We’re still pinching ourselves! What an incredible surprise to be nominated by fellow local businesses for the 2024 McLaren Vale Business & Tourism Association Awards, and an even bigger honour to be named the winner of the New Business Award.

It’s been a huge year — from opening our doors at Vale 194 to welcoming our first guests and helping them discover the beautiful McLaren Vale Wine Region. This award represents not just the past 12 months, but the many years spent planning, building, and creating a place where visitors can truly unwind and connect with the best our region has to offer.

We’d like to extend a heartfelt congratulations to our fellow finalists, Hey Juj and Evolving Pathways. It’s exciting to be part of such a vibrant, creative, and hardworking local community — and we’re honoured to be recognised alongside you.

A huge thank you goes to our incredible team. Thank you to Fleurieu BnB Services and McLaren Vale Gardening & Cleaning Services, who work so hard behind the scenes to ensure Vale 194 runs smoothly and always feels like a welcoming home away from home.

To our guests — thank you for choosing Vale 194. Your support, kind reviews, and love for the region have made our first year of operation so rewarding. We’ve loved welcoming families, friends, and groups to our self-contained holiday houses— a place to relax, reconnect, and experience McLaren Vale in comfort and style.

Finally, a big thank you to TerryWhite Chemmart McLaren Vale for sponsoring the award, and to the McLaren Vale Business & Tourism Association for championing the region’s small businesses and tourism operators.

Here’s to celebrating milestones, slow mornings, shared platters, and unhurried days in the heart of McLaren Vale