Coolangatta Estate

This winery once offered visitors a wonderful experience for adults and children. There were rides for the kids, a golf course, a restaurant serving three meals each day including big buffet breakfasts, (the final lunch only offerings from the restaurant closed during 2025). Losing the restaurant negatively impacts your stay because most rooms have limited to no real usable kitchenettes so now you have to leave the vineyard to eat. There are no more live music performances, or a bar to get a drink. You no longer get a bottle of wine upon on arrival in your room. Wifi isn't available anymore. There were no tea towels in the kitchens so we had to use hand towels to clean. The air conditioners struggle to keep the rooms cool. There were cockroaches running around our room. Dirty glasses in the cupboard that couldn't be used until we washed them. The oven didn't work and our room is one of the few rooms that have one. The rooms are full of really dated fittings and furniture that are quite old, uncomfortable, or low standard at best. Coolangatta vineyard is historical and the buildings, from the outside at least, still have charm. The insides however are in desperate need of renovating and invigoration just like the warm atmosphere and services that no longer exist...

A wonderful venue, and a really sweet family running it! Benjamin is great. We’ll have to come back to stay at this historic place. I highly encourage you to check it out if you’re in the area. Worth trying the wine too!

Honest Wine, Rustic Setting This is a rare gem: a small winery that actually practices estate viticulture, growing the grapes they produce their wine from. This integrity is something I wholeheartedly admire, especially when so many modern operations simply source and sell bulk wine. The staff were friendly and attentive. However, the setting is significantly dated. The cellar door is old-fashioned and quite run down, and the restaurant looked distinctly shabby from the outside (I did not dine there). They don't claim to be a luxury operation, so criticism must be fair. If you prioritize authentic, estate grown production over modern polish, this is a great stop.

A beautiful location with friendly, helpful staff welcoming visitors to their cellar door. The wine tasting with Liam and Brenton was fabulous. They were knowledgeable about the wines and how they were produced and happy to share stories about the beautiful Coolangatta Estate. Everything we tried was delicious and the prices were very reasonable for great wine. I look forward to going back soon and highly recommend to people visiting the south coast.

My daughter got married in October 2025 on the estate the bridal party stayed the night on arrival with myself around 3.15pm there were no staff to be seen, we entered my daughters room which was lovely but very disappointed to see they hadn't even left a bottle of wine to say congratulations on your wedding especially its a winery. Come Saturday morning on my arrival at 7.30 am I brought some pastry for the bridal party as they couldn't even get something to eat, as the morning went on I seen alot of staff walking around but still no one came to see if we needed anything, I went to the cellar to buy some wine for us girls and still not a word about do we need anything. The bridal party did organise with the winery to have some drinks brought up for when they were doing their photos but again NOTHING. The estate was beautiful my daughters wedding was amazing but I dont think I would recommend anyone to spend that kind of money at a place that dosent have the care factor.. What I seen at the cellar area the drive in customers got alot more attention with spending such a smaller amount of $. HIGHLY DISAPPOINTED It is the simple little things that mean alot

I paid for 2 rooms for 3 nights paid over $1500. The location itself great, the rooms on the other hand not good very dusty which was disappointing, needs a massive update, mould in the showers, blood mark's on the blankets. Stairs not very sturdy felt like they were about to colapse the hand rails very unsteady. Dead bugs on the window cells and and on the floor very musty smell. Found blankets thrown in the cupboards not folded, tv channels didnt work except 1 channel no wifi air cons dont work well at all wasn't cold in the room. Could hear the people outside and next door as if they were in the same room. Sun and flood light beaming in the room as there wasn't anything on the window. Noone was in reception i understand they have families but also running a business needs to have a face for people to go to if needed. Check out 10am like everywhere but reception dont go in till 11am this means no one to speak to in regards to concerns. Wont be back ever again.

Beautiful spot - lovely to walk around the grounds and see the history of the convicts village before doing the excellent tasting. We spent an age chatting with the ever engaging Liam - was impressively knowledgeable about the wine but also had great stories as he is part of the family who restored the site. Def recommend a visit

10/10 service, Liam was fantastic and service was great, wine was delicious and they were very accommodating. Even though they were short of staff they were able to give us a great experience. If you see a one star complaining about a hens being to loud and winging, don’t listen they’re a Karen… these guys are great.

Alexander's Restaurant at Coolangata Estate. Not impressed i'm afraid. Dined here on a Saturday night, the clue was in the number or diners, not many of us, perhaps only 7 tables all night. Slow service, disinterested waitress and average food. I had a steak, it was tough, no steak knife given or offered. We had three courses, all of which were average and didn't justify the price tag, approx. $30 per main.