Indoor spa tub

Reviews of Bell Tower Inn

3.5 out of 5
Bell Tower Inn
1845 Sturt Street, Alfredton, VIC

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 253 out of 655 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 289 out of 655 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 74 out of 655 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 34 out of 655 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 655 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Pino

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Absolutely everything! Couldn’t rate this higher enough. We will definitely be back.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

4/10 Poor

Jan

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Not HAPPY JAN
For the cost per night we expected better. (King spa suite) Jets on spa were broken, All the bathroom needs renovating or at least repairing and a good scrub. Crockery & cutlery could be supplied in room ! Went to get some from office on the sunday , but was too late it was closed.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

David

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Pool looked great unfortunately we ran out of time each day to use it. Family room was spacious enough, and dinner at the in house restaurant was not only convenient but also delicious.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Owen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Norazam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We had a lot of fun, and kids just wanna stay in the room and jump into the pool instead of going out
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Flo

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We enjoyed our stay because it was easy. Service was awesome as well making our stay even better. Rooms were nice and tidy and fit our family. Restaurant there food what yum. Thanks for a great stay.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

6/10 Okay

Simon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Cheap basic accommodation
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Michelle

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful staff, fantastic bed and nice and quiet.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Leanne

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The motel was located in a convenient location for us. Was clean tidy and well presented.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Decent size room, huge bathroom, comfy beds and clean. Room looked out onto a central garden area which was easily accessible via a sliding door. Highly recommended.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Sim on 10 Nov 2023
Hi Paul,Thank you so much for the recommendation, we are delighted to hear that you enjoyed your stay. It's always a pleasure to know that a guest has enjoyed the spacious rooms, comfy beds and enjoyed the courtyard areas. We hope you choose to stay with us again in future.Best wishes,

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice peaceful place to stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Sim on 6 Nov 2023
Hi John,We are so glad to hear you found our motel peaceful to stay in. It is important to us that guests be able to relax during their stay.We hope you choose to stay with us again in the future.Best wishes,

10/10 Excellent

TIM

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great service and dining and didn’t like the weather
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Sim on 6 Nov 2023
Hi Tim,We are so glad to hear you enjoyed the service and dining. Unfortunately, we can not do anything about the weather except provide warm, comfortable rooms and an indoor heated pool so you can still enjoy your stay even when it's particularly unpleasant outside.We hope you choose to stay with us again in the future.Best wishes,

10/10 Excellent

A

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Sim on 23 Oct 2023
wow! 10/10. Thank you so much A. We are glad to see that you enjoyed your stay and hope you stay with us again in the future.

8/10 Good

Gavin

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Sim on 23 Oct 2023
Hi Gavin,It looks as though you enjoyed your visit overall and had a comfortable stay with us. We hope you choose to stay with us again in the future.Best wishes,

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Sim on 23 Oct 2023
Hi Brian,Thank you so much for the 10/10. We really appreciate it. We are always glad to hear a guest has had a positive experience with us.Best wishes,

8/10 Good

Roger C

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
very good
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Sim on 19 Oct 2023
Hi Roger,Thank you for saying we are very good, we think you are very good also :)We hope you choose to stay with us again in the future.Best wishes,

10/10 Excellent

Cherie

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Sim on 19 Oct 2023
Hi Cherie,Thank you so much for the 10/10 we are flattered! We are so glad to hear you enjoyed your stay and hope you choose to stay with us again in the future.Best Wishes,

10/10 Excellent

Clint

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Basic facilities but clean and tidy. Excellent service by staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Sim on 9 Oct 2023
Hi Clint,Thank you so much for your feedback. So glad to hear you found the service by staff to be excellent, your compliments will be passed on. We hope you choose to stay with us again in the future.Best wishes,

8/10 Good

James

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Sim on 30 Sept 2023
Hi James,Thank you for the feedback. We hope you enjoyed your stay and choose to stay with us again in the future.Kind regards,

8/10 Good

Brad

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Sim on 6 Sept 2023
Hi Brad,Thank you for the 4 out of 5. We are glad to hear you enjoyed your stay and hope you choose to stay with us again next time you are in Ballarat.Kind regards

10/10 Excellent

Larry

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our stay was great friendly staff, great room
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Sim on 2 Sept 2023
Hi Larry,Thank you so much for your lovely comments - especially regarding staff. Your compliments will be passed on to the appropriate people. It's great to hear you enjoyed your room and we hope you choose to stay with us again in the future.Best wishes,

