Carrington Estate

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.

景色不錯，房間裏蟲子較多。設施也基本上接近需要翻新的極限了。不過在大農村能有這樣的配套設施算很可以了。前台的小姐姐服務也很好。另外就是如果想用室外恆温泳池，最好別住獨棟。獨棟所在區域走去泳池太遠了，要開車從外面繞過去。

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!

Our table was not set up for us upon arrival with a booked reservation, so we pretty much had to put our 3 tables together under the canopy as the weather was unpredictable. When it did rain sidewards, we got showered on under the canopy and we had to ask for seating inside with no help from the staff to help bring our table stuff in. The only redeeming two factors of this winery is the view and food. I've been 3 times before and was excited to bring family on this occasion and was sadly disappointed.

Good food, helpful staff, nice accommodation, lovely golf course and tasty winery. What's not to like? We went midweek, which was quiet, which is what we like. May get busy at the weekend, which is what the staff said. Be aware that the accommodation is a few years old now and some might think the rooms a bit 'tired'. But it's spotlessly clean, fully functional and has everything you need.

We stayed in a standard lodge room for 1 night. This had a view back towards the road and reception. The good first - the room was big. Dinner fare at the restaurant, while expensive, was incredible. Some of the best I have had in a restaurant. The leisure room with the pool table was good fun. The bad - the decor was very outdated. Hubby is an electrician and commented that the switches and power points were so old they were now obsolete. The bathroom had a shower over the bath, which was so old the hose for the shower head was almost black with age, dirt and mould. I am guessing they are on bore water, as when I went to run a bath, the water was the colour of beer and was slimy. For the size of the room, the TV was also very small. The restaurant had the ambience and food of a high quality restaurant, however, was let down by the cheap paper napkins, and the inability to try and approve a wine before buying a glass. I had their Calypso Pinot Gris and honestly believed they must have brought me a chardonnay instead. It had the buttery flavour of chardonnay, but without the fullness. I would never have called it a pinot gris.