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Spa Facial or Massage with 5 Course Degustation and Bubbles

Wairarapa - Show on map

WCE005

For 1 person

$335 each

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$335 each

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Overview

Highlights

Your choice of massage or facial at Wharekauhau Country Estate's luxury day spa
Enjoy a welcome glass of champagne poolside in your plush robe
Trust the chef degustation lunch showcasing fine regional produce

Take a break from the demands of the day to day and treat yourself to a few hours of indulgence at Wharekauhau Country Estate. Slip into a cosy robe and enjoy a glass of champagne poolside before surrendering to a relaxing massage or facial. A five course degustation lunch tops off your visit.

What's Included?

Your choice of a 60 minute relaxation massage or facial
Glass of champagne
Five course degustation lunch

Escape the hustle and bustle of Wellington and enjoy a calming scenic drive to the Wairarapa wine region. Just 90 short minutes and you will find yourself at the internationally acclaimed Wharekauhau Country Estate, where you will be welcomed into Hauora Spa for your choice of relaxation massage or facial. Slip into a comfortable robe and savour a glass of welcome champagne poolside before commencing your treatment. Afterwards, the indulgence continues in their casual dining room where you will be treated to a five course surprise degustation lunch. Their trust the chef tasting menu changes daily and is designed to showcase some of the region's finest local produce, paying particular homage to the natural systems at play - the pastures, streams, coastline, forests, gardens and orchards.

Sample Menu (Subject to change)

To begin:

Organic cauliflower and sheep’s milk blue cheese soup, fennel seed and pecorino, pickled fennel root , truffle oil

The sea:

Line caught travelly, spiced tomato, compressed watermelon and salted cucumber, radish, coconut, coriander and black sesame seeds and bull kelp

The land:

Buckwheat and dashi risotto, crumbed sweetbreads, chicken skins, seaweed, green tea and miso foam, foraged herbs

For you to choose from:

Silver Fern Farm reserve beef eye fillet, mushroom ragout, beef fat potato, pumpkin, confit garlic, baby carrots, broccolini, café de paris butter, red wine jus
Te Mana lamb loin, braised shank, garden beetroot and Drunken nanny goats curd, golden beets, broad beans, toasted almond and tea soaked sultanas, carrot top salsa verde
Pan roasted line caught fish, manuka bark smoked Ora king potato hash, artichoke puree, burnt broccolini, broad beans, roasted carrots, wild rocket, jus

To finish:

Wharekauhau garden feijoas, lemon and vanilla olive oil cake, white chocolate cremeux, granola

Session Length

Please allow five hours for this experience
Available on Saturdays and Sundays only during March, April, May, June, September and October - subject to availability
Treatments will be scheduled for 11am and 12-noon with lunch commencing around 1:30pm
Please arrive 30 minutes prior to your treatment to allow time to get changed and settle into the spa environment

Important Information

Guidelines

Available on Saturdays and Sundays only during March, April, May, June, September and October - subject to availability
Please arrive 30 minutes prior to your treatment to allow time to get changed and settle into the spa environment

Cancellation

Once this experience has been confirmed, changes are at the discretion of the experience provider and arranged with them directly according to this policy:

Bookings cancelled less than 48 hours out will result in a cancellation fee of 50% of booking

Dress Code

Please ensure your party are dressed in smart casual attire. The provider also ask guests to be conscious of their in-house guests that may be around the lodge during the dining experience.

Other Info

A surcharge applies for couples treatments (two masseuses in a private room) NZD 55.00 inc GST per person.

Location

This experience is located in the Wairarapa wine region, just 90 minutes from central Wellington.