Alex van Heeren Cottage

Crowning a sunlit bluff above the Waikato River, the Alex van Heeren Cottage is a four-bedroom private residence of exceptional scale. The sightline downstream to the thundering Huka Falls alone sets it apart from anywhere else at Huka Lodge. View all packages.

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Features

  • Four bedrooms each with a fireplace and dressing room
  • Four ensuite bathrooms
  • Expansive open plan living areas
  • Den with fireplace and entertainment
  • Fully-equipped kitchen
  • Outdoor terrace with plunge pool and spa
  • Courtyard garden with fireplace
  • Private location with dramatic river views
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Lounge and Living Areas

The heart of the Alex van Heeren Cottage opens in every direction. Vaulted ceilings and an open fireplace anchor the living and dining spaces, with floor-to-ceiling glass doors drawing the room out to a river-facing terrace, plunge pool and spa. A private courtyard with fireplace completes an outdoor living experience as considered and generous as the interior it surrounds.

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Bedrooms
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The four king bedrooms of the Alex van Heeren Cottage are appointed for deep, unhurried rest. Each features an open fireplace, dressing room and opulent ensuite with a deep soaking bath and spa amenities. Two face the Waikato River on its descent toward Huka Falls, two open to the private courtyard, offering every guest a view worth waking up to.

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Alex van Heeren Cottage Floorplan

Features an expansive 364m2 of indoor and outdoor living. Ideal for eight guests in existing bedding.

Features an expansive 364m2 of indoor and outdoor living.
Ideal for eight guests in existing bedding.

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Unwind in classic, Beckons style

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Tucked among jurassic tree ferns on the banks of the Waikato River, Huka Lodge invites a step into another world. Only have time for a quick break? The Beckons Escape offers generous inclusions such as gourmet breakfast and dinner in the restaurant daily plus more.

Unwind in classic, Beckons style

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Tucked among jurassic tree ferns on the banks of the Waikato River, Huka Lodge invites a step into another world. Only have time for a quick break? The Beckons Escape offers generous inclusions such as gourmet breakfast and dinner in the restaurant daily plus more.

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Lodge Suite

The Lodge Suite takes its cue from the Waikato River beyond, its French doors opening to gardens, terraces and rolling lawns. A gauze-draped canopy and light-filled ensuite complete a retreat designed around the unhurried pace of the river.

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Lodge Suite with Fireplace

Where a glowing hearth meets river views, the Lodge Suite with Fireplace offers warmth and elegance in equal measure. Raked ceilings, a deep verandah and a garden-fringed ensuite complete a suite designed for true retreat.

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Alan Pye Cottage

The Alan Pye Cottage offers a rare kind of seclusion: a private two-bedroom residence above the Waikato River, with an infinity pool, outdoor pavilion and open fireplaces composing an experience that is wholly, unhurriedly your own.

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