Luxury Girls Getaway

No matter the season, what I love to do more than anything else is a road trip away with the girls. There is something special about escaping the routine with those closest to you. Winter is no exception, it is not the time to sit around gathering dust inside. You have to head out, shake off the cobwebs and have some fun with your girlfriends. Well, I have discovered just the place.

On Friday I got the chance to slip back into road trip mode with Katie when we got a taste of the luxury that is the Terrace Downs Resort, located just 50 minutes from Christchurch International Airport. Surrounded by snow-capped mountains, gorgeous alpine views, beautiful Villas, and loads of activities, I felt like a Princess with my Kingdom to explore before me.

Besides deluxe jaw-dropping accomodation, award winning chefs, an 18-hole championship golf course and the stunning panoramic vistas to Mt Hutt, Terrace Downs has an array of resort-owned and operated activities, such as their Discovery Jet boating, archery, blokarts (land yachts), horse safaris, and a resort spa to name a few. Guess what we tried out?

Yes, you guessed it; Katie and I high-tailed it to the spa. We figured what better place to unwind with the girls than getting pampered head to toe? Terrace Downs offers a door-to-door service taking you from your Villa to the spa, for the ultimate in celebrity treatment. As soon as we walked through the door we felt the stresses of life escaping us. The spa offers unique Asian-style therapy, with the finest natural products available to you. There is even a wonderful group treatment room, complete with a fully stocked bar where you and the girls can be donned in exclusive robes and play film star goddess, with a glass of bubbly in hand. Now that is some real glitz and glam!

Terrace Downs features deluxe one-to-four bedroom fully self contained accommodation, everything from casual to fine dining options with a large selection of lesiure and adventure activities to choose from, making it a one-stop weekend away destination with the girls.

The "Girls' Getaway" Package includes a night in a deluxe villa suite (pictured above), continental breakfast for each guest, a basket of goodies in room on arrival (including cheese, crackers, fruit and bubbly) and perhaps best of all, a heavenly foot spa and massage (or credit towards a spa treatment of equal or greater value) with prices starting from $205pp (6 sharing, 3 bedroom deluxe villa suite twin share.)



Take some time to get pampered and spoilt as all Princesses, I mean, girls should- at Terrace Downs Resort.



Terrace Downs
Coleridge Road, Windwhistle, Canterbury, New Zealand
Phone: +64 (0)3 318 6943, Fax: +64 (0)3 317 9372
www.terracedowns.co.nz

Melissa Chrisp, 16 May 2009