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Reviews of Allan Cunningham Motel

2.5 out of 5
Allan Cunningham Motel
808 Ruthven Street, New England Highway, Kearneys Spring, QLD

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 37 out of 91 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 34 out of 91 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 13 out of 91 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 91 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 91 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Patricia

Travelled with family
Had to go ask for room milk
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

CHENG-HAN

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

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable and convenient location. A bit of road noise at night. The advertised free continental breakfast was not available due to Covid restrictions but tea, coffee, milk and biscuits were provided which I didn’t understand. Toiletries were provided in wall mounted dispensers in the shower but nothing to say what was what. Found myself trying to wash with the hair conditioner- I think! Also a red or blue dot on the shower tap would help to indicate hot and cold. It was the opposite of usual and I wasted water waiting for it to warm up. The room had useful equipment for cooking/warming food which was helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Robyn, Burpengary

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Motel is well located , the rooms were clean and spacious. Staff were friendly and helpful. Due to Covid 19 , breakfast could not be offered as dining was closed. Would stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very noisy water pipes banging in the night road-noise, roof dusty lights covered in the dust of and wall joints dirt fall in the joins, very limited coffee, sugar , milk. Advertised breakfast but no breakfast due to COVID 19 very dated hotel. take your own supplies soap tea, coffee, milk
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Comfortable and clean, not overpriced and very polite
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

John

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Toowoomba highlights
Great spot to stay, short walks into city section.
Stayed 1 night in May 2020

10/10 Excellent

John

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay Toowoomba Qld.
on easy access to city main street etc
Stayed 2 nights in May 2020

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Patsi, Brisbane

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We go to this motel each time we stay in Toowoomba - the rooms are very comfortable and we get great service from the manager and staff. Rooms are clean and tidy.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice place to stay. Very clean room and a comfortable bed. The dining options close by were an added bonus.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children, Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
There was no one at reception when I presented to check in and had to use self service with a dial in to the property manager. I personally like face to face check in.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020
Response from Manager on 21 Jan 2020
Thank you for your review. Sunday afternoon we sometimes take opportunity to spend with our family. The kiosk is a great way for Motel owners to have a break away from reception yet still able to offer immediate service via intercom. We have been to many motels and apartments on the gold and sunshine coast over the years and many leave the key in a keysafe box. It has been an option for years and we believe it will increase in the future as checkin Kiosk are in demand with the increase in technology - moteliers enjoy a break away from the Motel office on a sunday afternoon the same as anyone who owns a business. Thank you and you are welcome anytime

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My granddaughter who stayed with me just loves the pool...breakfast was excellent, especially the pancakes- yummo The manager was super helpful as was the cleaning staff. Will be staying agsin when next in Toowoomba. Cheers and thanks
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

4/10 Poor

Jan

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Office unattended on a sunday, advertised 24/7 reception. Complimentary breakfast is only for those that don't have dietary requirements. Some dishes in the room not clean
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019
Response from Manager on 25 Dec 2019
Office is generally always attended on a sunday afternoon, although we had family matters this last sunday, we have a hi-tech checkin kiosk to enable quick and easy keydrop for our guests. With technology today, these options will increase as the years pass. This transaction would have been so much easier had wotif not automatically updated settings where a guest does not place their credit card details. This lady was instantly attended to, her credit card processed and key was dispatched for her. It is hard to cater for all dietry requirements as people all have their different requirements. We have a cafe beside us and also across the road who cater for most dietry options. We offer a complimentary free breakfast to help our guests get back on the road. Guests are welcome to bring any of their own dietry options along with our juices and some fruit. This lady was welcomed with open arms.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice room, clean and good to have a small kitchen, great for an overnight stay
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

8/10 Good

Stenna

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pleasant stay
Happy with our stay and they also offered a complementary breakfast. Thankyou
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Room 22 upstairs was big and bed good. Unfortunately the neighbouring rooms were occupied by railway workers who sat outside their rooms drinking & smoking. Not really the place for it as it was a bit noisy. All the unit doors were swollen so had to be slammed shut. FOXTEL didn’t work either but other than that it was ok for a few nights.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Simon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very handy accommodation
As always, a great place for us to stay when visiting family. Nice and quiet and terrific service. Handily located near a great little cafe precinct now.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Won‘t go again
Reception unfriendly, bathroom full of hair and urine smell from the toilet (decided not to sit), old fitout and worn down, mattress too soft and soggy. I stay in Toowoomba on a regular basis and that was the least enjoyable hotel/mitel experience so far.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018
Response from Manager on 3 Oct 2018
This was through peak period of Carnival and this guest booked one of the few older rooms we have, but we certainly take pride in our cleaning and never had anyone complain to the extent this person has. This guest was in fact 'sour' and 'gruff' and with our initial accommodating, could not make them smile. The room stunk of their bad habits and we were on the verge of phoning Police. The Motel has recently been fully rendered and painted externally into a new-look design, 3/4 of our rooms have been completely renovated into modern kitchenette rooms with disable friendly grab bars in bathroom areas. All areas, including walkways, balcony, roof have all been freshly painted and the Motel looks lovely and fresh. We have also re-designed and landscaped the Motel grounds and increased parking for large vehicles, trailers etc. We work very hard and take pride in cleanliness and continually receive positive feedback from our many thousands of happy and satisfied guests who stay with us each year. We continue to strive for excellence and Allan Cunningham Motel has been re-modernised into a wonderful place to stay with our friendly staff available to assist our guests. We offer Complimentary Breakfast in our new look dining area to allow our guests to eat before making way for their day, we offer very comfortable beds where guests stop at the reception door and repeat time and time again - "what a wonderful rest we had". We also understand a small percentage of people simply love to criticize and bring down a good business, but we strive forward and continue to offer our guests a service in which to make their stay relaxing and trouble-free.

