Not to state the obvious, but New Zealand is a fantastic destination for golfers and non-golfers alike. Yes it does have fantastic golf courses; especially in the shape of Kauri Cliffs, Wairakei, Cape Kidnappers, Jack’s Pint and The Hills to name but a few; but it also offers some great activities for when you are […]
Golf Lodging So Sublime, It’s Nearly Ridiculous Hal PhillipsTheAPosition For a good long while, the finest golf-specific accommodation I had ever experienced was the Lodge at Doonbeg, a spot-on reproduction of an 18th century Irish manor house where they burn peat to complete effect. Note the tense. The respective lodges at Kauri Cliffs and Cape […]
A Winter’s descent in NZ’s Southern Alps Hal PhillipsTheAPosition Owned and operated by American financier Julian Robertson, Kauri Cliffs and Cape Kidnappers were recently joined by a third N.Z. property, The Matakauri Lodge, in the ski and adventure sports Mecca of Queenstown. The Matakauri would subsequently make Condé Nast Traveller’s “2011 Hot List”, and, like […]
Having spent some time in Queenstown, New Zealand at the end of 2008, I was interested to read that Hilton seem to be planning a new hotel there. I enjoyed my time there very much; from the wonderful scenery (where much of Lord of the Rings was filmed), to the great golf courses including the new […]
Julian Robertson, owner of Cape Kidnappers and Kauri Cliffs in New Zealand has added a lodge in Queenstown on the South Island of New Zealand to his portfolio. It was purchased in August and currently in the midst of refurbishments, with a proposed re-opening in 2010. If history is anything to go by, Julian’s latest […]
