QUEENSTOWN ISN’T THE ADVENTURE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD WITHOUT REASON.

When your days are spent trekking through New Zealand’s Southern Alps, teeing off in the shadows of the razorback Remarkables mountain range or fishing for rainbow trout in Lake Wakatipu, it’s nice to come home to Blanket Bay, where the welcome is warm, the cuisine is hearty and ever-changing (we love the Canterbury Quail) and the lodge accommodations are grand and gracious. Of course, every moment may not be an adrenaline rush – there’s plenty of time for sipping New Zealand’s best Central Otago wines, reading in front of a roaring fire in your Chalet Suite and sinking into a Manuka honey healing facial at the spa or swimming in the heated outdoor pool in full view of the alpine glory that surrounds the lodge.