"My owners went to NZ and all I got was this lousy book!"

An English couple who recently took a trip of a lifetime to New Zealand discovered their curious canine had a hankering for his own taste of ‘Down Under’. The prying puppy Zorro, a Hungarian Viszla, was delighted at his owners’ return and couldn’t wait to see what our fair country looked like. He found a precious momento, the scenic coffee table book New Zealand Landscapes which had been purchased at Aoraki Mount Cook’s Hermitage Hotel, and promptly digested its contents (see photo).

Desperate to replace the book but unable to source it in the UK, the owners contacted The Hermitage Hotel who sent a replacement and a treat for Zorro.

Pizza kept safe

An American tourist staying at Aoraki Mount Cook recently bit off more than she could chew. Puzzled housekeeping staff were called to aid The Hermitage hotel guest who complained that she couldn’t get her pizza out of the microwave oven in her room. Turns out that it was a case of mistaken identity – the guest had put the pizza in the room safe and while pressing buttons, had activated the lock.

True Story!!!

It’s a nice day for a white wedding…

5 August 2008

Fresh snowfall provided a magical backdrop for Australian Dayle Pascoe and Indonesian Lelly Suparman’s recent wedding at Aoraki Mount Cook’s Hermitage Hotel.

The happy couple were married by a Tekapo celebrant who made it through the snow in a 4WD to marry them.

1) Bride Dayle Pascoe and groom Lelly Suparman getting into the swing of things.

2) Bride Dayle Pascoe and groom Lelly Suparman reflecting on their new life together

Photos courtesy of Alpine Image Company