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Motel Marengo is a small independent family owned and run motel set back in a quiet area of Apollo Bay, but still maintaining easy access for guests with its Great Ocean Road location. The motel offers comfortable well equipped 1 and 2 bedroom suites, sleeping 2 to 5 guests.
All the units contain Kitchenette's with fridge, microwave, toaster, kettle, crockery and cutlery adjacent to a dining area. The property boasts a lush tropical pool area with heated spa nearby to a BBQ / Picnic area and an abundance of colourful native birds.Other inclusions at the hotel are as follows :- FREE Foxtel Cable TV (platinum) package with over 100 channels including 10 complimentary Movie channels and Sports channels- FREE Wifi, FREE Wetsuit Hire and Body Boards (Beach is located 3 minutes walk)- FREE Board games for any rainy days during your stay- FREE DVD Library (*DVD player surcharge $10 for entire stay)- FREE guest BBQ ....And lastly but we think most importantly...we can give you great tourist advice to let you know what the highlights of the area are, the nicest walks, the biggest waterfalls, where to spot wildlife, the best viewing points for sunset and sunrise. We can also provide you with local maps at no extra charge, and having toured the local area extensively ourselves we can also offer advice on other areas you maybe intending to visit after your stay in Apollo Bay to make sure you make the most of your time in this beautiful region of ours.
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HOTEL STYLE
Family
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Languages Spoken
English, Chinese
Location
26-28 Great Ocean Rd Marengo, Apollo Bay, Victoria 3233 Australia
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We stayed 2 nights at the Motel Marengo at the end of February. The room was spotlessly clean and quite spacious with a comfortable Queen bed, a couch with a coffee table, a kitchenette and table and bench seating for eating meals. We were the closest room to the road but although we did hear the traffic during the day we were not disturbed at night. Both mornings the local parrot population came for feeding on the fence near reception. There is a BBQ area and a swimming pool and Marengo beach (an unpatrolled beach) is about a 10min walk down the hill.
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Date of stay: February 2021
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We paid about $100 for two adults, and were given a decent sized unit which could sleep five. This would be a three star review if we'd paid more. The guy at reception was pleasant, but we were given no information about the facilities available. The unit smelt of stale smoke, but was clean enough if you didn't look too closely. Bed linen was good quality and clean, the bed was very comfortable. Small things could make a big difference here; e.g. replacing thin towels, cleaning carpets, and scrubbing the pool with a stiff broom. At the end of the day though, we got a good sleep and paid a good price. Would probably stop again.
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Date of stay: February 2020Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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If you're looking for a clean one-nighter that is suitable for kids - then this is the motel for you - good value! It's a long drive to see the 12 Apostles, this place was just what we needed and surprising that it had a separate bedroom with two single beds. Perfect for what we needed! Will definitely keep this place in mind for next time we make the long drive again.
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Date of stay: June 2023
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Room Tip:Check that there are enough towels. There were only two towels when we got in our room. But they...
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We planned for 1 night. Arrived few minutes before the reception closed. As soon as we got the keys I got a txt from the manager to evacuate the room no later than 10:10 in the morning. We walked in and the carpet was very smelly and misty. I texted back the manager and no response. I called in the cleaners in the morning and they said they can’t smell anything and it was very obvious. All up not worth it at all.
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Date of stay: January 2023Trip type: Travelled with family
Room Tip:Not worth the night rate.
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The website photos are totally misleading. The pool is tiny, cold and very unappealing. The quad room was very weirdly laid out, double bed in front of the main door, kitchen area beside the bed, and then a sliding door leads into a small room crammed with bunk beds, with a very small bathroom. Really not suitable for any combination of groups, apart from a family. Expensive for what it is, and quite far from any restaurants or bars. You would need a car to get to Apollo Bay since it is a very long walk. I wouldn't book again.
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Date of stay: January 2023
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Trip type: Travelled with friends
Room Tip:Book somewhere else in Apollo Bay!
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This motel is very clean and in quiet location of Apollo bay,we enjoyed our short walk to beach with kids, lots of rock pools to check out, kids loved it. The room is very spacious with good range of facilities.will return for sure
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Date of stay: October 2020Trip type: Travelled with family
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Where do I begin? Got into the room which stank of takeaway food which it did for quite some time. The pool was dirty with sand in the bottom of it (no it doesn’t happen in a matter of hours - it’s not been cleaned for days). The spa had scum on the surface - only really noticed this once in it and then had itchy skin later on because of it. Pulled the sheets back on the main bed to find quite a bit of skin, dirt and hairs from the previous occupant. Called the Manager who told me that the sheets had been changed each day and sometimes hairs get stuck in cracks! Told him that was not true as the hair and dirt were on top of the sheets under the cover , and this is unacceptable . Told me again the sheets had been changed and for my peace of mind the sheets would be changed again for me. Nothing but excuses. A noisy motel (slamming doors and bathroom utilities) on a noisy highway! Apart from this generally tidy, but better off spending a little bit more for a much better room at a different hotel/motel.
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Date of stay: November 2023Trip type: Travelled with friends
Room Tip:Don’t use the pool/spa, check the sheets, if you like staying on a noisy road and noisy rooms …
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The place is in need of a makeover. To begin with, the young woman at reception treated me as though I was interrupting her afternoon TV programs, offered no advice and disappeared before I was out the door. The first thing we noticed upon entering the room was the musty smell. While generally the place was clean, the grouting around the shower door was dirty and looked like mould was growing. The wi fi was marginal, sometimes nonexistent. Two of the four dining chairs were loose to the point of being near collapse. The bathroom sink was so small that it was impossible to use without getting a lot of water on the floor. It was too cold to use the pool or spa but the deck around them needs replacing. It could be a nice place with a little work, but currently it’s very disappointing.
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Date of stay: November 2022
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Room Tip:For some reason Motel Marengo is shown in two locations on Apple Maps. The correct one is in the...
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We are on our way from Lorne to the 12 apostles. We spent a lot of time in Apollo Bay so that stayed a night in Motel Marengo. it is in great location with clean rooms. To our surprise, we spot a Koala in the motel's backyard on a gumtree! The kids loved it. In the morning there are lots of parrots standing on the Fence waiting to be feed.
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Date of stay: February 2020
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Short walk to beach and relaxing walk into Apollo bay and away from town centre so got to really unwind. The staff were great and the rooms were clean. will stay there again. There is a seal colony near by with paddle hire if you're up to it but the water is crystal clear so opted for just floating around and trying a bit of body surfing.
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Date of stay: January 2021
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There are more places to choose from in the Apollo Bay area.
PRICE RANGE
AU$90 - AU$155 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
LOCATION
AustraliaVictoriaApollo Bay
NUMBER OF ROOMS
10
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