Mantra - accommodation in Belconnen

This is a nice boutique hotel - we love the location and it’s got great amenities.

New everything! Beds, bathrooms, towels… Good parking with EV chargers (32 amp). Only criticism was signage. The building looks like a large multi-storey parking lot not a hotel from the street, with only one small grey Mercure sign.

Great views from the second bedroom especially. Nice and high up with a small balcony to sit and enjoy the views. Comfortable couch to watch TV and a good simple kitchen with coffee machine etc. However - check in is confusing - better and updated instructions are required - do a video if you have to. The locked box is not the same as pictured, nobody tells you there is more than one tower that has the same room number so we headed to the wrong room and wondered why our key fob didn't work. The second bedroom is so hot it's almost unbearable with no A/C. Very stuffy. The pots/pans are so scratched they are unusable so we had to eat out every night. Bedside tables in the master are too big for the space so my husband walked into them a couple of times in the night. No aerial so no free to air TV, smart TV where you need your own logins to apps. Gym was nice to workout in and pool would be good in summer months. Close drive to lots of fast food outlets and Woolies is right underneath which is handy. Also not far to Westfield. This apartment definitely has potential if a few things are rectified.