We stayed in the most beautiful, authentic and comfortable room/suite #119. Although a long walk through this lovely building to reach the room, it was perfect and private. The bed was extra comfy and the gas fireplace was very cosy. The staff were extremely helpful and we loved the spa and indoor pool area. We are diehard foodies and lovers of wine and the 3 course meal in this beautiful restaurant was outstanding....do yourself a favour, it was worth every cent of the AUD$99 per person. The wine list is extensive and expensive, but amazing!! We had a pre-dinner drink, 3 delicious courses, a very nice bottle of red wine and dessert wine for $349.00 and it was worth every cent!! Breakfast was another tantalising experience with cook to order and great variety. The gardens are spectacular and the building is just gorgeous....I'm sure if you were a critic you could see areas of improvement needed in some areas of maintenance both in the garden and the building...ie dirty/cobweb windows in the corridors and gardens in need of weeding - don't judge, it would be an enormous task to maintain and you really just need to enjoy and take in the atmosphere, history and beauty of this amazing property. RELAX, BREATHE AND ENJOY....we loved it!!…
Milton Park country house is a beautiful piece of history and a hallmark of quality hospitality in the loveliest place to live in this country. I have patronized the venue on and off for decades since John Parché ran the hotel. Through the good doctors, Aman Resorts and recently the excellent stewardship or the Dobler Family. My wedding night and my son’s christening party. The connection is long. Last Friday I took my now adult son, our mutual friend and work colleague to dinner. But firstly let me lead up. On making the reservation I was held on the line an inordinately long time to determine if our party could be accommodated. Once confirmed, I was put upon for a 50% pre payment ‘due to Covid’...? $88/ 2 course minimum. (Assume $33/$55?) We arrived and were seated in Hordern’s restaurant. Noting it was only 1/2 full and the larger orangery was not used. Wondering at the reluctance to welcome the booking. Let me say the food was excellent, as was the service and atmosphere albeit devoid of background music. I’m not shy of nouveau cuisine. However, this was NC on steroids. The 10c piece sized arancini ball appetiser on a Tom yum spoon eclipsed my entré in volume. One scallop sliced carpaccio style, topped with the smallest rock oyster I’ve seen, a dozen caviar eggs and 2 microscopic edible flowers. That’s it. It would have fitted comfortably on a desert spoon. Lovely flavors but missing substance. The point of eating a meal is to be satiated. Mains for me was a wagu steak with minimal accompaniment (apparently I should have ordered an additional side or two) Again the flavors were excellent, the sauce was an exceptional French inspired jus, the presentation, service all first rate, It was superb. If it was more than 100 grams though I’d be surprised. Again not a meal. For desert the others tried the apple and rhubarb crumble. If you envisaged a substantial desert, think instead on a 10mm high 75mm diameter tart like object. The reports were excellent in taste. I declined a taste as it would have denied my son 1/2 his desert and opted instead for a glass of botrytis semillon. The heart of gold was welcome but missing was the option of a Debortli Noble 1 or a more salubrious chateaux Rieussec. I settled up the C450 bill and guided our Castle Cove bound friend back to Bowral and on. Needing fuel we went into Bowral and I asked my son if he felt like a pizza at the Imperial. Which we seriously contemplated. Reflecting in the evening, and trying to understand it from the host’s perspective as I generally do, I can see no reason for the microscopic servings. The majority of cost is static, so the additional scallop or oyster would be far outweighed by the dissatisfaction of the customers and their lack of return business. That then indicates a desire to reduce business? Odd. Hope your experience is better. …
The grounds and buildings are beautiful, the rooms and corridors smell old. The junior suite we had needs lots of work, bed old and small , very uncomfortable. Disappointed with our stay for the cost.
We stayed in the Tower suite for 4 nights. Before staying, I felt nervous because having read some of the reviews of this hotel, I was expecting the hotel to be in a poor dilapidated state. I was picturing ripped carpet, crumbling walls and holes in ceilings. However, as soon as we arrived, the above couldn't be further from the truth based our own experience. The hotel was extremely beautiful. The drawing rooms, restaurant and gardens had an old world grandeur. The spa and gym transported you back to an elegant Roman villa. The staff were wonderful and attentive. Our room was charming, in good condition and spacious. We would definitely come back again!
The grounds/gardens are absolutely stunning! We were not expecting it to be so beautiful as we drove up the drive way. The old country house has been transformed into a stunning hotel which still features many of its historical features. It lacks air conditioning and the shower was a bit of a ridiculous design (it’s a bath/shower however the shower head barely reaches the bath making you stand on the curve of the bath wall). Apart from that it was very nice. The restaurant was incredible! The food was absolutely delicious and reasonably priced. I also highly recommend the high tea! The hotel and restaurant staff were very friendly and accommodating during our visit which enhanced the experience. The day spa is nice however was severely let down by the rudeness of the spa staff (guessing she was having a bad day?). It made it very hard to relax during the massage and we were made to feel like a huge inconvenience. I hope this was just a once off!…
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