Southside Village Symonston ACT

Southside Village Symonston ACT

250 Canberra Ave, Symonston ACT 2609, Australia
Visit Southside Village in Symonston, Australian Capital Territory.This pub has an average rating of 3.5 out of 396 reviews, with the latest ratings ranging from 1 to 5. It appears there are mixed reviews for the Southside Village.
If you want to have a drink and play the pokies, this pub has 9999 registered gaming machines.

Customer Review

This tourist park located on the south side of Canberra city is easy to access and offers a variety of accommodation and has a tavern onsite, which offers good meals at reasonable prices. If you don't feel like driving, there is a bus stop just a short walk from the park. Driving wise, it is just a short drive to the city centre, and freeways to the suburban centres and all the tourist sites to see. The staff are friendly and very helpful, grounds and amenities are maintained, and the park is mostly quiet with minor traffic noise at peak times. We have enjoyed our stay and will stay here again when we visit Canberra.

Opening hours

Monday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Saturday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Sunday: 10:00 AM - 05:00 PM
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Latest reviews

Ian Parker
13/05/2024
Over 3 years my rent went up around 20% each year! That's a 60% increase in rent, apparently due to repairs being needed.
I saw little repairs actually finished.
Management where useless to say the least.
Advertising says workers accommodation.
Locals were moving out every day.
I work and my pay has never gone up 60% over 3 years.
Total rip off! Bordering on criminal.
Ferko Toth
24/04/2024
Stayed in the camping area for 3 nights. Late check-in was available and flexible, management was helpful and nice. Bathrooms were clean and plentiful also heated, kitchen was rather limited but also clean, and had an air hockey table gratis. Only downside was the highway was a bit loud, some may find it annoying. Dog friendly. Closest camping spot to town.
Celine Di Palma
30/03/2024
Room was great for what we needed. Perfect to just sleep in with little amenities for overnight. So amazed that the laundry amenities were all paid by card as it is always so hard with cash. Clean park and very friendly staff.
olivia galdino
21/03/2024
The staff were very friendly and helpful. I personally won't stay here again, For $50 a night with no wifi that reaches the camp sites, the boom gates were currently not working, no pool. The washing machines and dryers were $7 each! I feel it's quite expensive and would suggest to stay somewhere else.
Amy Abalos
05/01/2024
We all pretty happy during our stay
We've got a good cabin and plenty of room great price too! Only there some missing stuff like No hair-dryer in our cabin. Will be great if there some ceiling fan attach in room. Most of all very happy and enjoy our stay 😊
Ali Taylor
21/09/2023
Really enjoyed our stay. Clean bathrooms, grassed sites neat and tidy. Manro Tavern food was awsome, all staff are awsome and accomdating. Very chilled out only 2 minor issues being the road noise from freeway (cant be helped). Kids play ground could do with some TLC and some shade but my kids made do. Location was perfect.
Thanking you our 1st trip to Canberra was 1 to remeber.
Jennifer Jones
21/09/2023
I enjoyed a very comfortable stay here recently. The village is a short drive from attractions such as the galleries, Parliament House and Lake Burley Griffin. Would definitely recommend.
Vickie Munns
21/08/2023
Perfect location to explore anything in Canberra. The staff were so helpful.
We have a van measuring 27ft exterior and they had sites for us, pretty good access.
Only eight mins from Parliament House, close to Fyshwyk markets and lots of restaurants. Tavern on-site. We will stay here again
Justin Hills
11/08/2023
Big facility with on-site tavern. Well appointed camp kitchen. Laundry $7 a load! Pay by card. Only.. bit much. Most expensive we've had across the whole country. Including desert roadhouses
Alex Mortensen
10/07/2023
Our powered van site was conveniently located, and level.The only facility we used was the shower/toilet block. Very clean and well presented. When we need to stay overnight in Canberra we stay here.
Anne Easton
08/07/2023
We stayed on a powered site which was bitumised with adjoining fake grass sections. (There were also grass sites ....prob for summer months... and alot of cabins as options) This was very functional being winter and cold and wet. Caravans were spread out so lots of room for everyone. The toilets were clean and the showers hot. The camp kitchen was well equipped and tidy. Some road noise at night but ear plugs fixed that. Overall very happy with our stay.
Stew McKenzie
05/07/2023
Fab camp close to the city! Clean and tidy. Shower rooms were a tad small and hard to keep clothes dry while showering. Need a maintenance man to fix hooks on doors etc. Plenty of hot water though. Staff were welcoming and helpful 🙂
Brooke Quinn
19/06/2023
Stayed 2 nights in our caravan loved the that the sites had no grass instead gravel with separate parking space and grey water outlet straight below the van.
The amenities were clean and so were the grounds.
Some people complain about roadside noise though this did not personally affect us.
Ian Geiger
14/05/2023
This tourist park located on the south side of Canberra city is easy to access and offers a variety of accommodation and has a tavern onsite, which offers good meals at reasonable prices.
If you don't feel like driving, there is a bus stop just a short walk from the park. Driving wise, it is just a short drive to the city centre, and freeways to the suburban centres and all the tourist sites to see.
The staff are friendly and very helpful, grounds and amenities are maintained, and the park is mostly quiet with minor traffic noise at peak times. We have enjoyed our stay and will stay here again when we visit Canberra.
Cheryl Stewart
16/04/2023
We stayed here 3 nights, and we found it to be a very convenient location. It wasn't far to any of the places we visited. The sites are a little on the small side, but once you're on your site, very cosy and comfortable. Would definitely come back.
Darryl Kerr
03/04/2023
Couldn't ask for more for a van stay, I utilised the unpowered site on the grassed area with only a short walk to the amenities which were clean and plenty of hot water in the showers.

