Motel di Pantai Airlie

From the moment we attempted to open the door to having the leave the room clean and tidy and “take out the garbage” as you leave, this place charged a premium price and doesn’t deliver. The smells from the restaurant’s exhaust fan next door comes into the bathroom, and stinks your room up!! It was built close to 50 years ago and looks like only the bare minimum has been done to upgrade the facilities. The fridge had no proper shelving, (see picture) which another traveler had bought to the owners attention several months ago. I thought by now they would have replaced them… but nope, that would cost them money. No cupboards, just a rack with no hangers provided. (See picture) You are given 1 white (greying) thinned towel for each guest, to last 4 days. What a joke, they don’t alert people to that fact when you book. Also the rack provided to dry your towels on is rusted. See picture. The toilet looks like it hasn’t been cleaned since the last century. Putrid. (See picture) we were expected to clean it when we left. Which made me wonder if these units are cleaned and sanitised between guests, particularly in this age of Covid!! Definitely a health hazard. No screens on doors, so you cannot sleep with the sliding door or window open for fresh air at night. Security is a big concern here as the back door doesn’t have a dead lock. We were warned about thieves coming into the complex, but obviously nothing has been done to secure the guests possessions while they are out. I would advise people to look elsewhere in Airlie Beach, and not waste hood money on this dump.

Whitsundays, Airlie Beach Excellent Above and Beyond I was part of a large women’s group that stayed at Colonial Palms Cannot express my gratitude and appreciation enough to the attention I received, lost an earring, late checkout, luggage stowed, unusual diet, local information, nothing was a concern for this lovely crew! Excellent service from breakfasts, dinner, great coffee, spotless accomodation, to offering to pickup a member of our group, who was stranded by Qantas at PPP airport! This motel isn’t your corporate, online computer generated business its the friendly, caring service from the people who own the motel. Definitely returning.

You don’t need to move much from here. Lots of dining, heaps of pub entertainment, serious bottle shop. But you might. And if you do: Use the courtesy bus. There’s no Uber, limited taxis, walking to the ***** really isn’t an option. If you’re heading into town for Airlie in all its glory, just avail yourself of the free bus that rotates between “RGH” and the other town pleasures. No parking hassles, no queuing, no what-if. There and back, easy as. That friendly and professional service made my stay. Legend.