Pihopa Retreat

Pihopa Retreat Pihopa Retreat is a luxury lodge in Nelson, New Zealand, offering an experience of understated elegance, warm hospitality, and complete tranquillity.

Pihopa Retreat has once again been recognised in Tripadvisor's 2026 Travellers' Choice Awards Best of the Best - an hono...
14/06/2026

Pihopa Retreat has once again been recognised in Tripadvisor's 2026 Travellers' Choice Awards Best of the Best - an honour awarded to the top 1% of hotels worldwide.

Awards are a wonderful thing, but this one feels particularly special because it comes directly from the people who have stayed with us.

To every guest who has chosen to spend a birthday, anniversary, honeymoon, long-awaited holiday, or simply a few quiet days with us - thank you. Thank you for your kind words, thoughtful reviews, and for trusting us to be part of your journey.

To our incredible team, thank you for the countless details that guests rarely see. The early mornings preparing breakfast in the chapel. The afternoon pastries delivered to suites. The evening canapรฉs. The personalised recommendations. The quiet moments of care that happen behind the scenes every single day.

Pihopa has always been about creating a place where people feel genuinely welcomed, comfortable, and cared for. This recognition belongs to every person who has helped shape that experience.

We are incredibly grateful, and we look forward to welcoming many more guests through our gates in the years ahead.

๐™‹๐™ž๐™๐™ค๐™ฅ๐™– ๐™๐™š๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™ฉ - ๐™‰๐™š๐™ก๐™จ๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐˜พ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎโ€™๐™จ ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ก๐™ฎ 5-๐™Ž๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ง ๐˜ฝ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ฆ๐™ช๐™š ๐™ƒ๐™ค๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ก

Tripadvisor

The eggs are timed to the minute. The toast is made to order. The fruit comes from the garden when there's something wor...
10/06/2026

The eggs are timed to the minute.
The toast is made to order.
The fruit comes from the garden when there's something worth picking.

And it is all served in the heart of the grounds - our chapel.

Breakfast at Pihopa is an experience you will cherish.

๐™‹๐™ž๐™๐™ค๐™ฅ๐™– ๐™๐™š๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™ฉ - ๐™‰๐™š๐™ก๐™จ๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐˜พ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎโ€™๐™จ ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ก๐™ฎ 5-๐™Ž๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ง ๐˜ฝ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ฆ๐™ช๐™š ๐™ƒ๐™ค๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ก

Winter light in Nelson arrives late and leaves slowly. There's something to be said for that.The June mornings at Pihopa...
07/06/2026

Winter light in Nelson arrives late and leaves slowly.
There's something to be said for that.

The June mornings at Pihopa are cold in a way that makes the chapel breakfast feel warmer. The grounds hold the night longer - frost along the far boundary, the oaks bare and architectural against a sky that can't decide between flat grey and the particular sharp blue that Nelson winters produce.

The whisky in the mini bar makes more sense in June.
The bed is harder to leave.
There is a version of Pihopa that exists only in winter.
Guests who find it tend to come back for it.

๐™‹๐™ž๐™๐™ค๐™ฅ๐™– ๐™๐™š๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™ฉ - ๐™‰๐™š๐™ก๐™จ๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐˜พ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎโ€™๐™จ ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ก๐™ฎ 5-๐™Ž๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ง ๐˜ฝ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ฆ๐™ช๐™š ๐™ƒ๐™ค๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ก

Top 1% on TripAdvisor globally places Pihopa Retreat alongside some of the most recognised stays in the world.But being ...
03/06/2026

Top 1% on TripAdvisor globally places Pihopa Retreat alongside some of the most recognised stays in the world.

But being recognised as one of New Zealandโ€™s top hotels doesnโ€™t change how a stay feels here.
Thereโ€™s still a personal welcome.
Still breakfast served in the chapel.
Still the sense that everything has been prepared before you arrive.

Find out more in our blog - www.pihoparetreat.nz/blog

๐™‹๐™ž๐™๐™ค๐™ฅ๐™– ๐™๐™š๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™ฉ - ๐™‰๐™š๐™ก๐™จ๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐˜พ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎโ€™๐™จ ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ก๐™ฎ 5-๐™Ž๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ง ๐˜ฝ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ฆ๐™ช๐™š ๐™ƒ๐™ค๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ก

The suite is warm. The bath is already drawn.The water is deep. There are oils that smell like what the coast does after...
02/06/2026

The suite is warm.
The bath is already drawn.
The water is deep.

There are oils that smell like what the coast does after rain.

You stay in longer than you meant to. The evening outside the window turns from gold to soft grey, and you are entirely, completely still.

Some things you just have to come and feel.

