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The Driftwood Inn and Restaurant (also known as The Breezeway) is a historic site in Vero Beach, Florida. It is located at 3150 Ocean Drive. On August 6, 1994, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. The Driftwood Inn was opened in 1937, conceived and constructed by local Vero Beach eccentric and businessman Waldo E ...
The following is a list of historic hotels in the New Zealand South Island Region of Otago. Otago, which during the late nineteenth century was New Zealand's richest province (thanks to the Otago gold rush has a wealth of historic buildings, many of them originally dedicated to the accommodation and hospitality trade.
Cordis Hotel, Auckland The Cordis Hotel, Auckland is a luxury hotel in Auckland , New Zealand . [ 1 ] Formerly named The Langham, Auckland, it occupies the historic site of Partington's Windmill, a local landmark until its demolition in 1950.
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Awakino (club skifield); Craigieburn Range Broken River (club skifield); Craigieburn Valley (club skifield); Mount Cheeseman (club skifield); Mount Olympus (club skifield); Fox Peak (club skifield)
In 1896 the New Zealand Government bought the hotel buildings, contents and 29 acres of land for £900. [9] By this time the hotel had been extended and contained about 30 rooms. Visitors could hire horses or hire a guide to take them climbing. [10] In 1901 management of the hotel passed to the Department of Tourist and Health Resorts. [9]
Driftwood is wood that has been washed onto a shore or beach of a sea, lake, or river by the action of winds, tides or waves. It is part of beach wrack. In some waterfront areas, driftwood is a major nuisance. However, the driftwood provides shelter and food for birds, fish and other aquatic species as it floats in the ocean.
Mount Lyford (1590m) is the home of an alpine village and ski resort in the South Island of New Zealand. It is 146 kilometres by road north of Christchurch on the Inland Kaikōura Road (SH70) between Culverden and Kaikōura. The resort is a 40-minute drive to Hanmer Springs and a 45-minute drive to Kaikōura.