Carrington Estate

Awesome place. Had many cool facilities and welcoming host! Would definitely come back!!!! 

Beautiful place with very sweet staff, however the water was non-potable. Yes, you read that right— not sure how that justifies $300/night or if that’s even legal. The porterhouse steak was unbelievably tough for the price so we passed on the $30 breakfast as we figured they probably didn’t learn how to cook overnight. Beautiful room and setting, although the giant soaking tub could not be used (the water again). Won’t return.

My friends and I had an amazing stay at the Carrington Estate 3-bedroom villa, which offers stunning views of the sea and golf course. The golf course is beautifully designed, providing both a fantastic challenge and a relaxing playing experience. We enjoyed golfing in a laid-back atmosphere, having a BBQ and wine on the deck while watching the sunset and star-lit sky, savouring a delicious lunch and coffee at the restaurant, and indulging in pizzas at the winery café. Each experience was enhanced by breath-taking views and the attentive, welcoming staff. This was my second visit, but even four nights and five days weren’t enough—we’ll definitely be back!

We stayed here for a wedding. The estate is overall a beautiful and well looked after place. We stayed in the lodge. The room was absolutely massive with lots of floor space and a sitting area. The room was clean and tidy. The bathroom was also clean with a bath shower.

My wife rated her Gorgonzola pear salad entree and Scotch fillet main as one of the best restaurant meals she had ever eaten. The portions were generous; a dessert third course was out of the question. :-) We don’t get up here very often, but Carrington Estate is a must for at least one dinner. We also very much enjoyed a lunch across the road at the Karikari Winery; a Mediterranean shared platter and a vegetarian pizza required a lazy two hour lunch. Don’t miss either experience!

The Carrington’s location is beautiful. We ate in the restaurant twice and the food in the restaurant is high quality, the waitress we had was lovely. Our second meal unfortunately was tarnished by the waiter clearing our plates before we had all finished, something you do not expect in a restaurant of this level. Although very quiet in the restaurant, we felt rushed to leave and it was only 8.30pm. The Carrington is more 3 star motel than hotel. Its is very overpriced and very dated. We stayed in a 3 bedroom villa and found underwear and a wrapped sanitary pad from a previous guest in the corner of our bedroom beside a chest. The downstairs sliding toilet door wouldn’t close which meant our elderly father had to keep going up the stairs instead of the convenience of using the downstairs toilet. We did report these faults on the first evening to the receptionist but nothing was done and no-one contacted us. It was the worst place we have stayed in 20 years and such a shame as it has the potential to be a wonderful place if only it had the care and attention from the management/owners.