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Reviews of Kooyong Hotel

2.5 out of 5
Kooyong Hotel
1 Harbour Road, North Mackay, QLD

Reviews

6.6
Rating 10 - Excellent. 28 out of 184 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 50 out of 184 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 63 out of 184 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 29 out of 184 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 14 out of 184 reviews" "

5.8/10

Cleanliness

7.0/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

Amenities

5.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Gerry

Liked: Staff & service
Place desperate for a make up looks rundown and noise as people come and go didn't feel safe had to make sure the door was locked and inside lock was broken. Will never stay again for sure
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ron

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Mabasa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good value for money
My room was fairly clean and the staff was very friendly.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

2/10 Terrible

kevin

Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 7 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ron

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Dylan

Stayed 7 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Dylan

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Bed was comfortable. Quiet surroundings. Easy access. Pub and bottle shop on the property. Good water pressure, older style shower fittings. Housekeeping was clean. Would stay again.
Stayed 6 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Constance

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice and quiet, very laid back, very convenient to shops, Cafes, and a nice stroll to town.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Constance

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Had a nice stay, comfy bed, the shower is great, the tv kept getn no service on alot of channels tho but had a relaxing stay. 👍

6/10 Okay

Tony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
I recently stayed at the Kooyong Hotel for two nights. The room was as advertised, clean, and air-conditioned, which made for a comfortable stay. It was also convenient to have a bar attached to the hotel. However, there were a few issues that detracted from the experience. The broken shower window with two missing louvers. The open bathroom louvers without screens also proved problematic, allowing two cockroaches to make their way into my room. Additionally, the front door was difficult to open and close. I had to put my shoulder into it to open it, and I had to slam it shut when leaving, which got worse following the swelling of the door after it rained. Finally, I was concerned to learn that the rooms are made of asbestos, which may be a health risk. Overall, while the hotel has some positives, the issues I experienced may give me pause when considering staying there again.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023
Response from Reservations Team on 1 Mar 2023
Morning Tony, Thankyou for your feedback. It is always appreciated. We look forward to seeing you after our rebuild

6/10 Okay

Robert

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very old and run down staff were nice
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022
Response from Reservation Team on 20 Dec 2022
Hi Robert,thankyou for taking the time to provide feedback. I will pass it on to the staff.Regards, Kooyong Management

8/10 Good

Hai

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022
Response from Reservations Team on 26 Sept 2022
Hi, Thankyou for taking the time to provide feedback. We look forward to seeing you again.

6/10 Okay

Max

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Tv did not work
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022
Response from Reservations Team on 26 Sept 2022
Hi, thankyou for bringing this to our attention, batteries were changed in the remote and tv is working

10/10 Excellent

Pamela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022
Response from Reservations Team on 26 Sept 2022
Hi, We are glad you enjoyed your stay. Look forward to seeing you again

6/10 Okay

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
It’s not unique
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Yasmin

Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Heidi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Deborah

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Definitely book there again.perfect for the price.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022
Response from Reservation Team on 25 Jul 2022
Hi Deborah, we are so pleased that you enjoyed your stay with us. Hope to se you again

8/10 Good

Alan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very conveniently located
Stayed 2 nights in May 2022

8/10 Good

Clarence

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in May 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good value and clean rooms
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2021
Response from Kooyong Management on 25 Jul 2021
thankyou foryour feedback, we look forward to seeing you in your future travels

8/10 Good

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
2 day stay
Nice room clean bed was good parking at front of room quite
Stayed 2 nights in May 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Centrally located. Nice simple room if you're only there to sleep.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

JEFF

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly
Dont buy bar food but people were friendly
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2019
Response from Zane Lewis on 21 Dec 2019
Thank you for taking the time to give us your rating, hope you enjoyed your stay and see you again soon

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Not sure if the room got cleaned properly because there was an empty water bottle left on the table. Shower had mould, cob webs behind shower door, Cockroach’s on the floor. It’s also annoying having to wait a few days for the room key deposit to clear back into our account. Also we thought we booked a room with a queen bed, cause that’s what it said on the site, but we got a double bed.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019
Response from Zane Lewis on 26 Nov 2019
Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback, we are sorry to hear you didn't enjoy your stay at our hotel. I have passed on the feedback to our cleaning team but if you could let me know what room you stayed in if possible so I can look over the room would be great. Sorry to hear you thought you where put in a room with a double bed, all of our rooms only do have Queen beds as advertised on our booking sites. Regards Zane Lewis Venue Manager

