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Rosewood Cape Kidnappers is set on a windswept peninsula in Te Awanga, Hawke's Bay, occupying a 6,000-acre working sheep and beef farm. The property sits 140 metres above the Pacific Ocean and contains Cape Sanctuary, New Zealand's largest privately-owned wildlife restoration project. The region includes the world's largest mainland gannet colony and iconic landmarks including Te Mata Peak and the Cape Kidnappers Golf Course.
Check availability Official websiteThe hotel is located at Clifton Road 446, Te Awanga, Hawke's Bay, 4180, New Zealand. It sits atop endless acres of a windswept peninsula where sheep and cattle graze open pastures. Trails wind through rolling hills, ancient gullies, and dramatic clifftops meeting the Pacific Ocean. The property borders Black Reef and is situated within Hawke's Bay, recognised as "New Zealand's fruit bowl" and a Great Wine Capital of the World.
Cape Kidnappers is home to the world's largest mainland gannet colony, with migration and nesting visible from September to May. The property encompasses Cape Sanctuary, which has transformed from bare hillside to lush coastal forest through private conservation efforts. Native bird species inhabit diverse ecosystems throughout the landscape. Iconic natural features include the Cape Kidnappers lighthouse, Shark's Tooth Island, and Flat Rock. Marked walking tracks provide views of cliffs, gorges, and diverse natural scenery across the property.
Cape Kidnappers Golf Course, designed by Tom Doak as a par-71 course, perches 140 metres above the Pacific with cliff-edge fairways and dramatic ocean views. Nearby Napier City features one of the world's most celebrated collections of Art Deco buildings. Te Mata Peak, an icon of the Hawke's Bay skyline, rewards visitors with panoramic coastal and vineyard vistas. The broader Hawke's Bay region is recognised as a Great Wine Capital with distinctive terroir and climatic conditions that attract wine enthusiasts.
The surrounding region supplies the hotel with distinctive ingredients: strawberries from Havelock North, sustainably caught seafood from Wairarapa, ethically raised free-range chicken from Bostock Brothers in Hawke's Bay, and Te Mata Figs grown locally in thirty varieties. These regional sources form the foundation of the hotel's farm-to-table culinary approach and reflect the agricultural identity of Hawke's Bay.
The hotel is located at Clifton Road 446, Te Awanga, Hawke's Bay, 4180, New Zealand, on a windswept peninsula 140 metres above the Pacific Ocean.
Cape Kidnappers is home to the world's largest mainland gannet colony (visible from September to May) and features cliff-edge terrain perched 140 metres above the Pacific Ocean.
Cape Sanctuary is New Zealand's largest privately-owned wildlife restoration project, located on the property. It has transformed from bare hillside to lush coastal forest and is home to native bird species in diverse ecosystems.
Napier City has one of the world's most celebrated collections of Art Deco buildings. Te Mata Peak offers panoramic views of the coast and vineyards. The Cape Kidnappers Golf Course is a Tom Doak par-71 course, and the Cape Kidnappers lighthouse is nearby.
Strawberries come from Havelock North, seafood from Wairarapa, free-range chicken from Bostock Brothers in Hawke's Bay, and Te Mata Figs are grown locally.
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