Tasked with restoring and reinvigorating Mitchelton Winery, an established and highly regarded architectural icon nestled in the picturesque countryside, the onus on Hecker Guthrie was one of respect rather than the typical adherence to heritage.

The idea for the hotel was to create a new experience at Mitchelton, but pay respect to all of its pre-existing anchors – the winery, its history and the Michelton shiraz, but also the picturesque Goulbourn Valley countryside. Inspired by its location and surrounding Nagambie horse studs, interiors have drawn on the natural environment to set the tone: earthy browns and muted greys, alongside mottled gumtree greens. 

There are 54 33sqm ‘River’ and ‘Vineyard’ view rooms, and then four spacious 57sqm suites. Each room features floor to ceiling windows and private terrace balconies to better take in the surrounds, timber joinery and Bose sound systems too, to enhance the in-room experience. And on the banks of the Goulbourn River is a 20m infinity pool, landscaped by Jamie Clapham.