Millbrook Resort
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Millbrook Resort is a luxury resort near Queenstown
, New Zealand
. It is located 4 kilometres to the west of the historic gold-mining town of Arrowtown
. The resort covers two hundred hectares of the Wakatipu Basin
- a glacial valley bordered by the Crown Range
, the Remarkables and Lake Wakatipu
.
The resort includes three restaurants, a bar/cafe, a spa
and 18-hole golf course
.
Millbrook is privately owned by a the Ishii family, though individual residences within the resort are owned by a diverse group of investors, largely from New Zealand but also from Australia and around the world.
Millbrook's 18-hole golf course was originally designed by Sir Bob Charles has been significantly upgraded, with additions including a stunning new nine holes by former Pro Greg Turner and Scott McPherson of Turner/McPherson. The new Coronet Nine gives players the choice of playing any two of the three nines at one time.
Millbrook opened a covered driving range on Labour Weekend 2009. Formerly a high-country woolshed, the layout of the driving range building is a very close copy of the interior of the original shed. The five catching pens and wool room are now the hitting bays, while the ‘board’ where the sheep were shorn is the access corridor. Two attached ‘huts’ have been added to house ball dispensing and washing operations, and a coaching clinic classroom for Millbrook’s new golf academy.
The Spa at Millbrook has over 10 treatment rooms including a bespoke manicure/pedicure room, vichy shower, steam room, couples treatment rooms and a hair salon.
Millbrook has 3 onsite restaurants, The Millhouse, The Hole-in-One Cafe & Bar and Sala Sala Japanese Restaurant.
Queenstown, New Zealand
Queenstown is a resort town in Otago in the south-west of New Zealand's South Island. It is built around an inlet called Queenstown Bay on Lake Wakatipu, a long thin Z-shaped lake formed by glacial processes, and has spectacular views of nearby mountains....
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. It is located 4 kilometres to the west of the historic gold-mining town of Arrowtown
Arrowtown
Arrowtown is a historic gold mining town in the Otago region of the South Island of New Zealand. Arrowtown is located on the banks of the Arrow River approximately 5 km from State Highway 6...
. The resort covers two hundred hectares of the Wakatipu Basin
Wakatipu Basin
The Wakatipu Basin is a plain surrounded by mountains in inland Otago, New Zealand.At the south west corner is found the Queenstown suburb of Frankton and Queenstown Airport...
- a glacial valley bordered by the Crown Range
Crown Range
The Crown Range mountains lies to the east of the Wakatipu Basin in Otago, New Zealand. It is noted for two features, the Cardrona Alpine Resort, on the slopes of the 1900 metre Mt. Cardrona, and a highway, known as the Crown Range Road, which winds steeply between Arrow Junction, south of...
, the Remarkables and Lake Wakatipu
Lake Wakatipu
Lake Wakatipu is an inland lake in the South Island of New Zealand. It is in the southwest corner of Otago Region, near its boundary with Southland.With a length of , it is New Zealand's longest lake, and, at , its third largest...
.
The resort includes three restaurants, a bar/cafe, a spa
Spa
The term spa is associated with water treatment which is also known as balneotherapy. Spa towns or spa resorts typically offer various health treatments. The belief in the curative powers of mineral waters goes back to prehistoric times. Such practices have been popular worldwide, but are...
and 18-hole golf course
Golf course
A golf course comprises a series of holes, each consisting of a teeing ground, fairway, rough and other hazards, and a green with a flagstick and cup, all designed for the game of golf. A standard round of golf consists of playing 18 holes, thus most golf courses have this number of holes...
.
Millbrook is privately owned by a the Ishii family, though individual residences within the resort are owned by a diverse group of investors, largely from New Zealand but also from Australia and around the world.
Millbrook's 18-hole golf course was originally designed by Sir Bob Charles has been significantly upgraded, with additions including a stunning new nine holes by former Pro Greg Turner and Scott McPherson of Turner/McPherson. The new Coronet Nine gives players the choice of playing any two of the three nines at one time.
Millbrook opened a covered driving range on Labour Weekend 2009. Formerly a high-country woolshed, the layout of the driving range building is a very close copy of the interior of the original shed. The five catching pens and wool room are now the hitting bays, while the ‘board’ where the sheep were shorn is the access corridor. Two attached ‘huts’ have been added to house ball dispensing and washing operations, and a coaching clinic classroom for Millbrook’s new golf academy.
The Spa at Millbrook has over 10 treatment rooms including a bespoke manicure/pedicure room, vichy shower, steam room, couples treatment rooms and a hair salon.
Millbrook has 3 onsite restaurants, The Millhouse, The Hole-in-One Cafe & Bar and Sala Sala Japanese Restaurant.