The Hermitage Hotel is a 4 star + hotel located in the stunning Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park. More than just a hotel, The Hermitage is part of the Aoraki Mt Cook Alpine Village Ltd suite of businesses which also operates the Mt Cook Lodge & Motels as well as Glacier Explorers, Big Sky Stargazing, Alpine Trekking, Tasman Valley 4WD tours and Sir Edmund Hillary Alpine Centre. The Aorkai/Mt Cook National Parks is a breathtaking environment of glaciers, terminal lakes, rising peaks and unique flora and fauna. It has long been the playground for great mountaineers including our own Kiwi hero, the late Sir Edmund Hillary. The Park has been recognised internationally as part of the Te Wahipounamu UNESCO World Heritage Area and boosts over 140 peaks over 2000m including the tallest mountain in New Zealand - Aoraki/Mt Cook. The park is also home to the Southern Hemisphere's longerst Glacier - Tasman Glacier.