{"id":3789,"date":"2023-05-04T17:20:23","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T07:20:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntervalley.com.au\/?page_id=3789"},"modified":"2026-02-06T09:41:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T22:41:36","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/huntervalley.com.au\/ja\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"Hel\u00e9 Family History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorporate Credentials\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t

Hele Family History<\/h1>\n

Owners of the Hunter Valley Resort + Farm<\/h2>\n\t

A Family Legacy Still Welcoming Guests Today\"\"<\/strong><\/h3>\nWhen you stay at Hunter Valley Resort + Farm, you are not choosing a chain hotel. You are stepping into the story of one of Australia’s last independent, multi-generational hotel families. The Hel\u00e9 family has been welcoming guests for almost a century, across three continents and four generations. This legacy lives in everything you see on the property today.\n\t

It Began in Denmark<\/strong><\/h3>\nThe family’s hospitality story began in Copenhagen, at one of the city’s most iconic addresses. Philip’s great-grandfather, Ernst Weinold, owned the Grand Hotel from 1935 to 1970. The hotel sat right beside Copenhagen’s famous Tivoli Gardens, placing it at the heart of the city’s cultural and social life during the golden age of European travel.\nThe next generation, Wibrand and Elli Kesby, continued this tradition. They operated Hotel Eyde during the turbulence of World War II and later built the celebrated Richmond Hotel Copenhagen, praised internationally for its cuisine, elegance and service. Their reputation grew so strong that the Danish Royal Family entrusted them with catering major royal occasions, including the wedding dinners of Princess Margrethe in 1967 and Princess Anne-Marie in 1964.\n

A New Chapter in Australia<\/strong><\/h3>\nJulian and Anni Hel\u00e9, who met while working at London’s Dorchester Hotel and later married during a posting in Montego Bay, Jamaica, moved to Australia in 1964. They quickly became known for redefining the Australian dining scene through their landmark hotels and restaurants across Sydney and Newcastle, including The Ascot, the Sackville Hotel, Bel-Air Hotel and the iconic Fox and Hounds at Wahroonga.\nTheir focus on fresh ingredients, warm service and genuine hospitality became a hallmark of the Hel\u00e9 family name.\n

The Next Generation: Expanding the Legacy<\/strong><\/h3>\nThe family’s commitment to hands-on, independent hospitality continues through the next generation.\nPhilip’s sister, Karina, and her husband, Brian Barry, created their own chapter of excellence with Bells at Killcare Boutique Hotel and Pretty Beach House, one of Australia’s most exclusive retreats and a member of Luxury Lodges of Australia. Their award-winning approach to luxury, food and tailored service reflects the same family values of authenticity, care and connection.\nTogether, the siblings have shaped two distinct but equally celebrated Australian destinations, united by a shared heritage of genuine hospitality.\n

From Copenhagen to the Hunter Valley<\/strong><\/h3>\n\"\"In 1991, the Hel\u00e9 family found their home in the Hunter Valley. What began as a small country motor inn has grown into today’s Hunter Valley Resort + Farm: a resort, a farm, an adventure centre, a wine and cooking school campus, and a partnership with 4 Pines that brings fresh craft beer and generous food to the region.\nThrough every evolution, the heart of the business has remained the same. It is still family owned. It is still family run. And it is still driven by the same passion that began beside Tivoli Gardens almost a century ago.\n\t

CURRENT GENERATION – Philip Hele OAM<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Enter Philip Hel\u00e9, the current torchbearer of the family’s legacy.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

As proprietor of the Hunter Valley Resort + Farm, he not only embraced his family’s heritage but became a leading ambassador for the Hunter Region, earning the moniker of “Mr. Hunter Valley” ensuring the Hunter Valley brand is known as a ‘must-do’ place to be visited across the world.<\/p>\n

In 2014, his contributions were recognized with the Order of Australia Medal (OAM), and in 2022, his Wine Country peers hailed him as a ‘Living Legend’ of the Hunter Valley, an honour bestowed upon those who influence the trajectory of the region’s wine and tourism industry for over three decades.<\/p>\n\t

Why Guests Choose Us<\/strong><\/h3>\nGuests choose to stay with the Hel\u00e9 family because the experience feels genuine, personal and connected to the land. The resort is now the last family owned and operated hotel of its kind in the Hunter Valley. While chain hotels focus on brands and boardrooms, the Hel\u00e9 family focuses on people.\nGuests enjoy paddock to plate food, family friendly space to explore, and the warm interaction that comes naturally in a 35 room property.\u00a0Our commitment to sustainability, local produce and low waste practices reflects our care for the valley we call home.\nAs TripAdvisor’s #1 resort in the Hunter Valley and a seven time winner of the Travellers’ Choice Award, guests choose to stay here because they feel something different. They feel the heart of a family business. They feel the story behind it. They feel welcome.\nFor more information, please contact Philip Hel\u00e9 OAM
\nEmail:\u00a0philip@hunterresort.com.au<\/a>
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Corporate Credentials Hele Family History Owners of the Hunter Valley Resort + Farm A Family Legacy Still Welcoming Guests Today When you stay at Hunter Valley Resort + Farm, you are not choosing a chain hotel. You are stepping into the story of one of Australia’s last independent, multi-generational hotel families. The Hel\u00e9 family has been welcoming guests for almost a century, across three continents and four generations. This legacy lives in everything you see on the property today. It Began in Denmark The family’s hospitality story began in Copenhagen, at one of the city’s most iconic addresses. Philip’s great-grandfather, Ernst Weinold, owned the Grand Hotel from 1935 to 1970. 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