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Reviews of Hotel Chino

4.5 out of 5
Hotel Chino
19 O'Keefe Street, Woolloongabba, QLD

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 409 out of 946 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 382 out of 946 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 102 out of 946 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 36 out of 946 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 17 out of 946 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Shane

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Reception on 9 Apr 2024
Thank you for your review. Hope to see you again at Hotel Chino

10/10 Excellent

Shane

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the easy check in parking and close to Hospitals
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Maria A - Manager on 22 Feb 2024
Thanks Shane. So pleased it was easy for you - that is always our aim. We hope to accommodate you again.

10/10 Excellent

Cleo

Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Reception on 9 Apr 2024
Thank you for your review. We hope to see you again at Hotel Chino.

8/10 Good

Jo

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Free secure parking, central location, room pretty small but value for money
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Maria A - Manager on 30 Jan 2024
Hello Jo,Thank you for your review. As you commented that our rooms are small you must have booked our little compact rooms. Both our studios and one bedrooms are much larger with many more comforts. We hope you return and select one of these next stay.

10/10 Excellent

Yayang

Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Reception on 9 Apr 2024
Glad you enjoyed your recent stay with us.

8/10 Good

FANGFEI

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Deepakkumar

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good hotel with malls and eateries within walking distance. Bus stand is near to commuting to CBD is not a problem. Rooms are clean and spacious.
Stayed 13 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Maria A - Manager on 9 Jan 2024
Thank you for your lovely review. Our location is convenient to so much and we certainly appreciate the shopping and eateries within walking distance as well as the convenient public transport. Our one bedroom apartments are some of the largest around and we pride ourselves on our standard of cleanliness. We hope to accommodate you again.

6/10 Okay

Kirsty, Cheltenham

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The rooms were smelly and dirty. Staying as a group and at least one person changed rooms due to the odour and lack of cleanliness. It is a half way house for people coming out of hospital or escaping domestic abuse and didn't feel safe.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Maria A - Manager on 9 Jan 2024
Hello Kirsty,You are right that we accommodate many hospital patients and their families who praise us for our cleanliness and we occasionally protect some DV victims as we are a secure property. We are pleased to provide such support as our community service.

4/10 Poor

kim

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property was under whelming.....smelly....noisy and just not a nice place.Expedia should make it quite clear when booking thru them you don't get a daily service.The hotel staff at front desk where not very helpful and i won't book thru expedia again.
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Maria A - Manager on 9 Jan 2024
Ok Kim, we are sorry you found us underwhelming. We thought we'd made our inclusions clear. We're sorry you didn't find our housekeeping details and so were disappointed. This is certainly not our intention.

8/10 Good

Christina Maria

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The doors closing to the apartments are very noisy as is the lift. The microwave in the kitchen is so big that it takes up much too space. The only power point in the kitchen is behind the microwave making it hard to use the toaster or kettle. The lounge furniture in our apartment was stained, old and very uncomfortable. Cigarette butts found on our balcony and around the pool area. I did appreciate that there was an after hours number which I utilised when I could not use the oven. I was given instructions on the ovens use. The apartment was in dire need of refurbishment. The drap s in the lounge and bedroom allowed light to penetrate them and made it difficult to sleep.car parking was very limited. We may stay at hotel Chino again due to its location however hope that our comments here are considered and not dismissed with excuses.
Stayed 12 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Lise

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Loved it
Really loved my stay here. For anyone dependant on WiFi this hotel probably had the best WiFi (good speed and no disconnections) of all the hotels I’ve visited. It is close to shops (3 minutes walk) and transport. The only negatives were the doors between the two rooms were a bit noisy – lucky for me the guest next door only went in/out once a day. Also I couldn’t see anywhere to put my recyclables. Maybe I didn’t look hard enough though. I highly recommend staying here.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2023

2/10 Terrible

jenneen

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Maureen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

2/10 Terrible

Ammar

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I don’t like it
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Leanne

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Spacious room, excellent front desk staff and easy safe parking. The pool and restaurant are currently closed however there are lots of food options nearby and the pool is due to reopen soon. Great accommodation in an easily accessible location at a reasonable price.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

4/10 Poor

Shell

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

4/10 Poor

Peter

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disappointing
Disappointing - paid extra for larger room and had number of issues. Table leg about to drop off, part of fold out bed cushion falling apart with sponge exposed, blood stains on doona, smallest hand soap possible, difficult getting and out of shower as over a bath, television in bedroom not able to get all channels and difficult to use, hard, uncomfortable couch on lounge area. A shame as good location, good parking and pleasant staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not a 4 star hotel - stay somewhere else
There is no way this a "luxury 4 star hotel" as mentioned in the summary description. The extremely sensitive fire alarm and 1600 dollar charge for setting it off is ridiculous - why is so sensitive and why such a hefty charge with threatening signs in the room about paying the fine? I was unlucky enough to stay here when the fire alarm went off just after midnight one night - guests stood outside waiting for the fire brigade to come and turn it off. No explanation or apology regarding this. My room rate did not include daily cleaning apparently - only weekly (must have missed this detail when booking). The economy room was extremely small and not very clean. No check in desk for evening arrivals. Was told I would be sent a code for the safe outside which never came. I would not recommend this hotel at all. My advice would be to spend slightly more money and stay somewhere more central that you get some sleep in and have an actual 4 start experience. Also, no free botle of wine as mentioned as a Hotels.com rewards member.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023

