Minor Hotels has announced Avani Cypress Lakes Resort, a premium lifestyle and wellness resort set to launch in phases from October 2026 in New South Wales’ Hunter Valley.
The development 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 will be the largest Avani property in Australasia, offering 204 rooms and suites across two distinct accommodation experiences. Facilities will include an 18-hole golf course, AvaniWell spa and wellness center, 24 meetings and events spaces, two concept-led restaurants, a pool bar and all-day dining.
The resort’s phased transformation will introduce three pickleball courts, an outdoor cinema, a pool bar with a DJ booth, Pilates reformers and outdoor cold-plunge pools. New dining concepts will include Chakraya, a restaurant inspired by the flavors and culinary traditions of Sri Lanka.
“We believe the Hunter Valley has all the hallmarks necessary to establish itself as Australia’s home of wellness,” said Hooley chief operating officer of Minor Hotels Australasia. “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.”
“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.”
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.
Rates and packages will be available from October 1, 2026. The redevelopment will be delivered in phases, with the first new facilities opening in October 2026 and completion scheduled for the third quarter of 2027.
Avani Cypress Lakes Resort will become the third Avani property in Australasia, following the opening of Avani Mooloolaba Beach Hotel in May 2026 and the upcoming launch of Avani Queenstown in September 2026.