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Reviews of Townview Motel

3.5 out of 5
Townview Motel
Corner of Kookaburra St and Marion St, Townview, QLD

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 25 out of 84 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 25 out of 84 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 17 out of 84 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 10 out of 84 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 7 out of 84 reviews" "

7.6/10

Cleanliness

7.6/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

David

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The staff were very good and polite the only complaint would be the pillows but in saying this the manager said she was in the process of buying new pillows
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Dave on 2 Oct 2023
Thank you for your reviewI will share with staff

8/10 Good

Helen

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Great hot shower and comfy bed
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Dave on 2 Oct 2023
Thank you for your reviewI will share with the staff

10/10 Excellent

Howard

Liked: Amenities
Spacious room, comfortable firm bed.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Dave on 2 Oct 2023
Thank you for your reviewI will share with the staff

4/10 Poor

Sharon

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Dirty, cockroaches,door didn’t lock properly
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Dave on 2 Oct 2023
Electronic doors need to be used in the listed way.Rooms are certainly not dirty as our cleaning staff are very good and would not leave a room dirty.We have regular pest control service so I doubt very much if our guest saw a cockroach.

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Susie

Liked: Staff & service
The room was neat tidy and clean a little dated, Staff are very helpfull The outdoors ne' If this is done the more customers travelling pass will stay.ed to be tidy
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Dave on 6 Jul 2023
Thank you for your reviewI will pass it on to the staff

6/10 Okay

Elizabeth

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness
Not a bad location, limited off street parking. Not very clean. Was long black hair on the “fresh” bed & dirty footprints in the bath. The water went cold very quickly. Only 1 out of the 4 of us got a hot shower. Reception was dodgy. Went to check out and couldn’t find anyone to give our key to. Had everything we needed though.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Dave on 22 Jun 2023
My apologies for this.Did you inform staff about the cold water? As I have no record of a complaint.I will take this up with the staff

6/10 Okay

Polly

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Wasn’t what I was expecting. Place was pretty run down. But I think it’s just got to hard for them.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from Dave on 8 May 2023
PollyThank you for your review. It would help to know the reason that you gave a low score. Our staff really do a good job in looking after guests and I would like to know where we were let down.

8/10 Good

Graham

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023
Response from Dave on 24 May 2023
Thank you for your reviewI will pass it on to the staff

6/10 Okay

Brian

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Recept
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from Dave on 15 Apr 2023
It would be nice if we get a review downgrading us for the person to say why we were downgraded.Then I can do something about what you consider to be wrong.

4/10 Poor

Joelleen

Travelled with group
Disliked: Staff & service
Booked a room with 2 beds. Only had one upon check in
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023
Response from Dave on 15 Apr 2023
If there was someone who needed the extra bed then the staff would have assigned room with 2 beds.Rooms are booked at same rate.Did you tell reception that you required 2 beds???

10/10 Excellent

Beverly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was good stay yes
I missed out on my first of the two nights, due to a missed bus connection in Brisbane. I could not get my money back on the room. One complaint I must say is, I had a trolley, and, the only ramp access was blocked by a vehicle being parked on it.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022
Response from Dave on 17 Nov 2022
Thank you for your kind reviewI must apologise if you were inconvenienced by a vehicle blocking access. Our on site manage would have been able to get it moved is she had been made aware.

10/10 Excellent

John

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a good motel with helpful and friendly staff. Rooms clean and in good condition.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022
Response from Dave on 31 Aug 2022
Thank you so much for such a king review. I am sure the whole staff will be very happy to hear this. They do their best to make sure our guests are comfortable during their stay.

8/10 Good

Allen

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022
Response from Dave on 29 Aug 2022
I would like to thank this guest for his kind review.The staff always do their best to make our guest stays enjoyable.

6/10 Okay

Anne

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
No sure if it was a dirty air conditioner or the carpet, but it smelled very dusty. The shower looked like it had been done by a handy man differently not a tradesman, when showering the water would run across the floor. Not what I would expect for the price and for a place as big as Mt Isa.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022
Response from Dave on 10 Aug 2022
My staff have no record of a complaint by this guest. That is always best as then we can follow up. We have identified the room and it has a bath tub in it. So the comments are a bit puzzling.

10/10 Excellent

John

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great room with lots of space. A bit old in style but very well maintained. Great value for money.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022
Response from Dave on 10 Aug 2022
Thank you for your kind response, I will pass on to the staff as they try very hard to ensure all is good for our guests.

