My husband and I have stayed at the Critien many times in the past. The rooms are run down and the service terrible. We stay here for the location only. The rooms are clean but not well maintained. On serveral different visits we have informed front desk of certain maintenance problems like a broken bed and missing light bulbs. They are not quick to fix these things and in the case of the broken bed we went back a couple of months later and the bed was still broken. It is also a VERY noisy hotel being on a busy road and also with an active nightclub. If you need to complain about something I hope you don't speak to the owner Lee. He is a boring, lecturous old money grabber that doen't care. If you can put up with all of this then then yes the location is the one thing it has going for it but don't forget your ear plugs.

Our heritage suite was accessed by climbing the lovely central staircase, complete with old world carpets and chandeliers. The view from the top landing through French doors is incomparable, especially at dusk. Our room was very quiet and well equipped with access to a communal verandah . Dinner in the atmospheric "Bush Inn" was delightful with the quickest service I've ever experienced despite the dining rooms being full. An adjacent bar was comfortable and friendly for a drink before or afterwards. Our one disappointment was that although "breakfast 7 days" is advertised, none was available the morning we required it and this was not mentioned when we booked or at check-in.
When visiting Rocky, be sure to see the extensive, free zoo in lovely gardens and take a trip to the top of Mount Archer and relax over a cuppa amid wonderful views and shady Australian bushland. The city itself boasts fabulous shops, lots of nightlife and some unique architecture!

The hotel is a beautiful, historical building.
We only stayed here for a night but I was very pleased with our stay.
The room had all the necessary facilities. We also had a balcony with a nice view.
I used the internet. I wasn't that cheap: $ 4 for half an hour.
The 'Bush Inn' is the restaurant of the hotel. We had a very nice meal there. Loved the arrangement of the restaurant!
The only disadvantage of the hotel: no elevator. We stayed on the second floor and it was a nightmare dragging our luggage up... Thankfully there was a strong Aussie guest to help! ;)

We stayed here (in the motel section) one Saturday night on our way through town. Once we were checked in (motel room quite nice, very clean, well organised) we enquired at reception about booking a table for dinner in the restaurant. We were told that wasn't necessary but when we arrived at said restaurant a few minutes after opening all the tables were "reserved" except for a few huge 'communal' type tables. We ended up sitting at a high bar type table on stools! The food was quite good but definitely overpriced for a pub in Rockhampton!

We returned to our room (located behind the pub) just before the band started and we were quite surprised to find that we could not hear the music at all. Pity the same cannot be said of the 2 guests who sat at a table just outside our door and proceeded to drink 12 cans of rum and coke between them!

Breakfast delivered to our room the next morning was excellent (especially the beef sausages - YUM).

Overall - the motel was very nice but I would think twice about staying there again after the inacurate information and attitude given by staff.