Jenay
15/01/2024
Standard pub motel rooms. If you're looking for something fancy, it might not be your cup of tea. But if you're simply looking for a place to rest your head at night, while on a budget, this'll do.
There are some things though that I think would be awesome if the motel could look towards giving a thought to:
Despite there being "no smoking" signs around, as soon as we opened the door, the over powering smell of smoke hit us so hard it and we spent the whole time we were there trying to air out the place. Because of this, I probably wouldn't be staying here again simply because as a non-smoker, it was quite unpleasant.
The ventilation in the rooms is non-existant. This made it hard to not just be in the room but try and keep the stale smoke smell at bay. While heat is not something Tassie usually has to take into account, when we were there, we were boiling in those rooms. There was no fan provided either. My fiancee had to get up multiple times throughout the night to open the door and stand by it just to get some air circulating the room. Might be nice to see a fly screen put on the doors so at least the door can be left open?
The only natural light coming into the rooms is the window facing the carpark. This is fine if you don't like privacy but if you want some light, then the only curtain in the room (which is a black out curtain) has to be pulled open, leaving you super exposed. A sheer curtain could go a long way in terms of customer comfort. This would provide light and privacy too.
I don't really know how to get around the sticky floors other than to suggest guests byo slippers because the floors were pretty grimey but it's to be expected in a pub motel.
All in all, the room sufficed. Service was great and the staff were friendly. Rooms just could do with a bit of TLC.