Villas with pools holiday lettings

Villas with pools and luxury apartments with shared facilities are popular. After a long day of splashing in the ocean, seashells collecting, kayaking and riding wave runners, try retreating to your beachfront vacation home. You’ll love the conveniences of staying right on the beach, with your own private swimming pool, outdoor shower to leave the sand behind and plenty of space to spread out and relax. If your idea of the perfect vacation is complete relaxation, try staying in a vacation condo located minutes away from the beach, golf courses, shopping and the marina.

A villa holiday is one of the most relaxing ways to spend your holiday and there's nothing more relaxing than sunbathing by your own private pool. A holiday villa with pool does not to be expensive either.

If you are planning a family villa holiday, a villa with pool is a must. Even if your villa is located near the beach, a swimming pool provides you with 24 hour access to some fun in the water, as well as an enclosed area to watch your kids play safely.

If you want to stay in superb accommodation where you have the freedom and space to do as you please when it suits you, then you should consider a villa with pool holiday. Each villa comes with a private pool and is fully equipped with everything you could need down to the last teaspoon, and all offer that special something.

Relax in the tranquillity of your own comfort and explore the local culture and cuisine.

New Zealand

New Zealand receives upwards of 2 million tourists per year and is marketed as a "clean, green" adventure playground.

While the usual perception of the New Zealand Travel industry is one of backpackers and bungy-jumping, Tourism New Zealand is now making a concerted effort to target the short-stay, high-spending tourist. These have been identified as "Interactive Travellers" and comprise those people who are just beginning to use the internet for their travel research.

Planning a New Zealand holiday can be a very confusing and stressful exercise for those of whom, New Zealand is a first time destination. Due to this demand there has been a huge growth in online travel agents.

To meet this demand, New Zealanders are creating luxury lodges by the dozens and perfecting the art of the "homestay" through what is known as "Guest and Hosted" lodges, top-class bed and breakfasts, and boutique hotels. The days of the back-packing European are not numbered, but it is clear from sites such as Luxury New Zealand that the general tone of the tourist industry in New Zealand in rising and is expected to continue to do so. To date, Qualmark, the official New Zealand rating service, has over 160 5-star accommodation providers on its list. Many of these are recognised by international rating organisations such as Andrew Harper, Small Luxury Hotels and Relais & Chateaux.

The vast majority of tourist arrivals in New Zealand come through Auckland International Airport which handled over 11 million passengers in 2004. Compare this with the 18 million passengers handled through Dubai and you have an impression of the tourist volume this country is experiencing.

Did you know that

  • New Zealand is one of the first countries in the world to see the dawn.
  • New Zealand’s highest mountain is Aoraki/Mt Cook, at 3,754 metres.
  • New Zealand is also known as Aotearoa in the Māori language which means Land of the Long White Cloud, the name given to New Zealand by the maori.
  • Auckland is the biggest city with over 1.2 million people and Wellington is the capital city.

Most tourist arrivals are through international airports at Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Queenstown.

Popular destinations include:

• Rotorua • Waitomo Caves • Coromandel Peninsula • Marlborough Sounds • Fiordland, including Milford Sound • Queenstown • Auckland • Christchurch • Bay of Islands • Taupo • Dunedin • Hawke's Bay

Ski resorts

Awakino, Broken River, Cardrona Alpine Resort, Coronet Peak, Craigieburn, Fox Peak, Hanmer Springs Ski Area, Invincible Snowfields, Lake Stella, Manganui, Mount Cheeseman, Mount Olympus, Mount Robert, Mt Dobson Ski Area, Mt Lyford Ski Area, Mt Potts, Mt. Hutt Ski Area, Ohau Ski Area Ltd., Porter Heights Ski Area Ltd., Rainbow Ski Area, Temple Basin, The Remarkables Ski Area, Treble Cone, Tukino, Turoa Ski Resort Ltd, Whakapapa

Beach resorts

North Island, Bay of Islands, Paihia; North Island, Bay of Islands, Russell; North Island, Northland, Matauri Bay; Taipa Bay Beach Resort, Waiheke Island's Onetangi Bay. Karikari Peninsula's Beaches, Coopers Beach, Hot Water Beach, Mount Maunganui's Ocean Beach, Kaiteriteri Beach, Abel Tasman National Park's Beaches, Abel Tasman, Milford Sound, Cook Strait, Coromandel, Castlepoint, Wellington coast, Bay of Islands, Westcoast, Auckland coast, Whale Island, Porirua Harbour, Wgtn Harbour, Spirits Bay, Bay of Plenty, Eastcoast, Kapiti Coast, Christchurch, Okarito

Spa resorts

Kimi Ora Spa Resort in Kaiteriteri, BAYVIEW CHATEAU TONGARIRO - Mt Rapehu, BEC SPA RESORT - Blenheim, BETHELLS BEACH COTTAGES - Waitakere, Auckland, BUSHLAND PARK LODGE & NICKEL STRAUSSE - Whangamata, CLUB HABITAT NZ LTD - Taupo, CORONET ALPINE RESORT - Queenstown, EDGEWATER HOTEL RESORT - Wanaka, FLAGSTAFF LODGE - Russell, Bay of Islands, GRAND MERCURE PUKA PARK RESORT - Coromandel Peninsula, HERITAGE HOTEL & SPA DU VIN - Auckland, HIWINUI COUNTRY ESTATE AND HEALTH SPA - Palmerston North, HUKA VILLAGE LAKE TAUPO - Taupo, JOHN SCOTT'S STILLPOINT YOGA RETREAT - Nelson, KIMI ORA HOLIDAY AND HEALTH RESORT - Nelson, KINA COLADA Bed and Breakfast / Health Spa - Tasman, LAKE TEKAPO SCENIC RESORT - Lake Tekapo, LAKES RESORT - Pauanui, Coromandel Peninsula, MERCURY BAY BEACHFRONT RESORT - Coromandel, MILLBROOK RESORT - Queenstown, NUGGET POINT BOUTIQUE HOTEL - Queenstown, OASIS RESORT - Taupo, OCEAN BREEZE RESORT - Pauanui, Coromandel, OCEANS RESORT - Tutukaka, PAIHIA BEACH RESORT & SPA - Bay of Islands, PALM PACIFIC RESORT - Whangamata, PUJJIS - Nelson, PUNGA COVE RESORT - Marlborough Sounds, RIDGE COUNTRY RETREAT - Tauranga, SHUNYATA - Diamond Harbour, TAIPA BAY RESORT - Doubtless Bay, TERRACE DOWNS - Canterbury, THE GODLEY RESORT HOTEL - Lake Tekapo, THE PORTAGE RESORT HOTEL - Marlborough Sounds, THE RESIDENCE - Lake Tekapo, VEDIC HEALTH MATAKANA - Warkworth, WAIHEKE ISLAND RESORT AND CONFERENCE FACILITIES - Waiheke Island, WAIRAKEI RESORT - Taupo, WHAREKAUHAU - Wellington, WORLDMARK - Rotorua, Pacific Rendezvous - Northland

Golf regions

AUCKLAND: Gulf Harbour G & CC, Formosa Golf Resort; COROMANDEL PENINSULA: Lakes Resort Pauanui; HAWKES BAY: Cape Kidnappers; TAUPO: Wairakei International Golf Course; CHRISTCHURCH: Clearwater Resort, Terrace Downs High Country Resort; QUEENSTOWN: Millbrook, Queenstown Golf Club; BAY OF ISLANDS: Kauri Cliffs