Tophouse Historic Hotel

Tophouse Historic Hotel is a Bed & Breakfast and also has self contained Chalet units. It is a Category A Historic Place listed with The New Zealand Historic Places Trust. Built in 1887 as a hotel in the wild mountains of New Zealand, Tophouse is a solid mud (called "cob") building with six guestrooms and a large open fire burning daily welcoming you when you arrive. You will also be able to celebrate your day's fishing in New Zealand's smallest bar while hearing stories of the past.

Randall Uitendaal and Jessica Pirika (assistant manager)

Tophouse Historic Hotel

68 Tophouse Road

RD2

Nelson Lakes

Phone/Fax: +64 3 521 1848

Freephone: 0800 544 545 (only within New Zealand)
Email: info@tophouse.co.nz
Web: www.tophouse.co.nz

Upper Wairau River

Lake Rotoiti

Upper Buller River and its tributaries

Tophouse Historic Hotel marked on the upper Wairau River map and the Black Valley Stream map.

They are situated 9 km north-west of St Arnaud and the Nelson Lakes, and just over an hours drive from Nelson, Blenheim, or Murchison.

Set on a 700 acre (300 hectare) farm close to the Nelson Lakes National Park.

In addition to the main house bed and breakfast, the property offers Mountainview Chalets, two bedroom self contained accommodation housing 4 to 5 people each. Pets and children welcome

Chalet

• Each chalet has two bedrooms. One with double bed, one with twin beds
• Two of the four chalets can accommodate five people; these chalets have an extra bed in the lounge area

Hotel

• There are two single rooms in the house and one room with three single beds all with shared facilities
• Bed and breakfast accommodation
• Light lunches (set menu)
• Morning and afternoon teas serving tea or coffee and scones
• Tophouse has NZ’s smallest bar and is fully licensed
• Dining room is in the Hotel and can seat up to 24 persons

• Play area
• Farmyard animals
• Free Tophouse tours
• A wondertful menu that specialises in wild pork, thar and venison
• Excellent of top New Zealand wines (Tophouse is fully licensed)
• NZ’s smallest bar
• Devonshire teas a specialty (tea, coffee and homemade scones)
• Dining room able to seat up to 24 people
• "Hole in one" on premises
• Can be booked with the Interislander as part of a sea-to-ski package

Other than the superb fishing offers around the area, Tophouse is ideally suited for:

• Kayaking on a wide range of rivers
• Hiking and tramping in some of New Zealand's most scenice walks
• Vists to the famous Marlborough wineries
• Trips to the remote sections of the Nelson Lakes
• The Rainbow ski-field is jsut 20 minutes drive away

Tophouse accommodation

Double room: $125.00 to $135.00 Summer special per room incl breakfast or $110.00 per person incl. four course dinner. Max 2

Single room: $65.00 to $75.00 pp Summer special. Max 1.

Chalet

$125.00 to $135.00 Summer special two persons. Extra per person $25.00 and $15.00 for children.

All prices are in New Zealand dollars (NZ$)

Phone, email or use the booking form on the Tophouse website.