8/10 Good

Ron

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A spacious and very clean room with an excellent laundry. Sherry is a treasure.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022
Response from Dave on 10 Aug 2022
Thank you for your kind review. I have passed on your comments to Sherie and she also wishes to thank this guest

10/10 Excellent

ross

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great staff. Helpful and very friendly.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022
Response from Dave on 29 Jul 2022
Thank you so much for your kind review. I have informed the staff and they also send their thanks Regards Dave

10/10 Excellent

Alexandra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022
Response from Dave on 22 Jul 2022
Thank you so much for you kind review I will pass this on to my staff, I know they will be happy to see that their work is appreciated.

10/10 Excellent

George

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a self-contained unit and there was plenty of crockery and utensils available. A large unit, it was easy to manoeuvre around with an injured leg. Would stay there again.
Stayed 1 night in May 2022
Response from Dave on 23 Jun 2022
Many thanks for the kind review George I will pass this on to the staff Regards

8/10 Good

Richelle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the room, only thing I didn't like was the blokes sitting outside the rooms having a few that weren't so quiet.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2022
Response from Dave on 9 May 2022
Thank you for your king review. I apologise if any of the guests were noisey. The on site manager needs to know of this or any other problem and it would be fixed.

10/10 Excellent

RODNEY

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Easy check-in no hassles at all
Stayed 1 night in May 2022
Response from Dave on 6 May 2022
Thank you very much for your kind review I will pass on the staff as they do their very best to look after our guests.

10/10 Excellent

Vanessa

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022
Response from Dave on 10 May 2022
Thank you so much for your kind review I will pass along to our staff

10/10 Excellent

Harley

Travelled with family and small children, Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was friendly and helpful and so polite and lovely place to stay I recommend it for families
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022
Response from Dave on 17 Apr 2022
Thank you so much for the kind review. I will pass on to the staff Regards

8/10 Good

RODNEY

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022
Response from Dave on 12 Jan 2022
I would like to thank this guest for his kind review I will pass on the the staff

8/10 Good

Phillip

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

6/10 Okay

kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
my stay was fine. an older style motel but it had everything I needed and only 5 mins walk to pub
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021
Response from Dave on 18 Sept 2021
Thank you for taking the time to write a review

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
The facilities were ok. The pillowcases smelt a little like cigarette smoke. Other than that, the room was pleasing and it was a place to stay for the night.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021
Response from Dave on 18 Sept 2021
Thank you for taking the time to review

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Quick overnight stay, convenient and comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021
Response from Dave on 29 Jul 2021
I would like to thank this guest for the review Our staff do try very hard to make stays with us as pleasant as possible.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Well maintained property with friendly and helpful staff
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2021
Response from Dave on 28 Jul 2021
I would like to thank this guest for their kind remarks Our staff do try their best to make all of our guests feel comfortable

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
I was not not happy because they charged me too for $169 per night
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021
Response from Dave on 27 Jul 2021
We did not charge $169 I would request that the guest recheck records and make a retraction Regards

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A travelling couple
Great place to spend a few days in Mt Isa. Very friendly staff and close to most tourist attractions. Good size comfortable room. Would stay there again.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2021
Response from Dave on 6 Jul 2021
Many thanks for your kind review John. The staff do try to ensure our guests have a comfortable stay with us. regards

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good for price
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021
Response from Dave on 19 Jun 2021
I would like to thank this guest for taking the time to review the motel. Our staff do try to make any stay there as pleasant as possible.

8/10 Good

Tony

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Ok Stay
The stay was Ok Big Room. A/C okay.
Stayed 1 night in May 2021
Response from Dave on 30 May 2021
Thank you for taking the time for a review

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Prepared room for us at very short notice. Clean and comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2020
Response from Dave on 21 Dec 2020
Many thanks to this guest for the review I will pass on your comments to our on site manager Regards

2/10 Terrible

Rob, Singleton

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I would never stay or recommend anyone staying at this over priced run down motel it was dirty , things were broken lights weren’t working bag tied over smoke detector, over all this place is a dive Would NOT recommended
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2020

2/10 Terrible

Hugh, Bribie Island

Travelled with family
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The description of what I booked was a two bedroom apartment/suite however I got a one bedroom with a queen bed. When I questioned the manager he said I booked two beds a took me from what he called VIP to a room with two beds. It was the worst I'd stayed in through wotif. The tv only had three or four channels, the aircon took until 3am to cool down to 23 degrees and I had to sleep at the bottom of the bed to get any cool air!!! I definitely think they don't have any 2 bed apartment's on site and falsely advertised this and hopefully they get done for false advertising. Don't stay here.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2020
Response from Dave on 8 Dec 2020
Hugh, I am sorry to hear that you did not enjoy your stay with us. I cannot find a booking for a 2 bedroom suite for a "Hugh", this could be the problem. I will investigate how we could have hired a room with defective air conditioner as I am not aware of it. Also, the tv has all digital channels available. For your info we certainly do have bedroom suites.I will certainly talk to the on site manager and find out his side of this event.