2/10 Terrible

Casey

Business traveller
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Didn’t service the room daily. Helicopter landing in the hospital next door in the middle of the night. Only pizza being served in the restaurant downstairs. Won’t be returning. Parking was good. Lift was fast. Needs refurbishing…
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Maria A - Manager on 19 Sept 2023
Oh dear, We're sorry to disappoint you. We thought our servicing inclusions were clear in our on-line descriptions, but we'll look into them to see how we can make them even clearer. Likewise, we'll ask the "Unique Pizza Cafe" to see if they can make it clearer that they sell pizza. As for the helicopter, many of our guests find it very interesting (and we suspect the patient being transferred does as well), but being located close to a major hospital does mean ambulance and helicopter traffic. Indeed, many guests choose Hotel Chino due to our proximity to the PA Hospital so we thank you for highlighting this in your review.

6/10 Okay

Vicky

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Uncomfortable
Traveled to Brisbane with teenage grandson for AFL final, booked single beds at this hotel. It seemed the room wasn’t used often, it was kinda outbid the way/storage looking area. The beds were terribly uncomfortable - tossed and turned all night. The hotel did not reflect the advertising nor did the price of the room - very very expensive fir what it was. Very disappointing for both parties
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Maria A - Manager on 19 Sept 2023
Hello Vicky,After contacting you to ensure you chose the correct bedding configuration as your booking only advised one guest, we're disappointed that your husband didn't enjoy Hotel Chino. Our twin studios, like all our units, are in high demand so we don't really understand how it appeared as a storage area. In fact the unit for your booking is the exact same unit used in our photoshoot for the twin studio listing in hotels.com. Our rates always reflect market demand and we ensure we stay in the value for money space...we're sorry you were disappointed.

10/10 Excellent

Lynda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Maria A - Manager on 19 Sept 2023
Love 10/10 - thank you Lynda.

10/10 Excellent

Lynda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Maria A - Manager on 28 Aug 2023
10/10 - Thank you Lynda. We hope to accommodate you again.

4/10 Poor

Margaret

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
No one on duty overnight
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Maria A - Manager on 28 Aug 2023
Hello Margaret,Although we don't have someone on duty overnight we have security and 24/7 after-hours phone service to answer most guest requests. If necessary, we also have on-call staff/management so we ensure the property and our guests are fully cared for at all times.

6/10 Okay

Grant

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very tired for a new hotel. Staff are nonexistent. Servicing of room non existent.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Maria A - Manager on 23 Aug 2023
Oh Grant, I'm sorry you were disappointed with Hotel Chino. As a late arrival we trust our self check-in was easy for you. It's a shame you didn't complete your check-in the next day as requested as we'd have loved to have greeted you.Certainly we don't include housekeeping in the discounted rates, but we are happy to provide if you wish to pay extra. Just ask and you will receive.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Maria A - Manager on 23 Aug 2023
Thank you for your review. We hope you make Hotel Chino your Brisbane accommodation choice again.

8/10 Good

Giovanni

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Maria A - Manager on 23 Aug 2023
Thank you for your review. We hope to accommodate you again.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
No housekeeping, basic hotel
Hotel is located away from tourist attractions. There is nothing much in the vicinity of the hotel. I booked it for the free parking. When I booked the hotel, I did not know that there was no house-keeping! But the receptionist was good enough to provide a fresh set of towels, toiletries and bottled water. The bed and room was ok-no complaints there. The reception closes at 6pm daily, so if you arrive late, you have to call a hotline for directions on how to get your room keys- that caused us some anxiety!
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Maria A - Manager on 23 Aug 2023
Thank you for your review. We absolutely agree that we are not a tourist hotel. We are a PA Hospital and corporate hotel in the inner suburb of Woolloongabba - the cross roads to everywhere in Brisbane. We're sorry to disappoint re our location for your needs. If a phone or email contact is provided in the booking, we can then correspond directly with our self check-in procedures which have been refined to be easily followed. We are so sorry you felt anxious.

8/10 Good

Sarah

Stayed 1 night in May 2023

8/10 Good

Leigh

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The thing that really stood out about this property was the exceptional staff! They were all very friendly, helpful, polite, and professional. A Unfortunately the shower head was terrible and did not work properly!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023
Response from Maria A - Manager on 23 Aug 2023
Leigh,Thank you for your praise of our staff. Please return as the shower head will also garner your praise as it has been replaced. Thank you for letting us know.

