Most of the rooms are on the same level with a courtyard, we had ours looking towards the tennis…read morecourt. Unfortunately it rained heavily for 90% of the time we were here but the rooms were clean, staff were super friendly and the hotel was very nice. The library off reception has a log fire and there is a cozy comfort to the reception which I loved plus the smell of a log fire burning. They are also walking distance to the hunter valley village shops and gardens so easy to get to and really convenient too.

very dirty rooms Moulds in the bathroom…read more Dusty couch Spider web Stay away from this hotel

I never expected to hear myself utter the words, "Could you call for the buggy?" But that's what…read moreyou get at Chateau Elan - where walking anywhere on site is absolutely optional. Too lazy to walk from reception to your room, or your room to the tennis court? No problem! Simple dial 1 to be carted around anywhere on site, all free and part of the service. I stayed in a king spa room (not a suite) and it was just charming. Huge bathroom with spa bath, big soft bed, rotating tv and sitting area. There is also a day spa on site and a HAIR SALON which just seals the deal for me. (Are you with me ladies?) I didn't stay long enough to try either of these, but judging from the quality of the toiletries provided (the same used in the spa and salon) it would be quite a treat! The restaurant on site was also very good. The piano made for nice ambiance. On a purely superficially note, I wasn't much for the seating and carpets, which looked just a little too 'country motel' to do justice to the food and the whole vibe of the place. The golf course here is also apparently Greg Norman designed, if that's your thing.

Friendly welcome, nice rooms, nothing flash but really nice. Restaurant was very impressive…read more Helpful and welcoming staff, great setting and food well up the with best I have tasted. Would highly recommend a visit to stay or dine.

Harrigan's is a place I go to every time I come up to the Hunter Valley. The good range there is…read moreexcellent, staff is nice, the atmosphere is amazing, nights where there is trivia or events and also a very nice Irish-looking restaurant. Price is a bit on the high end but you're paying for high quality! Would definitely recommend

Hahah this place livens up the stillness of the Hunter valley Region at night :D!! Definately not a…read morebad place to stay for the weekend, can vouch for that after 2 visits to this place :)!! Normally stay in some cool wooden cottages in Pokolbin or a pub hotel in Cessnock :D. This Irish pub have good tasting pub meals from breakfast right through to dinner :)!! of course the beers here great to wash down your meal or just to have a good night with the hunter Locals lol. Never had a bad experience but only more memorable nights than the night before last ... Friendly staff especially the people behind the bar overcharging you for drinks ;) ;)!!! Security are heaps friendly here obviously if you go by the 2 way street rule.. through out the night there is normally a security guard guiding the friendly patrons to their safe ride home :D. They always have good beats playing, live or DJ & even better locals or other travelers to have a drink or 10 with :D. Is my go to place for a messy but fun night in the Hunter :D

I've always fancied myself a bit of a hunter. I love animals too much to ever shoot one but if…read morethere was, say, a pack of feral refrigerators or a rogue VW beetle threatening a farmstead, I would be all up in that business kicking ass and taking names. Hence why Hunters Habit Cottages appealed to me. The name got me. Well played, whoever named this joint. HH is part of the Rothvale Winery, and comprises 5 x separate cottages sitting on empty, wonderfully peaceful pastoral land about 15 minutes past Cessnock. We had cottage 2 and arrived just after dusk. Drove down a dirt road and I'll be buggered if we could find the place. We stumbled around in the dark for a while until an old man popped up from a foxhole or something and pointed us in the right direction. The cottage was surprisingly large, and - wahey! - there was a welcome bottle of white wine and brie and cheddar cheese with crackers awaiting us on arrival. Which didn't last long, it got smashed within minutes. It was fricking freezing at night, lucky the cottage comes with 2 heaters to keep you toasty. The best part of the whole place is sitting on the back porch looking out at green grass, distant trees, deep, rich skeins of stars and Milky Way and listening to nature, pure nature, with no lights or cars or humans or any other trapping of civilisation around. The place to smash a good book, or write one. Reception is crap but then, what do you want reception for in a place like this?