Stayed at this hotel for 3 nights this month. Nice, well appointed, clean and simple rooms, with good staff interaction at check in and out. Great location close to the beach, and surprisingly little noise, although at times was a factor.
The room rate was expensive for this type of hotel and included a "light" breakfast that certainly lived up to be true! Toast, cereal, juice and tea/filter coffee was about it. Any mention of hot food or espresso coffee was a direct route to the cash register. First morning I ordered eggs benedict and a latte for a little over $20. It sat on the warming counter for over 10 minutes while the obvious backpacker wait staff had a laugh and a chat about God knows what. I finally went up to the chef myself and he brought my meal over to me, by which time the eggs were dry and hard.
Similar theme for dinner, service appalling, with items missed off the order (2 of us) and quite pricey. It seems that there was no quality control or supervision over the wait staff on that day at all?
Anyway, if you have business to do locally it is one of the few alternatives. I would avoid the restaurant facilities completely though - there are much better alternatives on Coogee Bay Road.
- Bay Coogee
