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Reviews of Kanimbla Motor Inn

3.5 out of 5
Kanimbla Motor Inn
41-47 Finley Street, Tocumwal, NSW

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 62 out of 98 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 33 out of 98 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 98 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 98 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 98 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Kim

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location to town centre, our room was clean but very dated particularly the bathroom, cracked tiles on the floor and very stained shower base
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022

8/10 Good

Chris

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great service and local recommendations.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Lachlan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Enjoyed our stay in comfortable clean room & surroundings. Staff were very helpful and friendly
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2021
Response from Ian on 1 Feb 2022
thank you for your kind comments.Hope to see youagain Ianand judi

10/10 Excellent

Nicole

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable
Very comfortable and had all we needed. Also a surprisingly quiet location.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021
Response from Ian on 15 Dec 2021
Thank you very much for your comments Have a safe and merry Christmas Ian and Judi

8/10 Good

Glenda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable and cheerful
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021
Response from Ian on 7 Nov 2021
Thank you for taking the time to respond.Sorry about our little mix up.I am glad you enjoyed your stay Ian

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Had a great stay here for work
Great stay
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021
Response from Ian on 19 Sept 2021
Thank you for your kind remarks.We hope to be out of this damn lackdowns so that we can meet all of our guests back Ian and Judi

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Travelled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was clean and comfortable, friendly hosts made us feel very welcome.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021
Response from Ian on 13 Jun 2021
Thank you for taking the time to post a review.It certainly cheers us up in at time of uncertainty Safe trip Ian and Judi

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Strong personable customer focus: great advice for dining/breakfast venues
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I couldn’t rave more about my wonderful stay at the Kalimna Motor inn ! I had read all the other reviews and spot on ! So thoughtful and kind and welcoming . 2 min walk to Tocumwal Pub for great meal that is so important after long drive . Highly recommend !
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A pleasant stay at this motel. Although it is adjacent to the highway intersection, the noise transfer is fairly low as the motel closes a roller shutter to the highway access at night. Check-in staff were cheerful and helpful. From their comments, they were also staying back to check in a late arrival. They gave me a quick run-down of the town's facilities. I had a Standard Room, which was clean and tidy. Just inside the door I was welcomed with a small tray of lollies, and was given a good quantity of fresh milk. The bed was comfortable, with reasonable quality linen. Facilities were more than adequate adequate for my stay. There is an attractive and clean barbecue area on site. The motel is near to takeaway food options and a good Chinese restaurant, and other food options (pubs etc) are a 10-15 minute walk or a few minutes drive away. The only thing I could mark down might be a slight odour from the drains, but this was a minor issue.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A good place to stay
Reception lady was very helpful both over the phone and when we got there. It was no fuss changing one of the room booked to a special needs room when I found out the availability on the their website. Units were clean, spacious, great for big families and friends and good value for money.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020

10/10 Excellent

Andrew, Hobart, Tas

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Owners very friendly and welcoming. Very clean and comfortable
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2020
Response from ïan on 25 Jun 2020
Hi Andrew Thank you for the review Höpe your trip to Tassie via Ballarat has been uneventful ,regards the restrictions Hope you avoided the"trouble spots

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The motor inn is very clean (an absolute necessity with covid at the moment). The room was modern and well appointed. The bed was very comfortable and we had a good night sleep which is rare when we're away from home. The fridge and microwave were handy. The bathroom was great. Food and drink was within walking distance and the service was exceptional. The only negative is a bit of highway noise but that's to be expected with a motor inn on the highway. An overall great place to stay.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2020
Response from Ian on 21 Apr 2020
Thank you very much for your kind comments. We have adopted all measures possible to make Kanimbla a SAFE and comfortable motel.We look forward to meeting you in less concerning times Ian Judi and Bronnie

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great spot quite peaceful neat clean comfortable Atmosphere
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
Response from Ian on 31 Oct 2019
THank you for your review. Hope to see you in Tocumwal again ( ps the famous Toc markets are on this weekend)

8/10 Good

Debra

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
Response from Ian on 31 Oct 2019
THanks for your review .Comments are always appreciated

10/10 Excellent

Judith

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Helpful host
We arrived late on a public holiday after nearby restaurants had closed and the owner kindly let us use the bbq facilities to cook dinner.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
Response from Ian on 10 Oct 2019
Thank you for being so kind. It was the least we could do. Tocumwal normally has many food choices but in winter they tend to close a little earlier Hope to see you again Ian and Judi

