive verandahs, outdoor terraces and restful gardens make Pen-y-bryn Lodge the perfect place to relax, unwind and indulge.
Each guest room at Pen-y-bryn, with its personalised name and character, has been appointed to the highest standard, with 100% cotton bed linen, 100% wool underlay, duvets and comfortable feather & down pillows. Monogrammed bathrobes and hand-embroidered face cloths add a personal touch. A full range of quality New Zealand accessories, toiletries, hairdryers and valet amenities are available. Enjoy herbal or traditional tea from a fine bone china tea service or a cup of freshly ground coffee with Lodge-baked biscuits, NZ chocolates or fresh fruit from your Butlers Tray.
Visit Harbour-Tyne historical precinct, an area of splendid Victorian commercial buildings and warehouses, with numerous cafes and boutique shops. View the Yellow-Eyed Penguins and then enjoy the delightful penguin parade as little Blue Penguins cross the road on the foreshore to return to their nesting site.
Experience the Gourmet Treats of the Waitaki District. Pen-y-bryn Lodge will be happy to arrange a tour with Tasty Tours. Take a chauffeur-driven tour of the Waitaki District’s culinary offerings of cheese and wine. Fish for salmon or trout in the world-famous Waitaki River. Indulge your culinary senses at world famous Fleur’s Restaurant near the Moeraki Boulders.
Return to drinks and canapés in the evening followed by a gourmet dinner at Pen-y-bryn. Pen-y-bryn is proud to be a member of the Slow Food Movement (the international movement to save regional cooking), and our chef is an Officier Maître Hôtelier of the Chaîne des Rôtisseurs, Balliage de Christchurch.
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