Bondi Motel

Squishy, so so basic paper thin towels! Worst hotel we’ve ever had to stay in whilst travelling to Victoria from Miles, QLD. We were entertained overnight by drunk, fighting screaming local indigenous. Didn’t get much sleep! Non speaking Chinese man greeted me at check in ‘you book agoda’ show me? Ike’s!

We are a self catering couple. Our first impressions of the motel were not good. The office really reeked of tobacco smoke and was very unpleasant to enter. Unlike the room in the photograph, our room was dark and depressing. Overall it showed a lack of care & neglect & when we wanted to use any items from the cupboards we gave them a good scrub first. Both of the taps in the kitchen area and bathroom constantly dripped, & there wasn't a plug for the kitchen sink; there was no frying pan & the 2 other pans provided had caked oil on the base; the ceiling light fitting in the bathroom had lots of dead bugs in it; there were a few chips out of the worktop in the kitchen and the curtain at the front window had a large tear in it; the shower screen in the bathroom looks blurry and is probably scored from attempts to clean it but at least it’s not a shower curtain which would be worse; the shower is not very strong; there were no wine glasses but there was a sharp knife and a small chopping board plus modern reverse cycle aircon and bedside lights. We were given a bath towel and a hand towel, soap, combined shampoo/conditioner but no face cloths. We unpacked and went straight out to see what Moree had to offer and on returning & switching on the lights the room didn’t seem so bad and with a bit more care and attention things could be much better. In addition If they got rid of the armchair & the wardrobes and installed functional shelves it would lighten .the room up considerably The good news is that it is in a good location and it is just around the corner from the Aquatic Centre which has artesian heated pools. The entrance fee for non-local seniors was $10 each. We were also able to walk easily to the tourist centre and the town centre.

This hotel should not be operating. The lack of pest control is alarming. The kitchenette was full of cockroaches and other insects. When this was raised with the operator of the hotel, the manager/owner was very rude to us and did nothing to address our concerns.