Balgownie Estate Yarra Valley
1309 Melba Hwy, Yarra Glen, Victoria 3775 Australia
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The ultimate luxury for weekend getaways in Victoria, you can’t beat Balgownie Estate Yarra Valley. There are 70 accommodation suites including spa suites overlooking the impressive views of the picturesque Yarra Valley.
Our new restaurant 1309 at Balgownie offers upscale modern-Australian dining and an extensive drinks menu featuring boutique Balgownie wine, cocktails, and more. Enjoy a delicious breakfast, lunch, or dinner at 1309, or try our grazing menu while lounging on our deck with vineyard views.
Balgownie Estate is a 5-star winery as rated by Halliday Wine Companion. Our Cellar Door offers the opportunity to taste and buy our stunning range of Yarra Valley and Bendigo wines. Open seven days, for specific times please check our website.
Rejuvenate at our new endota day spa, wellness industry leaders specialising in professional skin, body, and spa therapy, located in the heart of Balgownie Yarra Valley. Completely relax and focus on your well-being with a wide range of beauty therapy, grooming, skin, and body treatments.
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Free parking
Free internet
Pool
Fitness Centre with Gym / Workout Room
Restaurant
Highchairs available
Taxi service
Business Centre with Internet Access
Parking
Wifi
Hot bath
Indoor pool
Heated pool
Fitness / spa changing rooms
Sauna
Breakfast available
Complimentary Instant Coffee
Complimentary tea
Kids' meals
Outdoor dining area
Special diet menus
Wine / champagne
Conference facilities
Banquet room
Meeting rooms
Spa
Couples massage
Facial treatments
Foot massage
Full body massage
Manicure
Massage
Neck massage
Pedicure
Steam room
Waxing services
Non-smoking hotel
Outdoor furniture
Picnic area
Sun deck
First aid kit
Umbrella
24-hour check-in
24-hour front desk
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Air conditioning
Desk
Dining area
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Flatscreen TV
Sofa bed
Walk-in shower
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Interconnected rooms available
Private balcony
Room service
Safe
Seating area
Separate living room
Sofa
Telephone
Wardrobe / wardrobe
Bottled water
Iron
Private bathrooms
Kitchenette
Microwave
Minibar
Refrigerator
Electric kettle
On-demand films
Bath / shower
Complimentary toiletries
Hair dryer
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1309 Melba Hwy, Yarra Glen, Victoria 3775 Australia
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Organized and well maintained tasting room. There is also a cute outdoor area for lunch. Did a quick tasting of 5 bottles. Would recommend their sparkling white and shiraz, as those were favs. You dont need more than an hour here unless staying for lunch.
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Date of stay: November 2023Trip type: Travelled solo
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Response from Balgownie Estate, Marketing at Balgownie Estate Yarra Valley
Responded 6 days ago
Hi Nish - Thank you for your kind review. We look forward to welcoming you back to our Estate soon. Our Cellar Door team offer some of the best wine tastings in the Yarra Valley. If you enjoyed the wine - you should consider joining our wine club.
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A very good lunch with some interesting menu choices and flavours. We had some very good Viognier too .Good service and friendly staff. Nice views though we didn’t get a chance to walk around the vineyard. Lovely building steeped in history.
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Date of stay: November 2023Trip type: Travelled with friends
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Responded 6 days ago
Hi there - Thank you for your lovely review. We are very delighted to hear how much you enjoyed your visit to our Estate and look forward to welcoming you back in the future.
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We checked into Belgownie for a good friends wedding. After getting the wedding rate (which was essentially a premium on top of the normal price anyway), we were shocked to find out the the AUD$345 (normally $390) room didn’t come with breakfast - we were advised that it would cost an additional $35pp on top of our room rate for a buffet style breakfast. In many ways, this is yet another example of what is so wrong with the hospitality industry in Australia. Very basic, dated room, mould in the bathroom and no trimmings besides some water. For that price, breakfast should be included at the very least, noting that those ppl who attend weddings/functions there are only using the room out of convenience to get dressed in and save themselves from driving home… Querying of why breakfast wasn’t included was met with a condescending response that frankly wasn’t good enough, yet we’ve come to expect from similar places… For a coffee and some buffet-style eggs/bacon, (both valued significantly under the $35pp we would’ve been charged) this should’ve been included, no question. It was a $220 room, if that. Next time I’ll drive home. …
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Date of stay: November 2023Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Responded 6 days ago
Hi there - Thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear that your stay fell short of your expectations. We appreciate you sharing your concerns and at the same time providing us with some valuable feedback as we are currently starting to renovating all of our accommodation rooms. Your feedback will be passed on to our Operations Manager for their further consideration.