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The accommodation is well maintained and very comfortable. The owners are fantastic. They went out of their way to send some belongings back to us that were accidentally left in the room. Thank you!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
The room was very cold . The heater did not give out enough heat to make the room warm .
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019
Response from Ian on 8 Aug 2019
responded to this on another platform Temp outside was 2degrees during this period.I have now checked all 20 A/Cs that we have.All are working correctly.All I can suggest is that a customer has incorrectly adjusted the A/C.Why did they not complain to the management.We cannot exactly be sure as we have no guest name, no room no and no date of stay

10/10 Excellent

Gregory

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice welcome to motel , good size room very clean and comfortable, short walk to shops very nice stay
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019
Response from Ian on 14 Jul 2019
We appreciate your taking the time to review. It gives us great encouragement to continue to keep up our standards Judi and Ian

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
very helpful and hospitable staff/owner- they were pressed with overbooking issues by another large group, but gave us every care and consideration
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019
Response from Ian on 2 Jul 2019
THank you so much for your understanding,Confusion was caused by mistakes with the booking company I hope you had an enjoyable stay Ian

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Interesting character
Enjoyed a room that contained wonderful traditional style, wooden, Chinese furniture, which added character and made it a bit of a treat.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019
Response from Ian on 2 Jul 2019
I am glad our Asian furniture in room 19. We also have an indigenous room with several original oil paintings Thanks for staying! ian and Judi

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Easy to find and park. No laundry facilities. Close to restaurant for evening meal
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Iain was friendly and v helpful with dinner recommendations. The night I spent was very comfortable. I was p,waded 2ith my choice cheers
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Clean and tidy. Friendly and welcoming reception. Good for overnight stay as central to the town.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019
Response from iAN on 8 Mar 2019
THNK YOU FOR YOUR REVIEW.ALSO WE ARE THE NEAREST MOTEL TO THE BRAND NEW SPLASHPARK(IDEAL FOR KIDS) ONLY 400 MTRS AWAY ON THE RIVER BANK

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Been twice. Great both times. Clean rooms. Good air con.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019
Response from Judi on 20 Feb 2019
Thank you for your kind post. Appreciate your business. Judi & Ian

10/10 Excellent

WearyTraveler, Windsor NSW

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay
One of my regular stops for a reason. Clean and comfy rooms, great amenities and fantastic cooked breakfast. I’ll keep coming back!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

4/10 Poor

jo, uk

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
So Dissapointed.
The female at reception was unhelpful and unfriendly. The room was not particularly clean. Extra charges were made at check in that we're not shown on our booking. Facilities in are room were only usable after payment of a huge surcharge. We requested a quiet room and were put between night workers. We could not recommend this hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018
Response from Ian Mc Cann on 12 Apr 2018
Well where do i start with this review??? 1.You only booked a Standard double queen room($99) 2.you requested a quiet room,so we upgraded you to a triple room(#18) at NO extra cost. this room is double glazed..This room is however fitted in addition to a microwave with a cooking range 3.if you care to check on line our triple rooms with cooking range are much more expensive( $125 upward) and we only active the range when the proper tariff is paid.Our reason for the extra charges are the additional costs of cleaning up the range and taking away the cooking smells after guests leave 4 you were not the only guests that night in the motel so other guests who arrived later could ONLY be placed beside you. Did you expect that we would refuse them so that you would not be inconvenienced? 5.I assume the extra charges you refer to are a. the $1.00 credit card charge( quite legal) b.The $25 cooking range charge which you declined to pay.

10/10 Excellent

MelbourbeCasey, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A surprise find
Friendly welcome and quick, easy book in. The room was spotless and larger than expected.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017
Response from Ian on 3 Jan 2018
Thank you for your comments it makes the work of our staff all worthwhile happy new year Ian and Judi

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly and comfortable
We stayed here after a long drive from Sydney, the owner was great and brought fresh milk to our room even though there was the long life variety in the fridge. The room was clean and quiet.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017
Response from Ian on 3 Jan 2018
We appreciate your comments and taking the time to comment.Happy new year ian and Judi

10/10 Excellent

susan, queanbeyan nsw

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
quiet surrounds and close to town centre
very friendly staff and comfortable nice close walk to the town centre park and river
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017
Response from Ian on 12 Dec 2017
Thank you for your comments.and look forward to your next visit Ian and Judi

