G W

Review of Emirates Wolgan Valley Resort ...

Traveling by car from Sydney Airport to Wolgan Val...

Traveling by car from Sydney Airport to Wolgan Valley takes about 3 long hours. An arrival by helicopter was not possible because it was supposedly too dark. The Heritage Villas are a dream! Equipped with fireplace, pool and a beautiful bathroom. At the arrival flickered at our house an outside light which I immediately reported. It still flickered on departure after three days. There is a fantastic Wi-Fi. In the villas, in the entire outdoor area, as well as in the main building you have a perfect network. The service was a bit too "warm" for me. At each meeting, one held his hand to heart, which should probably mean how much one is happy. The breakfast is very good, lunch and dinner went well. A friend of mine would say molecular kitchen. I usually ordered a steak in the evening to get full, but this is charged extra.
We booked two excursions. Once the Wildlife & Sundowners Tour, which costs $ 60 / person for two hours and a trip to the firefly tunnels high on the Newnes Plateau. On the Wildlife & Sundowners Tour we drove 12 people into a bus at walking pace through the grounds and felt at each tree. After about an hour you come to a home-built pedestal, from where you have a very nice view and where then the sundowner was taken. On the pedestal there is a table and two chairs. Without a tablecloth or decoration some bottles of beer, soda and champagne are set up. There were also two plastic boxes with salami slices and some mush, and 12 wooden forks. Apart from the fact that the pedestal was totally filthy, I do not come to the One & Only to eat with me 10 strangers from a plastic box of salami slices. The $ 120 I could have thrown in the fireplace, I probably would have had a better feeling.
The excursion to the firefly tunnel was not better. We got radio and water, but no one told us what a crazy way it is to get to this tunnel. Partly we had to walk through streams and leafy terrain, climb over bent trees and that almost 8 km long.
The bill we had not deducted the $ 300 voucher. Forgot to be told what I believe ... but that's not allowed!
Finally, the return flight with the helicopter was canceled, because the weather was supposedly not suitable for it. So we were allowed to drive again for 3 hours by car. So for my part I do not have to go back here.

Villa = 5 stars
Food = 3 stars
Service = 4 stars
Excursions = 1 star