"St Arnaud House" is a boutique, secluded sub-alpine bed and breakfast, which is nestled among-st native beech forest, which is alive with the bird songs of the Tui, Bellbird, and Robin's.
We are within easy strolling 
distance to the beautiful Lake Rotoiti, Nelson Lakes National park ( approx 600 metres by road & bush paths).
Wireless broadband Internet, & evening meals are available by prior arrangement.
Russell & Margery, along with our Burmese cats, Chilli & Pug look forward to welcoming you into our home and sharing our wonderful location with you.
For all inquiries and bookings, please phone Russell, or Margery +64 3 546 7229 , mobile +64 27 202 3501, or mail info@st-arnaudhouse.co.nz
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You can view high quality photos of St Arnaud and surrounding Nelson Lakes National Park on our Flickr website. http://www.flickr.com/photos/in-paradise/
St Arnaud, Lake Rotoiti, and the surrounding Nelson Lakes National park...
St Arnaud is a small village set beside lake Rotoiti
"St Arnaud House" is the ideal base to explore the surrounding beautiful scenery and wilderness of the "Nelson Lakes National Park". Come back after that walk, relax with a great coffee and sit down to a New Zealand home cooked dinner (Margery would like to know in advance so that she can prepare dinner (pre arranged at time of booking is a must))
The Lake Rotoiti area offers a very wide range of recreational activities, from leisurely strolls along the many well formed marked tracks beside the Lake, to the more challenging tramps/hikes eg Parachute Rocks and ultimately on to the crest of the St Arnaud range or walk the Mt Robert Circuit, plus there is a wide range of challenging tramps/hikes along the many tracks and routes that explore Nelson Lakes National Parks rugged wilderness.
The "NZ Department of Conservation", maintain a comprehensive track and route system along with over 20 huts within the National Park. Along with the Visitors Center at St Arnaud where guidance, maps etc are available from Rangers and staff.
Margery and Russell would like to welcome you to St Arnaud and the Nelson lakes National park, and on your travels to and around our beautiful country
Coming events, held at St Arnaud in the new year are;
The Antique and Classic Boat Show March 6th & 7th 2010. The classic boat show was a great success this year with, great boats, great people, great setting, and great weather, book in for next years boat show to be held first weekend of March 2011.
"The Rainbow rage", a bike race between St Arnaud by the spectacular high country Rainbow road to Hamner on the 20th March 2010.
The Alpine, loop the lake race is having it 15th anniversary on April 15th 2010.
St Arnaud House has rooms available over these weekends
Other activities within close proximity to St Arnaud, include:
Fishing, (the lakes and surrounding rivers are home to some of the best brown trout fishing that New Zealand has to offer).
Canoing the mighty Buller river, water skiing, wake-boarding and rowing on "Lake Rotoiti" with special events days such as the "Antique and Classic boat show", (Next year, held on the weekend of March the 6th & 7th 2010).
Hunting for deer, chamois, wild pigs, and rabbits in the Nelson Lakes National Park and surrounding areas.
Skiing on Rainbow Ski field, (the ski field has plenty of snow and at the moment we are having lovely clear sunny days. it is a approx 30 - 40 minutes drive to the ski field from St Arnaud house)
Mountain biking the many tracks of the Tee total Recreational area.
Bike Racing; numerous race's start at St Arnaud, ( Most noted are the "Source to the Sea" held in November and the "Rainbow Rage" held this year in April).
These are just a few of the many activity's, that are within close proximity to your accommodation at St Arnaud House.
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