Stay: PurePods
These eco-friendly, free-standing glass accommodations provide guests with up-close and uninterrupted views of nature. Set in an open clearing on private farmland on the South Island, the four 1-room PurePods offer comfort, luxury and dramatic vistas without neighbors to guarantee complete privacy. Constructed almost entirely from glass with no carpet, curtains or ceiling, the PurePods are slightly elevated, giving guests the sensation that they are floating over the ground. The self-contained retreat runs on solar power, uses filtered rainwater, and has natural waste composting.
The PurePod stay is part of a New Zealand itinerary arranged by New Zealand travel experts New Zealand In Depth. Keep in mind there is no WiFi, TV or cellular signal in the PurePods, so make sure your clients are comfortable disconnecting from their devices. The stay includes dinner in guests’ PurePod and a breakfast basket in the morning. There are four PurePod locations: one near Little River on the Banks Peninsula; two overlooking the Kaikoura Mountain range; and the newest PurePod opened January 2017 in the hills above the Waipara wine region. Rates start at $225 pp per night. For more information, visit newzealand-indepth.co.uk/luxury-accommodation/banks-peninsula-accommodation/purepods.