๐™‹๐™ž๐™๐™ค๐™ฅ๐™– ๐™๐™š๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™ฉ - ๐™‰๐™š๐™ก๐™จ๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐˜พ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎโ€™๐™จ ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ก๐™ฎ 5-๐™Ž๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ง ๐˜ฝ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ฆ๐™ช๐™š ๐™ƒ๐™ค๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ก

Thank you so much Bob for your gorgeous review - we loved having you both to stay and are so thrilled you enjoyed your t...
28/05/2026

Thank you so much Bob for your gorgeous review - we loved having you both to stay and are so thrilled you enjoyed your time with us!

We hope you are busy planning your next adventure and hope to see you both back in Nelson in the future ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ™

๐™‹๐™ž๐™๐™ค๐™ฅ๐™– ๐™๐™š๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™ฉ - ๐™‰๐™š๐™ก๐™จ๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐˜พ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎโ€™๐™จ ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ก๐™ฎ 5-๐™Ž๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ง ๐˜ฝ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ฆ๐™ช๐™š ๐™ƒ๐™ค๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ก

27/05/2026

Afternoon sweet treats arrive quietly at Pihopa Retreat.

Outside, Nelson light has shifted into that softer register where everything slows slightly. Inside, the room does what it does best - lets you pause without asking for it.

Some guests take theirs straight to the bath, letting steam and sweetness meet halfway through the day. Others sit by the window and watch the orchard do nothing in particular, which somehow feels like enough.

This is not a service moment. Itโ€™s a reminder that the day doesnโ€™t need to be productive to be complete.

๐™‹๐™ž๐™๐™ค๐™ฅ๐™– ๐™๐™š๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™ฉ - ๐™‰๐™š๐™ก๐™จ๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐˜พ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎโ€™๐™จ ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ก๐™ฎ 5-๐™Ž๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ง ๐˜ฝ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ฆ๐™ช๐™š ๐™ƒ๐™ค๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ก

26/05/2026

Thereโ€™s a particular kind of silence that only exists after a deep bath and freshly pressed linen.

The suites at Pihopa were designed for that exact feeling.

A bath filled slowly while late afternoon light moves across the walls.
Towels warmed and waiting nearby.
A bed turned down so perfectly.

Outside, the estate settles into evening.
Inside, everything softens - shoulders, thoughts, the need to be anywhere else.

Luxury rarely announces itself loudly. Here, it feels more like exhaling.

๐™‹๐™ž๐™๐™ค๐™ฅ๐™– ๐™๐™š๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™ฉ - ๐™‰๐™š๐™ก๐™จ๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐˜พ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎโ€™๐™จ ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ก๐™ฎ 5-๐™Ž๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ง ๐˜ฝ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ฆ๐™ช๐™š ๐™ƒ๐™ค๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ก

Nelson, in the end, is a place you didn't know you needed until you'd left it.There's something about the particular qua...
26/05/2026

Nelson, in the end, is a place you didn't know you needed until you'd left it.

There's something about the particular quality of light here - the sunshine hours, the bay, the way the ranges hold the warmth in the evenings - that visitors from larger cities find quietly disorienting.

Not because Nelson is remote. Because it moves at a pace that feels chosen rather than imposed.

Add in our retreat - the chapel, the breakfast, the grounds, the canapรฉs, the taxi - and what you have isn't just a Nelson trip. It's a different understanding of what a trip can be.

We hope you find your way here.

The six suites are waiting - link in bio.

๐™‹๐™ž๐™๐™ค๐™ฅ๐™– ๐™๐™š๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™ฉ - ๐™‰๐™š๐™ก๐™จ๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐˜พ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎโ€™๐™จ ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ก๐™ฎ 5-๐™Ž๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ง ๐˜ฝ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ฆ๐™ช๐™š ๐™ƒ๐™ค๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ก

A perfect 10/10 on Booking.com isnโ€™t given lightly.It reflects consistency - not in one moment, but across every stay, e...
24/05/2026

A perfect 10/10 on Booking.com isnโ€™t given lightly.
It reflects consistency - not in one moment, but across every stay, every suite, every guest.
That level of rating only happens when nothing is left to chance.

Find out more in our blog - www.pihoparetreat.nz/blog

๐™‹๐™ž๐™๐™ค๐™ฅ๐™– ๐™๐™š๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™ฉ - ๐™‰๐™š๐™ก๐™จ๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐˜พ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎโ€™๐™จ ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ก๐™ฎ 5-๐™Ž๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ง ๐˜ฝ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ฆ๐™ช๐™š ๐™ƒ๐™ค๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ก

Address

225 Waimea Road, Bishopdale
Nelson
7011

Opening Hours

Monday 6am - 8pm
Tuesday 6am - 8pm
Wednesday 6am - 8pm
Thursday 6am - 8pm
Friday 6am - 8pm
Saturday 6am - 8pm
Sunday 6am - 8pm

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