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Money News with Deborah Knight- the daily drive-home wrap of business and finance, discussing HVL Hotels.

This article originally appeared in the Australian Financial Review on February 9, 2025. Written by Bonnie Campbell.

A new luxury hotel group has paid $25 million for two landmark Hunter Valley wineries, Ben Ean and one of the Drayton family estates, with plans to build a $120 million five-star hotel and tourism complex in some of Australia’s oldest vineyards.

The HVL Hotels group is planning the luxury complex for a consolidated 68-hectare site in tourist hotspot Pokolbin, about a two-hour drive north of Sydney.

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This article originally appeared in Australian Traveller on May 8, 2025. Written by Kassia Byrnes.

A new retreat is coming to the Hunter Valley, and it’s set to redefine the meaning of five stars.
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Hunter Valley is a well-known and loved wine region in Australia, but many will agree that while its accommodation options are wonderful, there has definitely been a gap in the ultra-luxury offering. Not for long. HVL Hotels has announced a new five-star-plus offering coming to Ben Ean Estate, the oldest vineyard in the country.

The 65 architecturally designed suites of this development, in partnership with Figure 8 Capital, will be set on the grounds of the original Lindeman’s Estate within Ben Ean. Each will be spacious, between 49 and 58 square metres, with stylish features including a sunken lounge area and panoramic views of the vineyard.

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