The Stafford Villa
Experience the real New Zealand when you visit the gay-friendly Stafford Villa boutique hotel hidden in a quiet and tranquil corner on Auckland’s North Shore in the maritime suburb of Birkenhead Point. This restored Victorian Villa has earned a reputation for elegance, comfort, style, quality service, and attention to detail. Located close to the water the villa is ten minutes by passenger ferry or a short car ride from downtown Auckland. Surrounded by tropical trees, with native flora and active bird life, the villa is away from traffic noise, yet close to everything for leisurely walks, antique shopping, and award-winning restaurants. This is a Rainbow Tourism accredited gay-welcoming boutique luxury hotel.
The setting is peaceful and secluded, but its intimate size offers you the chance to have it all to yourselves or share with one other couple. Whether its for your special occasions, romantic escapes, honeymoons, weddings, private gatherings, or just an escape from your busy lifestyle, the Traditional Victorian High Teas are all about Elegance and Etiquette and are perfect for birthdays and celebrations. Or why not just treat yourself on Sunday afternoons during October and March and experience a time gone by.
Luxurious Rooms
This villa has been a family home since 1903, a historic double bay villa, Stafford Villa is the original name of the house which derived from the original family’s hometown in Staffordshire, England. New owners in 1977 commenced renovations to restore the house to its full glory with the reconstruction taking nine years. The end result is a very fine classic double bay villa with full return veranda on two levels which include 500 turned pieces of Kauri! The Kauri staircase which connects the upper and lower floors was rediscovered after it had been boarded up for fifty years and the house features magnificent Kauri ceilings and polished floors.
The current owners, Mark and Christina, purchased the house in March 1999, when the Villa was completely renovated and restored bringing back the style of a bygone era and adding some mod cons like central heating, a state of the art security system, modern kitchen appliances, and modern bathrooms.
Now the Stafford Villa is on the Birkenhead Historic List and is grade two of the New Zealand Historic Places Trust.
Despite this historical significance the villa offers luxury accommodation in two guest suites each with a dressing area, bath and shower. The suites have been refurbished to the highest modern standard with the emphasis on style, elegance, comfort, and privacy. The suites offer LCD TV, DVD, CD VCR, personal safe, luxury towel bathrobes, silk kimonos, New Zealand natural toiletries, and a selection of large fluffy towels, handmade chocolates, fresh fruit, and flowers. Turn-down service is included in the evening with fresh towels, distilled ice water, and evening port.
To make your stay memorable, and for a perfects nights sleep, you can choose your own special pillow from the pillow menu. Time spent sleeping at Stafford Villa is as memorable as time spent awake!
Beautiful Mature Gardens
Three beaches, cafes, restaurants, boutiques, antique shopping, harbour bush walks, Harbourside art trails, and a regular ferry service that operates to downtown Auckland, are all within walking distance. A number of golf courses are ten minutes by car and the wine area of West Auckland is a twenty-five minute drive. Walking tracks to sheltered beaches, native reserves and parks with magnificent views of the Waitemata harbour are all within the vicinity of the villa.
Stafford Villa has a reputation for elegance, comfort, style, service, and attention to detail, providing a memorable and relaxing stay in a convenient yet peaceful gay-friendly location.
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