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Burke and Wills Hotel

554 Ruthven Street, Toowoomba, Queensland 4350, Australia
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Burke and Wills Hotel
3.5 of 5 stars 20 Reviews
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Gladstone, Australia
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28 reviews 28 reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 December 2011

Spent a night here and included in rate was fantastic breakfast, buffet and choice of one hot main per person, also a drinks voucher for restaurant. Had a beautiful dinner in restaurant on Friday night, food was beautifully cooked and fantastically fresh. Room was very comfy and very central to shopping centre.

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Melbourne, Vic. Australia
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171 reviews 171 reviews
Reviews in 67 cities Reviews in 67 cities
154 helpful votes 154 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 November 2011

This hotel is very well located in the heart of the Toowoomba shopping district. The rooms have been renovated, to a degree, and provide a comfortable stay. The reception staff are efficient, courteous and helpful and their cheerful attitude is to be commended. Also I must comment on how efficient the housekeeping/cleaning staff were at the time of our stay.... More

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Jakarta, Indonesia
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11 reviews 11 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 September 2011

My first time to stay in this hotel, the room was tiny and has a homey feeling, with big windows so you will not feel claustrophobic. Bathroom was too small. Breakfast was good, with choices of hot meals. Location is perfect, 5minutes walking to Grand Central, it is right on the CBD.

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Kingscliff
2 reviews
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 August 2011

Ive stayed at the Burke and Wills on several trips for work and on this trip I took my children. my previous stays at this hotel have been fine. Whilst its an older hotel it has character and charm, its always been clean and comfortable - Unfortunately the same cant be said for the family rooms. When booking the family... More

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Donnalea Ballard, General Manager at Burke and Wills Hotel, responded to this review
7 September 2011

The rooms referred to in this review have not been re-furbished, which was not communicated to this guest at the time. As they were a returning guest, I understand their assumption that all rooms were of the same standard. I have addressed this mis-communication by my staff and have requested staff to make it clear that these rooms are not... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 July 2011

Perfect location and in the heart of town.. good food, good beer and good room service.. The draught beer in their pub was awesome.. it is also centrally located and good restaurants around the area.. not very cheap, smaller rooms but very clean and good as far as someone else is paying for it :)...

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 July 2011

This is the third time I have stayed at this hotel and I have to say the last. I find it a depressing place, dark colours and a very dismal atmosphere. The rooms are small and in need of an update. The breakfast arrangement is quite odd really with everything wrapped in plastic and a fairly poor offering by hotel... More

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Donnalea Ballard, General Manager at Burke and Wills Hotel, responded to this review
8 September 2011

We understand our rooms are smaller than more recently-built hotels. Our rooms are styled to reflect old-world elegance. The rooms all have large windows that allow ample sunlight, but being in the CBD, sometimes we are over-shadowed by adjoinging properties. We are currently investigating an upgrade to our Bistro and Gaming room, and appreciate this feedback. More

Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 April 2011

We stayed at the Burke & Wills because of its location in the CBD, even though some reviews were less than glowing. (You have to take some chances or there'd be nowhere left to stay!) The offer included a welcome drink - there was one voucher in the room. When we asked reception about the offer, the girl appeared to... More

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Donnalea Ballard, General Manager at Burke and Wills Hotel, responded to this review
8 September 2011

Burke and Wills Hotel has offered a "free drink" to all accommodation guests for some time now. The offer is one voucher per room and is a "value-add". For a short while, we did promote this as a point of difference, but since this review, have removed the advertising. We do still provide the voucher. Our guests may choose to... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 April 2011

Stayed one night, excellent location, rooms are tired (although they've tried to spruce them up), shower was horrible, friendly staff, I'd stay there again

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 February 2011

I wouldn't be as negative towards the Burke & Wills Hotel if we hadn't paid so much for it. I think it was around $180 for a night. I'm sorry - this is Toowoomba. Seriously? I never pay that much to stay in a resort at Broadbeach! All jokes aside, the hotel does not live up to its price tag.... More

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Hong Kong
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 October 2010

I stayed in this hotel with my family for 1 night in May, 2009. The rooms are clean and comfortable, staffs at reception are friendly and helpful. We had the dinner and the breakfast of next day in hotel and the foods are tasty and nice! Recommend to all friends.

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Address: 554 Ruthven Street, Toowoomba, Queensland 4350, Australia

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