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| Blanket Bay Lodge |
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Blanket Bay has a wild and beautiful setting. we loved the use of aged timbers throughout & learnt that a lot of it was supplied by Michael Kennedy in Brisbane, the same person who supplied our beautiful old timbers. A 40 minute drive from Queenstown, NZ. |
| http://www.blanketbay.com |
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| Boroka Downs |
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In conversation with a guest who came from Melbourne we talked about his favourite places to stay in Victoria. He recommended Boroka Downs in the Grampians, a 3 hour drive from Melbourne. He and his girlfriend had stayed 3 times and always enjoyed the villa style, self contained accommodation. |
| http://www.borokadowns.com.au |
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| Chateau Yering |
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Jan and I enjoyed our stay at Chateau Yering and the friendly company of the general manager Sue O'Brien. if you enjoy historic homes then you will like this one and of course the beautiful Yarra Valley. |
| http://www.chateauyering.com.au |
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| Fallowfield |
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Andrew & Karyn the owners of Fallowfield stayed at Ruffles and we will always remember them as the 100 percenters. Because when I asked them what their occupancy rate was Andrew said 100%,although up until recently it only applied to weekends. They have not had a free weekend for 5 years, so if you are looking for a cottage for up to 4 couples at Leura in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, then you had better book soon. |
| http://www.fallowfield.com.au |
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| Grasmere Lodge |
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Grasmere Lodge is west of Christchurch NZ.Beautiful wild sheep and deer farm.Dinner party style dining. Enjoyed the horse riding and rugged country. |
| http://www.grasmere.co.nz |
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| Huka Lodge |
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Huka Lodge is a spectacular place set on the river Waikato, Taupo, NZ. Dinner party style dining, although there are amazing settings for private dining and as our daughter would say, you meet seriously interesting people. |
| http://www.hukalodge.co.nz |
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| Longueville Manor (A member of Relais & Chateaux) |
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We always enjoy our visits to Jersey in the Channel Islands. On our last visit our friends introduced us to Neil and Barbara, the owners of Longueville Manor. Knowing we had a Lodge in Australia they invited us to join them for lunch and gave us a tour of the hotel. Longueville is now run by their children, Malcolm and Susan and would be one of the most beautiful places to stay. We were very impressed with the wonderful atmosphere they had created over the years. It was watching the black swans on their lake that made us decide we should have a pair,especially considering they are a native Australian bird. |
| http://www.longuevillemanor.com |
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| Mangapapa Lodge |
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Mangapapa Lodge is situated in Hawkes Bay NZ.We stayed in the new executive suites and enjoyed the food and beautiful gardens, set amidst apple orchards. Great wine country, especially Craggy Range. |
| http://www.mangapapa.co.nz |
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| Maungatautari Lodge |
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We recently enjoyed a visit from Peter & Christine Scoular the owners of MAUNGATAUTARI Lodge, two hours south of Auckland NZ. in the horse country of Cambridge. We had long conversations about their purpose built Lodge and surrounding countryside, also their love for beautiful food. We look forward to staying there in the not too distant future. |
| http://www.malodge.com |
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| Namale Fiji |
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Mark Kitchen, the resort manager and his wife Danielle, enthused us all with the beautiful Namale resort. |
| http://www.namaleresort.com |
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| Post Ranch Inn |
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Guests that stayed with us from the UK mentioed that Ruffles reminded them of a beautiful place they stayed at in California, south of Monterey along the Big Sur coast, called Post Ranch Inn. Looking at their website it certainly is a beautiful rugged place. |
| http://www.postranchinn.com |
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| The Bells on the coast |
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Ian & Leonie Bell stayed at Ruffles and inspired us with the description of their 5 star luxury retreat one hour from Sydney & Newcastle NSW. Near Bouddi national park, Terrigal & beaches. We have since stayed The Bells and really enjoyed the food at their restaurant. |
| http://www.thebells.com.au |
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| Timara Lodge |
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Timara Lodge is situated near Blenheim NZ. Beautiful food and company. Small bedroom, but spectacular gardens. Marlborough wine country. The coastal drive to Picton is worth doing. |
| http://www.timara.co.nz |
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| Tower Lodge |
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Tower Lodge is in the Hunter Valley NSW.Elegent Lodge with Roberts and Blaxlands restaurants only five minutes away. We liked the central courtyard. |
| http://www.towerlodge.com.au |
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| Wharekauhau Counrty Estate |
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Wharekauhau is a wildly beautiful place east of Wellington NZ. The food and wines were tops, we loved the dinner party style dining and met some really interesting people. |
| http://www.wharekauhau.co.nz |
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| Woodman Estate |
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We enjoyed our stay at Woodman's and our long chat with the owner, Rick. We especially liked the lake and the three Lakeside Chalets and of course the beautiful Mornington Peninsula |
| http://www.woodmanestate.com |
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