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“HOSPITALITY OF A HIGH ORDER WITH AN AGREEABLE SOUPCON OF ECCENTRICITY AT HERITAGE-LISTED
COTTER HOUSE… A SUMPTUOUS AUCKLAND RETREAT”; THE AUSTRALIAN’S SUSAN KUROSAWA REVIEWS
OF ONE OF AUCKLAND’S TOP BOUTIQUE HIDEAWAYS FOR BUSINESS AND LEISURE.
Auckland’s fifth-oldest house is located in Auckland’s Remuera. A smaller version of Sydney’s prime ministerial mansion, Kirribilli House, it was built in 1847 for Joseph Newman, an English land-baron.
“Its current owner Gloria Poupard- Walbridge, the former wife of a French diplomat, is passionate about its architectural integrity. The main salons and the two guestrooms and two suites are layered with objets-d’art, exquisite bibelots, masses of decorative mirrors and myriad original paintings collected during embassy postings in South America.
The high-ceilinged, high-tech suites are particularly sumptuous affairs featuring big beds piled with pillows, bolsters and cushions, looming armoires and exotic antique furniture... Ensuites gleam with marble and are stocked with quality toiletries and veritable alps of towels. Tall windows let in abundant natural light, fresh flowers and chocolates are generously replenished. Wi-Fi coverage is available throughout the house and all guestrooms have cable television. Laptops and iPod docking stations are yours upon request. Breakfast is a silver-service gourmet affair (even the boiled eggs arrive in polished silver coddlers and cups) where everything is homemade and a range of hot dishes and freshly baked croissants and pastries are on offer. Afternoon tea – with more delectable home-baked pastries, shiny pots of tea and coffee – appears in the drawing room between 3pm and 5pm. The garden is full of sculptures and installations by Kiwi artists, some of which are for sale.” |
