Pitalpa Views - is a stunning rural retreat in the heart of the Hunter Valley's wine region, a 2 hour drive north of Sydney. The picturesque Hunter region encompasses charming towns and villages, rolling vineyards and olive groves, and splendid national parks of the Hunter Valley, the Upper Hunter and Barrington Tops. The traditionally activities are wine tasting at many of the iconic cellar doors, dining at a range of incredible establishments and, if time permits, playing a round of golf.
Piltapa itself is a newly constructed modern and luxurious 4 bedroom home set on 4.5 picturesque acres in the heart of the Hunter Valley wine region only 2 minutes from the heritage town of Branxton. The house sleeps up to 8 adults but is also well equipped to handle the rigours of a family vacation home.
On arrival, we were greeted by a large outdoor deck with uninhibited rural north facing views of the Royal Ranges and Barrington Tops. The deck quickly became the epicentre of our 5 party retreat. There we enjoyed a relaxing sunset with our favourite glass of locally produced wine; and enjoyed our mornings while the mist lifted exposing an array of local wildlife.
As the temperature dropped we moved in to the living room, featuring a relaxing log fire place. Firewood is kept on the western side of the yard and kindling is also kindly provided. Later, we moved to the fully equipped cinema room which featured comfortable leather reclining chairs, a large flatscreen tv and an endless library of DVDS.
The house is meticulously appointed with a beautiful gourmet gas kitchen, Nespresso machine, log fireplace, huge covered entertaining deck, gas Beefeater BBQ, media room with Foxtel and best of all 180 degree north facing view of the sweeping rural acres, the Royal Ranges and Barrington Tops National Park. The sunrises and sunsets are divine. For the gourmet enthusiast, the kitchen has every appliance you could ever need, including a gas cooktop, oven, dishwasher, microwave, slow cooker/crock pot, food processor, rice cooker, mix master, cake tins, pizza trays and more.
For the gold enthusiast, there is a local challenging and cheerful course at Branxton. For something more refined, we recommend the Crowne Plaza and Cypress Lakes which are less than 15 minutes' drive away.
Piltapa Views is bookable via Stayz: https://www.stayz.com.au/accommodation/nsw/hunter/hunter-valley/193137
