While in Kaikoura we stayed at the Hapuku Lodge & Tree Houses. It was Ah - mazing! The view from the tree house was breath taking and the tree house was more lavish than any hotel we had ever been. Equipped with a fireplace, two person jetted tub, heated floors, views of the ocean out one window and of the majestic mountain range out the other. Although there was a television there was no need at all since right out the window one can see the sheep or watch the more than 50 deer buck raised here on the Hapuku farm. They are not raised for venison however, they are raised for their antlers. The growth factor from the fast growing antlers has quite the market in some countries. You never would have guessed, but it may also be a drug used in the NFL by athletes. The farm also has an olive grove and a vineyard. We had the pleasure of tasting both the olive oil and the wine over dinner. If the accommodations aren't enough to get you excited the service is more than fantastic with a picnic lunch provided to us when we borrowed the lodge bikes to take a ride up the coast to see the baby fur seals. What a great place - what a find! Anniversary material for certain! 
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