Garden Lodge Sydney (Sydney, Australia) - Motel Reviews

TheLalas

Newcastle, Australia

2 reviews

Reviews in 2 cities

Reviewed May 20, 2012 NEW

We stayed here last weekend for one night. They allowed a late check in. Room was clean. Only difficulty was finding the place as there are 2 places on Parramatta Road which are '17'. However, upon calling, we were given good directions. Continental breakfast the next morning was good too. I would suggest having some fresh fruit out. Though, they... More

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rosmax

Moscow, Russia

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15 reviews

Reviews in 12 cities

3 helpful votes

“Perfect hotel with poor location. Отличный отель с неудобным расположением.”

Reviewed May 13, 2012

+ Hotel itself is perfect - nice new and clean rooms, room electronic safe (big one, suits camera and laptop), free parking, wifi (fast), laundry room. Duty manager Ivan was really professional. - Location is in the middle of high traffic, so it takes 45 minutes for us driving to the airport, it takes long to drive-in (road from Melbourne)... More

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Dear Rosmax, Thank you very much for your positive review on TripAdvisor. Actually Garden Lodge Sydney location is one of the best location without paying high parking fee in the city. You could just take the bus or train directly to Townhall within a short time. Driving from Melbourne is about 12 hours and we are just 10 minutes from... More

JamesonSeattle

Seattle

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4 reviews

Reviews in 3 cities

6 helpful votes

“Don't have the front desk call a taxi for you”

Reviewed April 28, 2012

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We chose this hotel for our last night. In Australia and because were told it would be an easy jump to the airport. We asked the front desk to call a taxi and asked how much it would cost for ride to the airport. The front desk told us $30 to $35 dollars. Imagine our surprise when it was $80.... More

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Dear Jameson, Thank you very much for your review on TripAdvisor. We do assist almost all of our guest to call a cab daily as part of our service and you can be assured that there is no commission involve in anyway. You could just take the taxi to the airport within 30 minutes and usually the cost is under... More

Aussietiourist

Australia

Top Contributor

82 reviews

Reviews in 39 cities

35 helpful votes

“Surprisingly good”

Reviewed April 20, 2012

This motel is surprising for its price and location. Rooms ar quite spacious, well appointed [small tele though] and clean for the price. Desk service was efficient although some questions of surrounding services and amenities were unable to be answered, clearly their world opens and closes at the front door. Easy walk to local rail services into city centre and... More

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Dear Jarex26, Thank you very much for your positive review on TripAdvisor. Yes, Garden Lodge Sydney location is one of the best location without paying high parking fee in the city. Some say it's one of the best kept secret in Sydney! You could just take the bus or train directly to Townhall within a short time. Our main priority... More

Beckydu

2 reviews

Reviews in 2 cities

1 helpful vote

“Hotel started off well until...”

Reviewed April 4, 2012

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This hotel appeared to be good value for money. However, since we've left we have realised a very expensive torch we had is missing. The only reason we took it out of our car was so that it would not get stolen. We contacted the hotel the afternoon we left and asked them to search the room. They have told... More

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Dear Beckydu, Thank you for staying with us. We regret that you have lost your expensive torch. It was reported to us as a big black torch. We did search your room in detail twice after you left but we can't find the torch. We have provided a very secure electronic safe (big enough for a lap top) in every... More

frankiemac28

Stirling, United Kingdom

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26 reviews

Reviews in 5 cities

8 helpful votes

“Not huge luxury but great value for money.”

Reviewed March 11, 2012

The Garden Lodge Hotel was superb value for money. Only 5 minute walk to Metro station....into town 10 minutes. Room Wi-Fi the best quality (5 bar) I have ever had in years. Fox Sports channels for free. Staff extremely pleasant and helpful. Seen a couple of bland reviews online. Probably from rich idiots obviously used to staying in huge luxury... More

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Dear Frankiemac28, Thank you very much for your positive review on TripAdvisor. We love to provide the best we could to all our guests and will continue to upgrade our WIFI services. We will be upgrading our wifi service to the highest speed available in Australia next month. Thank you for your positive feedback on our inhouse FOXTEL channel too.... More

Jarex26

Senior Reviewer

7 reviews

Reviews in 4 cities

1 helpful vote

“Pleasantly Surprised”

Reviewed March 3, 2012

What a surprise this accommodation was, not knowing the outer suburbs of Sydney we booked this and really didn't know what to expect , I thought it might be a bit dodgy but as my title says "pleasantly surprised". We paid $119 for the night and was definitely value for money. Staff were very good, rooms basic but clean and... More

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Dear Jarex26, Thank you very much for your positive review on TripAdvisor. Yes, we strive to give our guests clear and useful information without adding cost to make their stay stay a comfortable one. We have just added some pictures to the text information provided for better illustrations, especially for non- english speaking guests. Our main priority is good guest... More

fatbeetle

Aus

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25 reviews

Reviews in 15 cities

22 helpful votes

“Not a bad place to stay at all”

Reviewed November 27, 2011

Stayed here for a long weekend with family. We were up in Sydney seeing Alan Davies's live show. The room was large and comfortable,, clean and well provided for. (It could have done with a microwave.) Staff were polite and friendly, very accommodating. Yes, being next to a main road was little, but not greatly, noisy at times. A short... More

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Dear Fatbeetle, Many thanks for writing a review on TripAdvisor. We greatly appreciate your comments and I will share them with the team. Yes, we will definately look into your microwave in the room suggestion, at the moment we have the microwave in the atrium when guests can heat up their food and enjoy them in the dining area. We... More

SilverProdigy

Melbourne

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15 reviews

Reviews in 12 cities

6 helpful votes

“Clean room. Friendly Staff.”

Reviewed November 20, 2011

We selected this hotel due to its proximity to ANZ stadium and based on previous reviews. The rooms were spacious and clean. They were service daily. The only annoyance was the shower did not have doors. This meant that whenever you have a shower, the entire bathroom would get wet. The hotel has one washing machine and dryer free of... More

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Dear SilverProdigy, Many thanks for writing a review on TripAdvisor. We greatly appreciate your comments and I will share them with the team. Yes, all our rooms are serviced daily with new amenities provided and I am glad you've enjoyed it. We've installed large 10mm safety glass panels to prevent splashing on the garment rack and the toilet seat. Our... More

Nina J

Kigali, Rwanda

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4 reviews

Reviews in 2 cities

5 helpful votes

“Good Stay”

Reviewed September 19, 2011

This place is okay. by okay i mean, i got just what i paid for. nothing more. Would recommend for business people. More

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Dear Nina J, Thank you for your review of Garden Lodge Sydney, I am really pleased you enjoyed your stay and satisfied with our services. Yes, we do provide services for our business travellers such as photostating, printing, scanning, in room lap top safe and providing IDD telephone access in their rooms with a small fee. We are in a... More