Wānaka hotel development: First major hotel in nearly 40 years planned

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A $180 million alpine resort featuring a 136-room hotel and 72 residential properties is being planned for Wānaka, in what would be the town’s first major hotel development in…

A $180 million alpine resort featuring a 136-room hotel and 72 residential properties is being planned for Wānaka, in what would be the town’s first major hotel development in nearly 40 years.

The Mount Iron Wānaka development will occupy 1.87ha at the foot of Mt Iron, combining accommodation, residential living, hospitality and extensive health and wellbeing facilities.

Construction is expected to begin in 2027, with the development anticipated to take about four years to complete.

The project is the brainchild of KR Capital, the development and investment division of nationwide engineering and design consultancy Kirk Roberts.

The resort-style complex will combine a Sudima Hotel with 39 three- and four-bedroom townhouses and 33 apartments, including three penthouses, with residential properties priced from $1.4m.

Owners and guests will share swimming pools, hot pools, saunas, a gym and wellness facilities, alongside sports and recreational spaces, landscaped gardens and relaxation areas.

The full-service hotel will incorporate restaurant and bar facilities, conference and meeting spaces, supported by a pedestrian promenade, hospitality and retail precinct.

An elevated, landscaped walkway known as the Ridgeline will extend 100m through the heart of the development.

Hind Management, the operator behind Sudima Hotels, will manage both the hotel and residential resort operations.

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