Rosewood Matakauri sits lakeside on Lake Wakatipu near Queenstown, tucked into native bush with snow-capped mountain views. Accommodation runs across rooms, suites and villas, from a Grand Lake View Suite with a fireplace and balcony to a two-bedroom lake-view villa and the four-bedroom Matakauri villa with a fireplace, kitchen and infinity-edge jacuzzi and courtyard. Dining is at The Dining Room, serving modern New Zealand and Central Otago cuisine with world-class wine, plus the Remarkables Terrace for alfresco dining and private dining.
There is The Spa with treatments and wellness day passes, a pool area with two plunge pools and a cedar sauna and a fitness centre. Interiors are bespoke and contemporary with Corten-steel fireplaces. Experiences run from dark-sky stargazing and artists in residence to a scenic helicopter to Milford Sound, Gibbston Valley winery tours, heli-skiing and lake-jetty picnics. Part of Rosewood, it suits couples and luxury travellers who want an intimate lakeside alpine lodge near Queenstown.