11 Stay in a luxury lodge

Rows of lavender and vines of bougainvillea; a restless South Pacific and lush hills... Welcome to Te Arai (tearailodge.co.nz), one of New Zealand’s newest luxury lodges. Just 90 minutes north of the CBD, the property has only three suites but six bathtubs. “You can never have enough of them,” says co-owner and host Vince Moore, who’ll greet you at the door, take you around the pool and gardens and serve seared Wagyu with duck-fat potatoes and wilted greens come dinnertime.