Swain-selected stayHawkes Bay, North IslandRosewood Cape KidnappersA distinctive base for a journey designed around you.Selected by our Destination ExpertsExploreThe storyGalleryExperiencesPlan your stayThe stayWhat to know about this stay.Rosewood Cape Kidnappers sets 24 cottage rooms plus a four-bedroom Owner's Cottage above the cliffs of Te Awanga, each with an open fireplace and private balcony overlooking a cape that drops straight down to water where tens of thousands of gannets wheel and dive over the world's largest mainland colony. A shepherd led sheep mustering demonstration, Huntaway dogs working a flock across clifftop paddocks, sounds like a novelty until you watch it happen.The Tom Doak designed par-71 golf course threads along the same clifftops with ocean on nearly every hole, and guided Hawke's Bay wine tours draw on vineyard relationships that don't always open their doors to walk-in visitors. A closer lookRosewood Cape Kidnappers, in detail.View all 12 photosBeyond the stayExperiences nearbyA shepherd led sheep mustering demonstration, Huntaway dogs working a flock across the clifftop paddocks, is the kind of thing that sounds like a novelty until you watch it happen and realize how much skill is actually involved. Can-Am tours push out along the cape's rugged coastline to the world's largest mainland gannet colony, tens of thousands of birds wheeling and diving over water that drops straight down from the cliffs. For golfers, the Tom Doak designed par-71 course is reason enough to visit on its own, threading along the same clifftops with ocean on nearly every hole. Evenings often end with guided stargazing, the Hawke's Bay sky unusually dark and clear this far from any city. Plan with SwainAdd Rosewood Cape Kidnappers to your journey.Tell us where you want to go and how you like to travel. We will recommend the right route, length of stay, and experiences.Start planning →