10/10 Excellent

Peter, Brisbane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pleasant place to stay, instructions for coffee machine a little vague.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018
Response from Manager on 3 Oct 2018
Thank you very much for your kind review. You are welcome anytime.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great room for family at the last minute. Plenty of room for a quick stop over. Quick and easy check in.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018
Response from Manager on 3 Oct 2018
Thank you very much for your kind Review. you are welcome at any time.

8/10 Good

Cindy, QLD

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Nice but Tired
Friendly staff. Rooms are clean but tired. The whole complex could do with a revamp and tidy up. Repairs need to be made. eg smoke detector have no covers on them, Toilet system broken. A lot of cigarette butts laying around even though there were plenty of ashtrays around. Carpark and patio needed a good sweep and clean. Coffee machine broke down in morning but not fixed.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018
Response from Manager on 3 Oct 2018
As of July 2018, the Motel has recently been fully rendered and painted externally into a new-look modern design, 3/4 of our rooms have been completely renovated into modern kitchenette rooms with disable friendly grab bars in bathroom areas. All areas, including walkways, balcony, roof have all been freshly painted and the Motel looks lovely and fresh. We have also re-designed and landscaped the Motel grounds and increased parking for large vehicles, trailers etc. We work very hard and take pride in cleanliness and continually receive positive feedback from our many thousands of happy and satisfied guests who stay with us each year. We continue to strive for excellence and Allan Cunningham Motel has been re-modernised into a wonderful place to stay with our friendly staff available to assist our guests. We offer Complimentary Breakfast in our new look dining area to allow our guests to eat before making way for their day, we offer very comfortable beds where guests stop at the reception door and repeat time and time again - "what a wonderful rest we had".we strive forward and continue to offer our guests a service in which to make their stay relaxing and trouble-free.

10/10 Excellent

Patsi, brisbane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We enjoyed the connection with management
Had a fabulous stay - the manager on shift was ever so helpful and we enjoyed the great interaction with him. Breakfast was a lovely bonus especially the fresh pancakes. Very enjoyable.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great room we even got a up grade to a bathtub in a room,room was clean and breakfast was great kids loved the pancakes.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2017

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Concerned
Had booked 2 spa rooms drove from the goldcoast late Sunday to arrive to no spa along with a bathroom that was filthy and pubic hair everywhere Bin hadn't even been cleaned Don't worry about the breakfast it's a bit of toast and cereal Spoke to manager upon checking out about the spa and the state of the room Mentioned spa sane price as standard That's certainly not what's advertised With mess just said sorry and a blank stare to accompy it Don't bother wasting your cash
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017
Response from Manager on 3 Oct 2018
We would advise to check your bookings. If you booked 2 spa suites, that is what the booking grid displays. most will check to be sure they are booking a room they require. You were disappointed because you thought you booked 2 spa suites, clearly you did not - and when a guest is disappointed they go all out to belittle a good business. Individual rooms have their own illustrations and details of the rooms. Advice: check you have booked correctly. Clearly according to your online booking as room types are very clear - you booked 2 standard rooms. You did not book any spa rooms.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Was well located. Good breakfast . on a busy road but not that noisey.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Helpful and accomodating staff in a convenient location, affordable price with great facilities and included breaky. Is my go to when needing to stay in Toowoomba!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
nice hotel, friendly staff, clean,
Great service, easy check in and out, great continental breakfast provided. Clean.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice clean rooms. Walking distance to restaurants. Happy with stay.

6/10 Okay

S, Qld

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Convenient location
Booked online as we are not familiar with Toowoomba. Tariff within our budget and breakfast included.

