Hotel Bowral dengan Spa

Historic building with a great reception area and beautiful gardens. Only a short drive into down. Staff were friendly and the room was clean and quiet. Bed was a little on the firm side and the outside of the windows could do with a brush down to remove a few cob webs. Really enjoyed the on-site restaurant and had one of the best meals of my life there, thoroughly enjoyed our stay .

We stayed at the Gibraltar on a Saturday night to Sunday night. The room was the least expensive room but was spacious and luxurious. I didn't find it an issue to be overlooking the car park - it was quiet and our room had a thick hedge screening the room balcony from the car park and we had no issues with noise from there. We did have issues with noise from a group who congregated in the room next door and who kept us awake when we were trying to sleep, but this was dealt with very promptly by staff. The bed was very comfortable too. Check in was very simple, with staff friendly and helpful. We had booked into the restaurant for dinner on Saturday night and found it to be a very pleasant dining experience. It was quite pricey, but the food was delicious and was well worth it. We went to the bar next door after dinner - we had been hoping to get the jazz musician, who is apparently a regular there on Friday and Saturday nights, but he had called in sick or something, so perhaps next time ... We were surprised that the bar didn't offer hot drinks, but hubby enjoyed a beer. We didn't stay very long, because it was quite cold. Although the bar has an open fireplace, it's angled to face the dance floor area. The bulk of the seating is along one wall when you come in, so you miss out on any kind of warmth from the fire. This is an area of the hotel that could probably do with a re-vamp to make it more comfortable for patrons. The weak spot for this place is breakfast. It's buffet style on the weekends and a la carte on week days. However, what's on offer is the same and the selections are quite limited and not what you'd expect from a luxury hotel. Essentially it's all fried food - bacon, sausages, hash browns and baked beans. Plus a limited selection of pastries and I think I saw weat bix as well, plus some melon type fruit in glasses. There's no real catering for people who don't want a whole lot of fried food and no barista coffee or even hot chocolate. All of what's on offer you can get when you stay in a country pub. I was honestly surprised - I would have expected a lot better and to have more variety, especially considering the prices charged to stay here. I assume the hotel doesn't pay for a chef for breakfast, only for dinner. Next time we come, we won't pay to have breakfast here. Despite the meh breakfast experience it was a lovely stay and we would most definitely come back and stay again.

staff amazing! breakfast amazing! Cocktails amazing! Gardens amazing! However the rooms completely disappointing! I am not sure how this hotel can be considering luxury? Its interior is worn and requires updating . We stayed in the Forrest suite room 120. Nothing like the photos . The mattress sunk inwards when we slept, my legs were higher than by body when laying down, that’s how bad the mattress was . The roll out bed which I was told had a proper matress sunk inwards. PowerPoints did not work . Our electric towel rail, the cord was taped with duck tape. The sofa and arm chairs was so old and worn , with chipping timber frames’ skiriting boards and paint was chipping. Lighting was so dim No air conditioning and it was a 30 degree weekend . I understand the website states rooms would not have the same view, but a view of bush and shrubs is not a garden view. The shutters in the room is old and some were broken The hall ways are so worn and floor boards creaked Room service menu is on an A4 paper with 8 selection of meals Spa bath tub which was also a shower was slippery to stand on Couldn’t order drinks or food at the pool This place is falling apart, thankfully friendly staff and beautiful garden (which isn’t as big as the photos) Disappointed