This Kiwi icon was built in the roaring 1920s and served as a hospital for recovering airmen after World War 2, everyone in New Zealand knows The Chateau. You’re in the heart of Tongariro National Park and Mt Ruapehu, the North Island’s highest peak, is right there.

What we love about the Chateau Tongariro - Feeling like you’re stepping back in time to another hotel age.