Hotel Wine Country Villas (Pokolbin, Australia)

The 4.5-star Wine Country Villas provides eight self-contained, split-level villas—each a haven in the Hunter. Villas have a king-size bed, kitchen (including dishwasher & stove top), breakfast bar that opens out to the deck via a servery. A generous selection of breakfast goodies, along with a coffee machine and pods, make for a delicious start to the day. You can sit at your breakfast bar, indoors, or outside on stools/ deck chairs—both options afford gorgeous views of the Hunter Valley and Brokenback range—there may even be a visit from some Australian wildlife. If you want to relax inside and watch some television, a flat-screen TV with Foxtel and a DVD player are provided, as is free WiFi connection. All villas are fitted with reverse-cycle air-conditioners and a slow-combustion wood fire, for guests who want to feel the warmth or romance of a wood fire. Guests planning to visit some of the local wineries, restaurants and attractions, will find that Wine Country Villas is located centrally and is within cycling distance of many venues—for example, Roche Estate (formerly Tempus Two), Hunter Valley Gardens, Cypress Lakes golf course.