The hotel was opened by a wealthy American couple (same as Paratiho and a surprisingly large number of upscale lodges in New Zealand. Stolidog was just talking about moving to New Zealand someday, so maybe this will give him some idea of what to do when he gets there.) The American influence is much stronger here, with a very Brokeback look to the place. Actually the furnishing is similar to the style I had for a few years in my SoHo loft, which I adopted with great gusto, then moved and gave all this meticulously collected Americana to my sister Pomme, who proceeded to store it in a warehouse.