Huka Lodge No.1 in Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific
JANUARY 18, 2007. Since its ownership by Alex van Heeren in 1984, Huka Lodge has been consistently receiving top accolades and awards.
January 2007 has brought the release of two major new awards. Once again this iconic New Zealand property continues to hold top placing within Australasia and the South Pacific.
Cond'e Nast Traveler - Thirteenth Annual Gold List with the World's Best Places to Stay, lists Huka Lodge amongst only three properties in New Zealand to qualify for the honor, according to it's discerning reader's survey.
When canvassed by Travel + Leisure magazine, their team of editors and reporters around the world, voted Huka Lodge as the No.1 property in Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific. The Travel + Leisure 500 list is considered to be amongst the most definitive guides to the world's greatest hotels.
Huka Lodge's overall highest score of 89.78 placed the property in first position out of thirteen properties in the region. Huka Lodge was the only property to be listed in New Zealand.
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