Name: Pedens Hotel
Address: 196 Vincent Street, Hunter Valley, 2325, AU

4/10

Poor

29 Dec 2025

Yuanquan

The room was very dirty, ripped paint and broken window blinds. The staff were quite rude, rolled their eyes at questions and made several veiled threats to call the police before even checking in.

Leisure Friends

4/10

Poor

24 Aug 2025

Cathy

You don't put an elderly women above direct night club. And have the room you booked ready 😔😔

Business Family

6/10

Pleasant

04 May 2025

Tom

Still some work to do on the rooms. A work in progress!

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

23 Mar 2025

Graeme

Lovely friendly staff, decent cheap room, but beware if it’s a Friday or Saturday night and there’s entertainment downstairs. I’d driven for 12 hrs and was SO needing sleep but that was impossible given the booming bass and distortion of the dj directly below. No soul could have slept through that racket. it literally vibrates through the mattress and
Pillow. It finished at 1:00 am. Like I say lovely staff and decent room for the price (though no wifi) but it’s a pretty ordinary weekend option for accom unless you wanna join in the festivities downstairs.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

24 Feb 2025

Mary-Anne

The room was great and the staff amazing.

6/10

Pleasant

10 Feb 2025

Cum

Great

6/10

Pleasant

08 Feb 2025

Greg

Typical old fashioned Pub - good staff, bar and food facilities. But accomodation not up to snuff. 3 shared rooms as 1 toilet only, x1 shower/ wash basin and x1 shower & toilet combined, old system fitted with a shower cubicals so water pooled in the lowest corners heading for the original floor drain. Tv in Lounge area never worked properly. This sort of stuff is fairly easy to fix and it spoiled it for me

6/10

Pleasant

27 Oct 2024

katie

Value for money.

Let me just start by saying the staff were legends. And let's be real, it's pub accommodation. But, just so you know, our room was spacious and the bed was fab. Shared bathrooms were clean.
However our room had no curtain, the window didn't lock and the light didn't turn on. Aircon was tops.
The restaurant and bar were great, quick and well priced.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

03 Oct 2024

Eric

Don’t book a Friday or Saturday night if you go to bed before 1:00 AM. Music will drive you crazy. Often had to ask restaurant for dishes. House keepers never took dirty dishes down to be cleaned in restaurant or brought up clean dishes. One of 2 showers was broken and never fixed

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

14 Jul 2024

Kaye

Bed sheet was dirty which appeared to be blood, staff didnt seem concerned that it indicated they had been changed prior us coming. Shared bathroom had towels all over floor as it looked like toilet was leaking.
Restaurant is great, pub is great but just above will stop me going back there.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

21 Aug 2023

Bruce

Very enjoyable stay

Self

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jul 2023

Nicole

Great service.

6/10

Pleasant

11 Jul 2023

Natalie

Room was very cold. Heating wouldnt function on air con.

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

24 May 2023

Tony

It was good value and had everything we needed, Food, Drinks, close to Entertainment.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

17 May 2023

Andrew

The staff were nice, but the accommodation area smelled strongly of sewage and the water in the communal kitchen tasted unsafe.

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jan 2023

Albert

Thanks

Leisure Friends

4/10

Poor

30 Nov 2022

mark

No tv had to ask for tea. Had to ask for cup to drink tea. Filthy grout in shower needs bleaching

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

18 Nov 2022

Jennifer

Where to start there were so many issues. I don't mind basic accommodation and have stayed in numerous pub style hotels but none that matched this horrendous experience. Rooms advertised with free parking but there was no parking as they had a charity ride using the carpark. I mentioned my partner was an ambulant hoping they could provide some alternative but sadly there was none. Instead we had to carry our bags from streets away. There was no teabags in kitchenette or coffee mugs either. The TV in communal area did not work and our room couldn't lock from the inside so fairly sleepless night security wise. There was no top sheet on our bed which was absolutely disgusting sleeping under a duvet which never gets washed and the bottom sheet didn't even fit the mattress properly! One of the drains in the bathroom shower slopes the wrong way so lovely if you want to wade in someone else's 2nd hand residual shower water. The hand towel dispenser literally fell off the wall as my partner was on the loo. Would sleep in my car rather than stay here. Good old fashioned pub - NOT. Capping it off one of the staff mentioned the junkies who use to sleep upstairs in the room. Would recommend you do not stay here.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

