Warning - DO NOT STAY AT THIS PLACE
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 10/12/08
Major renovations taking place at the moment, which they should have mentioned when we booked. Had to request to change room, as the banging from the reno's was unbelievably loud. Patio/veranda hardly worth the space they take up, barely able to fit 2 people on it. TV had 3 channels. We had to walk over broken tiles covered by tarps to get to the lift (very dangerous). Had to wait for the tradesman to finish working around the lift before we could get in. Lift itself took ages and ages to arrive. Our suitcase, shoes and clothes were covered in dust from where they were sanding back paint. We also had to walk underneath where they were painting the ceiling, with white paint dripping. Reception area was disgusting and dirty, everything is covered in dust / paint. Not a nice experience at all, we ended up checking out early after 1 night. I feel we should have been paid to stay there, not us pay to stay there. We found better accommodation in the centre of the queen street mail, for the same price we paid at this dump ($159 per night)