As a family of architects and builders, we designed Hapuku Lodge & Tree Houses to be a contemporary country hotel. Not limiting our design efforts to the building, we also designed and handcrafted - with local wood working friends - the majority of the furniture throughout the Lodge, including the custom designed beds that some guests say are, "the most comfortable beds in the South Island.” We began in 2003 with six guest rooms in the Main Lodge and the Olive House. In 2006, we added the five luxury Tree Houses. In 2009 we remodeled the Main Lodge, converting the six rooms into four - two Suites, one Lodge Room, and the Hapuku Room - and also added a lap-pool, sauna, and massage room.
There are four rooms in the Main Lodge: two Suites, the Hapuku Room (overlooking the pool), and the Lodge Room. Each has a Japanese soaking tub in addition to spectacular views.
The Olive House Suite is a spacious apartment with a kitchen, spa tub, fireplace, and a 360-degree view.
Nested 30 feet (10 M) above the ground in the canopy of a native Manuka grove, each Tree House has spectacular views of Kaikoura's dramatic mountains and the Pacific coastline.
