> WILL BE BACK 11 out of 10!!!
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> Before we even stumbled into what we now call “Chateau Wanaka”, it seemed almost too good to be true. There must be a catch!
> One of these places where photos don’t do justice and what you get is much better than what you expected!
> Sharon, the very friendly owner, already provided us with all information and photos on “how to get there”, so nothing could go wrong.
> We were the very first guests in this brand new house in September 2020 - ever… Sharon and hubby Brendon who live a stone-throw away did an amazing job in decorating this stunning, well thought-through house. Two bedrooms (very comfortable beds!) which are equal in size (no fights over who sleeps where…) each with a very modern and appealing bathroom. The house is designed “outside the box”, modern yet with a traditional hunting lodge flair, modern Art, and some very funky and creative details (see for yourself! ;-). Exactly what you want during your holidays, lots of “boutique hotel feeling”.
> The place is spotless and you could eat off the (beautiful wooden) floor, everywhere you "feel quality”, the owners thought of the smallest details.
> Location is great, few minutes driving into Wanaka town (Sharon offered to drive us, but we always used our rental car).
> We arrived in the dark and were stunned by the gorgeous views next morning at sunrise: A big property with a flat lawn for the kids to run around (mostly to play with the owners' two little and very cute/friendly doggies), then appealing sheep-farms surrounded by amazing mountain views. Two terraces with sundbeds and quality outdoor-furniture invite you to spend the day “at home” or watch the “Alpen-Glow” in the evening.
> REAL NEW ZEALAND!!!
> We had about 35min. drive to the entrance of Cardrona Ski field. Treble Cone just closed for the season but would probably be a shorter drive from here. So normally you have the difficult choice in the morning of which mountain to choose… Puzzle world is just minutes away - for rainy days which we luckily did not have.
> Major New World store and other big stores are about 5 minutes drive, the fully equipped kitchen is all yours for a great dinner and evening at the romantic wood fire place.
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> Fully equipped kitchen, washing-machine, wood fire-place, outdoor bath-tub, privacy, stunning vistas, Netflix, Movie-Collection, hi-end Hifi-system, several, modern kitchen with oven and dish-washer, heated towel-racks, several heat-pumps (cooling/heating), several decks with outdoor-furniture, carpark right in front of the house, etc. etc…
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> Sharon texted every other day to see if we needed anything...
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> Since kids did not want to leave, we tried to extend our one week stay, but - no surprise - they were already booked. Don't wait too long…
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> For sure, we will be back!
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> Tobias, Nicole, Marlene (8) and Juliane (7)
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