8/10 Good

Vicki

Liked: Staff & service
Get what you pay for
We booked last minute this hotel was what we paid for. Very cheap older motel. Beds were ok, microwave and fridge in the room. Shower was good. Service at the hotel was great, very affordable drinks. They were more than helpful with advising about food. If I had one complaint it would be to put more pillows in the room. For the price I paid I would stay again
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
Response from Zane Lewis on 21 Oct 2019
Afternoon Vicki, Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback, we are glad you enjoyed your stay at our hotel. I will pass on your feedback in regards to pillows to our cleaning staff and get them on to that right away. Hope to see you again if your travels bring you back to Mackay Regards Zane Lewis Venue Manager

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Had the basic amenities I was looking for. Although older it was clean and comfortable. Would stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019
Response from Zane Lewis on 23 Aug 2019
Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback, we happy you enjoyed your stay and hope to see you again in the future. Regards

8/10 Good

Rebecca

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
My stay
Our stay was good.. there was no spoons for stirring my coffee but that happens.. thanks
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019
Response from Zane Lewis on 23 Apr 2019
Thank you for taking the time to give us some feedback, we are glad you enjoyed your stay and sorry to hear your room was missing spoons, I will make sure we let our cleaning staff know to check this more closely Regards Zane Lewis Manager

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children, Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Absolutely beyond the joke was a horrible smell in our room to later find out there was a rotten and mouldy kids bottle. When checking out the young lady was absolutely rude
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019
Response from Zane Lewis on 3 May 2019
Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback, we are sorry you didn't enjoy your stay, if you could please contact the hotel to let us know which room you stayed in so we can address this issue would be greatly appreciated and your actually stay dates so I can address the staff issue. Regards Zane Lewis Manager

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019
Response from Zane Lewis on 3 May 2019
Thank you for taking the time to give us some feedback, if you could give us some more information on why you didn't enjoy your stay at our hotel and what dates and room you stayed in so we can address the issues would be greatly appreciated Regards Zane Lewis Manager

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Amenities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

Bradley, Townsville

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Actually quite comfortable. Great staff! Close to shops all within walking distance.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018
Response from Zane Lewis on 1 Aug 2018
Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback, we are happy you enjoyed your stay with us and look forward to seeing you in the future if you travel this way again.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Great for a place to sleep, cheap and nothing fancy. Photos are accurate.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018
Response from Zane Lewis on 18 Jun 2018
Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback we are glad you enjoyed your stay and hope to see you again soon.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Refused Check-in
This hotel refused to let me check in, despite the room being pre-paid via my credit card, because apparently they cannot take deposits from a Visa card via paywave. So I slept in the CarPark of the hotel in my small hatchback vehicle, ambiance was poor, saw two suspicious car loads of anxious, skinny people visiting one particular motel room and for only 5 minutes each before departing with a requisite burn-out in the car park. I was cold in the car-park, had to turn on my car and leave it running to use the heater. Would not recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018
Response from Zane Lewis on 21 Jun 2018
Thank you for taking your time to give us your feedback, we are sorry you couldn't check in to our hotel, unfortunately not all Eftpos systems will allow you to pay Pre Auth deposits via your phone app's we actually need to either insert or swipe your actual card. Sorry you could not end up staying at our hotel but we will take your comments on board and will try to fix this for future guests.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018
Response from Zane Lewis on 7 Jun 2018
Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback, we are glad you enjoyed your stay and look forward to seeing you again

4/10 Poor

Heidi, Bundaberg

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bed bugs
The room was dirty the bathroom floor when wiped with a wet bath mat went black, climbed into bed and felt things crawling and the sheets felt "crunchy". Bed was full of bed bug poo and i pulled back the sheets to find bed bugs. Called reception as I had 3 sleeping kids. The manager was very promt and handled the situation well. I received a full refund and an apology. I was moved rooms and it seemed ok. Takes an extremely long and unexplained reason to receive key deposit back of $100. (Time frame given to me was 27-30 business days).
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018
Response from Zane Lewis - Hotel Manager on 17 Jan 2018
Afternoon Heidi, Thank you for taking the time to give us feedback, We where extremely sorry to hear about the bed bugs and we take all possible measures at the hotel to make sure our hotel rooms are always free from them. We have closed off this area and have had this room attended by our pest control. In regards to the $100 deposit most time frames for return are 4-10 business days, but some banks can take up 30 days which is why we feel obliged to inform you of the worst case scenario when checking in. Thank you again for your feedback I have passed this on to our cleaning team to address.

