Fridge, microwave

Reviews of Blue Lake Motel

2.5 out of 5
Blue Lake Motel
1 Kennedy Avenue, Mount Gambier, SA

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 166 out of 510 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 241 out of 510 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 81 out of 510 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 13 out of 510 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 9 out of 510 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

david

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good location and good views.Friendly staff. Excellent price.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

4/10 Poor

GURMIT

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Liked the location. Didn't like the room. Very old n run-down. Toilet looked renovated but the whole toilet tends to get wet after shower although there's a shower door.
Response from Blue Lake Motel on 9 Apr 2024
Hi Gurmit,We are the oldest yet most popular motels in mount gambier. Though the place is old, but we keep is neat and clean and well maintained. Ensuite shower toilets are recently renovated. We believe that while having shower, door needs to be closed otherwise water will come out of shower cubical.

10/10 Excellent

Tom

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We liked this clean and comfortable motel which suited us, a family of 3 perfectly. The owners were especially helpful when we had discussions with them regarding the various places of interest and reasonably priced restaurants for dinner. The small touches of thoughtfully providing fresh Dairy Farmers milk in pods as an accompaniment to coffee/tea plus little packets of biscuits were much appreciated. It may not cost much but such thoughtfulness goes a long way in keeping your guests happy.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Jenni

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

john

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I was a little disappointed when I arrived, but once I opened the door to the unit I was pleasantly surprised. Very nice and usable inside. Car parking was a breeze, unlike many!!!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

Rachel

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
1. Kitchenette needs attention - weight of bar fridge on top of bench caused bench to bow - use of toaster caused fuse to blow -> can't use microwave or fridge 2. Dated decor 3. TV - remote unable to change channels, poor reception signal
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Blue Lake Motel on 14 Jan 2024
hi Rachel , thanks for the valuable feedback. The electric points are designed to avoid overloading. if someone use multiple appliances such as microwave, toaster and electric kettle all together, the MCB trips to avoid any electrical complications. We have noticed some guests bring their own electric appliances such as rice cooker, which we do not allow them to you as they are not tag and tested , that also leads to MCB tripping. If you would have notified us when this thing happened , we would have helped you. Kitchenette and fridge issue has been taken care . thanks for that feedback. We always try to improve our room quality such as you must have noticed that room you were issued was equipped with a brand new bathroom and so was new aircon and carpet. Room type you chose was a budget category so we cannot help you much with room décor, but the décor is recently updated, and we try to make it neutral to suit everyone's taste. We also checked TV reception and remote, we didn't find any problem when checked. We will advise you next time wherever you stay, if you have such problem, please contact the staff on duty to help you instead of keeping this matter with you only and suffer. kind regards management

8/10 Good

Howard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Room was renovated but lacked some finishing touches do make worth a higher rating. WiFi did not work properly kept on disconnecting very annoying.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gregory

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Liked price and cleanliness of the refurbished accommodation. Steep stairway access not ideal if heavy suitcases.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Yvonne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Justine

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We found it to be value for money as we picked it up on special
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

6/10 Okay

Jenne F

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Have stayed before
Convenient position for us because it is close to our family members.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Caillin

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean basic rooms plus seperate onsite full kitchen with oven. Attentive staff and close to all the major attractions.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Blue Lake Motel on 14 Jan 2024
Thanks for your feedback Caillin.We try to provide our best to our guests. It boosts our spirit to keep going and improve ourselves when guests appreciate our efforts. hope to see you next time.regards.

2/10 Terrible

Robin

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
booking in no problem facilities good room very clean and comfortable
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Blue Lake Motel on 20 Sept 2023
hi Richard, thanks for sharing kind words for us .regards

8/10 Good

Sarah, Craigieburn

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great small hotel with a nice room with space, comfortable beds and small kitchette.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Blue Lake Motel on 20 Sept 2023
thanks very much Sarah. Your words matter for us. kind regards

10/10 Excellent

anthony

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Amit on 12 Aug 2023
thanks very much Anthony for your time to appreciate our services. hope to see you soon in the near future.

10/10 Excellent

Adam

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Amit on 12 Aug 2023
thanks very much Adam for your time to appreciate our services. Hope to see you soon in the near future.

6/10 Okay

Clare

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
It is very basic accommodation, however, it did not cost a lot either. The bed was comfortable but the shower/bathroom was very average. It was fine for a one nigh stop over - but wouldn't do any longer than that.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Amit on 12 Aug 2023
hi Clare, thanks very much for your time to rate our services. You will be glad to know that we have taken your suggestion on a serious note and renovated all our bathrooms. hope to see you soon in the near future.

10/10 Excellent

Jenne F

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Amit on 12 Aug 2023
thanks very much Jenne for your time to appreciate our services. hope to see you soon in the near future.

8/10 Good

MARICEL C

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
THE PROPERTY WAS CLEAN EASY PARKING AND WIFI WAS GOOD AND ROOM AMENITIES WERE OK
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Blue Lake Motel on 27 Jun 2023
Thanks for the feedback Maricel. its good to know that we could reach up to your expectations.Thanks

2/10 Terrible

ian

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
the fridge had items stuck in the freezer. needed to be defrosted. the aircon was not working well. the filter was completely full. hadnt been cleaned or changed in who knows how long. the taps in the shower were hard to turn on and off.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Blue Lake Motel on 15 Jun 2023
Hi Ian,Regarding your review, would kindly let you know that 1. The freezer was all clean, no food stuck in there and there is no need to defrost it. it does by itself. We Checked it by ourselves after reading your review.2. The air conditioner in the room you stayed in was a brand new one. How come there would have been so long time to clean the filter.3. If the taps in the shower were hard to turn on and off, we would have received plenty of complaints from other guests, which we never experienced.If you had that many issues with the room, you could have mentioned at the Reception, and we would have solved your problem.May be there is something else with which you are not happy because i cannot find any of these issues as "TERRIBLE".Please tell the accommodation provider next time you stay anywhere, what you feel is not working properly so that they can fix it for you, instead of sharing it as a review where nothing could be done about it and they couldn't make your stay pleasant.thanks

