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Wellness Grounds Inspired by the traditional Kiwi bach or holiday shack, a gathering of rustically cool and contemporary huts houses a gymnasium along with a sauna, contrast ice shower and a steaming hot pool tucked into an intimate forest locale. It’s also home to the Huka Spa, a tranquil sanctuary offering luxurious treatments featuring the New Zealand-made verité skincare range. Spa Treatments and Services The Huka Spa offers a signature menu of treatments featuring New Zealand-made organic verité spa skincare products. Services include:  Facial Therapies: Treatments such as the “Kanohi Radiance” thermal mud facial or the “Tāne Facial” for men. Body Elements: A variety of massages, including the “Hikoi Massage” (relaxation), “Huka Signature Massage” (therapeutic), “Awa Stone Therapy” (hot stone), and “Hapū Massage” (pregnancy). Body Rituals & Signature Ceremonies: Comprehensive experiences like the “Ataahua Journey” (scalp and foot treatment) or the ultimate “Manuka Mawhiti” (exfoliation, facial, and massage using Manuka honey balm). In-room massages can also be arranged.

Dine

Dining at Huka Lodge is at the heart of the tradition of generous hospitality for which the lodge is world-renowned. Showcasing New Zealand’s finest, often sustainably produced ingredients and complemented by a magnificent selection of wine, the menus at Huka Lodge are daily changing and reflect the seasons and the environment outdoors. Meals are enjoyed in the elegant surrounds of the Dining Room with mesmerising views to the Waikato River.

Breakfast

A hearty country-style breakfast set up in the main lodge at Huka is a wonderful start to the day, whether it’s planned as full of adventures or for relaxing in the gardens by the Waikato River. Guests can look forward to fresh eggs, free range bacon and local tomatoes, mushrooms and greens, along with fresh juices, steaming pots of loose-leaf tea and espresso coffee.

Lunch

A light à la carte lunch menu is available for guests and may be enjoyed fireside in the main lodge or on the sun-drenched terrace overlooking the gardens and Waikato River. Local organic and free-range produce including chicken and beef are complemented by fresh greens, lodge baked bread and fine wines.

Dinner

Dinner starts with a relaxed drink in the lounge, and proceeds to a finely balanced menu bringing fresh local and regional flavours to the plate. Highlights include beef and lamb from the rolling North Island fields, Tora Crayfish and Mount Cook Alpine Salmon, complemented by native ingredients such as peppery kawakawa and pāua served as an amuse bouche in its kaleidoscopic shell.

Accommodation

Twenty Lodge Suites and two exclusive multi-bedroom owners’ residences, the Alan Pye and Alex van Heeren Cottages, dot the 17-acre Huka Lodge parkland, each privately set and opening onto verdant views of the gardens and beyond to the flowing, deep turquoise Waikato River. Ideal for house parties, the two owners’ cottages are designed to provide the ultimate Huka Lodge hospitality experience.

The Alex van Heeren Cottage, and its companion the Alan Pye Cottage are both perfect venues for exclusive gatherings for family and friends. Here, guests enjoy the best of both worlds: a private self-contained residence with access to all the Huka Lodge luxuries. Huka Lodge welcomes children ten years and over.

Lounge and terrace

Designed to welcome the natural beauty of the landscape inside, the open-plan lounge offers guests a serene place to contemplate the ever-changing waterway, with French doors opening onto outdoor terraces and rolling green lawns. Guests are spellbound by views of the deep, hypnotic waters of the Waikato River beyond.

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