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Blanket Bay amongst the world's 'Hotels With The Most Beautiful Views'
In October 2011 Blanket Bay was listed on Forbes.com as one of the top 10 hotels around the world universally considered to have the most drop-dead, beautiful vistas.
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Forbes Traveler top 400 hotels
The planet is replete with amazing hotels and resorts, of course: high-rise city hotels with iconic views; hideaway island resorts with your own personal beach; rustic mountain inns with gourmet cuisine; sprawling family resorts with surprisingly personal service. We wanted you to have your pick, without worrying about the difference between, say, No. 50 and No. 54.
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Executive Escapes - Quintessential QUEENSTOWN
Welcome to Queenstown, New Zealand's own "alpine escape" where the plane landing itself - which weaves around snowcapped mountains, is as picturesque as the emerald paddocks below.
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Blanket coverage
Michelle Rowe Travel Editor of 'The Australian' mixes creature comforts with occasional bursts of energy at a luxury lodge on New Zealand's South Island
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Reader Survey places Blanket Bay in the top 20 International Hideaways
Every year since 1982, the Andrew Harper group have surveyed our readers to determine their favorite hotels, resorts and hideaways around the world.This is by far the longest-running and most reliable poll of its kind conducted among sophisticated frequent travelers...
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2007 Gold List Winner for Best Cuisine
Blanket Bay has been awarded the Best Hotel for Food in the Australasia and South Pacific Region...
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Blanket Bay named one of New Zealand's Top 10 Luxury Lodges
Luxury Travel Magazine names Blanket Bay as one of "New Zealand's Top 10 Luxury Lodges" - and one of "The World's Ultimate Hotels" in their Luxury Travel Awards.
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Forbes Life
Levis Strauss' former president didn't set out to build the finest resort in New Zealand. It just sort of happened...
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Philip Jenkins General Manager Profile
Philip Jenkins was appointed General Manager of Blanket Bay a year prior to the opening of the hotel in 1998.
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Andrew Harper's Hideaway Report
Blanket bay has been awarded the Gold E Award of Excellence in recognition of being selected as one of the world's greatest hotels...
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The World's best Hotels top 20 list
Blanket Bay was the rising star of the South Pacific, named No.2 Int'l Resort Hideaway & No.5 Int'l Resort Hotel...
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High Country Hideaway
This resort seamlessly integrates into the natural environment that surrounds it, thanks to its award winning landscape design...
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New Zealand Lodges
Three decades ago, Levi Strauss president Tom Tusher and his wife, Pauline, had the foresight to purchase 55 acres on Lake Wakatipu...
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Conde Nast Traveler Hot List 2000
Blanket Bay is included in the Conde Nast list of the worlds top 36 new hotels...
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Traveller's Notebook
Betting on New Zealand. What does the former head of Levi Strauss know about running a first-class hotel?...
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Islands
Hidden away in the spectacular landscape of New Zealand, Blanket Bay is perched on the edge of Lake Wakatipu...
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New Zealand High
Thanks to a new alliance of luxury lodges, you can now see the country from stem to stem in stratospheric style...
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