Located in the alluring town of Arrowton, Dorothy Browns is an attractive film house alternative to the chaotic multiplex cinema that dot metropolitan cities today. The historic gold town is situated near New Zealand’s very own adventure capital of Queenstown, where you will be able to partake in an array of exciting off road adventures in the midst of scenic landscapes that grace the surroundings of a New Zealand Queenstown hotel such as the quality Copthorne Hotel & Apartments Queenstown Lakeview. Overlooking the scenic shores of Lake Wakatipu, this is an excellent option for stylish and picturesque Queenstownhotel accommodation. But if you are craving some welcome relaxation from the exciting off-roading and skiing atop the world’s finest powder, head on down to the historic locale of Arrowton, an appealing little enclave of arts and culture that has gained a popular tourist following in recent years. In particular, try and catch an independent flick at Dorothy Browns luxury boutique theatre, the only spot that features wide and comfortable seating that can accommodate wine glasses as well as a cheeseboard featuring a variety of fancy frommage to add an elegant flavour to your film-viewing. Be transported to a heady luxury of another era, as you encounter Chinese silk ceilings, lustrous chandeliers and comfy possum-fur seats. The visionary owner, Phillipa Archibald, envisioned a place where people can relax, partake of some of the fine local wines and charm their palate whilst enjoying a cinematic masterpiece, as the theatre features the best of independent films that transport one to the film houses of yore, as the films observe an intermission as well. You will also find an exquisite restaurant and cosy wine bar within the premises, and the cuisine and vino surpass the palate’s wildest expectations. An Arrowton masterpiece, Dorothy Browns is a must-visit locale when you travels bring you to the region. And who was the eponymous Dorothy Brown? A early-twentieth century photographer who lived with a Chinese gentleman from one of the local gold mining camps, and she may have raised her own opium den, Ms. Archibald attests with a sly grin. 
Angela Fernando is an impassioned travel writer who composes pieces under the pen name Sumaira Narayan. She loves writing about new and exciting places around the world and intends to visit them all someday.
