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Reviews of Goolgowi Highway Motel

22-24 Zara St, 2652 Goolgowi, Australia

#1 of 1 hotels in Goolgowi

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Review score

Based on 71 hotel reviews

5.1

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    6.1

  • Comfort

    6.0

  • Location

    6.9

  • Facilities

    5.3

  • Staff

    6.7

  • Value for money

    6.1

  • Free WiFi

    2.5

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  • Reviewed: 23 July 2025

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nice hot shower ,warm.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 14 June 2025

    5.0
    Overnight stay on the way to the Gold Coast. Probrably would not choose to stay there again.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Outdated. Not the cleanest.

    Good location right on the highway. Room was warm.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 10 June 2025

    5.0
    Overnight atay, was ok but wouldn’t stay longer.
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Needs updating. The linen was stained and dirty.

    It was dry, and warm. Somewhere to sleep overnight.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 1 January 2025

    5.0
    Passable
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Toilet and bathroom are both very small and dated

    If this was workers accommodation on a mine site that included meals it would be good accommodation

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 27 November 2024

    6.0
    It was good for the night
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The air con was loud

    The lady was friendly and explained the rules due to neighbour had a sick person so I appreciated the explanation for rules eg no headlights on house

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: 28 December 2023

    4.0
    Old
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very old. Mattress and towels are as old as the building itself, no milk for coffee, no wifi

    it was clean.

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 20 March 2023

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Couple
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Air Conditioning noisy & very old right next to bed.

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: 30 September 2022

    4.0
    Read the above.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    The facility is very tired. Old mattress. No hand towels. Rules and notices to cover every possible factor. No electric blanket

    Stayed in September 2022

  • Reviewed: 19 September 2022

    5.0
    need some work done with it alot of work to many rules on the wall etc
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    it wasn’t clean things are fill apart

    not a thing

    Stayed in September 2022

  • Reviewed: 25 July 2025

    1.0
    Very poor
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The list of rules should have been a red flag even before getting to the room, then more within. Weird. To say it is tired is an understatement, best look for alternatives in the area in future. Reminded me that even booking.com is not infallible.

    Nothing comes to mind.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 17 May 2025

    8.0
    Very clean, with comfortable beds, all that was required.
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Would have liked some milk for a coffee.

    No breakfast prvided

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 19 April 2025

    2.0
    Um it was cheap, but very dated and mismatched
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The water was Luke warm, the towels were hard and old, everything was old and dated, not retro style... OLD, there were so many rules. The bed was incredibly uncomfortable, rooms had not had a deep clean in a long time and it was dirty in the room, I would not stay there again. The room had horror movie vibes. The only bonus was how cheap the room was.

    The lady was friendly

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 12 March 2025

    8.0
    An older motel but had all that was needed and was very clean and quiet.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Was perfectly fine for what I needed

    Perfectly suitable for my 1 night stop on my travels.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 26 January 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The 1970’s bathroom facilities.

    Comfortable and clean

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 12 January 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    no complaints

    the hotel is in vintage style, but it was clean and had everything you need for your stay. The price matched the quality. The staff is good. The rules of stay that the staff shows you for review before checking in with adequate conditions. They are quite clear and doable.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 3 January 2025

    3.0
    So disappointing
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Room was horrible - dated and grubby with poor furnishings. Shower was tiny with a ridiculously small sink.

    Location.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 9 November 2024

    7.0
    A pleasant night's stay in a more remote area
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Not many facilities in town

    Friendly owner

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: 13 October 2024

    1.0
    Poorest excuse for a motel.
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    that the door on the toilet didn't fit, so didn't shut. That the TV stations didn't work, there was no milk for coffee. Needed to hunt for light switches, outside door latch not very secure. The amount of don't dos I was told before I was handed the key. The price I needed to pay if I wanted to go in before 16:00

    that I had a bed to sleep in, as poor as it was.

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: 16 September 2024

    10
    Quiet and comfortable
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    N/A

    The hosts were super lovely and couldn't do enough for us

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 1 May 2024

    2.0
    Very poor
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Everthing

    Nothing

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 19 April 2024

    2.0
    Thankfully it was only the one night.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    This motel needs to be demolished or at least some attempt to update. Shouldn’t even be rated two stars. No hot water. It was barely tepid so a cold shower wasn’t appreciated. Towels so thin they were almost invisible. No milk was supplied. Will never stay there again. Will keep driving another 100kms and get a cheaper yet better room.

    The lady in the office was friendly. Tea and coffee was supplied.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 26 January 2024

    1.0
    Be Very Careful with your Booking!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Everything, was expecting Norman Bates to be hiding in the shower. No money has been spent on this property since maybe 1970

    Absolutely NOTHING. This place is a dump and should be bulldozed. Booking.com have possibly mixed up Goolgowi Motor Inn, which is superb, 4.8 out of 5 with Goolgowi Highway motel, 0 out of 5. I feel for the couple who maybe own and manage this hovel. We had prepaid, but left immediately on seeing the room, booked into Goolgowi Motor Inn, rather blow $100 than have no sleep.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 21 November 2023

    1.0
    No empathy
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    This hotel in my opinion does not even rate a 1/2 star. On arrival I asked the owner if I could cancel the reservation as the town had no facilities no sit down meals club pub etc.they are all closed but was told they did have a takeaway that closed at 5 pm. She advised that it was too hard to cancel this special reservation. No empathy whatsoever so I left in discust. The pictures of this hotel are at least 9 years old, and does not reflect the true condition of the place. The office area was discracful so I can only guess what the rooms were like and now having read other reviews I am very unhappy that I wasted my hard earned cash on making a booking in the first place. This place should be removed from Booking.com.

    Nothing

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 4 October 2023

    7.0
    Good stop for an overnighter
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    This wasn't the smartest of places that we stayed in, but perfectly adequate for 1 night. Clean and comfortable, affordable price, quiet at night, pleasant hosts.

    Stayed in September 2023

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