2026 editionNo. 42
Blanket Bay
Glenorchy, New Zealand
Why Blanket Bay is one of The World’s Best 100 Lodges 2026.
Blanket Bay occupies the edge of Lake Wakatipu with the Southern Alps rising directly beyond it. The house combines generous rooms, a serious cellar and assured service with immediate access to hiking, riding, fishing and helicopter country; it remains an enduring model of the hosted New Zealand lodge.
The essentials.
- Destination
- Glenorchy, New Zealand
- Property
- Alpine lake lodge
- Operator
- Blanket Bay
- Opened
- 1999
Address4191 Glenorchy-Queenstown Rd, Lake Wakatipu, South Island, 9372, New ZealandOpen map ↗
Edition factsThe record at a glance
- Position
- No. 42
- Lodge type
- Alpine lake lodge
- Destination
- Glenorchy
- Country or region
- New Zealand
- Management in 2026
- Blanket Bay
- Opening year
- 1999