When we arrived we opened the door of the room and instantly smelt urine. I couldn’t pin point where the smell was coming from but it was in the room somewhere. There were a couple of brown stains on the bed sheets. The silicon sealing was mouldy and falling out of the shower around the base. The pool was absolutely disgusting. It was brown water, slimy mould all through it and even miss growing in it. For $170 a night, it was an absolute rip off.
We Stayed two nights. Very Clean rooms with a comfortable bed , nice and quiet , friendly staff. Good location, close to town centre. Easy parking. Quick check in ,
Will definitely be staying here again.
Unfortunately, Riverside Motel did not live up to the expectations - which were definitely set by the hefty price tag.
I booked pretty short notice and therefore did not have that much of a choice - but thought that at this price point, we should have secured a nice enough place to stay. Well...
The motel is located right next to one of the busy roads leading into Ocean Grove. While proximity to a road can be expected for a motel, this should be accounted for in the rates. Staying in one of the priciest of the accomodation choices placed us literally right next to the road (with trucks making the bedroom window shatter from the early morning hours....). The location is otherwise also one of the poorer options in Ocean Grove - nowhere near any of nature`s treasures you can find in this area, or the main street. Checking in was easy and being late was not an issue at all which was nice. However, reception was otherwise frequently unattended. Parking was available next to the cabins, but required quite some manoeuvring to get into, due to the small size of the slots.
The cabin - set out for four people - was clean and orderly, the kitchen appliances were working fine (though without a dishwasher or microwave). Cutlery and utensils were scarce, given the amount of people it was rented out for. Towels were provided, linen was clean and beds comfy. Washer and Dryer were in the cabin and worked well. Wifi - advertised on top of the website - was not available in the cabins at all, but provided for the cheaper rooms, in the area around the pool. After some negotiations, we got the Wifi password (and had to go to the pool area to access it) - but it ended up virtually not working most of the time. The pool is nice enough, but only accessible with a key which we received on our second day only.
Overall - too high a price tag for what this accomodation has to offer.
If you are prepared to pay this amount of money, book one of the nicer options that are definitely out there on the Bellarine to get better value.
This modest motel is ultra clean and well maintained but is grossly over priced for what get. And calling the rooms suites seemed a little over the top. The suites are just like an average motel room with some stuff to help self catering ie plates and knives and a small balcony overlooking a family swimming pool. Also I found the regulations of this establishment excessive and intimidatng. Although the "suites" had an air conditioner I would have preferred to have more than one window to open.
Room was pleasant overlooking pool. Simple room but had everything we needed. Hotel front desk staff were friendly, helpful. A short walk to the river and there is a nice (long) walk along the water around to Barwon Heads. There are Cafes close by also and it is not far (although up a hill!) to the shopping centre of Ocean Grove.
