Alpine retreat ideally located for skiing, tramping, rock climbing and mountainbiking.

Alpenblick is a solidly built Swiss-style chalet in Castle Hill Village in the New Zealand Alps. With skiing, mountain biking, rock climbing, watersports and walking trails on your doorstep, plus tennis courts and a water slide in the village you are spoiled for outdoor activities all year round.
The house itself has a fully equipped kitchen, washing machine, tumble dryer and fridge freezer. There are 3 bedrooms, one with 4 bunks, a 2 bunk room and a double with queen sized bed. There is also an overflow double bed in the lounge and a couple of trundle beds if visitors alight on you at the last minute! There are heaters in every room and a log burner in the spacious lounge. The house is ideal for children with many jigsaw puzzles, games, lego, cards and large DVD selection and has table tennis, darts and table football in the downstairs room/garage. There is also badminton, boules and a slack line to set up if you wish.
Castle Hill is a few minutes drive from the beautiful Castle Hill Rocks, and from Cave stream for those of you seeking an underground adventure.
It is a 40 minute drive to Arthur's Pass village with many high alpine trails. There are many awesome single track mountain bike trails on your doorstep, check out http://www.castlehill.net.nz/castlehill/mtb/castlehill_mtb.php for more details.
In the winter there are 5 ski fields to choose from. The commercial field of Porter Heights is the closest just a 10 minute drive away. There are 4 club fields (smaller and locally run) ranging from 10 - 40 mins away, Cheeseman, Broken River, Craigieburn and Temple Basin.