Overview

This hotel is nestled among its own vineyards, incorporating a beautiful restaurant, wine tasting cellars, and the Hunter Valley's largest winery. During your stay, enjoy a comprehensive half hour tour of the winery, which takes guests through the entire winemaking process, from grape to wine. This is followed by a private wine tasting with compliments of the resort, where cellar master wines are presented, tasted, and then discussed.

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Location

Nestled within its own 80 acre estate in the heart of the Hunter Valley Wine Country, the property is an easy two hour drive north of Sydney and offers access to the many vineyards and restaurants of the region.

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Hotel Services & Information

Blue Tongue Brewery Café
San Martino Restaurant
Horseback riding tours
Horse & Carriage Vineyard tours
Winery (The daily tour is a must)
Hunter Wine Theatre
Hunter Valley Wine School
Hunter Valley Cooking School
Heavenly Hunter Massage Centre
Pool, jacuzzi, tennis & mountain bikes
All nestled in their own 40 year old vineyard
Air-conditioned public areas
Spa tub
Tour assistance
Video library

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Room Information

The hotel offers 35 guestrooms, spa cottages and a 2 bedroom cottage. All rooms are 4-star rated and include timber cathedral ceilings and private balcony with great views over the Wine Country. Guestrooms are single storey and include timber ceilings, direct-dial telephones, LCD flat-screen television and DVD player, hair dryers, reverse-cycle air conditioners, tea/coffee makers, mini bar, desk, clock radios, and private patios with views.

Hunter Room
These rooms overlook the surrounding Hunter Valley Wine Country and have the following inclusions:

Full size bathtub/shower
Mini bar and refrigerator
Iron and ironing board
Queen size bed
Sofa/double bed, or 2 single beds
Private balcony

Vineyard Room

Hollywood King size bed (On request, this can be split to provide twin “Long singles”)
Full size bathtub/shower
Hairdryer
Iron and ironing board
Private balcony

2 Bedroom Cottage

kitchenette with sink and microwave
Hollywood King size bed in one bedroom (On request, this can be split to provide twin “Long singles”)
Queen size bed in one bedroom
Sofa / double bed in living room
Both bedrooms have their own en suite with full size bathtub and shower
Individual whisper-quiet reverse cycle split air conditioner
Dining table
Living room with seating for 6 people
Radio/CD/Cassette player
110/240 volt power points
Clock radio in each bedroom
Huge private balcony

Spa Cottage Room

kitchenette with sink and microwave
Hollywood King size bed (On request, this can be split to provide twin “Long singles”)
Double spa bathtub and separate shower Individual whisper-quiet reverse cycle split air conditioner
110/240 volt power point

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Things To Do

Winery Tour
Nowhere in the Hunter can you try so many wines – under the one roof. An exclusive range of premium wines from small Hunter Valley winemakers - including Andrew Thomas, David Hook, Andrew Margan, Ian Little, Polin & Polin, Stormy Ridge, San Martino, Wombat Crossing, Crisford Family, Gartelmann & Macquariedale Estate. Just to mention a few. Vineyard inspection, tutorial and tasting are included.

Hunter Valley Wine Theatre
Daily at 11am & 2pm. A short 15 minute visual presentation on the history of the Hunter, grape growing, harvesting, right through to the making of wine. Then, the Cellarmaster will take you through a structured tasting of 4 of the Hunter’s best wines.

Cooking Class
Join Executive Chef Phillip Collis and his team and experience the entertaining Hunter Valley Cooking School in their purpose built Cooking School Kitchen with Library. This is a hands on class and all dishes are cooked from scratch using local organic produce. Recipes are provided and the dishes cooked are eaten for either lunch or dinner. This lunch or dinner experience usually consists of a three course lunch with an additional course of Binnorie Cheese for the cheese factory opposite the resort.

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Photos

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Aerial View	Cooking School

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