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lodge, which has won awards for its ecofriendly approach. Despite the focus on green
good deeds, it's still luxurious, with underfloor heating and an under-the-stars hot tub.
Choose from rooms in the main lodge or in self-contained cottages.
Albert Town
Riversong
B&B $$$
( 03-443 8567;
www.riversongwanaka.co.nz
; 5 Wicklow Tce; d $160-190; )
Across from the
Clutha River in nearby Albert Town, Riversong has two guest bedrooms in a lovely
weatherboard house. The well-travelled owner has a fabulous nonfiction library. If you
can tear yourself away from the topics, there's excellent trout fishing just metres away.
Wanaka Alpine Lodge
B&B, APARTMENTS $$$
$$$
( 03-443 5355;
www.wanakaalpinelodge.co.nz
; 114 Albert Town-Lake Hawea Rd; r $259-289, apt
$390; )
Guests in the four spacious, modern bedrooms are pampered with home bak-
ing, an evening glass of wine and a cedar hot tub. It's slightly out of town, but the young
owners will lend you a mountain bike to get around on and even chauffeur you in for din-
ner.
Eating
Boaboa Food Company
FAST FOOD $
(
www.facebook.com/boaboafc
; 137 Ardmore St; mains $10-18; 10am-9pm)
Fancy burgers
(spiced pulled pork, high-country salmon, porterhouse steak) are the mainstay of this
white-tiled takeway bar, but it also does fish and chips and fried chicken. There are only
a handful of high tables, but the lakefront beckons.
Kai Whakapai
CAFE, BAR $
(cnr Helwick & Ardmore Sts; brunch $7-18, dinner $17-22; 7am-11pm)
An absolute Wanaka in-
stitution, Kai (the Maori word for food) is the place to be for a liquid sundowner accom-
panied by a massive sandwich or pizza. Locally brewed Wanaka Beerworks beers are on
tap and there are Central Otago wines as well.
Red Star
BURGERS $