6/10 Okay

Joe

Liked: Staff & service
You get what you pay for
The Motel was ok, the staff were friendly, but room needs updating, the bathroom is from the 50s which says it all and reception hours are 10.00am to 7.00pm.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Blue Lake Motel on 27 Jun 2023
Dear guest thanks for posting your feed back.you will be glad to know that all our bathrooms are getting renovated to new and so will be our room in the near future. thakns

10/10 Excellent

Catherine

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff. We were given an upgrade despite paying a very low rate. Have visited here a couple of times previously, each time the place has improved. Great, clean motel supply the essentials for travel and prepared to give a bit extra.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Blue Lake Motel on 15 Jun 2023
Thanks for the review Catherine. Glad to know that we came upto your expectations. Hopefully next time you will get some more improvements.

10/10 Excellent

Jenny

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The premises satisfied our needs and the staff were pleasant
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Blue Lake Motel on 15 Jun 2023
Thanks Jenny.

6/10 Okay

Emma

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Blue Lake Motel on 15 Jun 2023
Thanks Emma.

8/10 Good

William

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very nice property. Big room, comfortable bed and good bathroom facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from Blue Lake Motel on 4 Jun 2023
THANKS FOR THE FEEDBACK, WILLIAM.GOOD TO KNOW THAT YOU ENJOYED YOUR STAY WIYH US.REGARDS

8/10 Good

Ian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Friendly service
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from Blue Lake Motel on 14 May 2023
Thanks for your feedback Ian. Great to know that you liked staying with us. Regards

8/10 Good

Michelle

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Good location and drive to your door. Bathroom silicon moldy needs some maintanance. Otherwise rooms nice and clean. New carpets etc.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023
Response from Blue Lake Motel on 14 May 2023
Thanks Michelle for your feedback. Its great to know that you liked staying with us.Regards

10/10 Excellent

Ania

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from Blue Lake Motel on 17 May 2023
hi Aniathanks for posting this review. regards management

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from Blue Lake Motel on 14 May 2023
Thanks Mark. Its great to know that you liked your stay with us.Regards

8/10 Good

KRISHNATH

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023
Response from Blue Lake Motel on 14 May 2023
Thanks for your feedback Krishnath.

8/10 Good

Gavin

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from Blue Lake Motel on 14 May 2023
Thanks for the feedback Gavin. Hope you enjoyed your stay with us.

8/10 Good

Linda

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was clean and tidy Room small but it was enough just took a long time to get hot water ..
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from Blue Lake Motel on 14 May 2023
Thanks for your feedback Linda. we are working towards the issue.Regards

8/10 Good

mark

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Neat and tidy however shower was hard to use as cold water tap was not working properly. Otherwise a well maintained property. No facility in rooms to clean dishes or cups after use.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from Blue Lake Motel on 14 May 2023
Thanks for your feedback Mark. We are working on this matter.

10/10 Excellent

YU-HSIN

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Parking just in front of the room. Clean beds. Convenient and easy kitchen facilities as microwave and dishwash stuff. Good position.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023
Response from Blue Lake Motel on 14 May 2023
Thank for your feedback Yu-Hsin. Its great to know that you liked staying with us.

6/10 Okay

Robert

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Clean and basic and old. Fridge and aircon a bit noisy. Shower is just ok with poor flow. For the price it’s ok.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Sudarshan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was amazing!!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

6/10 Okay

Aristo

Very average at best
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

Ken

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staff friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

Pak

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Oh, electrical check. All power labelled #2 has gone off / out on our second nights. It happened after we come back from dinner so doesn't affect us
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

6/10 Okay

Khoo Lan

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Amenities
There is nothing unique about this property. This property is not listed or shown on my GPS and I have to put another house number on the GPS to find it. Also, it is situated in the middle of a steep slope, and it is dangerous to drive out or into the property. You have to signal earlier to drive in. TV remote control not easy to use. The hot water system is hard to control for Luke-warm shower, either too cold or too hot.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Huan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good experience overall.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gregory

Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Hikmat

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Laurence

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Comfortable bed, good air conditioning, excellent shower
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2023
Response from Blue Lake Motel on 29 Jan 2023
thanks Laurence

8/10 Good

Deepthi

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good
Response from Blue Lake Motel on 29 Jan 2023
Thanks Deepthi

8/10 Good

Debra

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
room was clean, staff were friendly only one problem. The remote did not work but we did it the old-fashioned way and used the buttons on the front of the tv.
Response from Blue Lake Motel on 29 Jan 2023
hi Debra,Our apologies for the inconvenience. You could have called us at the reception, and we would have helped. thanks

10/10 Excellent

Chakrapani

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

6/10 Okay

Glenn

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Only place we stayed that offered breakfast even if very basic. No real sense of welcome to a bleak concrete quadrangle.
Response from Blue Lake Motel on 29 Jan 2023
thanks Glenn

6/10 Okay

Nigel, Adelaide

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Tired decor needs an upgrade
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022
Response from Blue Lake Motel on 2 Dec 2022
Hi Nigel, Thanks for your feedback. We are working on this issue as you would have noticed new carpets in teh room. The things are getting done one by one as due to busy time, can't halt the business.