Ten minutes south of the beautiful village of Geraldine, enroute CHCH - Queenstown, just two minutes drive from the main highway, you can relax in our hot "Under the Stars" spa pool enjoy the mountain views. Aoraki Cottage is an independent self-contained, serviced apartment and BB centrally located so you can daytrip to explore the central South Island. Nearby Geraldine village has a cinema, cafe's and restaurants, vintage machinery museum, chocolate and cheese making, jams, sauces, crafts and gift shops. Outdoor pursuits include Horse Trekking, White Water Rafting, Golf, Trout or Salmon fishing. In winter, (May-Sept) eight ski fields are within an hours drive, including Mt Hutt, Mt Dobson and Lake Tekapo's Roundhill, and Fox Peak ski field. Sixteen within two hours. In twenty minutes you can be in Peel Forest, Pleasant point or Temuka just 20 minutes more and you are at the seaside at Caroline Bay, in Timaru, Tekapo or the Ashburton Lakes. Aoraki Mount Cook and Lake’s Tekapo, Opuha, Heron and Pukaki are popular day tours and treks. Warm hosts Dave and Nikki invite you to come and enjoy the rural NZ farm experience in the heart of the South Island.