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117 The Strand, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
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Shoredrive Motel
Ranked #30 of 35 hotels in Townsville
3.0 of 5 stars 10 Reviews
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“The complementary can of MORTIEN sitting next to the rustedout A/c should say it all”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 July 2009

After a long drive to Townsville with a child under teh age of 2yrs all you want to do when you arrive at your accommodation is relax and be comfortable. If thats what your after also, then DO NOT STAY HERE!! The bathroom had concrete cancer all through the walls with builders bog holding it together, the tap had no paint left on it there was paint flaking of the roof and walls everywhere, there was no facewasher, there where ants that attacked our towels after a shower in plague proportion. The Austar is only Sky news and channel V and the restaurant was not open. This motel is currently up for sale, all I can say is I would hate to be the poor fool who buys it. The only thing to look forward to with relation to this motel is leaving it.

  • Stayed July 2009, travelled with family
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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Queensland
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
“Get what you paid for!”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 December 2008
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Booked over the phone, given "special rate"...no wonder! Paid $105 for one night - everything old and worn. Cracks in walls and tiles, carpet dirty underfoot, tv from the BETA days, reception bad. Aircon is a wall unit, rattles and shakes. Yet have the nerve to charge $5 for a bag of lollies!
Not recommended for very young children.

  • Liked — Location to the strand was convenient - but a bit of a walk to the "Bucket" water play area for young children
  • Disliked — Rooms are awful and in desperate need of upgrading - a coat of paint goes a long way.
  • Stayed December 2008, travelled with family
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
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“Dated, run down and poor value.”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 May 2008

Paid AUD88 off a last minute website for this motel as it was for one night and we didn't have a lot of time to do research on our other choices in town. There was also no availability for other big name motel chains in town like the Best Western.

Strictly a run town motel on the far end of the Strand from the central region of the city. Although nominally clean, the room fixtures were very old. We are talking 70's era furnishings. Soiled carpets and old bathroom fixtures. One got the feeling that our large room was also used for storage of more old furnishings. TV worked and even had a remote! There was a slight mildewy smell in the room. Granted we were in the tropics but we have stayed in other hotels in the tropics without this problem.

Property was quiet with plenty of parking. Front staff were competent in that there was a system in place for late arrivals as we had unexpectedly arrived after the front desk was closed at 8:30pm.

  • Liked — Competent front office staff, quiet location
  • Disliked — Age of the property.
  • Stayed March 2008, travelled as a couple
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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117 The Strand, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Price range (per night):* INR5,294 - 15,047

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