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Hunter Valley Stays
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Greystone Estate (15 Bedrooms) - Pokolbin Hunter Valley
Awarded the 2020 Travellers Choice award, and the 2019 Certificate of Excellence by TripAdvisor for providing consistently outstanding experiences and whose owners offer first-class customer service to their guests, Greystone Estate is a magnificent and luxurious self-contained property, perfect to host your next event. Set on 10 acres down an olive tree lined driveway, Greystone Estate is located centrally on the iconic tourist trail of Hermitage Road in the heart of the Hunter Valley and within easy distance of award-winning restaurants, wineries, breweries, cycleway and adventure experiences. Only moments away from the popular Ironbark Brewery, Botanica Restaurant, Piggs Peake, Mistletoe, Tintilla, Thomas Wines, 3.6km to award winning Muse Kitchen and 9km to The Hunter Valley Gardens, 10km to Bimbadgen and The Vintage Golf Club, and a 10-minute drive to Hope Estate. And if that’s not entertainment enough, then the Hermitage Road Cycleway at the property’s entrance is the perfect excuse to explore the exciting destinations on Hermitage Road, including horse riding, Segways and more.
Custom designed for luxurious events, Greystone Estate is an exceptional property with a brand-new event space hosting up to 110 seated guests and up to 32 guests staying onsite within the 15 luxurious king suites and 17.5 bathrooms (including 5 powder rooms). The Estate is ideally suited to guests seeking a destination for their family and friends to celebrate their special event over a few days and is equally equipped to cater to corporate off-sites, creative workshops or for fitness groups or wellness retreats. Thoughtfully detailed, Greystone has all you would expect from the finest hotels yet feels like a boutique resort with room for all.
Function Room
Sitting in the middle of the property, Greystone Estate’s newly constructed Event space Function room seats up to 110 guests in a fully air-conditioned spectacular space complete with bar, caterer’s kitchen and 5 bathrooms, perfect for your wedding or corporate event. The space is filled with natural light looking out onto manicured gardens, with 3 feature chandeliers, soft hidden mood lighting and an internal and external fireplace. A large automatic power generator will also ensure that your event can continue uninterrupted in the event of a power outage. A cool room is also available for storage of your event beverages.
Open Air Pavilion
With its striking modern appearance, you will be blown away with the beauty of the Chapel. Inlaid brass floors and soft lighting and the natural beauty of the gardens complete this beautiful space.
Winding concrete pathways seamlessly connect all buildings onsite, ensuring an easy and effortless walk down the aisle for any bridal parties. All pathways have lighting of an evening and the beautiful, manicured gardens and large gum trees have up-lighting to create a spectacular backdrop for your event.
Accommodation
With your guest’s comfort in mind, no detail has been left unturned at Greystone Estate. Your guests can enjoy not only their luxurious air-conditioned suite with plush bedding but also the large open plan living, dining and entertaining and lounge areas including a stunning fireplace, TV’s, high speed Starlink wifi internet for your use throughout your stay, huge semi-commercial kitchen, sparkling pool and BBQ area. The barn-sized games room holds a pool table as well as a bar with large screen TV’s ideal for sports fans or cinema nights.
Sophisticated décor of striking navy, black and white features throughout the property with accents of leather, chrome, black and white, oak and stone, ensuring every room exudes glamour. You’ll feel dressed-up surrounded by these interiors and yet, totally relaxed.
Greystone Estate’s main house is the heart of this property, which has been custom designed with room for all 32 guests to truly enjoy their stay. From the moment you walk through the large entrance doors and into the reception area the features, design and style will impress you.
The Main house accommodates 14 guests in 7 stunning suites and 7.5 bathrooms (including a powder room). Its sophisticated and large living and dining spaces are light filled and feature packed, providing a sense of relaxed luxury. There is plenty of space for all your guests to dine and relax before and after your event.
Greystone’s kitchen is spiced up to the highest specs, providing guests with the ease of a semi-commercial kitchen with a luxury fit out. Voluminous double fridges, two dishwashers, dual sinks, two ovens and coffee machine, makes your stay a breeze. Greystone Estates private chefs, exclusively from Hunter Concierge, make catering a memorable occasion, you’ll want for nothing. There’s even a walk-in pantry for your butler!
