Cottages at Kinross

The cottage is big, comfy and well-maintained. Just we can find spider web on the pedent light and some small areas. There was very loud outside noise created by a machine from 4am to 6am which made us difficult to sleep. The wine tasting is too fast we dunt have enough time to enjoy. However, the overall experience was good.

We chose this hotel because we expected to enjoy its winery/food. Otherwise, we should have stayed in Queenstown with a lot of restaurants and pubs. As we would arrive in the early evening, we put a note for our hope for experiencing their winery and food (or at least finger foods) when we booked the hotel, and received email that they cannot guarantee but will do their best to serve our need. Since then, no email was sent to us. When we arrived at the hotel around 6 pm, no one was in the information desk, so we had to go to the bistro to find out that they left the key in a safe box without any notice or sending us any email with its password. We had to wait a while for the bistro lady to make a phone call to whom it concerns, which was okay. Worse, we heard that their bistro was reserved for a group event so we could not use the facility at all. We had to drive 15 minutes to a nearby town and bought foods from a supermarket. I think the hotel should have notified us of impossibility of using their bistro/food service due to the group event and we have to prepare for our food. As I checked out, I left a note about the issues, and expected they would send me an email to express their sincere apology. Unfortunately nothing happened so far. Although I liked the room as well as the whole place very much, I think Kinross cottage needs professionalism to run their stay program. It could have been much nicer, memorable stay experience.

Beautiful winery and large rooms and bathrooms. Cozy beds and wonderful shower. Such a pretty romantic setting. Loved all the rabbits and ducks on the grounds too. The wine tasting was fun and delicious and included in our stay. We ordered 4 different fire roasted pizzas. The pear and blue cheese pizza was out of this world. The grounds were so well kept, there were swings for couples, lawn games and a sandy area with digging toys for little kids to play with. The live music in the afternoon/dinner time that was lovely. I highly recommend staying here. We chose Kinross to break up the drive from Milford sound to Mt. Cook and it was perfect! The staff was friendly and attentive.

Wow!! I visited Kinross with my husband on our honeymoon, and every part of the experience was incredible. From the beautifully architectural design, to the extremely comfy beds, to the delicious wine and food, and very friendly staff, our experience could not have been better! 10/10! Highly recommend staying at The Cottages at Kinross!

Our 3rd time at the Kinross Cottages. We always appreciate the friendliness of the staff - that’s why we keep returning whenever our travels take us to this beautiful part of the world. Special thanks to Katie Franklin who handled all our requests (even before we got there) with graciousness and competence. She welcomed us warmly and made us feel good about being part of the Kinross family. In fact we’re a big part of the Kinross wine family now too as we just joined their wine club. The wine tastings at The Cellar are fun and informative and thanks to Diego - our wine advisor - and his contagious enthusiasm for wine, we ended up buying 5 bottles of wine right after the tasting with 12 more bottles being shipped to us in California as per the wine club’s quarterly shipment. So we will be remembering Kinross long after we’ve gone, looking forward to and toasting the next time we are back at Kinross.

We weren’t impressed with this winery. You can go to the cellar and have a “professional” wine tasting (for those who are connoisseurs). But we just wanted to order a flight so they directed us to the “café” area. It was unimpressive to say the least. We sat a picnic tables, ordered and paid through a QR code on our phones and when they brought the wines, basically handed us a sheet with info about them. The setting wasn’t inviting at all. I’d skip this place.