Hotels with Kitchenettes in Australia - New Zealand and the South Pacific

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Great location. Well-appointed kitchenette - two saucepans, colander and a frying pan with a good range of kitchen utensils and crockery. Other than the one teaspoon provided cutlery was also plentiful. Housekeeping is every second day and is “hit and miss”; ie, the kitchen sink wasn’t cleaned and on the first occasion replacement dishwashing powder wasn’t left (thankfully Reception has a supply of this and other items). On the second occasion, rather than leaving two sachets of dishwashing powder they left two sachets of laundry powder (my room did not have a washing machine). A simple mistake? Possibly - but when I took the laundry powder to Reception to have it swapped for dishwashing powder the Receptionist’s reaction lead me to believe that such mistakes are not unusual. On about day three of my stay, a light bulb in one of the two lights in the kitchen blew. On my way out that morning, I reported the matter to Reception and asked that the bulb be replaced. As there were two lights in the kitchen I was very specific about which one needed changing; ie, the one on the right-hand side, nearest the pantry. On my return, I found a card from Building Maintenance on the kitchen bench showing the bulb had been replaced. It had not. I took a photo and returned to Reception where both the Receptionist and Duty Manager were not impressed. Light bulb promptly fixed. TV volume wouldn’t go past “8”. Didn’t bother me as I prefer radio and reading.

Great central location. Excellent breakfast with lots of options for families. Bathrooms a bit dated but well maintained and clean.