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Solitaire Lodge

Countryside Retreats
Couples
Full Board
££££

A Lakeside Lodge on Lake Tarawera

On a private peninsula on Lake Tarawera near Rotorua, Solitaire Lodge is a lodge of nine suites with lake and volcano views, with daily-changing five-course dinners on a full-board basis and geothermal and lake experiences.

Lake and volcano views near Rotorua

Solitaire Lodge sits on a private peninsula on Lake Tarawera near Rotorua, amid native bush with views over the lake and Mount Tarawera. It has nine luxury one and two-bedroom suites, from the Executive and Premium suites to the Tarawera, Villa and Solitaire suites, with large picture windows that bring the outdoors in.

Dining is full-board, with a daily-changing five-course dinner, a lounge and bar and outdoor dining, plus pre-dinner drinks and canapes, breakfast, light lunch and mini-bar included. There is a private jetty and helipad. Experiences run from Tarawera thermal springs and the Tarawera Falls walk to rainbow-trout fishing, a helicopter to Mount Tarawera, geothermal e-bike trails and kayaking, near Rotorua and Hobbiton. A member of Luxury Lodges of New Zealand and a Michelin Key winner, it suits couples and romantic getaways and nature and fishing enthusiasts.

Dining

Dining is full-board, with a daily-changing five-course dinner served in the restaurant or outdoors.

Pre-dinner drinks and canapes, breakfast, a light lunch and the mini-bar are included, with lake views throughout.

Facilities and experiences

  • A private-peninsula setting on Lake Tarawera near Rotorua, with volcano views.
  • Nine one and two-bedroom suites with large picture windows.
  • Full-board dining with daily-changing five-course dinners.
  • A private jetty and helipad.
  • Thermal springs, trout fishing, a Tarawera helicopter and kayaking.

Why we recommend Solitaire Lodge

  • A lakeside lodge on a private peninsula on Lake Tarawera near Rotorua.
  • Nine suites with lake and volcano views.
  • Full-board daily-changing five-course dining.
  • A private jetty and helipad.
  • Thermal springs and trout fishing, with a Michelin Key, good for couples.

A note on experience

This suits you if you want lake and volcano views near Rotorua. Take a suite over Lake Tarawera, dine full-board on a daily-changing five-course dinner, and fish for rainbow trout or kayak the lake. Take a helicopter to Mount Tarawera, soak in the thermal springs, and visit nearby Rotorua and Hobbiton. It is intimate and nature-immersed. Good for couples and nature and fishing enthusiasts.

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