Lupton Lodge offers stunning boutique accommodation redesigned for privacy and relaxation. With luxurious rooms, extensive facilities, attractive surroundings and fantastic food, we make a great alternative to a hotel when you are visiting Whangarei or the Tutukaka Coast. FREE gourmet breakfast and FREE wifi are included in your tariff. Our chef also offers a popular restaurant-style dinner menu daily. Advance orders are required for dinner. The Lodge is nestled in dry stone walled gardens with swimming pool, safe parking and a large guest lounge in an adjacent building, including plenty of sofas, snooker table, library and a DVD collection. Our rooms are situated in a historic Category II listed villa and an adjacent converted 2 storey barn. In keeping with a boutique hotel, both dwellings are exclusively for guest accommodation. Each luxurious ensuite room has individual style and character and contemporary uncomplicated decor. Rooms include comfortable beds, cotton linen, bathrobes, tea and coffee facilities, plunger coffee, LCD TV, freeview, DVD player, i pod dock and air conditioning. The rooms are intimate yet spacious. Rooms in the historic villa have rich wall colours, high ceilings, sash windows and polished Kauri floors. Rooms in the barn are recently refurbished with modern, stylish decor. Conveniently located only 10 mins drive NE of the centre of Whangarei and 10 mins from spectacular Tutukaka Coast, 5 mins from Whangarei Falls, 1 hour to Bay of Islands. 2hrs North of Auckland, ideal for exploring Northland and as your first or last stop in NZ. Enjoy the many local activities, or just sit back and unwind in the tranquillity of Lupton Lodge. Directions From the South Follow State Highway 1 all the way through Whangarei. 1.5km after Kensington Stadium you will drive over railway tracks. After 400m turn right at the Puna Rere Drive traffic lights, sign posted Tikipunga and Tutukaka Coast.