4/10 Poor

Peter

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The rooms are spacious , beds comfortable ,facilities ok but needs renovation especially bathroom
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Sim on 2 Sept 2023
Hi Peter,We're sorry to see you weren't entirely happy with your stay. Our establishment works hard to keep our bathrooms in good working order while trying to maintain the original character of the building. We like to think of it as "charmingly retro" but we will take your feedback on board when next we are renovating.Kind regards,

8/10 Good

Sarah

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Sim on 2 Sept 2023
Hi Sarah,Thank you so much for the 8 out of 10. It seems like you had a comfortable stay and we hope you choose to stay with us again in the future.Kind regards,

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
My only complaint is I wish they served a breakfast.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Sim on 2 Sept 2023
Hi David,We are sorry to say that we simply didn't have sufficient demand for breakfast during the week to make it financially viable to continue. We apologise for the inconvenience and we are glad to hear that in all other regards your stay was to your liking.Best wishes,

6/10 Okay

David

Travelled with partner
The room was a bit tired but a good king size bed and very quiet, slept well
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Sim on 31 Jul 2023
Hi David,Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback. We are glad to hear you had a quiet sleep.We hope you choose to stay with us again in the future.

6/10 Okay

Sarah

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Sim on 31 Jul 2023
Hi Sarah,Thanks for your rating. I'm sorry to see you didn't have the best time you could when staying with us. Kind regards,

10/10 Excellent

Damian

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Sim on 9 Aug 2023
Hi Damian,Thank you so much for the 5/5! We really appreciate it. It sounds like you had a great stay and we hope you choose to stay with us again in the future.Best wishes,

8/10 Good

Algreg

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Sim on 12 Jul 2023
Hi Algreg,Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback. 4/5 sounds like you had an enjoyable stay and we hope you choose to stay with us again in the future.Best wishes,

10/10 Excellent

Warren

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice place to stay with the convenience of a nice restaurant. Reasonably priced and very comfortable.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Sim on 7 Jul 2023
Hi Warren,Thank you so much for your lovely review. We are so glad to hear you had a comfortable stay with us and found us resonably priced. Your compliments will be passed on to the restaurant staff, they love positive feedback.We hope you choose to stay with us again in the future.Best wishes,

8/10 Good

Ben

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Sim on 7 Jul 2023
Hi Ben,Thanks for the 4 out of 5. It sounds like you enjoyed your stay with us. We appreciate you taking the time to give us your feedback and hope you stay again.Kind regards,

4/10 Poor

Bernadette Louise

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Sim on 4 Jul 2023
Hi Bernadette,We are sorry to see you did not enjoy your stay. Please feel free to contact us directly to discuss what you were unhappy with.Kind regards,

8/10 Good

Kim

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Sim on 4 Jul 2023
Hi Kim,Thank you for taking the time to give us a rating. It looks as though you enjoyed your stay. We hope you choose to stay with us again in the future.Kind regards,

8/10 Good

Elizabeth

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Sim on 17 Jul 2023
Hi Elizabeth,Thanks for the 4/5. It was good of you to take time to give us your feedback. We will let the restaurant know that you enjoyed their food. We hope you choose to stay with us again in the future.Best wishes,

10/10 Excellent

Michelle

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Friendly Clean Comfortable
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Sim on 25 Jun 2023
Hi Michelle,Thank you so much for your lovely feedback. We always appreciate a 5/5. We hope you choose to stay with us again in the future.Best wishes

4/10 Poor

Rebbecca

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Sim on 20 Jun 2023
Hi Rebecca,We are so sorry to see that you have only given us 2/5 for your review. Perhaps you could contact us to discuss what your problems were with the accommodation so we can improve for our future guests.Kind regards,

10/10 Excellent

Shane

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Everything that was claimed to be
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Sim on 15 Jun 2023
Hi Shane,Truth in advertising is important and we try not to oversell ourselves. It's great to hear that you found us true to our word and that you enjoyed your stay.Thank you so much for the 5/5 we hope you choose to stay with us again in the future.

