All this to enjoy while they were attending matches in which the South African team were bidding to defend the trophy at the Rugby World Cup.
But there was just one little hiccup - Michael and Sunette Adendorff couldn't find the bayside Majestic Hotel - or even the street in the Eastbourne suburb of Wellington that it was supposed to be located in.
Convinced they had lost their way, or there was something wrong with the GPS system in their rental car, they wandered into a shop to ask for directions.
And it wasn't long before the truth dawned on them.
The hotel they had booked into online was the Majestic in Eastbourne, UK, not a Majestic in Eastbourne, Wellington.
'I booked into the right hotel, just in the wrong country,' Mr Adendorff said.
'The Kiwis took the p*** out of us because of our silly mistake but it was very nice and they were very friendly,' he told the Dominion newspaper.
Keen rugby fans, the couple had decided to fly to New Zealand to watch their team play in the world cup and had set about finding a hotel in Wellington.
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