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Coonawarra Motor Lodge: Traveller Reviews

114 Church Street, Penola, South Australia, Australia
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Melbourne, Australia
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“nice room, great for wineries”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 February 2012

Ask for an upstairs room, they come with a lovely balcony and high ceilings. Rooms are spacious with aircon and flat screen tv. Furniture and beds are of good quality with comfy pillows and matresses. There's a washing machine and drying line, and it's only a short walk into town. Coonawarra is just next door, bordering Jim Barry's vines, and Naracoorte is about 30mins away.
Great location if you come for wine tours

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  • Stayed January 2012, travelled with family
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Melbourne, Australia
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“Good Digs in Penola.”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 January 2012
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The rooms are clean. Each has a small flat screen tv. The shower has fantastic pressure. There is no bath.
The A/C was loud but it did the job.
The food was excellent and great value.
The staff are efficient and welcoming.
I would definitely stay again. A great base to explore the nearby wineries.

  • Stayed January 2012
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Ballarat, Australia
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“Tasteful, clean, atmospheric and friendly accomodation.”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 January 2012
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We really appreciated this place. We spent 2 enjoyable nights here, in order to visit various nearby cellar doors as well as the Naracoorte Caves. The upstairs rooms have lovely high pitched celings, creating a real sense of space, and the sweet wooden balcony overlooks the heritage stone restarant and cottage gardens. Spacious vanity area, and over-sized shower. Nice wooden furniture and bedding: excellent presentation overall. Rainwater tank available for topping up your travel bottles. All staff here are really warm, helpful and professional, and we would happily stay here again.
The only thing that needs attention is the very noisy exhaust fan in the bathroom, which rattles and revs like an plane about to take flight. That tiny but loud matter aside, this is an impressive premises and is priced appropriately for what is on offer. Lovely surroundings too with some great photo opps for lovers of old country buildings.

Room Tip: Upstairs is best.
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  • Stayed January 2012, travelled with family
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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“Good value and comfortable”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 December 2011

I stayed here one night whilst doing a 24 hour Coonawarra wine exploration trip. It was a good sized room, comfortable and well looked after. It seemed the lodge goes the extra mile on the little things. A good value experience. Good location to walk into town for breakfast or dinner. It was a thirty plus degree day when here and air con worked well.

  • Stayed December 2011, travelled with friends
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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“exceeded my expectations”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 June 2010

our room was spacious and comfortable, and quiet (despite being close to the main street ) the heating worked a treat on a very cold night and we enjoyed the added bonus of an electric blanket. The hotel is a short walk into town along the main road (although this is not well lit at night).

We ate at the Bushman's inn, great value, good service and a declicious meal.

  • Stayed June 2010, travelled with friends
    • 4 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
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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114 Church Street, Penola, South Australia, Australia
Price range (per night):* 121 AUD - 121 AUD

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