• Overview
• Features
• Room Types
• Gallery
• Dining
• Weddings
• Conferences
• Experiences
• Location

Rooms

At Peppers Clearwater Resort we offer contemporary and comfortable boathouse design hotel rooms and one, two and three bedroom suites. Each style of accommodation welcomes privacy, relaxation, and refined entertaining. Please note, Peppers Clearwater Resort does not have ground floor rooms and all rooms have stair access only.

Experiences

The scenic South Island city is an activity playground. Go Trout fishing or punting on the Avon and fly, drive or ride this picturesque region, stopping to taste its famous wines.

Your South Island experience

Follow the trail between Peppers Clearwater Resort in Christchurch to Peppers Beacon in Queenstown, taking delight in a stop at Peppers Bluewater Resort at Lake Tekapo along the way. Three resorts, three spectacular regions. Experience this breathtaking route travelling south from Christchurch, or begin in adventurous Queenstown and make your way north.

Golf

Peppers Clearwater Resort is situated on a John Darby designed course, with round lakes, Trout filled streams and spectacular views of the Southern Alps. Use the driving range practice area and putting green to hone your handicap.

Nature walks

The South Island of New Zealand, with its spectacular scenery, is ideal for walking. Get out, into the fresh southern air, onto walking trails past waterways and wildlife.

Fishing

Experience the thrill of catching fresh, Brown or Rainbow Trout from iconic lakes and streams near the resort.

Bike tours

The spectacular Southern Alps backdrop and South Island landscape are ideal for mountain bike riding along leisurely trails or challenging tracks.

Horse riding

Ride through a working farm in the high country, past the quiet hills of the Canterbury Plains and along the foothills of the Southern Alps. A peaceful and beautiful experience.

Helicopter tours

See the magnificent scale and full vista of the scenic South Island landscape and the Southern Alps, flying over Christchurch city and landing at the resort helipad.

Punting on the Avon

Ever wanted to experience the romantic atmosphere and river-level views of punting? Relax and let your skilled boatperson guide you across the wonderland of the Avon River.

Driving tours

Driving around Christchurch and Canterbury you can visit Kaikoura, Akaroa, Mt Cook, Hammer Springs and the sourthern wine trails, or take the Grand Tour onboard a luxury coach.

Food & wine tasting

If you prefer things made in the traditional way, Barrys Bay is New Zealand’s only producer of clothbound, rinded cheddars. Enjoy the scenery of Banks Peninsula on the way.

Vineyard tours

Explore one of the oldest grape growing regions in the South Island, and taste the distinctive style of some of the southernmost vineyards in the world.

Directions

Peppers Clearwater Resort is nestled on a magnificent lake just 15 minutes from the heart of Christchurch and its re-emerging attractions. The resort is conveniently located just seven minutes from Christchurch airport.

Once you're here, it is so easy to get around Christchurch. Nowhere else in the world (within two hours of an international airport )can you experience this array of experiences. From coast to country on water, by air or land, corporate jets, helicopters, ferries, launches, yachts, and limousines there are numerous transfer options. From Christchurch International Airport:

• Head east on Durey Rd, 400m
• At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Memorial Ave, 600m
• At the roundabout take the 1st exit onto Russley Rd/State Highway 1
• Continue to follow State Highway 1
• Go through 3 roundabouts, 5.9km
• Turn left onto Clearwater Avenue
• Follow road for 500m