Stay in New Zealand’s alps, on a 50,000-acre working country farm. Whether you want to ski, fish, hike, cycle, star gaze or celebrate your honeymoon in a special setting, this lodge is marvellous. Guests stay in individual chalets with sheepskin carpets, king-sized beds, terraces and sunken tubs. Access to the Mountain Kitchen public space is via a lit boardwalk, where you can enjoy two living areas, a dining room, wood-burning and open fires, a well-stocked library and a wine cellar. Private and pastoral, Minaret Station is a hidden gem.