The Luxury Hotel Guide 
A list by Tomas Mazowski.
This guide was last updated in November 2022. Hey! When I travel I love to stay at luxurious hotels - especially the kind of places that offer over the top extras and really spoil their guests with great service, nice spas, awesome restaurants and beautiful views. What more can you want? To save some time, I've put together this list of my favourite 5-star hotels and resorts in Russell. I hope you will like it!
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1 Bellrock Lodge Russell, New Zealand
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Guest house.
Just 450 metres from Kororareka Bay, Bellrock Lodge offers studios with a private balcony and lovely bay and town views.
A kitchenette with a dishwasher, microwave and refrigerator is standard in all studios. Each air-conditioned studio features flat-screen satellite TV, a DVD player and an iPod docking station.
Bellrock Lodge Russell is 5 minutes’ walk from the town centre, which offers a variety of restaurants, cafes and pubs. It is 15 minutes’ walk from Flagstaff Hill Historic Reserve. Paihia is a 40-minute drive, and Kerikeri Airport is 38 km away.
Guest review score 9.4,
rooms from around 295 NZD.
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2 Eagles Nest Russell, New Zealand
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Situated just outside Russell, Eagles Nest offers spacious and elegant villas with free Wi-Fi access and full kitchen facilities. Each has a large private terrace, and some villas have a private swimming pool. Guests enjoy a bottle of champagne upon arrival.
All of the villas at Eagles Nest Russell have a living room with a plasma-screen satellite TV and a DVD player. They also include a fully equipped kitchen with a dishwasher and washing machine.
Gourmet breakfast provisions are included and there is a complimentary fruit platter which is replenished daily.
Eagles Nest is a 20-minute walk from the centre of Russell. Guests can explore the many islands in the Bay of Islands by helicopter or boat.
Some of the many leisure activities available nearby include canoeing, horse riding and windsurfing.
Guest review score 9.5
I try my best to keep this guide up to date and I last refreshed it in November 2022. Did I miss a luxury hotel that should be on this list? Send me an email and let me know!
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