Coolangatta Estate Shoalhaven Heads

pretty village with historical houses，reception service is flexible and staff friendly, a unique experience living in a winery!✨

My husband and Just spent a lovely weekend away at Coolangatta Winery we stayed in the cottage on the Estate clean, lovely bed and everything you need The staff Liz and Dan were very welcoming to us and nothing was too much trouble we also enjoyed the wine tasting with Mitchell who spoilt us at the tasting session dinner was excellent we were served by Liam who was a complete delight.I would recommend it .Eleanor and Robert O'brien

A couples breakaway, the room or I should say rooms, as the kitchen area is seperate to the bedroom & obviously the bathroom. Th e kitchen had a dining table with 4 chairs, microwave, huge air fryer/oven, large fridge, toaster, kettle all the kitchen necessities. The bedroom a queen size bed ( comfortable) bed side tables on each side, reasonable sized tv ( wall mounted) 3 seater lounge, side tables, coffee table. Excellent reverse cycle air conditioning. Bathroom is large, although the hot water does take some time to come to temperature. The accommodation rooms, free standing cottages are rustic but clean & very comfortable, wake up in the morning to birdsong & no traffic or neighbour noise! Lovely outlook over the grapevines, the staff were very friendly & helpful.

If zero was an option I would tick that. For $224 a night for a couple you do expect some basic level of comfort. This was in no way forthcoming at Coolangatta Estate. As we checked in another couple were complaining about their accommodation and subsequently left. We should have turned around then and asked for a refund. We were in the Plumber’s cottage. A musty smell greeted us when opening the door. The room lights didn’t work. The bed was uncomfortable. The bathroom and kitchen needed an update. There was a lot of traffic noise from the nearby road. We had prepaid online. Over dinner at a nice restaurant I tried to convince myself I could stay the night there but when we went back to the room I reaslised I couldn’t. We ended up leaving and finding a room at Quest in Nowra which was clean and quiet with a comfortable bed and had a good night’s sleep which I wouldn’t have had at Coolangatta Estate! The Estate didn’t even call to see what the problem was as we obviously didn’t stay the night. I assume it is a frequent occurrence.

We booked the “Walk, wine and stay” package in a medium size room. We arrived early and was quickly checked into our room as it was ready by the friendly lady on reception. We stayed in the servants quarters 27 which was spacious and comfortable. The building is 200 years old and obviously restored to keep its charm. The kitchenette had everything we needed to have basic meals with a microwave, fridge, kettle and toaster. Our tour around the estate was with Bruno, who has worked at the estate for a long time. He was very knowledgeable and shared lots of interesting stories as we wandered the historic buildings and checked out some convict artifacts. Our walk ended with a wine tasting and cheeseboard. The tasting was not rushed and the cheeseboard was very generous and delicious!!! After the tasting we selected our bottle of wine to take back to our room to enjoy at our leisure. Of course we also purchased plenty to take home. Sadly the on site restaurant is not operating through the week (post Covid) so we had to venture out for dinner. Lots of options within a short drive. We decided upon Chinese but it is take away only (post Covid) so we grabbed some drinks and dessert before heading back to our accommodation. The estate is 200 years old and full of history…. it is so much more than a winery. The old buildings give the accommodation lots of charm and character, although (clearly from other reviews) some people may just consider it old and rundown…. the history and original buildings are magnificent, internally the rooms are completely refurbished with comfortable amenities. Our room had 2 two seater lounges, dining table and 4 chairs, tv, basic kitchenette, outdoor table/chairs, queen bed with bathroom that had a good sized shower with plenty of hot water. The highlight of our stay was the tour, it made our stay!! Learning about the convict settlement and history definitely added to the atmosphere and charm of Coolangatta Estate. All in all a really lovely stay and we would definitely stay again.

Family gathered for wedding January 2022. My room was rustic, the bedside tables weren’t level, so items slowly slid off, even a glass of water teetered dangerously. The cleaners clearly had difficulty raising their arms to clean the window sill in bathroom, as dead insects and bugs had been there for some time. The air conditioning wasn’t functioning in my son’s room. He wasn’t able to open the windows as they had been nailed shut. The first night of his stay, woke in a lather of perspiration in the early hours in a stuffy hot room. The room next door to my son’s contained an impressive water feature. The unit’s air conditioning leaked just inside the door, so as you walked in, water dripped on you. Clearly this had been an issue for some time as the room smelled of mould and the carpet was sodden. This room had not been cleaned for some time, as the sheets had black hairs all over them. Both live and dead bugs found throughout the bathroom. As there were no additional rooms, my son stayed in the spare bed in the room next to his, he slept next to the water feature, which brought on asthma he hadn’t suffered since childhood. Elderly relatives found a blue tongue lizard hiding behind the toilet in their bathroom. Luckily plenty of family around to assist, but if they had been on there own, it was difficult to find accommodation staff to help. By all means have a wedding at Coolangatta Estate where the food was lovely and staff attentive. However, the accommodation suffers from numerous major defects requiring immediate attention to bring the accommodation to an acceptable standard.

Celebrating our birthdays with this treat. Personalised walking tour of the estate and convict area, wine tasting, with a deli plate. Nothing rushed and we were able to aske questions about the heritage. Well worth the price.

Had booked and paid for a Queen suite online. Was put in a small musty room in the converted Stables. The room was very dated with a musty smell. The smoke detector was missing and was also greeted by a large lizard in the room. After complaining, I was offered a small rebate

Came for lunch with my daughter. It’s a beautiful spot, gorgeous view from the restaurant, and a relaxed atmosphere inside with a piano player . Main meal was delicious , but dessert was a letdown. It was a tasting platter , and quite a few elements tasted a bit stale . Probably why they were all served warm ( even the cheesecake) to compensate. A selection of cakes , but no cream or ice cream served with it. And when we asked for coffee , we’re very surprised to be told they don’t do coffee ! May have been a post Christmas, post Covid issue, but it was a bit disappointing. Wouldn’t stop me coming back, the staff and location were lovely , so hopefully just a bad day!