伍倫貢曼特拉飯店(Mantra Wollongong)

This is probably the worst accomodation I've ever stayed in. Our balcony looked over a run down carpark. Had to park on the street overnight because of insufficent parking. The room itself was so poorly maintained and the cleaniness... someone elses long black hair all in the shower and bathroom and food residue in the oven.

My family and I stayed at Mantra Wollongong for 1 night as part of a family road trip. When we arrived at the front of the hotel by car, there was nowhere to stop the car so I had to park a block away and walk to the entrance. The receptionist was very quick to check us in and charge my card. After all the paperwork was signed (and my card charged for the full price), she said “Oh, by the way, I’m sorry but the only elevator in the building is broken, so you’re going to have to use the stairs.” Our room was on the 6th floor. I asked her, “You mean we have to bring our luggage up 6 floors by stairs?” To which she replied “Yes, we’re fully booked, I’m sorry but there’s nothing we can do.” There was no offer of any compensation, not even a 10% discount or bottled water. Still, my sister and I, both in our late 30s, lugged 2 x 20kg suitcases and 2 small ones up 6 floors via dusty and stuffy fire stairs. When we finally reached the room, NONE of the 4 key cards worked. NONE. So I had to go all the way back down again to get replacement key cards, and walk up the 6 floors again. All this on a 36 degrees day. On top of all this, the 2 bedroom apartment was advertised as air-conditioned, but there was only 1 aircon unit in the living room. The 2 bedrooms had no aircon. The ‘eco-friendly’ body wash and shampoo pump bottles provided were half-full and extremely diluted from spending months under the shower spray, and just didn’t feel sanitary at all. All this for $400/night.

Ok, the apartment was dirty. There was snot or some sort of bodily fluid on the bed head that I had to use a sponge with hot water to remove. The air conditioner was probably the noisiest A/C I’ve ever heard. I’m not sure what had happened to the lounge room wall but it looked really dodgy. Not worth the money I paid at all. Also not sure what was going on with the apartment opposite the elevator?? The door was left wide open all day and night and look like the room had been ransacked. Just to make us feel that little bit uneasy upon arrival.

Room not available at check in time. Some rubbish left in room (chips on floor, food wrappers on couch, oven filthy. Wifi not available. Phone not working.

Apart from a good sized apartment, this property is a detriment to Accor hotels: a brand and loyalty killer. Cleanliness is awful and you get the dirty feel from the moment you arrive, park your car & walk the hallway. The expectation is already set and upon entering the room, that expectation becomes reality - paint peeling on window ledges, mould on window ledges, mouldy shower tiles, soap scum on shower tiles, cobwebs galore, heavily stained furniture, moisture damaged vanity laminate, stained carpets, stained walls. Hold every glass up to the light and you’ll see nothing clean and possibly the previous guests lipstick stains (like we did). I’d be embarrassed if I were the Hotel Manager and this was the product I was selling. Stay elsewhere in Wollongong, won’t be hard to find better.

2 nights staying with my husband and our puppy. Very old and below the average hotel.furniture was outdated and needed replacing but comfortable bed and clean bedding. Reception staff was also nice.

Liked: Large rooms, clean comfortable bed, pillows and linens. Good central location Disliked: Mould in bathroom grout. Overall worn condition; walls need repainting. Foil lining on oven tray placed over greasy unwashed surface.

The property was run down, the furniture was dated, the walls and doors were scuffed.

Extremely close to train station. Excellent value, any issues I had were quickly resolved. However the property doesn't seem to have disabled access from the street. This was not a problem for my elderly father as there were only 8 steps to climb. All in all 10/10.