As a regular business traveller from Brisbane to the region, my friends decided to join me for an extended long weekend from Anzac Day eve for five nights and spotted Blackwattle Luxury Retreat two bedroom accommodation. We had a ball! We worked our way through their entire music selection as we cooked, drank (the Blackwattle produced Leg Over), sang, danced,... More

Amanda & Scott have thought of everything, we couldn't find fault in any aspect of our experience at Blackwattle Luxury Retreats. We hadn't really explored the Lovedale area on previous visits to the Hunter, so were very happy to go by their recommendations for dinner, brunch and wineries to visit. Our favourite - Mojo's on Wilderness for dinner, deli provisions... More

We stayed in the one bedroom cottageon Friday 24 and Saturday 25 Feb - leaving on the Sunday. We arrived with my husband having a bit of a melt down, since our nav man took us everywhere but the cottages. With the old fashioned map we wouldn't have had a problem! The cottage is simple but wonderful. Very private with... More

We stayed at Blackwattle over Easter of last year & were so impressed with the accommodation we decided to return in October for a 4 night stay and to attend the Meat Loaf concert at the Bimbadgen Estate Winery. The property is easy to find near the beginning of Talga Rd in Lovedale. Near the road is the owners house,... More

Quite simply this is the best accommodation in Hunter Valley. I give it 11 out of 10! Everything was absolutely perfect - not a single thing could be improved. A quick summary: Amazing Hunter Valley view over olive grove and vineyards, privacy, local kangaroos feeding right in front of the cabin, king sized bed, deep bath with a view, shower... More

If you are looking for a relaxing and quiet place - this is the one to go. Although in the middle of nowhere the main winieries and restaurents can be reached within 10...15 minutes driving. We stayed at the smaller cottage which provides plenty of space for 2 and is elegantly furnished. Kitchen, bedroom, bathroom everthing was in mint condition... More

We stayed here late September in the two bedroom retreat (one room not used) for our 20 year anniversary - it was superb! Wonderful accomodation and peaceful surrounds - we would certainly come back. We would highly recommend Mojo's restautant, which is only about 5 minutes away and was as good as any city restaurants - spectacular.

Totally agree with all reviews. We enjoyed Blackwattle so much that we didn't even want to leave to go out for dinner - it was such a pleasure to just "stay in" and have a very relaxed barbeque on the deck. The cottage completely exceeded our expectations - there is just everything anyone could ever need when staying. We could... More

We stayed here in the winter of 2011. Amanda was a lovely host, she came out to greet us the moment we drove in. The one bedroom retreat was incredible. The kitchen was so well equipped and the bathroom filled with luxurious L'Occitane toiletries. We had a hard time deciding whether to stay in or to go out during the... More