We looked at the website for this place and it all looked good. A micro brewery, in house restaurant and heritage building. What we got was totally different. We are seasoned travelers and have an 11 year old very flexible child. We were traveling with an adult couple, friends of ours who were skydiving with us nearby. We envisaged a nice night in a cosy bistro with local beer and a warm cosy room. Nobody bothered to tell told us the restaurant wasn't open for the Friday/Saturday we were staying (no explanation). Upon returning from outside restaurants both nights the "micro brewery" was closed by 10:30 each night? For residents too? What a a waste, we were happy to kick back and spend money for another hour or so.. The rooms were cold, dirty ( stained sheets and pillows...gross), no curtains and broken windows for the breeze to blow through. The supposedly "resident only" bathrooms at the end of the courtyard were frequented by the pub customers and were not cleaned from the Friday night we arrived to the Sunday we left. The cleaners did turn up Sunday morning at 7:00am though and proceeded to sweep (loudly) the courtyard waking us up. Very disappointed after looking forward so much to it. The young owners seriously do not have a clue how to run a tourism business. Good luck lads...and good bye!

The people at the George are very friendly; the food served from Thursday to Saturday is fantastic and cheap! the rooms are a little ancient but that adds to the atmosphere of this haunted pub. Highlight is the beer made on the premises, the low points is a walk to the shared bathrooms (outside) and the strange squeaking every 15 mins. from the brewery (or maybe it is the ghosts?)

The King George IV Inn in Picton, NSW is a friendly, historic Inn known for 1) brewing their own beer and 2) being haunted (as per the local historian).

I don't know about the ghosts - I did hear the owner (as per the Syd Morning Herald reviewer) getting up to take a leak (he lived in the room above).

I have stayed here twice & would stay there again if I need to stay overnight in the Picton area.

It's just the basics, with a shared toilet/bathroom across the courtyard. TV, old wallpaper, heavy curtains, no fridge., no aircon Yes, it was all old but very clean. Can't complain at the price. Had a comfortable sleep.

Both times, I stayed in the family room with friends (2 singles & a double bed) which is $66 per night.

Friends of mine have stayed in the double bed single room & boy it was small! Not enough room to swing a cat! I think even if I was travelling by myself I would book the family room.

The Inn gets extremely busy at night, with all types of people but it trickles down from about 10-11pm & shuts at 12am, after which you can't get any alcohol anywhere in Picton, not that I care much but the one time my friends and I wanted a wine to wind down the night, (I wanted to try their homemade beer which I keep meaning to do) there was none!

The food is very good, nice salads, pastas, squid etc. Kids meals etc.

I have heard that the Inn has changed hands since I last stayed there. I also heard that it may get refurbished. I look forward to staying there again and to see if it has changed for the better or worse.

Picton is a small place outside Sydney and the only pub for me is THE KING GEORGE with
friendly people and GOOD BEER, many bikers call there for a meal or just a drink and it is nice just to talk to them and look at the many different bikes they ride, the meals are great oh and did i mention the beer my favorite is the bock the best beer i have ever tasted, the only bad thing i can think of about picton is that over the last 12 years that i have visited is that like everywhere else it is getting bigger, but as long as THE KING GEORGE is still there iI will be going back for more bock.so if you like the countryside,bikes,good food and very very good beer and friendly people get yourself down to THE KING GEORGE in picton a must when you visit AUSTRALIA.