At the end of a long, winding road into the golden hills of heartland Central Otago lies St Bathans, a former gold mining village that feels frozen in time. Tucked within a restored 19th-century grain store, The Lovers Night Inn is a one-bedroom retreat designed for two. In the heart of the village, a stones throw away from a cold beer at the historic gastro pub. A time-worn place to escape the world, reconnect, and disappear into the silence of the southern hills.