Gisborne Top 1 Best Wine Hotel

If your idea of a perfect Gisborne stay involves waking up among the vines, Matawhero Wines is hard to resist. The accommodation sits at the estate’s Riverpoint Road vineyard, right beside its rustic cellar door, which means the wine experience begins almost the moment you arrive. These modern luxury cabins are made for slow mornings, private-deck tastings and long views across one of New Zealand’s sunniest wine regions... Each cabin has a stylish ensuite, kitchenette, smart TV and free Wi-Fi, but the real luxury is the setting. You can wander over for a tasting, order a platter, or simply open a bottle back on your deck as the vines shift colour in the afternoon light. Matawhero also comes with serious wine heritage: the estate’s story reaches back to New Zealand wine pioneers of the 1960s, giving this stay a deeper sense of place than a standard vineyard escape. Read more