Luxury 'Town & Country Package', Blanket Bay & Eichardt's Private Hotel, New Zealand

Blanket Bay, New Zealand.  ©AP

Road to Blanket Bay, New Zealand. ©AP

On the shores of Lake Wakatipu, Blanket Bay is a dream come true, a place for relaxation and reflection and a base for exciting activities against the breathtaking scenery of the Glenorchy district.

The food is excellent, each dish prepared with fresh ingredients every day. You'll never want to leave.

On the waterfront in Queenstown, Eichardt's Private Hotel is a stylish hideaway with its own Tapas Bar and close to restaurants such as Wai and The Bunker. Amisfield Winery is nearby, a perfect place for lunch.

Currently there's a package combining a stay at both for a taste of town and country:

http://blanketbay.com/packages/queenstown-town-and-country

Stay for six nights and pay for only five:

3 nights in a Lodge Room at Blanket Bay and 3 nights in a Lakefront Apartment at Eichardt's Private Hotel – NZ$2705.00 per person

3 nights in a Lodge Suite at Blanket Bay and 3 nights in a Mountain View Suite at Eichardt's Private Hotel – NZ$3795.00 per person

Rates are per person based on twin or double occupancy, include taxes and can be booked directly with the hotels or by your travel advisor. Click here for information and reservations.

Suite, Eichardt's Private Hotel, Queenstown,  New Zealand. ©AP

Eichardt's Private Hotel, Queenstown, New Zealand. ©AP

To share or not to share ... lunch, Amisfield.

NZ: Amisfield Winery, nr Queenstown. Go for lunch, chat into the afternoon ...

Blanket Bay, New Zealand

What a wonderful experience ... Town & Country package at Blanket Bay and Eichardt's Private Hotel, Queenstown, NZ.

http://blanketbay.com/packages/queenstown-town-and-country

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The new Director of the Gallery is Dr Michael Brand, consulting director of the Aga Khan Museum (currently under construction in Toronto) and the former director of the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles.
The Art Gallery of New South Wales kindly supplied the image for me to post. www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/

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Hackescher Markt area, Berlin
© Alison Plummer, True Blue Cockatoo

Travelling in Germany and France recently, working on our film documentary. We flew to Frankfurt from Sydney with Emirates and stayed at the gorgeous Adina Apartment Hotel Frankfurt, on the banks of the River Main. Then took the train to Eisenach – we had International Rail Passes and it was great to travel as we pleased on the German ICE trains and the TGV in France.
Made it to Berlin for a couple of days and stayed at Adina Apartment Hotel Checkpoint Charlie. Loved walking to see all the sights and the exciting Hackescher Markt area, now with its own new oh-so-cool Adina. Must have been inspirational, I've written two stories for magazines already!


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 INFORMATION FOR INTERNATIONAL RAIL.

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