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Had been here 12 months ago while they were rebuilding after the fires had damaged their property and had a great experience. We returned again for a 2 night stay while i worked in the area. We stayed in the newly renovated suites and can highly recommend them. The staff are extremely helpful and friendly, considering how busy they were, we had an excellent experience, nothing was too much trouble. Restaraunt and wines are excellent, buffet breakfast was great, my wife had a fantastic experience at the spa, while i worked mind you, but we really could not fault the 2 days of relaxation. We highly recommend this fantastic place.
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Date of stay: October 2023Trip type: Travelled solo
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Responded 4 weeks ago
Hi Mark - Thank you for your lovely review. We are so delighted to hear how much you enjoyed your recent stay with us. It is wonderful to read your feedback regarding our new accommodation rooms. We look forward to welcoming you back to our Estate in the near future.
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Went to this estate with a wine tour an had lunch with the group. Great food, wine and people. Staff were friendly and knowledgeable about their wines. Even showed us how to open bubbly with a fancy device. Great experience.
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Date of stay: September 2023Trip type: Travelled with friends
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Responded 2 Oct 2023
Hi Taylor - Thank you for your lovely review. We are so delighted to hear how much you enjoyed our Balgownie hospitality. We look forward to welcoming you back to our Estate in the future.
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Website advises of luxury accomodation and the room we stayed in certainly was not. Small, not clean and our room access key did not work for our entire stay so had to visit reception every time we wanted into our room. They tried new key card and resetting door but nothing worked so we cut our trip short and left after 24 hours. Staff didn't seem to think having no access to room was an issue! Asked to be moved to new room but not available. The restaurant is really good and the meal was delicious but think twice before actually staying here.
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Date of stay: June 2023
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Responded 1 Aug 2023
Hi Rick & Tanya, Thank you for your feedback regarding your stay at our Estate. I am sorry to hear that this was your experience with us, rest assured we are taking the appropriate measures to address the concerns you have highlighted. We have reached out to you both via email to discuss your stay further. We again apologies for not being able to provide the experience we aim to offer and exceed for each guest. We are currently undergoing a big project of renovating our accommodation rooms; therefore your feedback is very important to us and is highly appreciated. Balgownie Estate Yarra Valley
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The privilege room was good, comfy bed with a good shower and bath. Unfortunately good not book any spa facilities as they were fully booked with staff off sick. Good breakfast selection however restaurant was only average for the evening meal limited selection for gluten free options and poor ambience I would not call this a luxury hotel and slightly overpriced
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Date of stay: July 2023Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Responded 1 Aug 2023
Hi Patrick - Thank you for your feedback. We are glad to hear that you were able to stay your stay with us. We will be sure to pass on your feedback to our Food & Beverage Management team for their consideration. We are currently undergoing a big project of renovating our accommodation rooms; which will align our rooms to our newly built restaurant. We hope to welcome you back to our Estate in the future. Balgownie Estate Yarra Valley
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We stayed in the luxury safari tent for (2) nights and had a wonderful time. Even in the midst of Winter the tent was very warm. With a nice, comfortable bed, great pillows, sizeable room and a view across the vineyards, it was fantastic. The I have to add, the wine tasting experience was fantastic. When we stayed last year the experience was awful, chaotic and unappealing. Balgownie have done a complete 180 here and now it’s a highlight! Good on you for recognising the deficiency, remedying it and delivering a great product. It was truly the highlight for us.
