Title: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]

Author: Cyclopedia Company Limited

Publication details: The Cyclopedia Company, Limited, 1905, Christchurch

Part of: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand Licence

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Lake Wanaka Hotel (Mrs Russell, proprietress), Pembroke. The popular and obliging hostess of the Wanaka Hotel is ably assisted by her two daughters, and possesses one of the most charmingly situated hostelries in New Zealand. It stands an a terrace overlooking Lake Wanaka, and the magnificent view obtained from the grounds cannot be, perhaps, surpassed in the southern hemisphere. Four acres of land are attached to the hotel, and are tastefully laid out as pleasure grounds with shrubberies, orchard, kitchen garden, and paddocks. Lake Wanaka Hotel is an Ideal resting place for tourists and ordinary travellers. The building contains twenty-six rooms, including sitting and bedrooms. Special conveyances can be hired to convey tourists to the Hermitage at Mount Cook. Then, the p. s. “Theodore” makes special trips to various parts of the lake to suit excursionists, and calls regularly every week at the head of the lake, by which route travellers can reach the West Coast, via the Haast river. Lord Onslow and party went over this route, and were delighted with the magnificent scenery. Mail coaches run twice weekly between Cromwell. Queenstown, and Cardrona. There are also excellent tracks connecting the Pembroke district with the goldfields at Arrow and Macetown.