The thread count of the Egyptian cotton sheets and length of the bath are among some of the queries made by wealthy visitors arriving for the Rugby World Cup.
For companies renting out mansions for as much as $20,000 a week, business at the high end has been brisk.
It did slow after the second Christchurch earthquake and the Japanese tsunami. But the request lists are quite impressive - everything from helicopter trips to exclusive Kauri Cliffs, in-house ski-boot fittings at Queenstown properties, luxury boats with skippers, guided shopping expeditions, personal chefs and chauffeurs.
Jacqui Spice, owner of Touch of Spice, a high-end tourism and hospitality company, said she had not been "bombarded" with clients at the high end but had had a steady stream at a time of year when that part of the business would normally be slow.
Spice's company has a portfolio of luxury homes from the Bay of Islands to the bottom of the South Island.