Reviews of A Great Ocean View Motel 3.5 stars
1 Great Ocean Road, 3233 Apollo Bay, Australia

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Reviewed: 1 September 2025 · Stayed in September 2025
Verified reviewLocation and beautiful ocean view.
Bathroom facilities are rather dated.
Reviewed: 31 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewExcellent location, excellent views close to town centre value for money
Reviewed: 28 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewView only
Bed average, heater couldn’t get to work, changed rooms due to possums or something scratching in the roof
Reviewed: 25 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewFabulous location and view, great value for money.
Reviewed: 24 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewLovely staff. Hot shower. Warm. Clean.
Slightly out of town. Clean, however could have been cleaner.
Reviewed: 21 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewEverything was up to the mark. No complaints!
Reviewed: 20 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 20 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewSunrise from ur room
Bed was way to soft for my back... I have back issues. I need a firm mattress. Otherwise prefect getway
Reviewed: 19 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewLocation, staff, views
Reviewed: 16 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewGreat location. Got upgraded to an upstairs room with a lovely view. Very friendly owners
Reviewed: 13 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewWe didn’t even stay the night
The bed was very old, springs were prominent, walked through a spiders web. No one else at the motel, window frames broken. Dirty shower drains etc. We walked in and walked out and did not stay the night. Unfortunately non-refundable so we lost our money too.
Reviewed: 10 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 10 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 7 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewGreat and accommodating staff. Fantastic view and close to everything.
Needs a bit of maintenance.
Reviewed: 4 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewA room with a nice view. It was ground floor with carparking directly out front. It did require a few steps to get into unit. It had a little deck out front which would be nice to sit out on in warmer months. View from sitting at small dining table was very pleasant. Good location on west end of town. Beds and linen were good. Heating very satisfactory. Reasonable living area. Roomy bathroom. Reasonably clean presentation. It is an attractive looking building.....Reasonable room rate at last minute booking.
This is what must be an older establishment that is certainly showing its age. It would certainly benefit with a good external clean (water blasting and maybe paint) as there is green growth on upper decks and external surfaces. A good garden trim and tidy up also would bring a bit of life to the exterior appearance. The internal side needs a real freshen up with bathroom makeover. regrouting of tiles on floors, new washers on all taps as they were extremely hard to turn off, so they didn't drip all night. New floor covering as present ones are marked/ water damaged or stained, as to the curtains. There was electric blanket single bed but was upside down and not able to be connected to PowerPoint. Ants appeared on mass from nowhere when anything put on desk next to fridge. Mentioned to staff but they said they hadn't seen and didn't seem to be worried about. The smell of bleach was overpowering on entering the unit and required a complete airing of unit and heaps of water in shower recess being flushed around the area to wash away. These are suggestions and observations given to help improve the complex. Not a personal complaint to managers. Most off these observations did not give a bad experience but we would have enjoyed better if they are improved.
Reviewed: 1 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 31 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewStaff were great, views absolutely beautiful
Reviewed: 27 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewAn amazing view and a short walk into town! Really great stay.
Reviewed: 23 July 2025 · Stayed in April 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 21 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 21 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 20 July 2025 · Stayed in April 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 20 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewGreat view
Reviewed: 20 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewGreat Ocean Road and Ocean views
Reviewed: 17 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewBest place for relaxing
Everything was good , loved our stay