A lakefront glamping village in New Zealand makes for happy campers on Airbnb Lotus Belle Tents is a proud partner of Airbnb Find your tent and start hosting   Paradise Valley Glamping in Kerikeri, New Zealand, might be the world's first themed glamping village. We talked with Hosts Wendy and Donna to learn about their experience hosting Lotus Belle tents on Airbnb, plus get tips for anyone looking to start a glamping business.   It all started 25 years ago, when Wendy and Donna met in Crete. Donna was a barmaid, Wendy was a patron from the UK, and before long they...

We've now had 20-30 years pass since most tents were made of canvas. Cheaper materials like nylon have become commonplace. But thanks to a resurgence in bell tents and the "glamping" movement a new generation of people are starting to discover the beauty of canvas! Canvas not only looks better than a "nylon nightmare" but Its much more breathable, healthier for you, better for the environment and much longer lasting than nylon.Canvas does require some simple maintenance in order for you to maximise its potential and make your tent last longer. We've put together some top tips below:1) Air your...

Here are our reasons why you should consider a Lotus Belle getaway this autumn and winter...

Mike says he was looking for a simple, natural and stylish way to add more accommodation to Fossil Bay Lodge while not having to introduce buildings which might spoil the peaceful feeling to the site which echoes with birdsong – and came upon the Lotus Belle website while trawling the internet.

1) You can fit a lot more in a Lotus Belle tent. The walls of a bell tent are short meaning the roof incline starts sooner so there is less usable space, whereas that curve we’ve designed to give the “lotus-bulb” look isn’t just for show (although it does look pretty fine), it also gives you plenty of room for furniture or dancing or yoga or whatever you like doing in your Lotus Belle tent. For those with a maths brain the 4m tent is actually 4.5m at its widest point thanks to that curve, which gives heaps more volume.

Kiwis really like to get out there and see the world – especially when it means life turns into one long party! Lotus Belle’s New Zealand owner Jessica Walsh explains how being “festival fabulous” turned into a fulltime career and gives her guide to the globe’s ultimate events.

After gallivanting around the world for the past few years and eyeing up festival chic from Secret Garden Party to Burning Man, it seemed fitting that my first New Zealand Fashion Week Show in 5 years was by the stalwarts of NZ street wear; Stolen Girlfriends Club. Music and fashion have always shared a very symbiotic relationship, but this is always very true of a Stolen Girlfriends Club show. The shows are held in underground and industrial areas, where the drinks are served in jars and you feel like you’re waiting for some maverick DJ or an underground rocker to...

Lotus Belle New Zealand featured in The Sunday Star Times and www.stuff.co.nz Thanks to Bridget Jones for a great article 

It’s been a busy winter and not much time for blogging! Normally at this time of year I would be making my way due north from New Zealand for the festival season in the UK, but this year I’m having a hiatus. It’s been hard to be honest (I love my festies!) but Lotus Belle is busy so it’s best (to quote Ram Dass) to “be here now” For those lucky enough to be north right now and enjoying a blissful European summer I have a few suggestions for you for festivals! Wilderness Festival kicks off Friday 9th and runs...

Anyone would think it was high summer with how busy it’s been! Winter is most certainly upon us at Lotus Belle NZ, but it hasn’t stopped the growing interest in Lotus Belle tents. We have been working on designing a new tent called the Lotus Belle Outback. This was largely in response to coming up with a design that would be more suited to the Southern Hemisphere and specifically AUSTRALIA, where it’s hot and dry and there are loads of creepy crawlies! I feel proud to have helped collaborate on this project with Harriet Seddon who is the brainchild behind...

My Next Vacation is quickly growing into my favourite Pinterest board. I post all my favourite images sourced from my own photos and photos I've found from around the world. Glamping is an obsession for me. I love the idea of being as close to nature as possible but still with all the comforts and trimmings! I've worked on and been involved with festivals around the world including Burning Man, Green Man and Secret Garden Party and have truly seen glamping take off into a whole new dimension! So it's with great pleasure that I bring glamping to New Zealand. Keep...

One of my favourite festivals in the UK the Wilderness Festival has our Lotus Belle Tents for hire as part of their "Glamping" option. So if anyone is heading over to escape the Southern Hemisphere for winter be sure to check out Wilderness where Noah and the Whale and Searching for Sugar Man's Mr Rodriquez are headlining. It's going to be awesome! http://shop.wildernessfestival.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=Lotus%2DTent