Private Hotel Owner and Developer HVL Hotels has announced Laval Hunter Valley—a new 65-key luxury resort and tourism destination on the 165-acre historic Lindeman Estate in Pokolbin, opening in the second half of 2027.

Laval marks the first new-build luxury resort development of this scale in the Hunter Valley in two decades.

Conceived as ‘an international hotel, made in Australia’, Laval is designed to offer global standards with a strong sense of place—drawing in a new market segment of domestic and international luxury
travellers to elevate the Hunter Valley’s profile as a global tourism destination.