Although the unpowered sites backed onto the highway it wasn't unpleasant or overly noise and sleep isn't an issue.

Staff are incredibly friendly and helpful and there is an afterhours system if you run late.

Will be staying again when coming through.
Warren Alder
24/02/2023
Whilst there is a bit of traffic noise, we thought the park was excellent. We stayed in the unpowered section, they were well grassed, plenty of shade if needed and whilst the sites are unallocated there is plenty of room to move. The amenities are on the older side but very clean and tidy. There is also a Tavern/Bistro on site, the service good and so are the meals. The park is well located and the city centre is a 20 minute bus ride away. We would certainly stay here again.
deb prentice
30/01/2023
The staff are extremely helpful and professional. I travel alone and they price accordingly, I have not had this before. The amenities are crisply clean. The park is in a great position for exploring the surrounding area. Highly recommend.
shaneen coulson
05/12/2022
One star is too many for the two-bedroom onsite cabin. Cockroaches galore, hairdryer not working, shower dripping all the time, dirty lounge and dining chairs, floors sticky. The TAVERN on-site can be very loud with all night yahooing by some tenants in the park. Check in service was very good. Not however good dealing with complaints by a number of tenants complaining about all the noise on the Friday night.
Julie King
25/11/2022
I highly recommend this park, their customer service is second to none, the cabin I stayed in was spacious, clean & comfortable.
We had a meal at the Tavern located on site which was as good as any home cooked meal.
I will most definitely be back!
Roslyn Bedford
12/10/2022
We stayed on a powered sites and paid $45 per night for 7 nights. I was very disappointed with the showers . Absolutely no where to put clothes and towels. We stay in caravan parks often and cheaper parks have very much better amenities. Please think about upgrading your showers.
Irene Bartlett
10/10/2022
Whilst our cabin was clean it was also very dated. The bed where so very hard lumpy and we could feel the springs and wire coming through. The tap in the bathroom would not stop dripping. In parts of the park it was not nice at all very dirty. The staff were courteous. The placement of the crockery was in a very odd place making it difficult to get the plates out and in quite hard. Towels soft and clean and good quality linen on beds
Brian Holecek
04/10/2022
Location is great, but amenities where lacking in form of very small shower cubicles, you have to step into shower to hang items on and close the door, kept running out of toilet paper, out of 4 washing machines on two in service and out of two dryers only 1 in service, no details on cost and length of time machines took.
Staff very friendly in reception.
Suzzanne Lodding
20/09/2022
Rooms are clean, warm, equipped with nessesititeis, dog friendly, having our little companion welcomed makes big difference. Staff friendly, Tavern on sight for meals. Good location for what we needed.
Beth Cheney
12/09/2022
Clean neat cabins and grounds. We had an issue (not with the cabin) and the manager could not have been more helpful to rectify this for us. We were exhausted so decided to try the Bistro on site and where so pleased we did. Food was great and heaps of choice. Staff could not have been more helpful, and gave me information that meant we didn't miss the 96 gun salute for the Queen. We would definitely stay again. Management and staff care that you have a good stay.
Alison Allard
26/06/2022
I personally didn't visit this place.. my son did. I have heard this place has a reputation as it did many years ago. Not sure if I would like to stay there myself. Each to their own decisions though.
Ken Eastwood
14/06/2022
Check in good for a cabin. But the cabin is missing a lot of basics (peeler, a sharp knife etc) and the reverse cycle air con struggled to keep the cabin warm. For the price it could be much better.
Feet on the Ground Flying
08/06/2022
If you are travelling with a dog that is bigger than a cat chances are you CANNOT stay here.
It's pet friendly at management's discretion.....but very tiny dogs only as we were told no to out medium sized well behaved dog. There are other option thankfully.
Wayne Clarris
13/05/2022
Website says pet friendly. Should say handbag toy pets only. Temperament and age mean nothing. I was made to feel like I'm traveling with Hannibal Lecter. I offered to send photos or even camp in a tent despite sub zero temps in June but because I have a big dog it's a big deal. Nothing worse than false advertising.
I'll spend my money elsewhere.
Craig Robertson
08/03/2022
We have just returned from a 10 night stay on a powered site. The amenities block was very clean and the cleaning staff were very friendly. It was an ideal location for us. Enjoyed the tavern that is on site for a cold Drink and a meal. Will be staying there again next time we are in Canberra. Could not fault it.