2004 Top Ten Awards
Each year New Zealand Travel presents a Top Ten Award to those organisations in New Zealand who have excelled at service. To receive this award the organisations are rated by our travellers during the particular calendar year.New Zealand Travel calculates the award winners from the evaluation sheets that you return to us after your trip. The winners must have 90 per cent or better excellent ratings with the balance in good ratings and no poor or fair ratings.
The Top Ten Accommodation awards as rated by our travellers are:
1. CLIFF
EDGE - A Luxurious Boutique Lodge - Bay of Islands
2. BLANKET
BAY - An Elegant yet Rustic Alpine Lodge - Glenorchy
3. EICHARDTS
HOTEL - Superb Hotel Accomodation - Queenstown
4. PENCARROW
LODGE - Queenstown
5. GRASMERE
- High Country Station - Arthur's Pass
6. PARATIHO
LODGE - Paratiho Farm - Nelson
7. WAIREPO
HOUSE - Fine Country Accommodation - Nelson
8. COLLEITH
LODGE - Coromandel
9. HADLEIGH
- Bed and Breakfast - Christchurch
10.KAWAHA
POINT LODGE - Rotorua
There were several accommodations who also earned outstanding reviews by our travelers but did not have sufficient votes to merit an individual award. They deserve a special honorable mention.
1. KAPITEA LODGE - Hokitika
2. COUNTRY
VILLA - Rotorua
3. THE DAIRY - Queenstown
4. SHELBOURNE
VILLA - Nelson
5. CHARLOTTE
JANE - Christchurch
6. TIMARA
LODGE - Blenheim
The top 10 experiences as rated by our travellers are:
1. KIWI
DUNDEE - World famous nature walks and tours - Coromandel
2.
SUPERIA TOURS - Rotorua
3. WANAKA SIGHTSEEING - Lord or the Rings tours
- Wanaka
4. CANTERBURY TRAILS - Christchurch
5. OVER
THE TOP - The Helicopter Company - Queenstown
6. DUNE
RIDER - 4WD Tours and Adventures - Northland
7. REAL JOURNEYS -
Sightseeing and Adventure Excursions - Fiordland/Queenstown
8. GUIDED
TOURS - Chauffeur and Tour Guide - Queenstown
9. CROWN
CARS - Chauffeur and Tour Guide - Wellington
10. SONNY'S
WORLD - Sonny Corbett Tours - Rotorua
We sincerely congratulate these award winners and thank them
for
their dedicated service to the New Zealand visitors.


