| a country-chic restaurant is housed in an antiques-filled edwardian lodge. activities include hiking, horseback riding and quad biking. set on a 2,226-hectare country estate overlooking palliser bay, this polished farmstay is 1 km from ocean beach and 4 km from mount matthews. there's also a spa, an indoor pool and a gym. a 3-bedroom cottage features a living/dining room, a kitchen and 3 bathrooms, plus a fireplace and a heated outdoor pool. housed in separate cottages, the airy, upscale suites with beamed ceilings offer free wi-fi, flat-screen tvs and minibars, plus safes and fireplaces. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. freebies include parking, breakfast and dinner
Wellington International Airport 1 hr 45
Turakirae Head Scientific Reserve (1 hr 58)
Beach and park Whakanui Track (1 hr 39) Orongorongo Track (1 hr 50) Mount Matthews (13 min)
Mountain and camping Remutaka Forest Park Catchpool Valley (14 min) Wellington Adventures - Quad Bike Expeditions (1 hr 46) Butterfly Creek (1 hr 42)
Park, nature, and outdoor recreation Lake Onoke (42 min) Burnside Church (31 min) Wainuiomata Recreation Area (1 hr 38) Wainuiomata Water Collection Area (1 hr 44) Turakirae Head (1 hr 58)
Beach and park Remutaka Forest Park (1 hr 45) Barney's Whare (1 hr 58) East Harbour Regional park (1 hr 51) | 
