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!

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 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!

My wife and I are elderly, still work, and like to treat ourselves with a bit of luxury occasionally. We love classy hotels. We are not golfers but Carrington Estate is a lovely place. We had the best room in the Lodge. Great views over the golf course to the ocean beyond. Had a game of pool in the Library. All good so far. The restaurant.... The food was excellent, but some of the staff are exceptionally rude, arrogant, and argumentative. This is what happened. We ordered a bottle of Sauvignon Blanc off the restaurant wine list. Our young waitress came back and apologized that they had sold out of their own Sauvignon. (Carrington have their own vineyard). Thier's was the only Sauvignon Blanc on the wine list which struck me as a little unusual for a restaurant of this standard? We don't drink other styles of wine. I asked our waitress if I could retrieve a bottle of our own Sauvy from our room fridge. That was fine she said, and when I returned she had brought two wine glasses to the table. After our food arrived another waitress/duty manager, Emma C stopped at our table and told us that we couldn't drink our own wine. I explained the whole story but she just got angry, stood there with her hands on her hips and "told us off" loudly. She threatened to confiscate our bottle and then called for back-up from a male colleague, Giovanni. They both stood over us, arguing loudly. I invited Giovanni to sit at our the table so we could discuss this without causing us embarrassment in front of the other guests. Nope. Our food was now going cold so I asked them both to leave us alone and explained that my wife and I both work in tourism/sales and customers/guests should never be treated like this. We hurriedly finished our meals, paid and left. But this wasn't good enough for them. They apologized to all the other guests in the restaurant but blamed us for bringing in our own wine. Of course they didn't mention we had permission, and there was no Sauvy available for purchase. No, they were the heros and we were the bad guys. We were humiliated. We couldn't use the restaurant in the morning because all the other guests would have recognized us. We didn't do anything wrong. The bullying actions of Emma C and and Giovanni wreaked our day off and has damaged the reputation of Carrington Estate. Shame on you.