Pinedale Backpacker Lodge & Apartment

In Methven, Mt Hutt village

**4 STAR QUALMARK RATED BACKPACKERS**
**Tourism Award Winner 2009**

Come and see why everyone loves staying at 4 Star Pinedale Lodge in Methven-Mt Hutt village. Close to everything and a homely, relaxed base for skiing the Southern Alps, exploring the stunning Ashburton district and Lord of the Rings country, or just hanging out.

Variety of room options - including your own modern and clean self-contained 2 bedroom apartment or private double or twin rooms, dorms or family rooms with shared kitchen and bathroom in the backpacker lodge. Pinedale is also the only backpackers with it`s own 4WD van offering return trips to Mt Hutt, Mt Olympus, Mt Cheeseman, Porter Heights etc (additional charges apply). We`ll go where the snow is best.

The apartment is a home away from home with double glazing and air conditioning for your warmth and comfort. Sleeps up to 4 people with 1 double room and 1 twin room. Full kitchen with stylish stainless steel appliances (incl. gas hob, dishwasher), guaranteed hot water, TV and movie library, private garden, BBQ, mountain views, separate storage room. Laundry facilities available.

The lodge has a relaxed, friendly vibe, 2 spacious living areas with a big open fire and surrounding “love-pit”, high speed internet and wireless, free pool table and movies, as well as a large, fully equipped kitchen, individually heated bedrooms with beds fully made, ski tuning equipment, laundry, drying and storage facilities.

The base of Mt Hutt is only a 10 minute drive away and within 5 minutes walk are legendary pubs - Steelworx, The Blue Pub and Brown Pub, an art house `Cinema Paradiso`. The Visitor Centre is nearby as are supermarkets, a book shop, galleries, ski and snowboard shops and a gym. There are plenty of places to eat, including takeaways, pub meals, cafes and restaurants.

Nearby activities include skiing, snowboarding, hot air ballooning, jet boating, Lord of the Rings tours, tandem skydiving, hiking, golf, rafting, fishing, hunting, mountain biking, and horse-riding.

Pinedale and Methven is an easy 1 hour drive from Christchurch International Airport. 2.5 hours drive to stunning Lake Tekapo, 3.5 hours drive to Dunedin, 5 hours to Wanaka, 5.5 hours to Queenstown.

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Main Centres in South Canterbury

Main Centres in South Canterbury - Christchurch - the largest city in the South Island - Kaikoura - translated from Maori means `a place for eating crayfish` Hanmer Springs - a peaceful alpine village - Timaru - features significant Maori rock art collections - Lake Tekapo - beautiful lakeside town - Methven - gateway to Mount Hutt - Akaroa - attractive village with a French history - Darfield - gateway to the scenic attractions of the Waimakariri and Rakaia Rivers - Springfield - gateway to the Southern Alps and the diverse journey through the Great Alpine Highway 73 - The MacKenzie Country is a high inland basin beneath the Southern Alps and Aoraki /Mt Cook . Aoraki /Mt Cook is New Zealand `s highest mountain at 3,754 metres . Main centres include Fairlie , Lake Tekapo , Aoraki /Mt Cook and Twizel .

South Canterbury - New Zealand

SOUTH CANTERBURY - NEW ZEALAND The Canterbury Region includes a large central portion of the East Coast of the South Island, centred around the city of Christchurch . From the silvery beaches of the East Coast to the jagged peaks of the Southern Alps, the Canterbury landscape is impossible to ignore. Big scenery is the order of the day—huge panoramas of ocean or mountains, great sweeps of pastureland, massive amounts of sky. The highest point of the region is the highest point of New Zealand. The spectacular Aoraki /Mount Cook stands at 3,754 metres ( Aoraki is Maori for Cloud Piercer ). At the other end of the scale, the submarine trenches off the coast of Kaikoura are thousands of metres deep, providing an ideal environment for the whales, dolphins and seals that live there permanently.