Hotels near Warraroong Estate, Lovedale

Beautiful grounds and a superb room. Great to see kangaroos from our patio. Fantastic service. Very comfortable beds. Lovely clean rooms. Was a shame it was raining and we couldn't enjoy a round of golf and a game of tennis. Swimming pool looked just lovely.

My second time booking the Grand Mercure Accor Vacation Club Apartments. I was there on last weekend in November which was busy. This was very much a trip that took planning and shifting reservation dates a few times as rules for travel to Hunter kept changing. The team were great and patient on getting a date settled that finally worked. I was sent a personalised welcome letter in advance of stay and setting expectations well in advance. Check-in was quick and painless. I was able to check in early, get settled and relax. The team are very polite, welcoming, and professional. The room was spotless and no complaints. The team also accommodated a late check-out as well which was perfect so we could leave and head straight to our lunch reservation. I look forward to a future stay!

What an amazing place to stay! These TripAdvisor reviews led us here so the least we could do was write one of our own. There's a couple of reviews here whining about various levels of nonsense with my favourite being one 'guest' complaining about ants walking around outside heaven forbid. Well sadly I can't say we saw any ants but what we experienced was first rate accommodation and first rate service particularly from Katie who greeted us in reception. She was very attentive, showed us to our rooms and walked us through the heating and cooling options and a few other aspects of our stay. She seemed to actually enjoy her job and it showed as our conversation was very warm and friendly and we immediately felt welcomed. We were looking to book a table at the adjoining restaurant - Il Cacciatore - but unfortunately for us it was fully booked that night however we had left it quite late in terms of making a booking. We decided on the take out options instead which afforded us the ability to have dinner in our room with the TV on and ugg boots adorned. Not a bad second prize indeed. We had a cheese pizza, duck pizza and chicken boscaiola. I have to say the boscaiola was the best I've ever had and the pizzas were pretty good too. I figured the portions wouldn't be huge but actually we found them very generous indeed. As for the room, what more could we want? We stayed in the Saddler suite and upon entering, my wife immediately looked at me as if to say ”how much did you really pay for this”? I don't think she could quite believe how reasonably priced it was. We had a lounge/dining area and kitchenette with a separate main bedroom. A great feature in my opinion was there's actually 2 doors separating the bedroom from the main room thanks to a short corridor between the two. The bathroom was larger than we expected too. Everything was very clean and in good working order. We brought our Chromecast along but there was no need at all as we had a smart TV running Android TV anyway which worked great. And FRESH milk in the fridge! I cannot recall a time I've stayed in any hotel where I've seen that! The room was basically silent at night and we all had a great sleep. The bed was very comfortable, the linen clean and of a high quality. I don't know that I'd love to sleep on the sofa bed but hey, with a 4yo daughter who'd be happy sleeping sideways on a staircase, she loved it and was amazed that a couch could turn into a bed 😂. Our deck was quite large and I could look out while my daughter wandered the vineyard feeding ducks and keeping an eye out for an elusive wombat that Katie had told her about. Sadly no wombat was sighted but I'm told he still wanders the grounds to this day. I can't really say I was pleasantly surprised because our stay here wasn't all that surprising at all thanks to these reviews. We figured it'd be great... And it was! Before we've even left we're figuring out another excuse to come and stay again. Thank you so much to Kati

As the name suggests it is a retreat....and away from the everyday hustle and bustle is this simply whisper quiet, relaxing retreat. The place is relatively new and the grounds are getting established, however the cabin style accommodation is very modern and extremely well appointed. With the added touches of breakfast provisions for your stay, fluffy dressing gowns and towels for the pool our cabin had unimpeded views of the dam with swans, ducks, all manner of bird-life and wandering kangaroos. Perfect place to domicile while doing a little wine tasting in the Hunter Valley. We would gladly stay there next time in Pokolbin. Quite simply, we loved it.

I just spent a weekend at Elyisa Health Retreat in the Hunter Valley and was pleasantly surprised by the overall experience. Initially, I was concerned about being underfed (!) and the lack of coffee / wine / chocolate (LOL), but I was delighted to find that the food was not only plentiful but also exceptional. The menu featured a variety of delicious dishes, including fish tacos, chicken breast with a flavorful potato salad and vegetables, indulgent chocolate brownies, salmon soba noodles, and the most amazing bircher muesli I've ever tasted. I highly recommend this retreat, especially for anyone feeling mentally overwhelmed. The retreat offers a perfect blend of activities, from yoga and massages to invigorating walks and exquisite meals. It’s a fantastic opportunity to recharge and take care of yourself.

We had a favourable first impression at the room/ property but after 1 night you’ll start to see all the issues. We love the fact that it is a sustainable resort but there’s a lot to be desired after 5 nights in their suite. Day 1: Checkin was rushed, reception didn’t explained the room amenities provided with the room type we’ve booked-in (spa suite). Room did not come with standard amenity kit (no cotton pad no toothbrush no sanitary pad etc) upon check in. I had to call to ask for toothbrushes. We didn’t know that the room came with a working fireplace, free still & sparkling water, no phone directory in the room / label on the phone. And most importantly how to get room serviced or not. when we had an issue about the room not being serviced they asked us repeatedly did we put the doortag outside (we didn’t - which is the correct way to get the room serviced). If this is important, then they should make it a clear point to explain this during checkin. We had dinner at the bar, we ordered a cauliflower salad to share (among other foods). It was so disappointing to received a big bowl of spinach and 3 small pieces of dried chicken breast. Since the title of the salad is cauliflower salad, we were unimpressed that it was the one ingredient that was missing from that bowl. The salad cost almost $30 for what seems to be a bag of baby spinach salad that you could buy from coles or wollies for $3. Oh yes and dressing on that was also on existent. Upon clearing our plates, bar staff didn’t asked us how the food was & she was quite abrupt. Day 2: Had breakfast and staff was friendly and efficient. We also noticed that there’s a sign that says ‘kids club’ which we then asked the reception where it was which they then explained it was an adjoining room that had games, colouring books etc for kids (it’s school holidays) which we thought was a great idea and our son did went in to play and enjoyed it. Came back to the room, we noticed that the room wasn’t made and only the towels were changed (we didn’t request this). So we thought that they only service the rooms every 2nd night being sustainable an all. So we didn’t thought much about it, we also noticed that the maintenance didn’t come to turn on the fireplace so we followed up on that. And we had that running before they end the shift at 3pm. Honestly that was the saving grace of this trip. The fireplace is a beautiful addition to the room especially during winter. We also requested for another tv control as there’s 2 tv in the suite but only 1 remote. Day 3: Breakfast, and we noticed that the ‘kids club room’ is now converted to a meeting space which my son wasn’t very happy about. I don’t understand why they would introduce a service but then took it away midway through our stay which is still within school holiday period. There was no explanation given. Frustrating to say the least. Room was not serviced again. We began to wonder why and quickly peeked at the room across us that is currentl