Read a bit of background history about the different areas in the Hunter
Lower Hunter
Upper Hunter
Barrington Tops
Lake Macquarie
Newcastle
Port Stephens
About huntervalleyhotel.com.au
A website founded in June 2000 by Hunter Valley Hotels™ solely to promote Traditional Australian Hotels in the Hunter Valley Region. The site allows Hotel owners and licensees to list and promote their Hotel, Pub or Tavern on the web and receive enquiries related to their venue.
If you wish to enquire about a specific Hotel on the site, please contact the Hotel directly via the phone/fax numbers or Email link on the relevant page/s.
Hotel accommodation is listed on this site by individual Hotels or Hotel groups, therefore you deal directly with the source of the listing. Hunter Valley Hotels™ has no affiliation with any of the Hotels contained within this site other than the provision of a directory listing service. A member Hotel is defined as a paid listing venue.
General tips for *overseas visitors about
Traditional Australian Hotels
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*and certain Aussies).
1. Although Australians should know better and people from overseas can be excused, a “hotel” in Australia has a vastly different meaning than what the majority of overseas visitors expect. A classic silly question (to an Aussie) asked is “do you have a room with a spa”.
2. The typical Australian “hotel” with accommodation does not have en-suits, spa baths or room service. Nor is there much hope of a bar fridge or TV in your room.
3. To Australians a “hotel” is like a “tavern” or “pub”, in fact they are almost interchangeable however a “hotel” is far more likely to have accommodation. 90% or more of “hotels” will have shared bathroom facilities. Most will have a private guest lounge/TV room.
4. To Australians a “hotel’s” primary function is to sell alcohol and meals, as well as somewhere to go and see live bands/entertainment. Accommodation is just a sideline.
5. The “international hotels” in the major cities are more in line with world standards, (private en-suit/spa/TV/bar fridge and room service) although even in the city’s and out in the suburbs and country towns the traditional Aussie hotel/pub/tavern still survives mostly unchanged. Most Australians consider “international hotels” to be just flash/upmarket “motels” with a liquor licence.
6. True many are closing and others have undergone $1m+ renovations to stay competitive in a cutthroat drive to get you to part with your hard earned dollar. Some cater to the daytime crowd, others to the nightlife/bands and others to the accommodation/bistro/restaurant in their hotel. Some have even managed to do them all, but it all still boils down to that certain indescribable something that makes a truly great hotel. Hotels have and still do provide a valuable social hub for football/fishing/cricket clubs and often sponsor local teams. They are an integral part of Australian history and culture, worthy of visiting before they disappear or modernise beyond recognition. Easily 75% of the hotel licences in Australia would be over 100 years old, yet they all have character and charm, distinct and individual from each other.
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