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Crowne Plaza Hunter Valley, an IHG Hotel

4 star hotel
Connecting rooms
8.6/10 Excellent
(1003 verified Hotels.com guest reviews)
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Overview

Crowne Plaza Hunter Valley is a popular choice for families, offering a range of activities and amenities to keep everyone entertained. Children particularly enjoy the kids' club and the swimming pool area, which often features seasonal activities like face painting and jumping castles. The buffet breakfast provides a wide variety of food, and many guests praise the helpful and accommodating staff. While some villas are located a short distance from the main hotel complex, the hotel's proximity to Hunter Valley attractions is a significant plus.

Guest highlights

The variety and quality of the buffet breakfast
The kids' club and pool area with seasonal activities
The helpful and accommodating staff
Close proximity to Hunter Valley attractions

About the hotel

Along with an attached winery, this smoke-free hotel has 2 outdoor pools and a full-service spa. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, a golf course, free water park access, and a restaurant are onsite. Change of towels is available on request.

Nearby attractions

Located in Lovedale, Crowne Plaza Hunter Valley, an IHG Hotel is in a rural area and near the airport. Hunter Valley Wildlife Park is a popular area attraction and if an activity is on the agenda, Hunter Valley Golf & Country Club and Hope Estate are worth checking out. Ready for a night out? Consider Roche Estate. Discover the area's water adventures with swimming nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with hiking/biking trails, ecotours, and horse riding.

Popular amenities

Family friendly

2 outdoor pools
Arcade/game room
Babysitting (surcharge)
Children's club (surcharge)
Fence around the pool
Free cribs/infant beds
Free water park access
Grocery/convenience store
In-room child care (surcharge)
Laundry facilities
Playground
Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
Snack bar/deli
Supervised childcare (surcharge)

Wifi

Available in all rooms: free wifi
Available in some public areas: free wifi
In-room wifi speed: 25+ mbps

Food and drink

1 poolside bar and 1 bar
1 restaurant and 1 coffee shop/cafe
24-hour room service
Buffet breakfast available for a fee 6:30 am–10:00 am on weekdays and 6:30 am–10:30 am on weekends: aud 0-39 for adults and aud 0-19.50 for children
Coffee/tea in common area(s)

Spa

12 treatment rooms
Aromatherapy
Body scrubs
Body treatments
Body wraps
Couples treatment room(s)
Detox wraps
Facials
Hydrotherapy
Manicures and pedicures
Massage - swedish
Massage - deep-tissue
Massage - hot stone
Massage - prenatal
Massage/treatment rooms
Sauna
Spa open select days
Spa tub
Steam room

Guest services

24-hour front desk
Change of bedsheets (on request)
Change of towels (on request)
Concierge services
Dry cleaning service
Golf cart
Golf clubs
Golf lessons
Golf pro shop
Hair salon
Laundry facilities
Luggage storage
Multilingual staff
Porter/bellhop
Tour/ticket assistance
Wedding services

Accessibility

Accessible bathroom (select rooms)
Assistive listening devices available
Braille signage
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
In-room accessibility (select rooms)
Roll-in shower (select rooms)
Wheelchair-accessible parking
Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

Things to do

18 holes of golf
2 outdoor pools
3 outdoor tennis courts
Arcade/game room
Art gallery
Basketball
Beach volleyball
Bicycle rentals
Bike parking
Fitness center
Free water park access
Full-service spa
Playground
Public winery tours
Sauna
Shopping
Spa tub
Steam room
Tennis
Winery attached

Outdoor

Garden
Picnic area
Pool sun loungers
Pool umbrellas
Terrace

Conveniences

Atm/banking services
Ballroom
Banquet hall
Elevator
Free newspapers in lobby
Front-desk safe
Gift shop/newsstand
Grocery/convenience store

More

Fireplace in lobby
Smoke-free property
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Reviews that mention...

