The Best Hotels Near Miro, by the Record
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A 33-room hotel housed inside a Gothic Revival building that once held Christchurch's astronomy and physics departments, now part of the Arts Centre precinct. Rooms vary widely: some have skylights over freestanding baths, others look onto the courtyard. All the furniture was made in Canterbury. The top suite sits in an attic with a roll-top tub under an overhead skylight, and a lounge downstairs keeps books and tea on hand for guests who find all that heritage a bit much.
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A 53-room boutique hotel sitting on the edge of Hagley Park, The George is Christchurch doing quietly confident city style rather than the rustic lodge routine. Rooms look out over greenery, e-bikes are available for a lap of the park, and the in-house bistro runs afternoon tea and pre-theatre menus for guests who've actually planned their evenings. Small enough to feel personal, central enough to make the city walkable.
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Named for London's most self-satisfied neighborhood and planted firmly in post-earthquake Christchurch, The Mayfair is a 67-room boutique hotel on Victoria Street where Hagley Park and a good stretch of independent restaurants are all walkable. The interiors are contemporary without going cold, and the on-site Majestic bar runs from brunch through cocktails and small plates as the day shifts. Part of Millennium's Leng's Collection, and selected by the Michelin Guide.
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Five villas scattered across a working farm on the Canterbury coast, each dropped into its own private bay or hilltop with views over the Pacific and nobody else in sight. This is a luxury villa collection designed around genuine seclusion, so there's no restaurant, just a private chef who cooks in the lodge or delivers dinner to your door regardless of how far off the map you've managed to get. Kayaking, hiking, and farm activities are on offer when the view stops being enough.