The Pear Orchard Lodge

About this place

The Pear Orchard Lodge is a self-catering boutique lodge at 569 Hill Street South, Hope, just outside Richmond in the Nelson Tasman region. The property sits on a working orchard, and the rural setting and outlook are central to how it presents itself. It is close enough to Richmond and Nelson for easy access to the airport, vineyards, beaches and the region's national parks, while remaining genuinely quiet.

### The offer

The lodge sleeps up to around 20 people in total: up to 16 in the main lodge, plus a further four in a separate self-contained cottage. The main lodge has seven bedrooms, two of which have ensuite bathrooms, with the remainder sharing two full bathrooms and an additional toilet. Rooms are described as sunny and light.

The property is self-catering rather than serviced, and the shared spaces are the drawcard. These include a modern kitchen built from recycled timber, a large dining area with a farmhouse table, a wood burner for cooler months, and a large sunny verandah with a six-burner barbecue and garden area. Guests can borrow bikes free of charge to ride the Tasman Great Taste Trail, and the lodge is well placed for Abel Tasman, Kahurangi and Nelson Lakes national parks, local beaches, wineries and artisan producers.

### Meetings and events

The Pear Orchard Lodge is not a purpose-built conference venue and does not publish delegate capacities or meeting room specifications. What it offers instead is whole-property hire: a single group can take the lodge and cottage together, with the large dining room and verandah acting as the gathering space.

### Suitability

This is a fit for small residential retreats, team offsites, planning and strategy days, and incentive or reward stays of roughly 12 to 20 people where a group wants exclusive use of a rural property and is comfortable self-catering or bringing in a caterer. Organisers needing fixed AV, day-delegate packages or in-house catering should confirm arrangements directly with the lodge before committing.