Surrounded by picturesque vineyards and golf course greens and framed by the rugged Brokenback Ranges, the Crowne Plaza Hunter Valley is approximately a two-hour drive north of Sydney. Cessnock Airport is half a mile east of the hotel and Newcastle Airport is 32 miles west of the hotel. This location is also a quarter-mile from the Hunter Valley Visitor Information Center and Hunter Valley Aviation, half a mile from Hunter Valley wineries, three miles from Hunter Valley Gardens, six miles from the Bimbadgen Estate, and 16 miles from Wollombi National Park. Hotel amenities include the outdoor heated pool and spa, four tennis courts, basketball court, 24-hour health and fitness center, beauty salon, convenience store, Grapevine (a bar overlooking the pool and golf course), Vista Lounge (in the atrium of the hotel), and Redsalt (international restaurant with views across the golf course and pool). The hotel also offers room service, a business center, concierge assistance, laundry facilities, dry cleaning, and 600 parking spaces. All rooms feature cable TV, in-room movies, minibars, high-speed Internet access, two dual-line-telephones, voicemail, safes, air-conditioning, irons and ironing boards, and hairdryers.