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Reviews of Moondarra Motel

3 out of 5
Moondarra Motel
21 Ernest Street, Innisfail, QLD

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 63 out of 146 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 54 out of 146 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 23 out of 146 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 146 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 146 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

David

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent staff, great location.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stephanie

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean and Tidy
Lovely man at the front desk - efficient and friendly check-in. Room was spotlessly clean and the aircon had been turned on prior to my arrival to ensure a cool room. a great experience overall. Only thing is, I was in a room close to the road and the trucks/road traffic was quite loud all throughout the night. Expected for a roadside motel though. Just a note to noise sensitive travellers to have earplugs at the ready.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Yaneeta

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

Steve

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
There were ant's in the bed, traffic could be heard, the building is quite old. In saying that the unit was clean and tidy with new air con and TV, the owner was very nice and accommodating.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tanya

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Host was exceptional. Friendly, efficient, thoughtful, understanding, helpful and accommodating. Very much appreciated. Great effort by the host. Thank you
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Amanda

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sharyn

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable stay
The owner gave fantastic service. Very happy with our stay.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Nola

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Older property with a lovely manager. Rooms old but clean and well maintained. Property outside could be tidier but given the recent rain and heat in the area very understandable. Don’t be put off by the exterior appearance. Easy walk to many pubs for decent meals with Maccas directly across the road.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Coralie

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
It was very accommodating for my little family's stay.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

John

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I was a bit hesitant when I arrived at the property, however the owners were amazing, very friendly and happy to give information about the local area and the rooms them selves were old however extremely clean
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

4/10 Poor

Nola

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
Stayed here once before and everything was great! This time it was not so good. Don’t think I will stay again.
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Meagan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

John

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Walking distance to restruants
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

Maria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great customer service, clean and comfortable rooms.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Darren

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent stay at Moondarra. Simple motel accommodation with all the comforts. AC was icy cold, beds were very comfortable and the room spotless clean. Thanks to the wonderfully friendly owners for a relaxing stay. Will definitely be staying again next time I'm heading through.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022

8/10 Good

Sally-Ann

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Jim was a great host. Before my arrival he turned on the aircon to cool down the room on a hot tropical afternoon. Basic but really clean, easy to access and great nights sleep
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

8/10 Good

Joe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Z
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Desley

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hosts were very friendly and helpful. We loved our stay.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Fay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great stay
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2021

8/10 Good

Sharyn

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Comfy bed
Friendly service. Comfy bed. Tidy humble stopover with hany kitchenette.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

Tamara, Mount Lofty

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Very friendly manager. Arrived around 7pm and was difficult to tell if motel was still open but manager appeared quickly and was helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Heather

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The motel room was clean comfortable the owners were very friendly. Very comfortable bed and no noise.would stay there again
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
close to town
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021
Response from Jim on 10 Aug 2021
It would be nice if you made some comments to help us improve? Times are tough here at the moment in North Qld..

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff are very friendly and helpful - the airconditioning was already turned on to cool the room down for us as it was a very humid day. The beds are very comfortable to sleep in. The pressure in the shower was great. The kitchenette had everything we needed for our stay. The motel was in a great location - easy walking distance to shops and restaurants. We always choose the Moondarra when staying in Innisfail for the night.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
**Excellent**
Clean and tidy, excellent hospitality, will stay again!
Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2020

8/10 Good

Fiona, Townsville

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Service was good and friendly, clean and tidy. Will be back
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2020

8/10 Good

Adrian

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very good and friendly
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Simple and clean, lovely owner great stay. Had everything we needed.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Good service by Jim. -----------------------------
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Extremely rude and unprofessional, will never recommend staying there EVER
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019
Response from Jim, Moondarra Motel on 9 Dec 2019
Unfortunately, you did not understand that we needed to collect payment from the guest on arrival. This was clearly stated in your booking confirmation. We always wait until the guest arrives before taking payment ( unlike the larger hotels who automatically take payment before you arrive) because often they prefer a different payment option, such as cash or savings. You simply had to confirm that the payment was to be made from the card supplied with the booking as it was in a different name to the guest. .

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean and friendly, good location. Handy to everything.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

john, Brisbane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A good standard motel close to city centre. Only thing was ... no powerpoints beside the bed.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The property by no means looks flash but the staff are friendly. The rooms large and comfy. Beds extremely comfortable and bathroom large. For an overnight stay it was great. We will definitely stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean, comfortable Motel. We were only here for 1 night and it met all our needs. Friendly Manager who provided a lot of local knowledge. Will stay again when back in Innisfail
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
the whole premises is dated, old and needs modernisation
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019
Response from Jim on 21 Aug 2019
Thank you Anonymous. Shame you could not put your name to your review so that we could address you by name. . Yes, we are an older motel, but we make sure that the rooms are clean and comfortable. If you want modern I suggest you stay in a 5 star hotel and pay accordingly. Most of our guests are return clients who we value greatly.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Easy access and friendliest service in town. Always stay. and will continue to.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The owner of this property has to be one of the most pleasant people in the industry. There was nothing he wouldn’t do for his quests. The room was immaculate and you can tell he prides himself on presentation in the older rooms. Family room had everything you could possibly need for an extended stay. Beds were super comfortable. Huge shower as well. Car park was a touch tight to get in and out of but not a real issue. Neighbors to the motel were a little boisterous, but nothing that could be helped. Highly recommend if your looking to stay on a budget.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Was treated like a king. Great hospitality. Anything i needed. Highly recommend. Most definitely stay there again. Thank you
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Irene

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very pleasant stay
Great location, opposite "burgers and coffee" and not many steps to the nearest hotel. Very clean even though motel is not new but best of all the owner was so obliging he seemed to anticipate our needs and had heaps of knowledge of the area. Would not hesitate staying again.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in May 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was lovely and plenty of space with all that you needed in it. There was plenty of everything you needed for a great stop over on a trip..
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

8/10 Good

Jennifer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nothing pretentious, but very comfortable, spacious, quiet and welcoming. Walking distance to everything.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018
Response from Jim on 30 Oct 2018
It is a shame that you would not put your name to your review as It would help us rectify any specific problems. Neverthless, we appreciate you taking the time to respond. We also appreciate that expectations vary on what people expect from a basic 3 star motel.

6/10 Okay

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

matt, gold coast

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good central location walking distance to everything. Friendly owner who was very helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Erin, Cairns

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Awesome service and so convenient.
Thank you for making our stay so great. We’ll definitely be staying here next time we’re in town.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018