The living room features sumptuous leather lounges and individual chairs, so you’ll be hard pressed to decide which is your favourite spot; in front of the stunning gas fireplace to relax with family and friends, share a movie, or present to a group on the two wall-mounted large screen TV’s. The dining and living room areas open out onto a deep terrace with outdoor dining tables to enjoy the views across the property to the dam - perfect for a memorable luncheon experience to let the afternoon slip way with a fine glass of Hunter wine in hand, whilst enjoying magnificent sunset views.
Cottage One + Two
These are no ordinary cottages, with soaring cathedral ceilings and striking, jet black signature walls, all set against crisp white tongue-and-groove panelling, which add a sense of drama and instantly transports you into holiday mode. These two-level cottages accommodate 5 guests each, with two beautiful bathrooms per cottage. Downstairs, guests will enjoy a large living and dining area with large TV, kitchenette, bedroom and bathroom with shower. Upstairs can accommodate 3 guests in a large loft room with en-suite. Fully air-conditioned with luxury fittings makes these cottages “two” in a million.
Gow House
Originally an iconic family residence in Merewether, this heritage house has journeyed to the Hunter Valley and now stands in pride of place as a jewel on the grounds of Greystone Estate. This gracious historic house has been lovingly restored and revived to a new glory, whilst retaining its true character with high metal pressed ceilings, deep verandahs and wrought iron features. Accommodating 8 guests in 4 king (split) bedrooms (3 with en-suite), each with individual décor and hand selected pieces, makes staying a unique experience – you’ll be fighting over who sleeps here! This building also has a disabled bedroom and bathroom with direct disabled access.
Pool & BBQ Area
For your guests the stunning pool area and surrounds is perfect for your guests to relax and cool off during your stay. The BBQ space is fully equipped with outdoor fridge, sink, dishwasher plus two outdoor powder rooms. Central to the Estate and adjacent to the main house, the pool and BBQ area are perfect for those hot summer days relaxing on the poolside lounges.
The Shed
The property’s games room is no ordinary shed. Custom designed with entertainment for all in mind, guests of all ages will enjoy a pool table, table tennis, large TV screens, Netflix, KAYO Sport and a bar with tables and chairs. Its playful interior is entertainment ‘to the max’. Rustic corrugated iron and recycled timber features compliment giant barn doors that slide open on one side of the barn to take in the property views. It’s also the perfect place for a corporate tournament, team building games or indoor wellness and yoga workshops and offers two convenient powder rooms.
Garden
Greystone Estate is set on 10 park-like acres of beautifully manicured lawns and gardens, designed for visual appeal. By day guests can wander the grounds and enjoy the beautiful gardens or take a seat by the dam and enjoy the sunshine. And in the evening illuminated pathways allow guests to enjoy the night-time ambiance as well as an easy strolls from The Residence to their accommodation whilst taking in the visual beauty of the trees up lit at night.
Laundry
We know you really don’t want to do laundry, but if the need arises, Greystone’s laundry hut is perfect, with a 13kg super washer and tumble dryer available for your convenience.
With an impressive list of things to enjoy both onsite and moments from the front door, there is no question you’ll leave your inner-city neighbourhood for the wide-open Hunter spaces, to celebrate your next family special event. Indulge in the comfort of the tailored experience at this exciting Hunter destination. Greystone Estate is truly an exceptional property.
Whitevale Estate
Please ask us about booking our beautiful sister property Whitevale Estate in Lovedale. It is just as luxurious as Greystone and is the perfect place for some of your guests, Grooms/Grandparents to stay for your event. If booking the same time, you’ll receive one complimentary return transfer between the two properties, or you can go all out and fly them in via helicopter (fees apply). Whitevale Estate is a 7-bedroom, 6 bathroom property sleeping 18 guests.
** Please note that 24-hour internal and external security cameras are installed at Greystone Estate, and gardening, maintenance and cleaning staff are onsite intermittently **
Please note this property is NOT pet friendly.
Prior to booking Greystone Estate, please first confirm your reasons for wanting to stay. Any reasons, other than holiday accommodation, for example birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, functions, corporate events, retreats and reunions are not permitted without specific owner approval prior to you booking being accepted. The property has an exclusive caterer, Hunter Concierge, and no other catering provider will be permitted to cater to guests.
