Retreats · Wānaka
Take the team off the grid.
The best thinking your leadership does this year will not happen in a meeting room with a whiteboard and a plate of sandwiches. A private estate in Central Otago. Ten people. No lobby, no interruptions.
Where you work
Rooms that hold a hard conversation.
You work in the study when the group is small, at the long dining table when it is everyone, and in the media room when something needs to go on a screen. The glass-ceiling entertaining room takes the session that runs long, because the light keeps changing and nobody notices the clock.
Wi-Fi throughout. Nothing is hired in and nothing is set up around you. The estate is already ready, which is the whole idea.
Ten people is the ceiling, and we are direct about that. This is a room for a board, a founding team or a leadership group. It is not a venue for a hundred-person conference, and we would rather tell you now than take the booking.
Where you reset
The part that does the real work.
Teams do not solve anything in hour nine of a workshop. They solve it in the pool, on the walk, or in front of the fire when nobody is chairing.
The water
A heated lap pool facing the Alps, and a jacuzzi. Swim before the first session and the day starts differently.
The fire
Otago schist fireplaces. The conversation that matters usually happens here, around nine in the evening.
The lake
Two minutes on foot. Send them out at three in the afternoon when the room has gone flat. It works.
Boards & leadership teams
Discretion is a feature.
When the whole estate is yours, nothing leaves it. No shared lift, no adjacent table, no one at the next desk. Boards, family offices and founding teams use Mishika because the conversation stays in the room, and the room has a gate.
A private chef cooks in the MasterChef-ready kitchen, so lunch takes twenty minutes instead of ninety and nobody breaks the thread. Breakfast is included every morning.
Where you sleep
Five suites.
Every one ensuite. Nobody draws the short straw.
- The SanctuarySuite One · Master
- The PavilionSuite Two · Premium
- The NestSuite Three · Premium
- The HideawaySuite Four · Premium
- The LoftSuite Five · Premium
Enquire
Tell us what the team needs.
Naia replies within twelve hours, every message. WhatsApp is answered 07:00–22:00 NZT.
Naia takes it from here — our concierge, in eleven languages, from first enquiry to the day you leave. WhatsApp · +64 290 255 7896
Questions
The ones people ask.
How many people can the estate hold?
Ten sleeping, across five ensuite suites. That is deliberate. A board, a leadership team or a founding group fits; a hundred-person conference does not, and we would rather say so now.
Is there somewhere to actually work?
Yes. A study, a media room with a screen, a long dining table, and a glass-ceiling entertaining room. Wi-Fi throughout. Nothing needs to be hired in.
Can we book the whole estate?
Yes, and for a retreat it is the point. No other guests, no lobby, no one overhearing the strategy session at breakfast.
What about food?
A private chef is available on request and cooks in the MasterChef-ready kitchen. A chef needs 48 hours' notice. Nobody loses ninety minutes finding lunch.
Is there a minimum stay?
The whole estate carries a five-night minimum for events. Individual suites are bookable year-round with shorter stays.
How far is Queenstown airport?
Roughly an hour by road. The Wānaka lakefront and town centre are two minutes away, and transfers can be arranged.