06 Nov 2022

Nathan

My original booked room was given to another guest after I had checked early…. Second room had rubbish in the bin and blind was pulled down of the window and unable to close or block out light

Business Self

4/10

Poor

03 Oct 2022

Barbara

The load pumping music went until about 1am and no one could get to sleep.
The base of the shower wasn't tiled properly and there was an inch of water at the shower screen. Old bobby pins on the floor.
There was coffee and tea making facilities and no mugs. Dirty dishes in and around the sink area.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

02 Oct 2022

Lynette

Did not like not being advised when booking of live music till 1.30 am

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

18 Sep 2022

Ray

The accomdation Like the staff was very sub standard This hotel is not for travellers Drinkers only

Business Self

2/10

Poor

28 Aug 2022

Renee

No A/C remote in room (warm night), couldnt open window due to loud DJ down stairs till 2am, spot light shining on window, patrons leaving loud and singing outside till 3am. Door gets stuck so told to give a kick and shoce to open it, shared shower was dripping heavy all night and could hear across hall from our room. Was not a good stay.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jul 2022

Trudie

This a pub and the stay was on a Friday night… pub bands

Should have thought of this when I booked !

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

16 Apr 2022

Dean

Too noisy, very, very noisy from downstairs music all night.
The blind does not fit the window so the lights come in all night so the room does not get dark.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

20 Feb 2022

Alex

The staff were helpful beyond any expectation to assist a

4/10

Poor

06 Jan 2022

Sallyann

Not a great place to stay

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Oct 2021

Karen

Country pub stay

Can't recommend Peden's hotel enough. Friendly, helpful staff. The food is amazing!! Basic country pub room, shared bathroom. Clean and welcoming

Partner

2/10

Poor

30 May 2021

Verified traveler

Low price and advertised as clean and tidy. This was a falsehood, the sheets and towels were clean but the room left much to be desired in terms of cleanliness, hygiene and decor. There accounting system leaves a lot to be desired with many significant errors.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

23 May 2021

Verified traveler

The room was basic but clean
The shared bathrooms are a disaster when you get men in there after celebrating all night leaving unwanted faeces in the shower.
Maybe when renovating they could make the shared bathrooms definitely female and male only or have the females only have a key to the female bathrooms.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

20 May 2021

Verified traveler

Accommodation was as described in website. Place is quiet after 1.30am when the bar closes downstairs.

Leisure Friends

2/10

Poor

11 Jan 2021

Richard

Like an expensive noisy backpackers. AC control missing so open window meant very noisy. 1st room not made up.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

09 Jan 2021

Verified traveler

Room 1 was surprisingly large and the sheets and towels were nice and clean and soft. Unfortunately the room was directly above the music which didn't finish until 1.23am. We had to pay a $50 cash key deposit. Of course we didn't have the cash so had to jump in the car and find an ATM. The next day when we went to check out, the Duty Manager hadn't show up with the keys and we had to wait half an hour for her to arrive so we could check out and get our $50 key deposit back. Probably wouldn't stay there again but it wasn't too bad for the price of the room.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

28 Aug 2020

Chris

100% happy for the money we paid!

Absolutely fine for the money. This is a room over a pub. Inexpensive- 100% happy for the money we paid. It is not a 5 star hotel and it does not pretend to be. Good to have a few beers downstairs. Free parking. Would recommend if you just need a bed for a night and like pubs!

Self

6/10

Pleasant

23 Aug 2020

Verified traveler

Cheap and ok, but plese clean the bathrooms!!!

There is a reason this place is $46 a night - it's extremely basic - small bed, no TV etc. It's quite old with peeling paint but the sheets were clean at least.

