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The 'beyond five-star' Queenstown hotel where the toilet can give you a massage

Nicole Mathewson Reporter from Otago News

When Kevin Carlin first came to Queenstown he was advised to park his BMW in a shed and drive a ute around town.

“I was told to not be too flash, as people in New Zealand call it.”

More than 30 years after moving from the United States to the country he chose for its lifestyle and security, he has opened one of the flashiest hotels ever built in Queenstown.

The “more than five-star” 14-suite Carlin Boutique Hotel stretches seven stories above the central town.

Each of the interconnected suites has its own outdoor fire and spa pool, and a kitchen where private chefs can whip up a meal.

“We don’t expect our guests are ever going to buy eggs and cook,” Carlin said.

The toilets have remote controls that do everything from lift the seat to provide a massage.

The walls are marble and oak, the waste baskets and tissue holders are leather and embossed with the newly-developed Carlin crest.

If you are unfortunate enough to have one of the few bedrooms without a view over Queenstown, you will instead have a 65-inch television linked to a rooftop camera that provides a live feed of the outlook.

Guests who walk into central Queenstown but want a lift uphill home can choose to be picked up in a Bentley, Porsche or Maserati – or grab an e-bike from the available fleet.

A night in a one-bedroom suite starts at $1750 plus GST, while the three-storey penthouse goes for about $25,000 a night for seven bedrooms, seven-and-a-half bathrooms, four spas, four backyards and four lounge rooms over about 510 square metres.

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