Reviews from guests who stayed at this hotel, shared by our hotel supplier. Score based on the latest 120 reviews.
Verified traveler
December 2020
+The room was not available for me even though I had booked and paid through wotif. Another guest at the establishment advised me that the owner is not taking on-line bookings and there was no room in any case. I have already emailed about this and I expect a full refund. Please advise when this will happen.
SurvivedSomehow
Family · November 2020
+Confusion over whether I even had a booking when I was attempting to get my keys from staff who were not on site was only the beginning. I had an inkling of Fawlty Towers that proved to be premonitory gold. The pool had been filled in with dirt long before our arrival, so not being a tunnelling wombat, I was unable to partake. Sun-dried tomato and chicken gristle, a fallen screw and the butt ends of smoked joints lay on the long-uncleaned floor; tobacco cuttings on the mantel; and carpet tacks pointing up where the carpet had curled away from the wood on which to impale my foot. No soap even in the public toilet, much less the ensuite. The doona covers were not very absorbent, but they were the closet thing to towels we could find, short of using our next day's clothing. We were a little unsettled by what appeared to be a blood stain on the wall near where someone had apparently fallen heavily against the plasterboard. I imagined that the fall may have been precipitated by contact with the bare bayonets on the wall light fixture that had no shade to protect the unwary, and possibly stoned, traveller. On the positive side, if the previous occupant did meet his demise in the room at
Kerry
Family · October 2020
+The property was not open, they were renovating. We had driven a while and had to go home. Not their fault. Wotif, thanks.
711adamy
Business trip · August 2020
“Refund refused and didnt even stay there - filthy rooms”
+Booked a room back in July cancelled and Manager Fergal said he would refund he didnt also stayed in room 3 June 19 and the place absolutely filthy and room 10 was uninhabitable he has random travellers running the place mid COVID 19 is he serious !.. spent another $120 and Fergal insists on cash what is going on ?..again refuses a refund not happy off to Fair Trading next.
+Filthy cockroach ridden place not COVID safe avoid at all costs
shiny101
Denmark · Family · February 2020
“Dirty”
+Although the little hotel is situated nicely in a villa area, but still close to shops restaurants etc, I would not recommend it. First of all it was dirty, several cockroaches was spotted, 1 also inside the fridge, 2 even in my bed one morning. It must been years since someone cleaned under the bed. The pool was filled with bat poo and rotten mangoes, disgusting, completely out of use. When we arrived there were no towels in our room, did not get any until next day, There is no AC and the rooms are VERY hot. The bed linen are some mix of synthetic/cotton, quite uncomfortable. The living room has sofas, it seemed like people were sleeping overnight at the sofas. There was only one power outlet in the room, so you will have to choose between power to the fridge, tv, fan or recharging your phone. It’s a budget hotel, but you shouldn’t mean you have to share the room with herds of cockroaches.
HadenY17
Australia · Solo · January 2020
“Pretty nice place with a few shortcomings”
+Bowen Terrace Accommodation is located in an ideal place a block back from Brunswick St., New Farm, which is right in the centre of the action, the quite magical inner west of Brisbane, which is like a less gritty, more bacchanalian Darlinghurst. The bus to the city goes right down the next street and so it's easy to get around. The New Farm river walk is a bit of a hike to the access points of Sydney St Pier and New Farm Park but it's well worth it, it's lovely and the residential streets are like a cross between St. Kilda and Battery Point in Hobart, gorgeous. Bowen Terrace is a sizeable old single story early 20thC house predominantly with private rooms and a few backpackers dorm rooms. It's a little bit budget and while moderately cheaper than a mid-level hotel, you'd still expect it to be reasonably good. And in most respects it is, the interior of the house is nice, the kitchen and lounge areas downstairs are quite pleasant and the two outdoor areas, one a verandah and the other the back yard are really nice, with quite a lot of effort put into them. The double rooms, one of which I stayed in, are pretty good, a bit spartan but easily livened up once a bit of your stuff is st
22_Charl_O
Couple · January 2020
“Great location that's about it.”
+If you are travelling alone with little money then I'm sure it's fine in the dorms but as a couple who booked for a private room it was poor. Our private room was far from the pictures, we had a few which were of the upstairs shower and rooms which were nice but unfortunately we some how paid extra money to be put among all the dorms downstairs nothing wrong with the backpackers but I don't understand why we were down there. The showers weren't the best it was cramped along with the washing machines and piles of washing. carpets everywhere (ours had lumps out of it and huge stains) with the heat you get seems odd to me I get it's an old house but you can still update the inside the back door is forever left open there's piles of food piled next to the bin which is disgusting the number of people you offer one bin no wonder people get cockroaches which we had HUGE ones in our room thanks to all of that. Pool was horrible I get you have mango trees but you have enough people working there its peak summer it'd be nice to have a swim. We didn't get told where anything was when we entered just here's your number that's it. Front door is a bit temperamental have to try a couple of times
“Good location, but very dirty overall”
+From pros - only location and price. Otherwise the accommodation was very very dirty - the public areas, the rooms, the toilet, as well as floors were very dirty. The trash bin got full overnight and was not changed in the morning at least not until we checked out around 10.30. The floors were in a good need of vaccum cleaner and the bathrooms and toilet need a COMPLETE clean.
Lolita1983alouisia
Australia · Solo · September 2019
“Nice cosy homely vibe”
+Well set queenslander with a beautiful homely vibe. Attracts great people. Quite family place. Great location set in cosmopolitan new farm, close to the city. Would definitely stay here again. Helpful staff. 4 stars.