The shared bathrooms however were disgusting and pbvisouly not cleaned each day or even close. Built up rubbish, discarded soap bars everywhere, water all over the floors, hair ties in the shower that were there our whole stay, and one toilet was broken and consistently ran our entire stay. It's very cheap, so you can't be too picky, but if you're going to do shared bathrooms, then they really need to be cleaned really regularly just as a basic thing.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

05 Jul 2020

Verified traveler

The room was clean the only negative was that music turned on in the pub at 4am and woke us up

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

14 Mar 2020

Verified traveler

It’s a pub. You get what you pay for. Clean room, comfy bed & clean showers & toilet across the hall

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

29 Feb 2020

Verified traveler

the accommodation was really good for what we paid for, the amenties tea/coffee was excellent, just the milk in the little containers were not really good, must of being a bad batch, I would use the accommodation again

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

23 Feb 2020

Verified traveler

It was a place to lay your head for the night - air conditioning didnt work, bedroom lamp didnt work, a blind was broken and not in place, just sitting on the windowsill. The place was loud as to be expected from Saturday night music. Staff were friendly, and the place was okay in terms of cleanliness.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

08 Feb 2020

DMAC

Staff helpful & friendly, everything is there that you need

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

13 Jan 2020

Toula

Affordable, clean and lovely staff. Great for a one night stay after concert.

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

12 Jan 2020

James

Didn’t get a lot of sleep as someone was emptying out poker machines at about 5am.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

16 Dec 2019

Deborah

Cheap getaway

Service was great, room very clean, big and comfortable.great food and live entertainment. Good rates, will definitely go back.

Self

8/10

Excellent

17 Nov 2019

Verified traveler

Good bathrooms & TV area.
But had to wait till pub opened next day to get our key deposit back before we could leave

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

07 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

The single bed was extremely noisy, the lighting in the room was insufficient and music at the bar suddenly got so high at 11:30 pm. Will never stay or recommend anyone until it's the last option.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

29 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

Dirty, smelly wouldn’t stay there again if i was paid to very disappointing

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

18 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

The female staff were challenging to communicate with on check in

6/10

Pleasant

01 Aug 2019

MFT

Facilities good for the price but a few annoyances mostly related to the service by staff making this an okay rather than a great stay. Felt like I was the first person to stay here and they were still ironing out the kinks, rather than being an established place.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

31 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

Did not like drunks coming back at all hours of the morning making loud noise and not caring for anyone else. No one to report this to or have anything done about it.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

21 Feb 2019

Verified traveler

Lovely staff, great basic affordable room, clean and tidy.
A little noisy downstairs on Saturday nights.

Friends_and_family Friends

6/10

Pleasant

12 Feb 2019

Verified traveler

It was an ok place to stay for the price.
Very Cheap!

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

09 Feb 2019

Verified traveler

Clean & simple.
You get what you pay for.
The room was clean
The pub overall was perfect for what us which was some where to have a meal, few drinks & put your head on a pillow at the end of the night

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

21 Jan 2019

Geoffrey

The stay was frustrating because there was not any WIFI and no TV.
We have a Netflix account so it would have been nice just relax and watch some shows.

Partner

4/10

Poor

31 Oct 2018

Verified traveler

Music too loud from the pub making it hard to sleep

8/10

Excellent

29 Oct 2018

Stef

Very nice staff and very helpful room was clean I would definitely stay again thank you for all your help

10/10

Exceptional

27 Oct 2018

Jan

Perfect . Central for hunter valley. Reasonable prices. Excellent restaurant. Cafes nearby for breakfast. Ideally situated for cessnock performing arts ctheatre

6/10

Pleasant

09 Sep 2018

Verified traveler

Nice hotel very clean only had one blanket on bed could of done with another one .

8/10

Excellent

22 Aug 2018

Casey

Great and cheap

Really fun, good staff and pub had a great atmosphere

Friends

6/10

Pleasant

21 Aug 2018

Verified traveler

Ok, but nothing more.

Reception was in the pub/restaurant below the accommodation area.
Room was ok.
Bathroom was not separated according to gender. The second toilet room did not have a sink to wash your hands.
Expected better quality for the price and rating it has on Hotels.com.
Will most likely choose a different place if going back to Cessnock.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

17 Apr 2018

Verified traveler

Town hotel

Plain but clean facilities. However the pub had live music and was the drinking place for the young people of Cessnock on the Sat night that we stayed, so difficult to sleep before they dispersed around midnight.