10/10 Excellent

Danielle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very handy location whilst visiting nearby family

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service
Not a People Person
After reading reviews since our stay, the one that best describes this hotel is "Faulty Towers" but without the comedy. The receptionist on check-in was Extremely rude. She insisted/demanded payment up front. NEVER before have we been asked to pay up front even on our travels throughout Europe and the UK. We have in the past settled our account the day before or on departure but never in full up front. The alarm bells should have been ringing. My wife asked if we could see the room. She said "Is that because you don't want to pay?". This was all in front of another customer. I went outside to check out our terms and conditions and she came outside and offered a full apology which we accepted. She had a hard day apparently. The room was clean and reasonably acceptable. Complimentary breakfast...well! The only thing left in the Cornflakes container was the dregs/powder. One of the bread bins was empty. The gentleman making his own pancakes had a measly burnt offering on his plate. The cutlery was filthy. To add insult to injury you had to clear your own table of the plates to allocated containers. BTW the pancakes on the poster outside the hotel didn't resemble what we saw....particularly the absence of fresh bananas. After reading a lot of reviews of this hotel, she'll come back and say we were difficult customers. It's a very common response. So I'll take no offence in advance. Steer clear. It's not worth it! The hospitality industry is not your calling!
Response from General Manager on 5 Oct 2016
These guests were immediately reported to Expedia and requested that they be blacklisted from our Motel. Other guests in the office who witnessed their display made remarks against the woman about her conduct when she left the office, feeling sorry for the receptionist on duty. Our staff made no demands, we requested no different than standard policies - many Motels and apartments process a $200 deposit as security on top of the accommodation payment ahead in case of damages - often debit cards are faulty and guests walking out without payment made. The only reason our staff apologized was because they threatened against our Motel after their rude demands in front of other guests, our decision to sort some kind of peace amidst their unruly conduct, they created a very awkward unusual encounter. They were extremely arrogant, disrespectful and rude people making demands that were out of place. These guests were initially given a very warm welcome but the woman’s face and response said it all, - her performance in reception was demanding and disgraceful. There are a very minimal few who will attempt to desecrate a business, these guests were unfortunately vindictive and extremely nasty people – 95% or more of our guests are wonderful, friendly people. We had a full Motel with so many coming to reception thanking us for a great stay. These poor people created a situation that became extremely awkward to fix. We provide a Complimentary Breakfast that the majority appreciate very much. This breakfast is a bonus for our guests. The response we receive from the Hot Pancakes is overwhelming and wonderful.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lots of room!
We booked the large 2 bedroom apartment, and were thrilled with how much living space we had. The bedroom size is good, but average, but the kitchen/dining/living room area were really roomy Room for 6 -8 at the table. Good sized kitchen, Plenty of room in the fridge. Large couch. Not sure of the square footage, but the main room easily accommodated 3 Adults, and our extended family of 4 who popped in for tea and colouring books. The little walk out patio with another table seating 4-6 was excellent too. The extended family mentioned were next door in a queen bedroom plus living area apartment with twin beds. Their living area was considerably smaller, but still adaquete, (though not quite as clean). Breakfast was basic, but fine for our purposes. On the whole, an excellent place to stay, worked well for our family. Conveniently located.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent place to stay. Have stayed before last year and yet again was excellent.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We stayed there for a family wedding. Really enjoyed it! Convenient location and very comfortable.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hotel. Would stay there again. Handy to everything.

8/10 Good

Digger, Brisbane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
RA Sigs Luncheon Sth Toowoomba bowls club
There were three couples staying at the motel that were attending the associations luncheon. We all agreed that the motel is well worth recommending. The rooms have been renovated with modern facilities comfortable beds, while the staff were friendly and helpful. If there was any negativity it was (as in most motels) next doors tv being able to be heard and loud voices (for a while) personally I think the tv noise can be handled by better positioning of the set. But all in all not bad. Max (Digger) Revell

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Only stayed overnight, everything was clean, motel supplied toiletries, had microwave, toaster & kettle available for use, staff were helpful & friendly. Online booking & payment service was very convenient.

10/10 Excellent

Craig, Australia - QLD - Regional QLD

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

6/10 Okay

Davyd, Australia - QLD - Gold Coast

Disliked: Cleanliness
Cleanliness: Sheets not changed;

10/10 Excellent

Susan, Australia - NSW - Regional NSW

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
close to everything

8/10 Good

david, Australia - QLD - Brisbane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Above average; Value: Average price; Service: Friendly; Cleanliness: Pleasant;

8/10 Good

Josh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Facilities: Basic; Value: Affordable; Service: Friendly;

10/10 Excellent

John, Australia - QLD - Brisbane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Home away from home; Value: Great deal; Service: Go the extra mile; Cleanliness: Spotless; Undercover parking out front of unit and filtered water in unit fantastic pluses

8/10 Good

Adele, Australia - QLD - Regional QLD

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Above average; Value: Affordable; Service: Courteous; Cleanliness: Pleasant; Dinner was lovely

10/10 Excellent

Janet, Australia - QLD - Brisbane

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Above average; Value: Affordable; Cleanliness: Spotless; Even though I booked online I was surprised that I did not realise while booking that I would need to carry luggage upstairs.