6/10 Okay

Vic, Sydney

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Nice decent Motel for the price, Clean, large Rm
Nice decent Motel for the price, Clean, large Rm.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018
Response from Zane Lewis - Hotel Manager on 17 Jan 2018
Thank you for taking your time to give feedback. We are pleased you enjoyed your stay at our hotel and hope to see you again in the future and will pass on your concerns to our cleaning team

4/10 Poor

Lewie, Mackay

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Unsatisfactory attention to detail
They do not serve meals. The room was not cleaned, or bed made, or any fresh towels in the 8 days I stayed there
Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2017
Response from Zane Lewis on 30 Nov 2017
Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback, sorry to hear you didn't enjoy stay with us. Our stay over rooms are serviced every 2-3 days depending on the guests request, I will follow up with our cleaner on why this was not completed with your stay and no fresh towels offered. Sadly there is no kitchen on site at our hotel to serve meals at the present point in time, we are in the process of planning an alternative option so we can offer meals very soon. We will take your feedback on board and fix all problems you addressed Thank you

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
I was the only thing I could fine old shabby and run down
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017
Response from Zane Lewis on 15 Nov 2017
Thank you for taking the time to give us feedback, Sorry to hear you didn't enjoy your stay at our hotel. We work hard to keep our rooms clean and maintain them in a good working order. If there was any problems you feel we need to address immediately please feel free to contact the hotel and discuss. So we can keep our guests happy and satisfied with there stay. Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Clinton, Gold Coast

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly service
Last minute booking and very accomodating staff. Room was perfect for our few hours sleep before continuing our drive up north to see family.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017
Response from Zane Lewis on 10 Nov 2017
Thank you for your feedback, we are glad you enjoyed your stay and look forward to seeing you again if ever pass back through Regards Management

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Place To Stay, Clean, Friendly & Awesome Hospitality
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2017
Response from Zane Lewis on 28 Aug 2017
Thank you for your feedback, happy to hear you enjoyed your stay with us.

8/10 Good

Yvonne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017
Thank you for taking the time to rate our hotel. We appreciate all feedback Kooyong Management

4/10 Poor

princess, mackay, QLD

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Messy hotel hard to even the reception no signs up
Experience is wasnt the greatest dont think i would EVER go back a second time, messy entrance needs cleaning, broken tiles in room, dirty curtains, dirty walls, outside light didn't work, bed is unsteady kept moving around not sure if it was meant to have breaks. Unexpected fees was the worst at reception your made to pay a fee that wasn't on when you booked the hotel
Unsafe
My room without outside light
This wa alright milk please
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017
Response from Zane Lewis on 16 Jul 2017
Thank you for taking the time to review our hotel, sorry to hear your stay was not an enjoyable one. We will make sure we get all the problems fixed as soon a possible, with the unexpected fees all our prices and policy's are included in our profile page under the Fees section, all deposit fees are returned on check out. We do appreciate your feedback. Thank you Kooyong hotel Management

6/10 Okay

vihang

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in May 2017

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Room ok. Had a musty smell and carpet felt sticky. Was fine for 1 night.

4/10 Poor

rose, queensland

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
You get what you pay for.
Room was cheap, so you get what you pay for i guess.
Response from Zane Lewis on 16 Jul 2017
Thank you for taking the time to give us some feedback we appreciate your feedback Thanks Kooyong Hotel

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
We were given a room and only one light was working. Bathroom light was not working so we asked if someone could fix it. The only people there around 8.30pm were the bar staff. The girls were as helpful as they could be. They gave us keys for another room. This room was covered with live worms all over the floor. After we saw a live cockroach run across the bed, we asked for our original room back. Once back in our original room, we noticed more live worms. Bathroom mirror was sitting on the floor and not even up on bathroom wall. I know you get what you pay for, but this is just basic cleanliness and maintenance. We have stayed in other motels for the same price and have never thought twice about staying there again. Due to cyclone and shortage of power in the town, we were limited as to where were could stay.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Room comfort
Awkward
So basically when it comes to the room you get what you pay for don't expect anything more. But after staying in hostels for two weeks it was a nice change. Now my only issue was one morning was doing my own thing, naked as you do, and the housekeeper walks in. No knock no warning. I was unimpressed to say the least. Otherwise staff are nice.

8/10 Good

Debbie, Rockhampton

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
you pay for what you get. quality for the price.
Staff friendly and helpful. No rooms were available and staff let us re rent our room from previous 2 nights.