First of all, this place is NOT in jindabyne. To put it into terms of where it is, its 110 cab fare to the town from the hotel. If you are looking for a place that is in town and centrally located this is NOT it.
My friends and i were looking for a student based accommodation which would entail an atmosphere for a great nightlife. After being disappointed that "the station" was fully booked out. We were assured by our travel agent that this place was the next best thing. Our package was through "OZ snow" we bought the 6 day package arrive on the sunday and leaving the friday.
We arrived on the earliest flight on sunday at 8 and as soon as i turned my phone i received a call from the driver that they were picking us up in 1 hour, which was quite confusing as the travel documents said we were to be picked up at 7pm that night. So our plans for that day of hiring a car ,etc. had to be cancelled. We were picked up in a troop carrier as apparently the bus which we never saw the whole trip, had broken down. This had to be the most uncomfortable ride, ski bags in the middle all of us sitting on one side and our legs were higher then our heads.
Although commendations must go to the staff as they did provide us with transportation every day in their personal cars because the bus was broken down. That was about the only nice thing i have to say.
We arrived and there was no one in sight. There was at least 20 staff running the place and maybe 2 other guests. For a place that is advertised with a great bar and nightlife. This was disappointing. We were the only people in the whole place until the wednesday and thursday nights when a group from sydney were brought up for their "3 day package".
Apart from 4 other guests we were the only people the whole week who were going to perisher mountain. When we were buying tickets we were greeted with a price that was $100 more then what our travel agent had quoted. this was because we had to get the ski tube up the mountain as everyone else was going to thredbo so there would be no bus taking us all the way up. As students i can say we were fast running out of money.
To food now, We were provided with 2 dinners (when the other groups as up) and all included breakfasts. Breakfasts were what you expected, however dinners were another story. As this place was so far away from jindabyne we had no choice but to eat in their bar as they only provided food in their. There menu looked great, however every time one of my friends tried to order something, they were out of it. Leaving only ham and pineapple pizza and chips and wedges. No use heading to the bar unless you are absolutely sure you know what you are ordering. The bar tender had an attitude, a big one at that. She would stand in front of you for 30 seconds and if you hadn't made up your mind she would walk away and come back in 5 minutes. Again very disappointing
Overall the hotel is "average" the rooms are what you would expect, beds, tv and fridge. Without any room to move. The bathrooms are shared.
In conclusion, as a student who's saved most of his money for this trip, very disappointing at what we actually received.. Will NOT be recommending this to ANYONE.
- Snowy Valley Hotel
