HISTORICAL HOTEL YEAR BUILT 1885 YEAR REMODELED 1999 ADDITIONAL PROPERTY DESCRIPTION RARELY DOES ONE HAVE THE CHANCE TO STAY IN THE HOME OF ONE OF NEW ZEALAND S LEADING FAMILIES. YET THAT IS THE SCENE YOU ENTER AT MANGAPAPA LODGE. BUILT AT THE TURN OF THE CENTURY, THIS STATELY HOMESTEAD WAS ONCE THE HOME OF THE RENOWNED WATTIE FAMILY. NOW LOVINGLY RESTORED, THE COUNTRY HOMESTEAD, SET IN 6 HECTARES OF ORCHARDS, HAS 10 SPACIOUS SUITES, EACH OF WHICH REFLECTS A DIFFERENT EUROPEAN CHARACTER. UNLIKE BREAKFAST, DINNER AT MANGAPAPA IS QUITE FORMAL, A LAVISH 5 COURSE AFFAIR WHERE THE BEST OF NEW ZEALAND S PRODUCE AND FINE WINES ARE SERVED IN THE ELEGANT DINING ROOM THAT OVERLOOKS FLOODLIT GARDENS.THERE IS NO SHORTAGE OF ACTIVITIES TO FILL THE DAYS, FROM WINERY TOURS TO GOLFING, HUNTING OR RIDING. EARLY THIS CENTURY, WEALTH HAD ITS PRIVILEGES. AT MANGAPAPA LODGE YOU CAN REDISCOVER THOSE DELIGHTS IN A GRAND COUNTRY HOUSE.