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Date of stay: July 2023Trip type: Travelled with family
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Hav had a couple of excellent experiences at Balgownie previously we chose it again for an outing for lunch. The three course menu was selected. The descriptions were enticing and the meals looked wonderful. Unfortunately all of our meals suffered from a lack of seasoning and textures that just did not seem to match the expectations. French onion soup entree lacked salt, was served with relatively little cheese and accompanied by a pumpernickel style bread. Our shared seafood platter boasted tempura style calamari, skewered grilled prawns ,hapuka and was accompanied by a large amount of tartare sauce some peas, salmon Pattie’s and pickled style cucumber. We ordered triple cooked chips as well. T all looked a great but again demonstrated lack of seasoning and textural incongruity. The best part of the meal was the wine and dessert. Unfortunately, despite the wonderful ambiance and excellent service and views we will remove Balgownie from our list of Yarra Valley haunts.…
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Date of stay: June 2023Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Would NEVER recommend Balgownie Yarra Glen to any group looking for a conference venue. Once they had the contract signed and money paid (100% prior to conference), any alleged customer service “went out the window”. Extremely disorganised. Their so called “Event Specialist” didn’t seem to know what she was doing. It was as if she had never run an event before. The limited staff on the two days we were there were often at a loss of what to do when things were not as requested or went wrong. Lots of equipment and facilities (including heating in conference area) not in working order. Conference rooms not set up in time for conference start. AV only worked intermittently. Even coffee machines at Breakfast were not working, forcing our delegates to pay $5 to have a coffee made for them. Even after advising dietary requirements/allergies more than two weeks prior in writing, delegates were served dinner meals and morning/afternoon tea and lunch items with the prohibited ingredients in them and not offered any alternatives. No follow up with us post conference which just tells me they don’t care as they know no-one returns. Very overpriced for what was received. Seems like they are running a very “short-term” business model. Overall a low end venue. …
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Date of stay: May 2023Trip type: Travelled on business
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Room Tip: Look for somewhere else to stay. This one will disappoint you.
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PRICE RANGE
USD 127 - USD 205 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
ALSO KNOWN AS
balgownie estate vineyard hotel yarra glen, balgownie estate vineyard resort and spa, balgownie vineyard retreat hotel, balgownie vineyard retreat resort
FORMERLY KNOWN AS
Balgownie Estate Vineyard Resort & Spa
LOCATION
AustraliaVictoriaYarra ValleyYarra Glen
NUMBER OF ROOMS
70
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Frequently Asked Questions about Balgownie Estate Yarra Valley
Which popular attractions are close to Balgownie Estate Yarra Valley?
Nearby attractions include Yarra Valley Chocolaterie & Ice Creamery (1.3 km), TarraWarra Museum of Art (6.7 km), and Alowyn Gardens (0.8 km).
What are some of the property amenities at Balgownie Estate Yarra Valley?
Some of the more popular amenities offered include an indoor pool, an on-site restaurant, and a fitness centre.
Which room amenities are available at Balgownie Estate Yarra Valley?
Top room amenities include a kitchenette, a minibar, and air conditioning.
What food & drink options are available at Balgownie Estate Yarra Valley?
Guests can enjoy an on-site restaurant, breakfast, and complimentary tea during their stay.
Is parking available at Balgownie Estate Yarra Valley?
Yes, free parking is available to guests.
What are some restaurants close to Balgownie Estate Yarra Valley?
Conveniently located restaurants include Immerse Restaurant, De Bortoli Wines Yarra Valley, and Oakridge Wines.
Are there opportunities to exercise at Balgownie Estate Yarra Valley?
Yes, guests have access to an indoor pool, a fitness centre, and a sauna during their stay.
Does Balgownie Estate Yarra Valley offer any business services?
Yes, it conveniently offers a business centre, meeting rooms, and a banquet room.
Are there any historical sites close to Balgownie Estate Yarra Valley?
Many travellers enjoy visiting Maroondah Aqueduct (15.3 km).
Does Balgownie Estate Yarra Valley have any great views?
Yes, guests often enjoy the mountain view available here.
Is Balgownie Estate Yarra Valley accessible?
Yes, it offers wheelchair access, reduced mobility rooms, and facilities for disabled guests. For specific enquiries, we recommend calling ahead to confirm.