- The 340-acre Hunter Valley resort will combine flexible wellness, golf, family experiences and major meetings and events facilities
Minor Hotels will bring together the existing Oaks Cypress Lakes Resort and adjoining Elysia Wellness Retreat across 340 acres, creating what will become Australia’s largest integrated resort wellness precinct.
Avani Cypress Lakes Resort is set to launch in phases from October offering 204 rooms and suites across two distinct accommodation experiences.
The existing Elysia Wellness Retreat will be transformed into AvaniWell at Cypress Lakes Resort, integrating 70 wellness suites, a magnesium pool and 26 treatment rooms with 10 Pilates reformers, infrared saunas, outdoor cold-plunge pools and spaces for seminars and group sessions.
The resort’s 24 meetings and events spaces will be supported by programmes that can incorporate yoga, wellness sessions, golf, pickleball and outdoor activities into traditional business itineraries.
Other facilities will include an 18-hole golf course, two concept-led restaurants, a pool bar and all-day dining.
Craig Hooley, chief operating officer of Minor Hotels Australasia, said the Hunter Valley had the attributes to become Australia’s home of wellness.
“From winery visits and long-table lunches to Pilates classes, cold plunges and educational seminars, modern wellness is personal, flexible and increasingly integrated into everyday travel,” he said.
“Avani Cypress Lakes Resort has been designed around this shift, allowing guests to incorporate wellness into a family holiday, corporate retreat, golf escape or weekend break.
“The launch reflects Minor Hotels’ confidence in the continued growth of wellness-led and experiential travel across Australia, particularly in regional destinations.”
