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Tv wouldent wor jammed on 19 noone to talk with yo fix lights in bedroom didnt go heater remote doesent work no bed side tables just appalling bed comfy nice to experience terrible now and sgain
Sorry you didn't enjoy your stay with us Andrea. I try very hard to be cheerful when checking in guests but when you don't give me the first name to go with your booking it makes my job of finding the unit and your name a challenge. But this tells me that in future I may have to ask for photo ID instead so that the full information is in front of me. Unfortunately some guests also find that rude so it seems hard to win. Every unit has 1 car park and we also have 4 spare car parks which I think most guests would think was sensible...And acceptable, also directly outside your unit door another plus...
Thanks for your positive review, much appreciated.
6/10 Okay
Meredith
Travelled with family and small children
12 Jan 2024
Disliked: Staff & service
Room smelt like old cigarette smoke. Beds WAY too soft and not enough pillows.
Meredith
Response from Lyn on 24 Feb 2024
Sorry you could smell smoke around your unit, All guests know the rules are to smoke outside and I have faith that most guests follow these rules. I'm please to hear the beds are lovely and soft but unfortunately not how you like it. Never mind...
Sorry to hear you didn't enjoy your stay. You seemed quite happy to drink quite a bit each night so maybe your headache is the reason you didn't enjoy your stay. Your review doesn't have any comments and is reflected by the other quite happy guests who have offered an honest review.
Viliami, You booked the wrong dates and you blame me??? It was hard work getting enough information out of you to find your mistake. Yet I found a unit for you at late notice even thou you couldn't meet our payment requirements. Check your bookings in the future
4/10 Poor
MJ
8 Nov 2023
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Not good
It would be ok if you wanted to travel with a pet. One of the other units had a big dog.
Very nice stay. Room was larger than expected and had a kitchenette. We made dinner there this saving even more money. Staff was friendly the next morning. Walkable to grocery and downtown. Could use a spruce up, seemed dated, but it is an older motel and it was quite cheap to stay
Wish l had read the reviews before booking. My mistake . Would not recommend staying here , though room was clean, kettle could do with a good clean or replaced . Strips missing from vertical blinds , no power points in bathroom and no mirror , is a mirror in bedroom
Gail
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Lyn on 16 Oct 2023
I'm sorry you were unhappy with unit 12. Yes, all our units are older but spacious and we work hard to have them clean to a high std. So kettle could be newer... 1 vertical strip missing from the living room blind but hardly lets in lots of sunshine.. And as for the bathroom powerpoint - it is a very small bathroom so the power points are by the mirror which is in the bdrm area - a meter away. Most people can manage with that for a 1 night stay such as yours. We make the most of the spaces we have - they were built 50 yrs ago so doing pretty well considering , and at a low cost to you the traveller..
There was no one there for check in and had to text to be able to check in.
Then there was mouse poo in the bathroom and on the single bed.
The rubbish bin hadn't been emptied before our stay so no wonder there are mice.
Handbasin had terrible stains in it. Very dated and needs a complete overhaul.
Chris
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Lyn on 16 Oct 2023
There's very little honesty in this review. You were in a lovely unit and we don't have any mice at the moment, I haven't seen mouse poo in years actually. The hand basin is clean but as it's a plastic surface we can't do anything about the little crack mines. We'd love to replace it but corner basins aren't being made anymore so it has to wait until the whole unit gets an upgrade.
For the money I spent this property suited my needs as I only needed a quick stay so wasn't wanting somewhere flash. This Motel is obviously more for those who need emergency accommodation as there are permanent residents. The room itself was adequate and had everything I required. Wouldn't stay again though.
Grant
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Lyn on 25 Jul 2023
Thanks for your positive review Grant but just to clarify we don't offer Emergency Housing and haven't for nearly 2 yrs. All our guests are short term workers/ holiday makers.
Our staff was gr8, we were a bit early, had intended to maybe drop off our baggage, but the lady was very nice & let us check in. Beds were very comfortable 😊
This is a lovely motel. Very clean and tidy. Suited my needs perfectly. I will gladly stay here again. Thankyou.
John
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
6/10 Okay
Jan
Travelled with partner
29 May 2023
The unit was old but clean and tidy. The exterior grounds needed some TLC. Question, are homeless also staying at the motel?
Jan
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023
2/10 Terrible
Harkamal Vir
13 May 2023
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Harkamal Vir
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from Lyn on 25 May 2023
Ricky (HArkamai) you have stayed here 3 previous times but on this stay you breached the rules. There is a VERY good reason we set the latest check out time as 10am everyday BUT it is MOST important when we are full capacity. ALWAYS vacate the unit before 10am, NO EXCUSES. We have a business to run and time frames to deliver within.
Was quiet and comfortable. The rules of the motel were very prescriptive. In our 50 years of travelling this was the first time we have ever had the Motel manager knock on our door at just before 10.00 to remind us that we had to our by 10.00! We actually had our bags in our hands on the way out. We won’t be back!
my room smelt like a dog kennel. so gross i could hardly breath. the people around me staying there where loud and scary.
Zoe
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023
8/10 Good
Rawiri
Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
10 Mar 2023
Liked: Staff & service
Tidy and central, super friendly staff and easy contactless check in and check out - space good for large family like ours and comfy beds with decent kitchen space
The room was tidy enough, however the grounds were tired and weed-ridden.
The biggest issue we had was that our unit was between two others that were premanently occupied. Both occupants had dogs. There was a fair bit of noise as we were putting our kids to bed. We couldn't keep the doors open due to the dogs and noise and the aircon didn't work.
We received a text on the morning saying the reccepton would be closed that day and that we should just go to our room.
Not awesome over all.