We stayed at this amazing place in Mt Cook called The Hermitage Hotel. Honestly, you don't have much of an accommodation option over there. Initially we thought that Mt Cook would have some kind of activities like Cameron Highlands.
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| Majestic Mt Cook |
Alas, we were caught offguard .. there's nothing there. No town. No villages. Only small scattered population of people and a backpackers' lodge. Nevertheless, the view was very breathtaking that having nothing to do there seems so trivial.
The Hermitage Hotel has a small museum attached to it - it houses all the old skool relics from the Hermitage Hotel all the way back in the 1880s when the hotel was first built. The museum also has articles on past climbers of people who has scaled Mt Cook, in particular Sir Edmund Hillary who was the first person who conquered Mt Cook.
Aoraki Mt Cook is the highest mountain in New Zealand. Mt Cook was renamed to its present name in 1998 to incorporate its Maori heritage. While we were there, we were suppose to join a glacier expedition. Unfortunately, the expedition was cancelled as the lake was too frozen for people to pass through. :( :( *sad*
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| Our hotel |
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| Love the architecture |
Our room has a big window that overlooks the mountain and it sets a very nice and romantic ambiance. :) All in, I don't have anything to complain in the hotel and the staff there. Only thing is that their beds are too soft (in fact all hotels/motels in New Zealand has soft beds .. I wonder why?). Their breakfast was very limited - anything extra you would have to pay.
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| Amazing view right? |
I suggest though, that you head over to the backpackers' lodge. The cafeteria serves fantastic food! See it for yourself! :) Portion is generous too.
One more last picture before I end the post :) *heart*
Love;
Mrs Lee
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