10/10 Excellent

Greg

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
it was overall one of the best country motels i have stayed at
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Sim on 15 Jun 2023
Hi Greg,What a lovely compliment! We are so glad to hear you found us one of the best country motels you have stayed at. It is always our goal to make our guests feel comfortable and welcome and it sounds like we did that for you.We hope you choose to stay with us again in the future.Kind regards,

8/10 Good

Neil

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Easy access parking
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Sim on 15 Jun 2023
Hi Neil,We are so glad to hear you found the parking easy to access. Thank you for the 4/5, we appreciate you taking the time to give us feedback.Best wishes,

8/10 Good

Kevin

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Big rooms and spaceships and the shower didn’t have much water pressure
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from Sim on 7 Jun 2023
Hi Kevin,We are glad to hear you found the rooms spacious. Our apologies for the issues with water pressure. We will have maintenance look into it and see if we can improve the issue for the next guest.Thank you for taking the time to offer us feedback. We hope you choose to stay with us again in the future.Kind regards,

8/10 Good

Charlotte

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
A nice spacious room however the linen and making of the beds left a lot to be desired. My sheet was torn significantly, there was no doona cover on and the sheets were not secure on the bottom. Other than that the stay was very good.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from Sim on 26 May 2023
Hi Charlotte,We have recently changed linen providers and will pass your feedback on to them in the hopes of improving the service for future guests. Should you find that there is an issue with your linen on any future stay, please let reception staff know straight away so we can address it for you, your comfort is important to us and we are happy to provide fresh linen or remake beds as necessary to ensure you have a good sleep.Kind regards,

8/10 Good

Merryn

Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from Sim on 26 May 2023
Hi Merryn,Thank you for taking the time to give us a rating. We hope you enjoyed your stay.Kind regards,

8/10 Good

john

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Staff excellent, room very dated badly needs an upgrade ,paint flaking in numerous spots on ceiling, wire on top of bath room window rotting heater works when it feels like,,, spr bath old and does not work swimming pool dirty,tiles missing,rubbish on floor, spouting missing a two foot section from gutter on roof windows dirty in restaurant.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023
Response from Sim on 26 May 2023
Hi John,Thanks for your feedback. We are glad to hear you found the staff excellent. We are aware we are in need of upgrades and maintenance but we appreciate you letting us know particular areas to focus on. You were not booked into a spa room, so the bath does not operate as a spa, we apologise for the inconvenience. Kind regards,Sim

8/10 Good

Precy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good location, clean room but need curtain replacement. Had pleasant stay
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from Sim on 21 Apr 2023
Hi Precy,Thank you for your feedback. We will look into which room you were staying in and consider replacing the curtain. We are glad to hear you had a pleasant stay and hope you choose to stay with us again in the future.

2/10 Terrible

Kerry

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The room reeked of bleach and I ended up with bleach on my pants after using the bathroom where I had to fix the toilet seat. My best pair of leggings were ruined and management didn’t care. Wouldn’t recommend this place at all
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from Sim on 21 Apr 2023
Hi Kerry,We are sorry to hear you had an unpleasant stay and we have spoken to housekeeping regarding the bleach in the toilet. Maintenance has attended to the toilet seat.Kind regards

8/10 Good

Tiffany

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff easy parking bathroom outdated
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from Sim on 11 Apr 2023
Hi Tiffany,Thank you so much for your feedback. Our staff are friendly because they are so happy :D we are glad you noticed. It is wonderful that found the parking suitable to your needs, we are fortunate to have so much space on our property. It is true that our bathrooms are charmingly retro but we hope that all of the elements in them worked properly for you as we work hard to maintain them to as high a standard as possible.Kind regards,

6/10 Okay

Rodney

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lukewarm shower Limited TV stations 2 ply toilet paper
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from Sim on 11 Apr 2023
Hi Rodney,We are sorry to hear you were not happy with the facilities. We are gradually moving to smart TVs for our rooms so that viewing options are more expansive, however with 69 rooms it is taking a little longer than we had anticipated. We do find that if we are very heavily booked it can sometimes affect the water temperature as so many guests are trying to use the hot water at once, we apologise for the discomfort and hope you do not experience that again in future. We will take your feedback into account next time we consider changing toilet paper suppliers.Kind regards,

8/10 Good

Filomena

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The bed was very comfortable. The food is delicious. 🙂
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from Sim on 11 Apr 2023
Hi Filomena,What lovely feedback. We are always delighted to hear that people have found the bed comfortable, it is an important part of any stay. We will pass on your compliments to the restaurant staff regarding the food, they love positive feedback.Kind regards,

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Liked everythingabout the property clean, spaciuos and friendly staff. Only thing i didnt like was the very weak pressure of the water in the shower. Besides that it was nice for the family getaway.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from Sim on 9 Apr 2023
Thank you so much for your lovely review. We are so glad you found our property spacious, clean and friendly. We apologise that the water pressure was a bit weak, we find that when we have a lot of guests using the system at once it can cause some pressure issues. We hope you and your family choose to stay with us again in the future.Kind regards,