10/10 Excellent

Ross

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quite situation in Mount Isa provided us with all we needed for an overnight stay. Lovely friendly people . Great restaurant
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020
Response from Dave on 13 Oct 2020
Ross, thank you so much for your kind review. I know the staff will be happy when I share this review with them

2/10 Terrible

Annie

Travelled with family
It said they do after hours check in but when I arrived around midnight (which they were informed by my sister) no one was anywhere, no number to contact after hours, no one answered the phones or anything. I ended sleeping in a rest stop on a park bench with a towel and my bag for pillow. Won’t book there again
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020
Response from Dave on 7 Sept 2020
I have spoken to our on site manager. He was at reception until 12.30am waiting for this booking. Also on our reception door are THREE phone numbers to ring for those who arrive very very late like this.

8/10 Good

Sally-Ann

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020
Response from Dave on 28 Jul 2020
Thank you very much for your review The staff will be happy to see that their efforts were appreciated

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2020
Response from Dave on 28 Jul 2020
I do not respond to Anonymous reviews as I generally do not believe them. If genuine then they will put their name so I can investigate.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Grounds were disgusting. Very noisy from other seams Tennents. Families living in studio rooms.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2019
Response from Dave on 27 Nov 2019
Thank you for your review

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Old and dated in much need of a refresher. Also used for emergency housing from what seen.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019
Response from Dave on 26 Oct 2019
If this guest was not happy then it would have been good if he had informed the on site manager of the complaint. At the moment we are renovating, but this will take some time. Also, is there something wrong with providing emergency accommodation??

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
In the midst of renovations so a bit messy. Service very good though.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
Response from Dave on 16 Oct 2019
I would like to thank this guest for his review. Yes, renovations can be a bit messy. Hopefully we can get them done in good time.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Response from Dave on 1 Oct 2019
Thank you for the review

4/10 Poor

RG

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Termites in walls door/window frames and cupboard. Bathroom needs updating, bath damaged and dirty/mouldy
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Dave on 16 Sept 2019
The whole motel has recently been treated for pests and termites. I have no report of any damaged bath to motel management.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Our room had several repair issues that should have been attended to in order to make it fit for customer use. We arrived to find the TV removed off its wall fittings and just sitting on the cupboard with a broken aerial wire that someone had tried to gaff tape to it. No surprise it had ‘no signal’. The fridge was completely frosted over because it had rotted, split seals. The curtain mounts were broken so someone had tried to gaff tape the curtain rod in place rather than replace the fittings. The fly screens on the windows were torn, filthy and had lifted up from the window at a 45 degree angle. Cracked tap in the bathroom and a mouldy shower. We found out later during the course of our stay that the hotel is up for sale. So maybe the current owner has ‘checked out’ already. However, when we alerted the reception to the issues they were prompt to send over their plumber to repair the TV, replace the cable re-hang it on it’s fittings. He Was very embarrassed by the shocking condition of the room and was very apologetic. He got the restaurant chef to make us some lattes as an apology and took photos of the other issues. So at least the owner now knows if they didn’t before. If the whole motel wasn’t booked out, or the whole town booked out, we wouldn’t have stayed there. That said the restaurant is top notch, the chef is brilliant and I’d highly recommend eating there. If a new motel owner attends to some proper maintenance this would be a great place.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Dave on 12 Aug 2019
My apologies to this guest. We do try to keep the room standards up but sometimes things like this happen. It was Rodeo time, every room full. Housekeeping staff not turning up for work. Tradesmen almost impossible to get hold of. We do get some guests that cause damage and in normal times we can get fixed but at Rodeo time when something goes wrong then we just have to do our best at the time. It was good to see that this guest enjoyed the meals though. We are checking all rooms this week to ensure they are in good condition

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Check in was easy, reception helpful in finding car park for our vehicle with trailer. Room advertised as having spa and kitchenette - spa not working and kitchenette had one fork for cutlery (staff did bring more) and the mishmash of plates etc felt greasy so needed washing before use. Rooms dated but big. Ok for a night but disappointed the room wasn’t as advertised- hubby was looking forward to a spa after driving 770kms.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019
Response from Dave on 14 Sept 2019
Comments noted

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Restaurant meal was magnificient. The accomodation was comfortable and spotless. The staff were very friendly and helpful. Will glarly stay ay Townview Hotel on my next trip to Mt Isa.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019
Response from Dave on 21 Jul 2019
I would like to thank this guest for the lovely comments The staff do try hard to make stays with us an enjoyable experience