voco Kirkton Park Hunter Valley by IHG

Well, I booked this for my husband and myself, and my girlfriend and her friend booked a second room with Luxury Escapes. It was a very good deal with a lot of inclusions, but I was a little worried about some of the reviews… now I don’t know who it is that keeps writing all these rotten reviews about places that I go to ,but I always find them fabulous ,and this is no exception. The place itself is stunning, especially coming from the main road, it’s much larger than I thought .. and perfectly positioned to enjoy a magnificent sunset over the lake down the bottom of the property, and also to enjoy a beautiful sun rise in the morning. It’s beautifully maintained, even though it’s old- it’s just gorgeous. Communication from the hotel was excellent. I got a number of emails just checking in with us that we were arriving, and what to expect when you got here etc. Etc…. What I didn’t expect ,was to be upgraded to the manor suite in the Manor house.! I don’t think I’ve ever been upgraded before, so I thank this hotel very much- because it’s absolutely beautiful and spacious.. It seems to be a very popular place for workplace conferences. The people in the room next to us were part of one of these and they responded at how beautiful it was, and how lovely their rooms were. .. my friends felt the same way. Now this place has the most amazing indoor warm pool., with plenty of seating around and hanging basket chairs, and also a hot bubbling spa pool in the corner.. there’s a gym in the next building, I look at those but I never go in, 😂. There is a bar that serves food as well as drinks., and a restaurant, and other rooms for different things, there are patios with chairs everywhere… perfect for that place to sit and watch the sunset with a glass of wine. There’s also a tennis court and some other sporting facilities. A number of pools full of ducks and water features… There’s also a pig in a stable that I believe gets fed all the scraps from the restaurant.. they have their own vegetable garden. The grounds are immaculate.. the staff, every single one of them, are so friendly and nice that I look forward to coming back. again. The only thing that I would point out is the bath in the manor suite has obviously been painted over and it needs resealing again because the paint is starting to come off but that is nothing that would stop me from booking again … I don’t they have beautiful amenities, and toiletries also