Stay · Bluestone Main Estate · Matakana Coast
The Main House is the original Bluestone home: Hamptons meets New Zealand, on a gated peninsula seven minutes from Matakana Village. Five ensuite bedrooms sleep twelve. The living room rises to a vaulted ceiling around a floor-to-ceiling fireplace of South Island bluestone, and bifold doors run the length of the house to the infinity pool, the Matakana estuary, and Mt Tamahunga beyond.
The residence
Mornings begin in the kitchen: a butler's pantry, a wine fridge, an Italian espresso machine, and bifold windows that open onto the outdoor table. The TV room has a gas fire and a chaise sofa deep enough to lose an afternoon in. There are sitting areas and fireplaces inside and out, and at the end of the day the industrial firepit above the water, when the season allows. Air conditioning and heating throughout, high-speed wifi, Apple TV, and a laundry.
Sleeping
Wake to native birdsong. Each bedroom has its own character and its own Moroccan-tiled ensuite, with plush towels, botanical amenities, and a hair dryer. The four ground-floor bedrooms open through French doors onto an east-facing deck, with Adirondack chairs for the morning sun and the bush at the edge of the lawn. Upstairs, the loft bunk room has a TV and a sofa: a place for children, teenagers, or grown-ups who want a corner of their own.
The grounds
The house sits into a gentle slope, with sweeping lawns and native bush on every side. Below it, hidden from view, a full-size astroturf tennis court with a basketball hoop. The yoga dome, for practice with a private teacher or breathwork and meditation on your own. The gym, fully equipped. The pool house games room, with a pool table, foosball, and darts. Eight e-bikes for the paths to the village or the beach, petanque on the lawn, a barbecue, and the infinity pool and spa. A helipad for arrivals by air. Bush walks rich with native birds, and if you are lucky, the tūī will sing.
Amenities
Wellness
Wellness at Bluestone Main Estate: a yoga dome with private teachers, a fully equipped gym, guided walks through native bush, and The Bath House sauna and cold plunge opening soon.
Restoration at BluestoneWho it suits
Multi-generational families, groups of friends celebrating something, golf groups playing Te Arai Links, and executive teams who want the Main Estate to themselves.
Couples looking for something intimate: the Boat House and the Studio suit you better, and cost less.
No. Every booking is sole occupancy of your residence. Book a property on a Sole Occupancy basis and the whole of it is yours too. The one exception is Bluestone Encampment, where the three residences share a pool, a playground, and a laundry when booked individually.
No, and the difference matters. There is no dining room, no timetable, and no other guests. You have the same standard of service a lodge offers, when you want it, and none of the sharing.
Yes. There are no other guests to disturb. Kids run barefoot across the paddocks, cannonball into the pool, and fall asleep at the table.
Check-in from 3 pm, check-out by 11 am. Ask about an earlier arrival or later departure and we will tell you what the calendar allows.
Two nights. Five nights over 20 December to 5 January, and three nights on New Zealand public holiday weekends.
Bluestone Main Estate
A loft bedroom over the water, a second in the Shepherd's Hut, and a cedar hot tub for the evenings.
Sleeps 4 · 2 bedrooms · 1 bathroom
From NZD 790 a night · 2 nights minimum
See The Boat House
Bluestone Main Estate
One room for two with its own kitchen, a bath on the deck, and the bush all around. The intimate coastal hideaway.
Sleeps 2 · 1 bedroom · 1 bathroom
From NZD 250 a night · 2 nights minimum
See The Studio
Bluestone