10/10 Excellent

Dean, Taylors Lakes

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great weekend
The motel staff were lovely and very helpful with information with things to do In the area and places to eat. Will recommend to anyone looking for somewhere to stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2017
Response from Ian on 12 Dec 2017
Thank you for taking the time to comment.We are continuing our update.Already all, rooms but two have split systems Double glazing is now fitted to many rooms and new bedding linnen and covers throughout,MORE TO Come ian and Judi

8/10 Good

Doug, Gold Coast

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice motel
Everything checked out as per the Expedia site. Lovely place to stay
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017
Response from Ian on 3 Jan 2018
Happy New year!!! Sorry to take so long to thank you for your very kind comments Ian and Judi

10/10 Excellent

Traveller, Melbourne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Close to river and town
Very happy with accommodation and owners very pleasant. Would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2017

10/10 Excellent

Liz, Brisbane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Trip to Melbourne
Really spacious room that was very quiet. Room also has blinds to make it really dark. Close to a great hotel with fabulous food. The manager was very friendly and helpful. Loved the touch with fresh milk for coffee and the little chocolates were my husbands favourite!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

Eric

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
over the moon
fantastic place .great hosts .lovely area
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017
Response from Ian on 24 Oct 2017
Ohhhhhh THANKS. Appreciate your comments. Judi and Ian

10/10 Excellent

M

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A very pleasant overnight stay. The moment I walked into the room there was a vibe of comfort and cleanliness which continued as I moved around the room.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
this is the second time and been look after great both times
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2017

10/10 Excellent

Tony, Sunshine Coast, QLD.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Easy to find
Easy access, even for larger vehicles, park right outside your door for convenience, recently renovated, short walk to supermarket/bottle shop, engaging host, value for money, will stay again.
Response from Ian on 22 Feb 2017
Thank you for your comments I have just started another reno on room 11!!! Glutton for punishment

10/10 Excellent

Allan, u

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very friendly place to stay
We had booked a family room for 4 adults for only 1 night - Room was not ready when we arrived so were placed in another room - Judi the owner opened up the room turned on the air con and showed us where everything was. She was very friendly nothing was too much trouble. Room was very comfortable - Pool was great she even provided us with some towels to use. BBQ facilities were excellent - everything was extremely clean - would recommend to anyone
Response from Ian on 16 Jan 2017
Thanks for your comments.Yes only 4 rooms to go in renos.Sorry about the mixup

10/10 Excellent

John & Jenny, Mount Martha, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good option for a short stay in Tocumwal.
We enjoyed a pleasant overnight stay in Tocumwal. The owners were very friendly and helpful and the motel facilities were excellent for this price range. Bedding and bathroom were great and the room was clean and tidy. It was an easy walk to the town centre with a good choice for meals, although we travelled a short distance by car to the local Golf Club for an enjoyable meal in the busy bistro. On Saturday morning, a large country market was held on the riverbank a short walk away.
Response from Ian on 6 Nov 2016
Thank you for your response and comments.We are very proud of our little town and our Motel. Hope to see you again Ian and Judi

10/10 Excellent

Pam, Melbourne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great motel in a very convenient location
This motel is a classic example of don't judge a book by its cover. The surrounds are a little jaded but our room was lovely. It had a queen size bed and a single bed and a fully equipped kichenette. There was ample bench space and also a small table and chairs. The proprietor was most friendly and helpful. Her recommendation for an eating place was excellent - a nearby Chinese restaurant whose food was lovely. As the owners are gradually renovating the rooms, I can't give an opinion on the rooms other than ours (room 20). If staying in Tocumwal again we will certainly stay at this motel.
Response from Ian on 6 Nov 2016
Thank you for taking the time to repond.We have just finished renovations to room 16!!! Only a few to go ian and Judi

10/10 Excellent

Victor

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The staff was great and look after us at very top level
Response from Ian on 2 Jul 2016
Thank you for your encouraging words Ian and Judi

8/10 Good

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Response from Ian on 25 Jun 2016
Thank you Peter Ian and Judi Kanimbla Motor Inn

10/10 Excellent

Leona, Melbourne. Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice country motel with Internet access.
Arrived late afternoon and were greeted warmly by Ian the owner. Our room smelt fresh and was spotless. The heater had the room feeling nice and cosy in a very short time. Bed and pillows were comfortable and provided an easy nights sleep. Our stay was only an overnight one as we we up from Melbourne to attend a funeral but we would not hesitate to stay at Kanimbla Motor Inn for a longer period should the need arise again.
Response from Ian on 22 Jun 2016
Thank you for your comments.We hope to see you again under more congenial circumstances Ian and Judi