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Canberra City Gateway Motel – reviews, photos

Cnr Northbourne and Mouat, Canberra 2602, Australia
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Canberra City Gateway Motel
Ranked #34 of 38 hotels in Canberra
2.5 of 5 stars 14 Reviews
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perth wa
1 review
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
“TERRIBLE, AWFUL & HORRIBLE”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 January 2010
3
people found this review helpful

DO NOT STAY HERE. What a rip off, the dirtiest rooms for $145? The first thing I did (after finishing choking from the smoking rooms on the floor below) was to kill the cockroach in my room. There was more mould in the shower than clean tiles and 50L of CLR wouldn't have been enough to make the shower spray in one direction. What a disaster, I wouldn't send my worst enemy to this place.

  • Stayed October 2009, travelled on business
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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sydney
1 review
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
“I wish it could be Zero Star - OMG 'Gateway to hell' /'Bates hotel/Motel HELL - O -”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 December 2009
4
people found this review helpful

Could not believe that something like this TIMEWARPED 1974 place is EXACTLY the same as it was then, with all of the non time honoured 'wrinkles'. It is hideous, you have not seen anything like this place, Cobwebs, ceilings falling down in the halls, OMG you have never seen as many cobwebs in your life!
Take a look in the toilet, if it flushes you are lucky and each of those toilets are sashed with a 'sanitised for your protection piece of paper!' One BIG PIECE OF POO IN THE SANITISED TOILET?
FILTHY STINKING IN ALL WAYS...UGGGGGGHHHH! Wouldn't put my ex's mother there! It is that bad!.....DO....NOT.....BOOK....THIS....HOTEL...!

  • Stayed December 2009, travelled on business
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“Do not stay here”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 November 2009
2
people found this review helpful

I booked on line and looked at the web site with basic but neat rooms and even a nice pool. I was sooooooooo wrong. When we arrived there was cracks on the building, out side and broken windows with tinting peeling. As we walked in the entry way all the paint was peeling off the facia and tiles cracked. Foyer was not so bad but staff member who greeted us was unwashed, cloths daggy and ripped. We then took the lift to the 3rd floor and there was stale maccas chips in the lift. The room had 2 iron burns in the carpet filthy bed covers and all round horrible. We then walked to the window to see the pool and the pool was filled in with land fill and the surrounding paving was full of weeds. We picked up our bags, did not touch a thing and walked straight back out. They gave me my money back immediately.

  • Stayed November 2009, travelled with friends
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
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Christchurch
1 review
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“SO SO DIRTY”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 November 2009
2
people found this review helpful

We haver seen a motel so dirty we should have returned to Sydney or anywhere. Food under the bed stains on ( well every where ) My dog keeps her kennel cleaner

  • Stayed October 2009, travelled as a couple
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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Brisbane, Australia
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“Horrible - do not stay here”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 October 2009
2
people found this review helpful

I am mid-40's, well travelled and not too precious. This is the only hotel that I have ever checked out of within 10 minutes of checking in. Upon entering my room it took me 5 minutes to absorb the situation, and another 5 minutes to arrange for a reservation at another hotel. Believe everything you read in the other reviews - this property is totally disgusting. You have been warned.

  • Stayed February 2009, travelled on business
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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Address: Cnr Northbourne and Mouat, Canberra 2602, Australia

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