Family Reviews

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4.5 out of 5 stars

44 reviews

Review data

5 star reviews

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4 star reviews

16%

3 star reviews

9%

2 star reviews

5%

1 star reviews

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Ekaterina

12 Jul 2024 - 15 Jul 2024
reviewed on expedia

5 out of 5 stars

Staff was very friendly and helpful. Every request was fulfilled and it's a really great place for the families with kids to stay. So many things to do with your little ones. Love it absolutely and will be back again for sure.
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Madeline

8 Jul 2024 - 10 Jul 2024
reviewed on hcom

5 out of 5 stars

Had the best mini getaway with the family! Close proximity to all the main attractions in Hunter, was worried room would be cold during winter but air con worked a treat to keep us nice and cosy. Buffet was kids highlight - a lot of variety and good quality. Next time will definitely take advantage of the kids club activities (we already had itinerary mapped out and booked before we got here). Front desk reception staff were friendly and super helpful - will definitely stay again.
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Corene

28 Jun 2024 - 30 Jun 2024
reviewed on expedia

3 out of 5 stars

Very disappointed to discover what we thought was a hotel room in the main complex was a villa about 400m away. Not pleasant in cold and rain to come for meals and drinks. Walls very thin too - you could hear the conversation of our neighbours (and all their cluttering around plus a noisy child)
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Jiayi

30 Mar 2024 - 31 Mar 2024
reviewed on hcom

5 out of 5 stars

Being here several times. Really like this hotel. Highly recommend everyone here. They have all kinds of activities to do for kids and adults. Will be back again!
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Neehit

28 Mar 2024 - 30 Mar 2024
reviewed on wotif

3 out of 5 stars

Loved the kids swimming pool area. Really fun place for kids. Since it is easter the resort organised activities for kids (face painting, jumping castle etc).The Villa was nice however the carpet was very dirty. There was bad smell if you close the room for too long. Also the room has a lake in the back which was great however back entrance had dead insects and duck and bird poo all over the area. The room service food is really average. Not worth what you pay for. Its hard to call reception from your room. No one is available. Gives you an option for call back. Selected that a few times and no one ever calls back. Redsalt restaurant has good food however was not.able to keep up with busy periods. Left early without having dessert which was part of the 2 course meal due to wait times.Overall great place to stay if the above issue's are fixed. Planning to taking th kids back later this year. Fingers crossed.
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Mohhamed Akheel

25 Feb 2024 - 27 Feb 2024
reviewed on expedia

2 out of 5 stars

We had faulty fire alarm noised at 3am twice which we femt very inconvinient with babies especially
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Christie

9 Feb 2024 - 10 Feb 2024
reviewed on hcom

4 out of 5 stars

Nice place with many things to do and enjoy. Tennis, swimming, golf, kids waterpark, putt putt, volleyball. Lots to take advantage of. Hotel is near other places to dine. The massage was not great in the spa. Nothing beats a good Thai massage. The massage therapist seemed like they were in training. Such light touch. There is a Thai massage in Cessnock would be better money spent to book outside. The kids club looked so boring, I felt so bad leaving my kids there. Good for kids under 4.
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Shannon

25 Jan 2024 - 27 Jan 2024
reviewed on wotif

4 out of 5 stars

Good for families, but very busy by the pool!!
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Naser

22 Jan 2024 - 26 Jan 2024
reviewed on wotif

5 out of 5 stars

This resort is amazing, I have a child with specific and serious dietary requirements and the people in charge at the buffet breakfast were very accommodating and took my concerns seriously. There was a gluten free setup / area and you can request specific requirements as the chefs cook certain meals. Joanne the team leader during breakfast assured that my son was safe and remembered us every morning. She was kind and understanding. Kendal the manager at the buffet in the evening was also amazing and kind. Everything is this resort is high quality. we loved the pool and the open bar during our stay. Many activities for children (kids club etc, play areas). we full recommend this exceptional and beautiful place for families.
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Sam

23 Jan 2024 - 25 Jan 2024
reviewed on expedia

5 out of 5 stars

Clean,friendly staff and ideal place for the kids
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