Spicers Vineyards Estate

While visiting the Hunter Valley we stayed here for 3 days and found it very relaxing. The room was very spacious with a very comfy bed, plus we enjoyed the outdoor pool on one day when it was warm enough for a dip. The included breakfast at Restaurant Botanica was exceptional and the waitress was so friendly. Enjoyed our stay and highly recommend as their are plenty of wineries within walking distance to sample a drop or two of Hunter Valley wines.

We had a beautiful stay at this beautiful resort, it accomidated 8 of us plus guest. We loved the big pool wich is what needed in the lovely hot weather and very spacious rooms. And the restaraunt just a.few steps next door was really handy and lovely staff and food there. Overall we give this place a 10 out of 10. Thank you very much Spicers Vineyard Estate from Reeces Family.

Really lovely accommodation. The restaurant was in “soft opening“ mode but the moment it opens fully open can’t come quick enough. The sharing concept dishes were another level in terms of flavour and presentation. All the staff at spicers were so friendly and couldn’t have been more helpful.

We had an unforgettable stay at this resort, made truly special by the exceptional hospitality of the entire team. From the moment we arrived, we were welcomed with genuine warmth and made to feel like valued guests throughout our visit. The staff went above and beyond to help me surprise my wife for her 30th birthday, accommodating every request with care and enthusiasm. Thoughtful touches like rose petals on the bed, a chilled bottle of bubbly, and decadent chocolate-dipped strawberries on arrival set the tone for a magical celebration. They even arranged a breathtaking hot air balloon experience that we’ll remember for years to come. Every member of the team was gracious, attentive, and sincerely kind—creating an atmosphere that felt both luxurious and personal. We left feeling refreshed, grateful, and thoroughly pampered. Highly recommended for anyone seeking a romantic escape or hoping to spoil someone special.

My partner and I had a lovely stay here. The perfect place for a relaxing weekend away. If you plan to stay here you must dine at Restaurant Botanica. The sunset over the vineyards was stunning.

Booked for a wedding, everything went well. Accommodation, food etc were excellent. However, we were charged $78 for minibar items that we did not consume. A refund was promptly provided upon advising Spicers. So all good. Overall, a great venue /stay with a slight hiccup.

We had a beautiful stay at this property. The staff were very lovely and made sure they were able to accomodate our late check in. Rooms were nice and clean and freshly made up during the day. Property was beautiful and quiet. The staff were kind enough to give us free Aperol spritz while we were having a nice time in the spa and pool. Highly recommend, would stay again.

Very quiet an out of the way place to stay. Most of the staff were amazing and helpful. The rooms are lovely and spacious. The breakfasts were perfect. If only they had a bar for some afternoon drinks.

Understand this is a get-away in a pricey area, and its at the top of the its mark in terms of service and offerings... you will get a lot for your money, but you will spend a lot to get it. We had a wide variety of places to visit and travel to in our quick 2 weeks down under, but this was one of those locations I decided to splurge on our trip and spend 2 days exploring Hunter Valley. You could do a lot worse. The estate is quiet, the wine is not even sold like other places here, its so small you have to belong to buy, but there is no cellar door. The food was AMAZING, truly. The service was excellent, the staff was friendly, offering after hours cell contact and all the amenities you could want. The room had but a few minor issues, like the upstairs noise was a lot more than promised, and the stairway next to our room as quite loud, so reserve upper if you can. But it was luxurious, plenty of space, fireplace pre set up with wood, and heated everything, floors and towel bars and a private patio to enjoy. The local animals were always present and a nice country add to our quite stay, in room pests were not welcome and reported but there is only so much you can do about them, so that is something they can do to earn a 5... mind you not much more as they are very close to it already. Worth the stay if you want to have a bit of luxury, but be prepared- its going to be one of the more expensive places in the area.

Feels like a recently built guesthouse. It's a really good hotel. It's small, so you don't bump into many other guests. It was full on the weekend we went up to the Hunter Valley and we felt like we were the only ones there. It has a restaurant onsite called Botanica which has excellent food. We arrived on the Friday night from Sydney and service was excellent on checkin, as was the cocktail on arrival (they send cocktails out to all the rooms at about 5 or 6pm. We stayed for a couple of nights and had breakfast in the restaurant each morning which was very well done. A good selection of their food is grown onsite, and they also have some pigs onsite as well for restaurant use. I really like that, making it as local as possible. We also had inroom dining on the night we arrived and it was very well presented - usually inroom dining tends to be bumpy and cool by the time you get it. Inroom dining from Spicers is hand carried from the restaurant and very professional. It's easy to get to and it's local to most of the Hunter (with a car). The guesthouse has some nice features - pool, very large checkers and chess set and also a massage place onsite. Will be going back.

The room's facilities and furnishings are exemplary - we couldn't want for more as far as physical comforts. But how can we get totally immersed in the 'tranquility' promised on the website (and their own Do Not Disturb cards) when every step and move made by upstairs guests in and out of the room is thundered through our room? There was nothing extraordinary about the people staying above us; they were just at times early risers, late sleepers and restless walkers. The flimsiness of the isolation between our room and the one above is the sole aspect of our stay that has impacted my rating of our accommodation, and meant we are unlikely to consider staying at this property in the future. For Spicers to promote the 'Relaxed Luxury' of this property, when the ability of a guest to relax is so dependent on which room they get (and if there's an occupant above), smacks of crossing fingers and hoping for the best.