I had really bad experiences with hotels in NSW, so i decided to look for a hotel (on a hotel site)…read morewith the best customer service reviews within a 100 km radius of where I was and happened upon this gem. It was worth the 1 hours drive, and it brought me to NSW wine country, which was an added bonus. The upstair hotel is as quaint as can be. The decor is full of miscellaneous artifacts from the 1950s, 60s and 70s put together with exquisite taste. The rooms are adorable. It's clean. The inn keeper is a gem himself. One of the "rooms" is actually a stocked kitchen that is available for vacationers' use. The tables in the 'dining room' are made from reworked antique doors. Absolutely fabulous, and was so worth going out of our way for.

This is a great little hotel in Cessnock which is a great town to base yourself while exploring…read moreHunter Valley. The owner has taken great care in curating the fabulous retro funriture throughout the entire inn so if you like retro be sure to book here. The service was nearly invisible which is the way I like it: all fresh pillows and no hassle.

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.

Home of Hunter & Co locally made beer!…read more A great spot to stop for lunch or why not stay in the motel where rooms are well priced And the food oh my good - one dish can easily feed three!!!! I'd recommend this place for the Hunter Valley to do list

Waited 80 for food and was told our food could be thrown out when we asked about it…read more Service apart from this one person was great. The wait too long with kids however. And others in our party received food 30 minutes prior to us. Nice looking venue.

Disappointing. We ordered 4 burgers with our group. They were all burnt to a crisp. No taste and…read moredry as a bone. Should have sent them back but we didn't want to make a scene. There were very few parties in the place when we arrived and others who arrived after us got their meals first. It was almost as if they put the burgers on and just forgot. The chips were tasty. It is a huge pub with a nice bar.

In the Hunter Valley for a wedding with a buddy, we drive into downtown Cessnock for a pub feed…read more Typical country town. All the women are pregnant. Even the kids look pregnant. There are four pubs. Peden's looks like the one where we'll lose the least teeth. I'm wearing a singlet. It doesn't help. They know we're city folk. I may as well be wearing a tux. The bistro-style restaurant is an unexpected winner. My pork schnitty is rough-chopped with a home-made herb crumbing that blows my tiny city mind. It's served on a pizza tray with roast salted chat potatoes and a tidy little green salad with just the right amount of dressing. I'm a dressing Nazi -not too little, perish forbid too much -but they nailed it. They freaking nailed it man. My mate gets the lamb shanks on a bed of mash and red wine jus. Also a winner. Chimmichurri-style gremolata on top, decent lashings of. And the lamb is redonk. Tender. Falls off the bone like a nightie off a blonde. So much more than just a shitty schnitty and chips style joint, this food is really good, bordering on really, really good. We leave before being beaten up. It's the right call.