The main living room at sunset, looking out to Lion Rock

By popular demand · A few January dates, now released

Make this view part of your summer.

Our private estate in Piha, opened to you for a few days this summer. Switch off together, with one of New Zealand's most iconic, cinematic views all to yourselves. Perfect for you and two or three other couples.

Plan your stay

By popular demand · A few January dates

The main house

Four bedrooms

exclusively yours, with daily housekeeping

Who it suits

Three or four couples

or a family, up to eight

Minimum stay

Three nights

this summer only

Optional cottage

The Little Louise's

our separate one-bedroom retreat for two

The estate

The Louise's, entirely yours

Exclusive use of the estate for your whole stay, with discreet daily housekeeping. Our home, opened to you for a short season.

The main house

Four bedrooms sleeping eight across 600sqm, with a full kitchen, a media room and a dedicated massage room.

The Little Louise's, if you'd like it

Our one-bedroom cottage, set apart in the bush with its own deck and hot tub. Add it for two more guests.

Sixty minutes away

From central Auckland to Lion Rock, the Tasman and the full sweep of Piha beach below.

The Louise's from above, set into native bush at sunset
The Louise's, in the Piha bush
The living room, looking through to the kitchen
The living room, looking through to the kitchen

Your stay

A retreat of your own making

Recharge after Christmas and New Year with the people you love most. We'll put you in touch with yoga teachers, massage therapists and private chefs. You shape the days.

A grazing platter and red wine on the deck at sunset, with Lion Rock beyond

Long lunches on the deck

Slow afternoons that run into sunset over Lion Rock.

The long dining table, ringed with windows onto the bush

A private chef dinner

Everyone around one long table, with a chef arranged before you arrive.

Yoga on the deck at sunset, Lion Rock behind

Yoga on the deck

A guided session on the deck before the day begins.

The massage room, set up with two tables and robes

Treatments at home

Massage in the house's own treatment room, side by side.

A guest in the hot tub at The Little Louise's, watching the sun set behind Lion Rock

A retreat within the retreat

Add The Little Louise's for the couple who deserves a quiet night.

Piha's black sand beach at low tide, with rocky headlands and gentle surf

Explore Piha

Surf the black sand beach, climb Lion Rock or walk the bush tracks to Kitekite Falls.

The details

What's included

Every stay
Exclusive use of the main house and grounds, with welcome drinks and selected provisions waiting when you arrive.
Daily housekeeping
Included every day of your stay. A discreet team keeps the house fresh, with towels and linen replenished, at a time that suits you.
The Little Louise's
Optional, for two more guests.
By arrangement
Introductions to private chefs, massage therapists, yoga teachers and local guides, arranged before you arrive.

Inside

The house and the cottage

The open-plan living room, doors slid back to the courtyard and deck on both sides
The living room
The kitchen, opening onto the courtyard
The kitchen, opening onto the courtyard
The primary bedroom
The primary bedroom
The freestanding bath in the primary ensuite
The primary ensuite
The cactus deck
The cactus deck
The Louise's lit up at dusk in the bush
The Louise's at night

Plan your stay

Request a personalised quote

We've released only a few January dates. Three short steps, no payment or obligation, and a personal reply within 24 hours.

  1. 01Your stay
  2. 02Your experience
  3. 03Your details

What brings you here?

Choose as many as fit.

05Just the two of you, cottage onlyOur one-bedroom retreat, booked on its own.Visit The Little Louise's →

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