Eagles Nest

Need to know

Rooms

Five individual villas: one-bedroom First Light (sleeps up to two), three-bedroom The Eyrie and Eagle Spirit (sleep up to six), and four-bedroom Sacred Space and Rahimoana (sleep up to eight). Rahimoana requires a three-night minimum stay.

Rates

Charged a villa a night, starting from NZ$1,013–NZ$2,295 for one-bedroom First Light to NZ$10,990–NZ$19,995 for four-bedroom Rahimoana, including breakfast, fruit platters, a bottle of Champagne, selected minibar items, WiFi and tax at 12.5 per cent.

Check-out

11am. Earliest check-in, 2pm. If you want to arrive earlier you'll need to pre-register to guarantee access to your villa at a cost of 50 per cent of your nightly tariff.

Facilities

In rooms: free high-speed WiFi, home cinema system including Sky satellite, flatscreen TV, DVD/CD player, spacious deck with barbecue, Jacuzzi, fully equipped gourmet kitchen, local art and sculptures, and minibar.

Poolside

Each villa has its own heated infinity-edge lap pool (except First Light which just has a Jacuzzi), surrounded by sleek, white daybeds and romantic lanterns for the evenings. But all have use of the estate's private, secluded beaches.

Eco-friendly

Villas are serviced daily with eco-friendly products and the resort recycles all bottles and paper. Guests are also invited to opt into energy and water conservation schemes.

Also

If you fancy getting fit after all that flopping around, you can bag some time with Eagles Nest's personal trainer, then relax with a beauty or massage treatment; extra charges apply for both. There are also free mountain bikes at your villa.

Food & drink

Hotel restaurant

All villas are self-contained with a gourmet kitchen and each is provided daily with breakfast provisions. However, most guests forego DIY and make use of the resort's resident private chefs (even Jamie Oliver deserves a holiday), who will prepare anything you'd like. Freshly caught local fish, crayfish, lobster, venison and lamb are all on offer, so just sit back and enjoy. You can also bring in your own chefs if you wish (we're loving this lifestyle!). Eagles Nest has a comprehensive wine cellar with several thousand bottles of vino from around the globe to help wash it all down.

Dress code

Designer casual; you don't have to leave the villa if you don't want to, but if you're surrounded by luxury why not look the part?

Top table

It's hard to beat eating outdoors on your own private deck – all villas have open-air dining with eye-popping ocean views. But Rahimoana's sleek glass eight-seater dining table indoors gets a big style thumbs up too.

Room service

Staff are on hand as much or as little as you like for room service. It comes in many a luxe guise at Eagles Nest, with personal chefs, catering, butlers and shoppers (to stock your fridge with tasty provisions) on call for an additional charge.

Hotel bar

There is no actual public bar area but simply let staff know what drinks you require and they'll be delivered immediately. Rahimoana is the only villa with its own bar (if you’re not a cocktail master the Eagle crew will be happy to make whatever concoction you desire).

Also worth knowing

Children

Children of all ages are welcome. Infant cots and high chairs are available free of charge if pre-booked. More…

Smith Members offer

A one-hour massage treatment

If you're a member of Mr & Mrs Smith, you can get special privileges at every Smith hotel you book through us. Just show your Smith card at check-in to claim the offer featured on every hotel page (like the one above).

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Smith travel team

If you'd prefer to talk to someone, or don't want to book online, call our travel team on 1 866 610 3867. We guarantee you’ll get the best available rates, and we don’t charge a booking fee.