Luxury accommodation in Canterbury, New Zealand is absolutely amazing; especially luxury lodges in South Canterbury, New Zealand. Bed and breakfast stays in Canterbury, New Zealand do not come any better than Kavanagh House.
Situated just an hour and a half south of Christchurch; truly a romantic retreat with a fully licensed, award winning, in-house restaurant and the amazing scenery of the Southern Alps and scenic South Island views incorporating scenery as seen in the Lord Of The Rings film trilogy.
‘Luxury accommodation’ are the words that resonate through the rooms of Kavanagh House. From champagne welcome with a gourmet fruit & chocolate platter upon arrival for overnight guests to romantic ambience of our en suite guest rooms, each with its own unique character and style (stylishly decorated and remarkably finished) to five star service in our award winning in-house restaurant with a menu that lends its culinary delights from the local fare of South Canterbury.
The beautiful boutique accommodation and the award-winning restaurant within Kavanagh House have been featured in several travel programs, life style & interiors magazines and is regularly used for fashion shoots.
Our luxury accommodation provides a wonderfully superb setting for your wedding, and everything you require is available in our local area. South Canterbury is full of beautiful character churches, with stunning backdrops for that picture postcard wedding, all within short distance from the house. Luxury accommodation is available for the bride and her bridesmaids, and on your honeymoon night, our romantic and exquisite suites make for a fitting end to this most special day. With full bar facilities and an excellent team in the kitchen, Kavanagh House can cater for up to 100 people, offering a menu tailored to your specific requirements. We also cater for boutique weddings.
Our renowned gourmet restaurant serves quality café style food during the day and la carte in the evenings. The food is best described as country cuisine with flair, authentically New Zealand meals with a hint of the South Pacific. Our chefs create tasteful dishes, keeping in mind our rural surroundings, using the best cuts of prime beef and fresh local seafood, garden picked vegetables and fruits & berries from local orchards. Enjoy the culinary creations alfresco in the courtyard surrounded by rose bushes and orange blossoms, or in the conservatory where French doors open out onto the glorious grounds, or in the candle adorned restaurant by the fantastic marble fireplace.
South Canterbury has something for everyone. Rainbow & brown trout and salmon are in abundance, and it is one of the best places in the world for fly-fishing. The area has more golf courses per capita than anywhere else in New Zealand. There's local horse riding and hunting, and you can be picked up at the front door to go white water rafting at Rangatata. See the Artisan Gallery and Forge, the Temuka Pottery, and The Tin Shed, as well as the wonders at Geraldine Vintage Car and Machinery Museum. View the amazing Maori rock art, and take in the local winery, Opihi Vineyard. Let the staff at Kavanagh House book your activities for your arrival
South Canterbury is rich in cultural and historical places to visit, with no less than 3 Heritage Trails, 300 historical Maori rock art sites and several early settler museums. View the unique 1929 Spartan Biplane at the Geraldine Vintage Car and Machinery Museum, or see relics of early aviation by inventor Richard Pearse (reputed to have been airborne nine months before the Wright Brothers) in the Pleasant Point Railway Museum. The region is ideal for exploring Mount Hutt, Mount Cook and the Waitaki Lakes, where "Vertical Limit" and "Lord of the Rings" were shot.

Kavanagh House is ideally suited to small conferences located in the Central South Island right on State Highway 1. We can cater for small conferences up to 20 to 30 people. Its location is very central for Canterbury regional management meetings, regional sales presentations and product launches. Kavanagh House offers a quiet, uninterrupted luxury location with full bar, restaurant and accommodation on site. Located between Dunedin and Christchurch, ideal for regional sales meetings, which makes it an excellent location for a quiet retreat to plan business strategy and mull over magnificent marketing ideas.