Sue and Archie offer you warm hospitality in a peaceful country setting - the perfect start or end to your New Zealand holiday.

Find out why guests remember Archie's special breakfasts and keep returning for more!

The spacious second floor bedrooms in this recently refurbished English colonial style home have TV and welcoming extras to make you feel "at home".

• Unwind in the heated swimming pool, spa pool (jacuzzi) and infrared sauna.
• Stroll through the country garden or make yourself known to Big Ears and her Suffolk sheep mates and Eric the friendly Highland steer.
• Thistledown Lodge is warmly recommended by tourists looking for a memorable and intimate pause on their New Zealand travels - check out recent guest book comments.

Pukekohe, a small country town 10 minutes away, offers a wide selection of restaurants and cafes. Thistledown Lodge is within easy driving distance from the Coromandel, Waitomo glow worm caves and Rotorua's thermal attractions.

Thistledown Lodge is close to popular wedding and function venues Footbridge Lodge and Kinnaird Gardens. It's also within easy reach of Pukekohe motor and race tracks, Karaka thoroughbred centre, NZKC showgrounds, the annual Ellerslie Flower Show and Kaye Maxwell's golf course and coaching school.

The Lodge is set in rolling green farmland and is easy to find on the old main road between the Bombay or Ramarama motorway exits. There's secure off-street parking and Auckland airport is just 30 minutes away.

Dinner and family groups by arrangement.