ACCOMMODATION
Maximum 32 guests or 32 guests in individual beds
MAIN HOUSE
Bedroom 1 - 1 King Bed or 2 Singles with en-suite (2)
Bedroom 2 - 1 King Bed or 2 Singles with en-suite (2)
Bedroom 3 - 1 King Bed or 2 Singles with en-suite (2)
Bedroom 4 - 1 King Bed or 2 Singles with en-suite (2)
Bedroom 5 - 1 King Bed or 2 Singles with en-suite (2)
Bedroom 6 – 1 King Bed or 2 Singles with en-suite (2)
Bedroom 7 - 1 King Bed or 2 Singles with en-suite (2)
COTTAGE ONE
Bedroom 1 - 1 King Bed or 2 Singles + Single bed with en-suite (3)
Bedroom 2 - 1 King Bed or 2 Singles with en-suite (2)
COTTAGE TWO
Bedroom 1 - 1 King Bed or 2 Singles + Single bed with en-suite (3)
Bedroom 2 - 1 King Bed or 2 Singles with en-suite (2)
GOW HOUSE
Bedroom 1 - 1 King Bed or 2 Singles with en-suite (2)
Bedroom 2 - 1 King Bed or 2 Singles with en-suite (2)
Bedroom 3 - 1 King Bed or 2 Singles with en-suite (2)
Bedroom 4 - 1 King Bed or 2 Singles (2)
TARIFF
Weekend - For up to 32 guests $7000 per night (Thu-Fri or Fri-Sat or Sat-Sun)
Midweek - For up to 32 guests $5200 per night (Monday-Thursday)
Infants under 2 years free of charge
Please note if Sunday check in then add $800 weekend cleaning charge
Please note that a $40 booking fee is applicable for all bookings made.
**Please note for Christmas and New Years booking from 22 December 2021 to 3 January 2022 will be a minimum of 3 nights at the weekend tariff**
Please contact Hunter Concierge to arrange a package for your tailored made event.
For all new bookings staying after 1st September 2022, Accommodation Only bookings will not be accepted.
Please note Accommodation Only bookings don’t permit an event to be hosted onsite without the use of the event space. Additional charges apply for use of the events space as does Hunter Concierge fees to manage and coordinate the event.
Please note no music is to be played on the outdoor deck area at nighttime.
SECURITY DEPOSIT
A security deposit/bond of $3000 is required for your stay and is payable as a credit card pre-authorisation. This will be processed approximately 24 - 48 hours before your arrival, so please ensure the funds are available at this time.
CATERING and IN HOUSE CHEFS: All in-house chefs and caterers to Greystone Estate are exclusively provided and managed by our partners Hunter Concierge on-site. No other third party suppliers are permitted.
NOTES
1 night bookings based on availability (surcharge applies)
3 night minimum for Long Weekends and Easter bookings
5 night minimum for Christmas and New Years bookings
Concerts weekends in the Hunter Valley do have a set minimum to stay and may attract a surcharge
LONGER STAYS
Please contact us for a quote. Discounts are available on longer stays of 4 nights and over, this excludes long weekends and Christmas and New Year period.
This Private Home is proudly Property Managed by Hunter Valley Stays on the Owner’s behalf.
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Facilities
- 15 Bedrooms & 17.5 Bathrooms
- Air Conditioning - Reverse Cycle
- BBQ
- Barbecue Facilities
- Bathroom (Half)
- Bathrooms
- Bluetooth speaker
- Books & Board Games - Selection
- Car Parking
- Clingwrap & Aluminium Foil
- Coffee Machine - Beans
- Cooking Facilities
- Cooking pots, crockery, cutlery, glasses, platters
- Cooktop - Gas
- Cyclists Welcome
- Dishwashers x 2
- Fireplace - Wood/Gas/Combustion
- Freshly laundered towels, bed linen and tea towels
- Fridges
- Full Kitchen
- Games Room/Pool Table
- Garden
- Hairdryers
- High Chair & Portacot
- Iron/ironing board
- Kayo Sports (Australian Sports Streaming Service)
- Kitchen with dishwasher
- Kitchenette with microwave
- Large Screen TV'S
- Laundry - Washer/dryer
- Linens Provided
- No Pets
- Non-smoking Rooms
- Outdoor Dining
- Outdoor Games
- Outdoor covered entertainment area
- Owners / Managers On Site
- Ping Pong Table
- Self Catering
- Semi Commercial Kitchen
- Shampoo, conditioner and body wash
- Shower
- Swimming pool
- TV - Free to Air & Netflix
- Tea, coffee, sugar, salt, pepper & long-life milk
- Views
- WiFi internet - Free
- iPod Dock
