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Arkana Motel: Traveller Reviews

46 Ferry Street, Maryborough, Queensland 4650, Australia
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Arkana Motel
3.5 of 5 stars 3 Reviews
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“Friendly staff”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 June 2010
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stayed here on our way home south. the lady at reception was very friendly and welcoming. the rooms are standard basic with comfortable beds and clean room. we had a corner room so our parking were a few spots away, all ground floor which is a plus. they had a restaurant on site, but we didn't dine there that night. I'll be back.

  • Stayed May 2010, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Kim Donaldson, Owner at Arkana Motel, responded to this review
29 July 2010
Hi dchiu
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review of the Arkana Motel. We're glad you enjoyed your stay and would love to welcome you back again.
Cheers Kim & Mark
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“A pleasant stay travelling north”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 January 2009

This is a convenience stop on the way north from Brisbane to Cairns. It is on the main road but on one level with car at the door.It was a weekend when I stopped and very quiet. I was made very welcome. There is a small pool and a sitting area once for the restaurant which is now closed. There is a restaurant across the road.The rooms are small but pleasant and probably recently refurbished and at $72 per night good value. There are tables and chairs to sit outside the rooms.

  • Liked — A pleasant area to sit outside the room
  • Disliked — A rather small room ans en suite
  • Stayed January 2009, travelled solo
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
    • 3 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
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Kim Donaldson, Owner at Arkana Motel, responded to this review
29 July 2010
Hi dunera
Thanks for your review and we appreciate the time you took to write it.

Yes I agree the rooms are a bit on the small side but unfortunately thats the way they built them 40+ years ago.

Enjoy life and if you are ever in the area again - please drop in.
Cheers
Kim & Mark
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“False advertisement”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 March 2008
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We booked this hotel based on their website which claims to have "luxury" accomodations. The room they gave us was very , very small, the furniture was old and nothing like the pictures on the website, in fact it had a built in radio probably from the 1960's that didn't work of course, the bathroom was very long and narrow, the bedspreads were very worn out so I took out the blakets from the closet to use instead but they were all dirty with pieces of grass and stains, and the worst was the following morning when we went to make some coffee, all the coffee cups were dirty. We knew it was only a 3 1/2 star but this place is a dump and I wouldn't even give it a 1 star. Oh, by the way, the pool was dirty too and full of dead bugs.

  • Liked — Nothing
  • Disliked — False advertisement, it didn't look anything like on the website
  • Stayed March 2008, travelled with family
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
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Kim Donaldson, Owner at Arkana Motel, responded to this review
29 July 2010
We are so sorry you had a bad experience here. There was one form of marketing that used the word "luxurious", but hasn't been used in quite a while. We now market ourselves as clean & comfortable. It is totally unacceptable to us to have any rooms not in a clean state and sometimes we don't know until the guest tells us. We are always endeavouring to improve our rooms and service.
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46 Ferry Street, Maryborough, Queensland 4650, Australia
Price range (per night):* 82 AUD - 1,059 AUD

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