8/10 Good

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Well located close to hospital and Gabba. Limited office hours. Better to be there before it closes.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023
Response from Maria A - Manager on 23 Aug 2023
Hi Stephen,We love to check-in our guests in opening hours but we have after hours self check-in for when guests can't arrive within our opening hours.

10/10 Excellent

James

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was big and clean, and the hotel is conveniently located walking distance to PA hospital.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023
Response from Maria A - Manager on 23 Aug 2023
James thank you for full marks. Our one bedroom apartments are massive - ideal for hospital stays. A real home-away-from-home.

6/10 Okay

Diane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Please get new pillow they were terrible that why I had a bad sleep, air conditioner make a lot of noise
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023
Response from Maria A - Manager on 23 Aug 2023
Hello Diane, New pillows have been placed in our rooms. We have been waiting on their delivery. Thank you for the feedback. We hope you return so you can enjoy a great sleep on our new pillows.

10/10 Excellent

Nisette

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Nikala

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good for a quick overnighter. Good parking, friendly check in. Room was fairly basic, but sufficient for a quick stay.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023
Response from Maria A - Manager on 23 Aug 2023
Hello Nikala, Thank you for your review. We agree that our studio apartments are great for a short stay. If you next stay is longer, consider booking a one bedroom apartment - full kitchen and laundry, separate bedroom, enormous balcony. We hope to accommodate you again.

10/10 Excellent

Gerald

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good clean room with convenient in-house pizza/pasta diner. Good parking and good accessibility to major roads.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023
Response from Maria A - Manager on 23 Aug 2023
Gerald, thank you so much for your lovely review. We love 5/5 and just quietly we also love the pizza/pasta from the onsite cafe. We really are at the cross roads to everywhere in Brisbane - making it so easy to go north/south/east/west conveniently from Hotel Chino. We hope you make Hotel Chino your Brisbane accommodation choice again.

8/10 Good

Warren

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location, excellent staff, clean and comfortable. Pool area looked a bit ordinary otherwise would recommend.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023
Response from Maria A - Manager on 23 Aug 2023
Thank you Warren for your review. We love an "excellent" for our staff. I'll pass it onto the team.

10/10 Excellent

Lynda

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
When I got to my room on the ground floor I was concerned about the possibility of traffic noise. Thankfully that wasn't a problem. I stripped the bed and pillows, the pillow protectors had tiny blood stains, and the mattress ory had a rather unfortunate stain. I told the lady at reception about these things and she wrote it all down. All in all I'm very happy with the place.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Diane

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

Timothy

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property is in a good location close to a medium size shopping centre. Also close to major hospitals and sporting arenas. Rates are reasonable too.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2023
Response from Maria A - Manager on 23 Aug 2023
Thank you Timothy for your review. We are at the cross roads to everywhere in Brisbane - ideal for sport, events and travel in and around our beautiful city. We hope to accommodate you again.

4/10 Poor

Christine

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

8/10 Good

Jason

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Good comfortable place to stay
Response from Maria A - Manager on 23 Aug 2023
Thank you Jason for taking the time to review Hotel Chino. We hope to accommodate you again.

6/10 Okay

Sajjad

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
They need to be clean more

10/10 Excellent

Lynda

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022
Response from Maria A - Manager on 12 Jan 2023
Lynda,Love 10/10 - thank you so much.

8/10 Good

Edel

Travelled with family
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2022

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities
The light switch in the bathroom didn’t work properly and the drain pipe for the centre washing machine leaked in the laundry
Response from Maria A - Manager on 12 Jan 2023
Hello David,Thank you for your review. We apologise the second light in the bathroom wasn't working, however the main fluro light ensure great light in the area. The guest laundry drain can bubble up if there has been too much detergent used by a guest. Unfortunately this is difficult for us to monitor, however it doesn't happen often. We apologise that it happened when you were staying here.

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very good location with easy access to restaurants at Stones Corner
Response from Maria A - Manager on 12 Jan 2023
Chris,We feel we are at the cross roads to everywhere here at Hotel Chino. Although not on the main road, we are so close to freeways, trains, buses, tunnels and bikeways leading north/south/east and west. We hope you make Hotel Chino your Brisbane accommodation choice again. Thank you for your lovely review.

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly staff
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022
Response from Maria A - Manager on 12 Jan 2023
Thank you Chris for full marks - love 10/10.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good Hotel
A nice and friendly modern family owned hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022
Response from Maria A - Manager on 12 Jan 2023
So pleased the family run vibe runs through the property. We certainly want our guests to feel cared for and about.We hope you make Hotel Chino your Brisbane accommodation choice again.