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Cabot Lodge
Manapouri, Southland, New Zealand · Independent · High Luxury
Cabot Lodge is four suites on Cathedral Peaks, a 2,000-acre Fiordland sheep station above Lake Manapouri, opened to guests after a 2018 renovation of a 1998 private home. Breidi and Brad Alexander run farm-to-plate set menus and beekeeping at the gateway to Fiordland National Park; Andrew Harper named the house an Editors Choice in 2025.
- 4 rooms
- Opened 2018
- Neighborhood: Cathedral Peaks Station
About Cabot Lodge
- The lodge began as a 1998 private home and only opened to guests after the 2018 renovation by Breidi and Brad Alexander.
- Four all-inclusive suites look over Lake Manapouri from Cathedral Peaks Station, with Milford and Doubtful Sound as the day's range.
- Frank and Anne Cabot, the New York horticulturists, built the 1998 house on Freestone Hill after an unannounced afternoon in Wendy McDonald's garden. The lodge still carries their name.
History
Cabot Lodge was built in 1998 as a private home on Cathedral Peaks Station near Manapouri. Frank and Anne Cabot, New York horticulturists, built it on Freestone Hill after an unannounced visit to Wendy McDonald's garden, and the house still carries their name. Breidi and Brad Alexander renovated it in 2018 and opened four suites to guests, with farm-to-plate menus and beekeeping on the 2,000-acre station above Lake Manapouri.
Experiences
- Farm produce tasting — Guests enjoy fresh honey, berries, meats, garden vegetables and eggs from the resident chickens produced on the farm.
- Helicopter trips into the Fiordland mountains — Helicopter trips into the Fiordland National Park mountain ranges for photographs atop snowy peaks, waterfalls, glaciers and hanging valleys.
- Fiordland wildlife and landscapes — Encounters with native wildlife and exploration of wetlands, mountains, forests, lakes, fiords, glaciers, caves and waterfalls.
- On-farm activities such as beekeeping — Guests are invited to join on-farm activities, such as beekeeping, and experience life on an authentic New Zealand family farm.
Amenities
- Spa
- Hot tub
Awards
- Andrew Harper Editors Choice (2025)
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