BEDROOMS
8/9 ensuites
every room private
OUTDOORS
Pool + hot tub
saltwater · seats 14–16
ACTIVITIES
20+
pickleball · tennis · golf
CERTIFIED
Qualmark Gold
5 star · light footprint
Eight/nine ensuite bedrooms. Saltwater pool. A pickleball court, tennis court, putting green, and a wood-fired pizza oven. More activities than you can fit in a weekend.
EXCLUSIVELY YOURS FOR THE DURATION OF YOUR STAY
One retreat. Endless ways to gather.
Up to nine ensuite bedrooms. Two fully equipped kitchens. A dining table that seats everyone. Outside: a saltwater pool and hot tub, pickleball and tennis courts, a putting green, croquet lawn, outdoor fire and a wood-fired pizza oven – more activities than you’ll fit into one stay. Perfect for corporate offsites, golf groups, and family reunions.
Corporate Offsites. Golf trips to Cape Kidnappers. Family reunions that everyone remembers.
One exclusive-use property, minutes from Hawke’s Bay’s best golf courses, and set up for corporate offsites, team retreats and family reunions. Perfect for weddings, pickleball weekends and cycling holidays too, with the region’s wineries and restaurants right on your doorstep.
The whole group. One house. Hawke’s Bay.
No splitting across two houses, no compromising on who gets which room. Multiple separate living areas, both inside and out – a games room with pool table and darts, a lawn for table tennis, petanque and trampoline time, a floodlit tennis court for a game after dark, and chickens for the kids to collect eggs from. Room for everyone, together and apart.
ABOUT
A property looked after by someone who genuinely loves it.
Lawn Road Retreat is privately owned and personally looked after by Pen Cropper. It’s not managed by a corporation or run from a distance — Pen knows the property well, cares about who stays here, and is personally involved in making every group feel looked after.
The retreat has a Qualmark Gold rating and a reputation for repeat guests. Families come back for milestone birthdays. Golf groups make it an annual trip. Corporate teams use it for their annual offsite. Friend groups have discovered it’s the best base in Hawke’s Bay.
— Pen Cropper, Owner
HAWKE’S BAY
Five minutes to the cycle trail and iconic wineries. Twenty-two to Cape Kidnappers.
Wineries, golf courses including Cape Kidnappers and Bridge Pa, restaurants, and the Saturday farmers market. Everything Hawke’s Bay is known for — New Zealand’s food and wine capital — all within easy reach.
★★★★★ EXCELLENT · 65+ GOOGLE REVIEWS
★★★★★
“We booked Lawn Road for my 70th birthday with my five children, their partners and six grandchildren and it was the best decision ever. Everything was top-notch from the linen on the beds to the amazingly equipped kitchen, the swimming pool and hot tub which we lived in… Pen was so welcoming and accommodating and made everything very comfortable for us. It was a dream come true.”
SUE · Google Review
★★★★★
“I have just had a wonderful 5 days at Lawn Road Retreat with friends. They have thought of everything! The evening spent sitting under blankets around the outside fire was perfect. We used the large meeting room as a yoga studio. The owner Pen was incredibly welcoming and helpful. We sincerely wished we had been there for two weeks instead of one.”
WENDY FORD · Google Review
★★★★★
“Our family of 18 (ranging from 4 months to 70s) stayed for a week recently. It was everything and more than we expected. Bedrooms were generous and numerous (9 with en-suites)… Because the facilities were so amazing we only left the property to go on the numerous bike trails 5 minutes from the house. The hosts made us very welcome. We are already planning another visit.”
JILL SYMONDS · Google Review
★★★★★
“We were a group of 20 golfers playing at Cape Kidnappers and Bridge Pa. The accommodation was the perfect place for winding down, and had plenty of activities for the guys to enjoy. The hot tub was perfect for sore muscles after a long day walking and swinging! Penny was an amazing host, and we look forward to hopefully staying again some time in the future!
GERARD POTTINGER · Google Review
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