Blanket Bay, Glenorchy
About the Hotel
Rooms and Suites
Blanket Bay offers rooms, suites, and chalets. Lodge Rooms feature lake views, an iPod dock, a flat-screen TV, a DVD player, and a bathroom with granite topped double vanities, a bathtub, slippers, and bathrobes. Lodge Suites include a balcony, stone fireplace, iPod dock, flat-screen TV, DVD player, and a bathroom with a bathtub, slippers, and bathrobes. Chalet Suites have lake views, private courtyards, a stone fireplace, a living room with an iPod dock, flat-screen TVs, DVD players.
Dining at Blanket Bay
Blanket Bay's cuisine features New Zealand produce. Dinner includes a daily changing five-course degustation menu. The Den offers cocktails and canapés. The Dining Room and Grand Terrace provide lake and mountain views. Intimate dining settings are available in the wine cave, tasting room, and by the outside fireplace. Breakfast is served in the Breakfast Dining Room with lake views and a stone fireplace.
Leisure and Activities
Blanket Bay offers activities, including jet-boat, horseback, fly-fishing, zip-line, Fun-Yak, and hiking tours. Guests can take walks among the ancient beech tree forests. The Blanket Bay Spa has Therapy Suites, Steam Rooms, a Gym, and a Hot Tub with lake and mountain views. There is also a heated outdoor swimming pool, pétanque, garden chess, and molkky.
Location and Transportation
Blanket Bay is located 55 km from Queenstown, near Glenorchy. It is a brief helicopter ride away from Milford Sound, Mt Earnslaw Glacier, Greenstone Valley, and Fiordland National Park. The lodge provides a private jetty for jet boat access. The surrounding area offers views of mountains, glacier fed rivers, and beech forests. Queenstown Airport is a 55-minute drive.
Services
Blanket Bay provides services such as helicopter transfers, fly fishing guides, and guided walks. A games room has a pool table, shuffleboard, darts board, and big-screen TV. There is a self-serve bar, movies, backgammon, chess, and cards available. The Villa offers shared spaces including a grand lounge, bar, commercial kitchen, and outdoor lounge areas with a fire pit and hot tubs.
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Facilities
General
- No smoking on site
- Free Wi-Fi
- Parking
- Safe deposit box
- 24-hour reception
- No pets allowed
- Rooms/ Facilities for disabled
- Luggage storage
- Locker room
- Lift
- Fireplace
- Smoke detectors
- Fire extinguishers
- Key access
Sports & Fitness
- Fitness centre
- Canoeing
- Hiking
- Horseback riding
- Cycling
- Bowling
- Golf course
- Billiard tables
- Darts
- Yoga class
- Fishing
Guest Parking
- Electric kettle
Services
- Paid airport shuttle
- Room service
- Housekeeping
- Laundry
- Tours/Ticket assistance
- Welcome drink
Dining
- In-room breakfast
- Restaurant
- Bar/ Lounge area
- Packed lunches
- Special diet menus
Business
- Business centre
- Fax/Photocopying
Children
- Board games
- Game room
Spa & Leisure
- Seasonal outdoor pool
- Heated swimming pool
- Beach access
- Beach umbrellas
- Sun loungers
- Sun terrace
- Garden area
- Leisure/ TV room
- Spa & wellness centre
- Steam room
- Jacuzzi
- Body scrub
- Facial
- Treatment room
- Body wraps
- Massage
- Pool with view
- Shallow end
Room features
- Air conditioning
- Heating
- Mini-bar
- Sitting area
- Dressing area
- Patio
- Terrace
- Garden furniture
- Tea and coffee facilities
- Ironing facilities
Bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Sink
Self-catering
- Electric kettle
Media
- Flat-screen TV
- AM/FM alarm clock
Room decor
- Parquet floor