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Maruia River Lodge
is a stunning riverside retreat that combines
stylish comfort, privacy, fine food and wine
with the best New Zealand fly-fishing to be
found.
The team at Maruia River Lodge are dedicated
to creating the most memorable stay for you -
with the ultimate service.
Your Kiwi hosts, Jeff and Helena Barrow look
forward to welcoming you to Maruia River Lodge.
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Sitting Room & Bar
The sitting room and
bar at Maruia River Lodge
provide a wonderfully stylish atmosphere to
relax in, whether to reflect quietly on your day's
activities, share your traveling tales with fellow
guests, or to savor your aperitif whilst deciding
on which mouth-watering dish you will choose for
dinner.
Dining
Maruia River Lodge is
celebrated for its outstanding food and wine
selection. Ruth, our chef, selects the finest fresh
local produce to create mouth-watering dishes for
our changing daily menu. Our proximity to Nelson
provides us with fantastic fresh deep sea fish and
Nelson scallops and our local butcher provides us
with the finest organic meat.
We run our dining room along 'restaurant' lines with
individual tables - so it's your choice at what time
you dine and who you dine with. Before this
sumptuous five course dinner with choice of main
course, Guests meet in the bar for pre dinner
cocktails with hosts, Jeff and Helena.
If you have any special dietary requirements, food
allergies, or major dislikes, please do let us know
in advance - as we are 34km from the nearest
township we do like to be prepared!
Dress code is relaxed at Maruia River Lodge
- most of our
Guests dress in smart, casual clothes for dinner.
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Accommodation
Privacy at Maruia River Lodge
is guaranteed when you stay in one of the
seven luxurious detached cottages each with their
own private facilities and covered balcony that
overlook the banks of the Maruia River. Choose from
two styles of cottage suite -
the Deluxe or the
Grand Deluxe
The Maruia River Lodge
cottage suites have everything you need to enjoy
your stay including; the quietest air conditioning
to keep you cool on those hot summer nights,
mini-bar, fresh fruit, tea and coffee-making
facilities, bath robes, hairdryers, CD player and
direct-dial telephone.
Every last detail has been considered at Maruia River Lodge, right down to
sourcing the most comfortable of beds (Super-king
size Sealy Posturepeadic). The bathrooms can only be
described as sheer luxury being marble clad with
under-floor heating. And of course, each cottage has
a stunning view of the river.
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The Maruia River Lodge
deluxe cottages are
a spacious junior suite with en-suite marble
bathroom that has a double vanity and shower. Our
Guests describe them as, a cosy home away from home
with beautiful soft greens and golds that compliment
the river and native plants we see from our balcony.
The large desk is ideal for writing letters, sorting
your travel plans or laying out all those fishing
flies and paraphernalia!
Five of our cottages at Maruia River Lodge
are Deluxe cottages.
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The Maruia River Lodge
Grand Deluxe
cottage suites are a large suite with a separate
sitting room, separate bedroom and a large walk-in
luggage/dressing room. Similar in design to the
Deluxe cottage the colour scheme is sympathetic to
our beautiful wilderness environment.
The Grand Deluxe bathroom has a wonderful double
hydro-therapy spa bath to relax in, separate shower,
double vanity and separate w.c.
Two of our cottages at Maruia River Lodge
are Grand Deluxe.
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