voco Kirkton Park Hunter Valley by IHG
This hotel is located in the heart of Pokolbin, the heart of the Hunter Valley wine region. The Hunter Valley is Australia’s oldest-producing wine country and there are over 150 wineries in the Pokolbin area, with the picturesque Hanging Tree Wines, Somerset Vineyard and Tuscan-inspired Bonvilla Estate next door to your hotel. The hotel is located approximately a two-hour drive from Sydney Airport (SYD) or a one-hour drive from Newcastle Airport (NTL). Airport transfers are not included in your package, please plan accordingly.
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The hotel – Heritage-style luxury in prime Hunter Valley wine country
Driving through the iron gates of voco™ Kirkton Park Hunter Valley, an IHG Hotel, you’re met with a stunning classic facade, bronze water feature and acres of green gardens. Inside, elegant interiors by award-winning designer Greg Natale extend to three restaurants and bars, a Grecian-style indoor pool and 70 immaculate rooms and suites. With a location in the heart of Pokolbin and just a two-hour drive from Sydney, the best of the Hunter Valley is on your doorstep.
Explore the grounds and you’ll find a veggie garden, thriving with produce ripe for the hotel’s restaurant, a 40-year-old rose garden, Kirkton Park’s chickens and pigs, a solar farm and a tennis court with Broken Back Mountain views.
The sun-filled Conservatory hosts one of the Hunter Valley’s most famous High Teas. At Lovacore restaurant, dishes are made with vegetables harvested from the kitchen garden. Local makers supply artisan pasta, field mushrooms, beef cheeks and triple cream Binnorie brie. When ready to wind down, savour the region’s best drops before a roaring fire at Epoche Lounge Bar.
Your handpicked inclusions – daily buffet breakfast, nightly cocktails, wine tasting and more
Start each day with a locally sourced buffet breakfast from Locavore, featuring yogurt and chia cups, eggs from local chickens (made to order), bakery bread and sweet delicacies. Then, run over to Ben Ean Patisserie for your over-the-counter pastry and wind down each night with a cocktail at Epoche Lounge Bar.
During your stay, dip your toes into the region’s terroir with a Heroes of the Hunter Valley wine tasting at the 125-year-old Tulloch Wines. One of the founding families of the valley, you will be in fantastic hands to discover six of their drops, including one museum-aged Tulloch Wine. Your experience also includes a local cheese and charcuterie board with non-drinker-friendly options as well.
Plus, take a pause in your wine journey with a cheese and kombucha tasting at Hunter Valley Cheese. Savour five handmade cheese and cracker varieties, a trio of olives, oils, jams and chutney with wafers and bread, see into the maturation rooms and sample four flavours of kombucha.
- The Conservatory
- Locavore Dining
- Epoche Lounge Bar
- Indoor swimming pool
- Tennis court
- EV charging stations
- Basketball courts
- Fitness centre
- Meeting facilities
- Parking
- Wi-Fi
- Check-in: 3pm / Checkout: 11am
- Surcharges may apply to select facilities and services