Split Apple Retreat
Thoughtful and discreet spa and rooms with their own unique philosophy on the edge of the Abel Tasman National Park







Built into a cliff face facing out onto amber and yellow sands on the fringes of the Tasman Sea, the Split Apple has a grand total of just three rooms all styled in a contemporary Japanese fashion with granite bathtubs and LED-lit showers. The major draws here are the private spa treatment rooms offering Thai, deep tissue and aromatherapy sessions plus the gourmet cuisine personally tailored to your nutritional desires. Owner Lee Nelson has already published his own Split Apple cook book and you can take cooking lessons here to buy into his philosophy that food is closely tailored to healing and health.
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