This is a lovely hotel, wonderfully renovated and decorated. It is in a fantastic location next to the main street and very close to the beach and main pier. The breakfast provided was great and there was a good range of options to choose from. Unfortunately it does have several negatives. The room we stayed in was the king room and it was very dark. The light needed to be on during the day. Secondly the TV was VERY small for the size of the room. There was no light globe in one of the bed side lamps. Being in the central location it's in it was also a little noisy at night. The reception was supposed to be attended until 9pm, however we tried to contact them at 7pm for about 15min and no one could be found anywhere.

Really enjoyed our three nights in Queenscliff. Staff were accommodating and helpful, especially when we required an earlier breakfast than they normally supplied. The balcony room we had was spacious and clean, bed was comfortable and the mega sized spa was fantastic and very relaxing.

We ate in the restaurant for both breakfast and also had an evening meal there. Food was delicious and the staff were excellent.

The location is very central in Queenscliff, close to the water and the centre of town. This place had off street parking for our car also.

Would definitely stay there again next time I'm in Queenscliff.

Having stayed in Queenscliff on numerous occasions in the past 5 years, I have found Athelstane to be the best all round B&B/ boutique hotel in Queenscliff. The rooms are well appointed and very comfortable. The larger bedrooms are very spacious with balconies, though at least one of the bedrooms in the hotel is much more compact! All of the bedrooms have well appointed bathrooms with contemporary bedroom furnishings. The breakfast is excellent and the restaurant is very well regarded. Indeed, it is so popular that you are strongly advised to make a reservation in advance or you will find yourself eating elsewhere! I have always found the staff very helpful and I am sure you will enjoy Athelstane as much as myself and my wife have.

From start to finish the staff at Athelstane went out of their way to help us.

We booked a dinner bed and breakfast package, and got value for our money.

Pros -
Service - everyone was so, so, so willing to help.
Our waiter at dinner - Ryan - managed to pick-up on the fact that someone at our table was a vegetarian and organised a vegetarian appetizer, without being asked. THAT is amazing service. Offers to carry our bags etc etc ETC!
Private verandah - open the doors from the room and it doubles in size. Breezy and delightful for relaxing.
Modern bathrooms - complete with spa.
Games from the sitting room - I still maintain that 'e-cave' is where the 'e-bear' lives on a triple word score ;)

Cons:
- Breakfast described as '3 egg omlette' came with bacon. Our fault for not asking, really, but all other menu items had descriptions saying "with bacon mushrooms etc"
My vegetarian partner thinks his brekky was cooked in meat fat, again, we didn't ask.
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Rooms are quite small, but I think that you'd expect this, having seen their website. Renovating an old house, and attaching a bathroom to every room, well, you loose some space! I'd rather have the bathroom. They're very simple rooms, but it suits the atmosphere. Not shabby, mostly chic.
It's really, really close to both the main street and the beach.

Great.