6/10

Pleasant

07 Apr 2018

Michaela

Value for money / clean and safe

Very basic but then again it was only $70 / night
You could hear the band downstairs ( which were pretty bad )
The place was extremely clean - although a tv in the room would have been great

10/10

Exceptional

24 Dec 2017

Darlene

Just comfortable, clean and affordable...

Always enjoyable! Will certainly recommend friends or family to stay if they required accommodation in Cessnock...

6/10

Pleasant

10 Dec 2017

peter

good cause it's affordable and in the town for wal

bad no tv in your room kids noisy downstairs wasn't easy to pre book when we got there we had no booking bad we couldn't book over telephone with hotel staff no one told us about a $50 key deposit good bathroom facilities

10/10

Exceptional

07 Dec 2017

Annie

Good old-style country hotel

Low cost option for visiting Hunter Valley area, nice old pub-style accommodation with shared bathrooms and clean and freshly painted rooms. Beds are comfortable and bistro in hotel serves good meals. Staff friendly, beer cold and live bands there regularly. In the main street, plenty of parking and walking distance to local shops. I’ll stay there again if visiting the area

8/10

Excellent

04 Dec 2017

Verified traveler

Stayed a few times very reliable. Basic accommodation not fancy.

4/10

Poor

26 Nov 2017

SallyS

Very ordinary hotel in a small town.

A bit of a hotel of last resort I wouldn't recommend it. The bedrooms and shared bathrooms were clean and the bed was comfortable.
But it wasn't easy to check in or check out. The facility is just part of the bar and we had to get past a cranky cleaner to checkout.
There is some maintenance required upstairs in the bedrooms and bathrooms - nothing expensive to do but items that were broken in the past are clearly left broken rather than being replaced.
Loud head banging music downstairs on a Saturday night permeates upstairs until 11.30pm.
Don't stay here if you're staying on a weekend or for more than one night.

10/10

Exceptional

20 Nov 2017

Verified traveler

Value for money

Great stay, all that was needed. Comfy bed, quiet. Would stay again

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

19 Nov 2017

Dusty

Ok for hostel style accommodation

A little better than a backpackers hostel. Very loud rooms due to being a pub a live band playing. Don’t expect much just a place to sleep.

8/10

Excellent

11 Nov 2017

Andy

Nice hotel for the price

Given how affordably priced it was, this hotel was more than acceptable. The staff were friendly, the room was large and clean, and it was in a good location.

8/10

Excellent

04 Nov 2017

Verified traveler

It's a pub venue, live music on Friday night, but i still slept through the night. Staff are a fantastic, everyone behind the bar friendly and helpful, food is fantastic, room was good, beer was cold and the shower was hot.

8/10

Excellent

03 Nov 2017

Daniel

It's a pub. Don't expect anything to flash and you'll be happy. A hell of a lot better than a lot of pubs I've started in before.

10/10

Exceptional

27 Oct 2017

Verified traveler

Food was fantastic, beer was cold, staff were friendly.

2/10

Poor

05 Oct 2017

Ruth

Too noisy!

I unfortunately stayed here on a Wednesday night - Karaoke Night - the over-loud music plus very loud revellers both inside and outside the hotel didn't start to lessen till after 11.30pm and not entirely till 12.30am. They told me Saturday night is another noisy night, but I wouldn't risk staying there on a Thursday or Friday night either.

4/10

Poor

15 May 2017

Nijaza

Nice hotel located in the centre of town

When we arrived, staff was very kind and helpful and made us very happy. But, when we saw our room, it was big disappointment. Room was so poorly furnished, bathroom was located outside of room, and even we were staying only one night, it was depressing. I thought that common bathrooms on one floor are only at hostels, but obviously, that is not a case.

Worst of all was the music, which was so loud and just under our room, so we couldn't sleep at all.

It was our mistake, we shouldn't assume that word hotel means a room with bathroom and at least basic basic furnishing, such as desk, or table and chair. We should ask.

That was so expensive for such a poor accommodation.

10/10

Exceptional

03 Apr 2017

stephen

Friendly staff and great food

Partner