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Seahorse Motel: Traveller Reviews

31 Chapel Street, Cowes, Phillip Island, Victoria 3922, Australia
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Ranked #7 of 9 accommodation in Cowes
3.5 of 5 stars 28 Reviews
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Kunming
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50 reviews 50 reviews
Reviews in 31 cities Reviews in 31 cities
30 helpful votes 30 helpful votes
“Too much air freshner!”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 December 2011

We stayed just one night here, in a double ensuite.
Upon entering the room it absolutely stank of air freshner - ridiculous quantities. We could hardly breathe. We opened all the windows, but so much had been sprayed it was overpowering and made us feel ill. We could still smell it when we left the next morning. Maybe the cleaner had an accident with some air freshner, but we worried whether such a large quantity had been used to mask some other bad smell. We complained to reception, who were very unhelpful.
We did have a quiet night's sleep though so maybe the place is great and we were unlucky. Hard to tell from our limited (and not very positive) experience.

  • Stayed October 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
“Comfortable and clean”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 November 2011
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Booked two rooms for a family of 6, 1 with kitchen and 1 without. Rooms are comfortable and clean, about 5 min drive to Cowes town. Parking was right in front of tour room. Host was helpful with our queries. Value for money !

  • Stayed October 2011, travelled with family
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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11 reviews 11 reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
“Value for money!”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 July 2011

Comfortable, clean, good location and value for money - all that you need from a motel. We stayed here for a night during our visit to Philip Island.

  • Stayed March 2011, travelled with friends
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Melbourne, Australia
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9 reviews 9 reviews
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
“Clean, excellent value for money”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 June 2011

Very clean room (and bathroom), well organised, pleasant host, situated only a 5 to 10 minutes walk to Cowes town center and the esplanade). I will definitely stay here again the next time I visit Phillip Island.

  • Stayed June 2011, travelled solo
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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London, United Kingdom
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193 reviews 193 reviews
Reviews in 138 cities Reviews in 138 cities
208 helpful votes 208 helpful votes
“Very average motel - not what I expected from the reviews”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 April 2011
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person found this review helpful

Disappointing motel - a grim damp room with nothing special going for it. Will do as a pit stop but nothing more, and very pricey for what you got. Only stayed one night though I was considering longer when I arrived. Internet ferociously expensive

  • Stayed March 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Address: 31 Chapel Street, Cowes, Phillip Island, Victoria 3922, Australia
Price range (per night):* 88 AUD - 141 AUD

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