Clifton Motel — Hotel in Albury

Booked 3 nights, first morning a friend came by to drop me off a phone charger as I forgot mine, he asked the owner where my room was, my visitor (55 yo) was here for less than 5 mins, ❌❌ as soon as he left the owner approached & asked me what business he had here and scolded me, saying visitors are not welcome and that's the hotel policy, she said my guest looked undesirable and if she seen anyone else here I would be be asked to leave or she would call the police 🤔|| ❌❌ There's No signs or notes on booking info relating to a no visitor policy. 🤔|| I had other friends from Melbourne going to drop in to catch up at some stage but I now felt so uncomfortable and unwelcome here I actually forfeited one night and booked another hotel so I could welcome my friends.😒 || ❌ The hotel itself is old and very average, a bit shabby, could use some maintenance, small, only 12 rooms, cars park very close to room doors so you get woken up by closing car doors at all hours, room walls are thin, you can hear all noises including water and snoring etc from the next room, lucky I was at the end so only one room beside me but still was hard to get sleep 💤 situated on a crn close to main roads and intersection so lots of traffic noise as well.||❌ not close to shopping or food||❌ Room Reasonably clean but not spotless like other reviews state, large cobwebs in bathroom roof corner full of dead insects, high places thick with dust, rubbish under bed ECT, ||❌ mosquitoes in room, I had to go buy insect spray as the mosquitoes breed in the plants (bromiliades) and water dishes that they keep full of water just out side the room entrance door and garden.||❌ Wifi very weak and slow ||❌ Breakfast offered is pathetic , a small cereal box or a slice of toast||||❌ If the manager was not such a sticky nose and more polite I would give this hotel 1.5 stars out of 5 rating, however my score now is 0 never before in over a hundred hotels Ive stayed in all over the be world have I come across an issue like this,.||❌ I was made to feel so very unwelcome and so uncomfortable that I left a night early. Im 60yo, quite and respectable & did nothing wrong to deserve this sort of treatment, || ❌❌ I certainly would not under any circumstances recommend this hotel to anyone 👎👎👎|| ||☑️ Room reasonable clean||☑️ Close to train ||☑️ The bed was clean but not so comfortable, room had fridge and microwave, furniture was not to old n dated ||❗ Nothing much good to say about the place there are much better budget options in the area as...

👎 Sticky Nose/rude owner/host 👎 Booked 3 nights, first morning a friend came by to drop me off a phone charger as I forgot mine, he asked the owner where my room was, my visitor (55 yo) was here for less than 5 mins, ❌❌ as soon as he left the owner approached & asked me what business he had here and scolded me, saying visitors are not welcome and that's the hotel policy, she said my guest looked undesirable and if she seen anyone else here I would be be asked to leave or she would call the police 🤔 ❌❌ There's No signs or notes on booking info relating to a no visitor policy. 🤔 I had other friends from Melbourne going to drop in to catch up at some stage but I now felt so uncomfortable and unwelcome here I actually forfeited one night and booked another hotel so I could welcome my friends.😒 ❌ The hotel itself is old and very average, a bit shabby, could use some maintenance, small, only 12 rooms, cars park very close to room doors so you get woken up by closing car doors at all hours, room walls are thin, you can hear all noises including water and snoring etc from the next room, lucky I was at the end so only one room beside me but still was hard to get sleep 💤 situated on a crn close to main roads and intersection so lots of traffic noise as well. ❌ not close to shopping or food ❌ Room Reasonably clean but not spotless like other reviews state, large cobwebs in bathroom roof corner full of dead insects, high places thick with dust, rubbish under bed ECT, ❌ mosquitoes in room, I had to go buy insect spray as the mosquitoes breed in the plants (bromeliads) water dishes that they keep full of water just out side the room entrance door and garden. ❌ Wifi very weak and slow ❌ Breakfast offered is pathetic , a small cereal box or a slice of toast

❌ If the manager was not such a sticky nose and more polite I would give this hotel 1.5 stars out of 5 rating, however my score now is 0 never before in over a hundred hotels Ive stayed in all over the be world have I come across an issue like this,. ❌ I was made to feel so very unwelcome and so uncomfortable that I left a night early. Im 60yo, quite and respectable & did nothing wrong to deserve this sort of treatment, ❌❌ I certainly would not under any circumstances recommend this hotel to anyone 👎👎👎

☑️ Room reasonable clean ☑️ Close to train ☑️ The bed was clean but not so comfortable, room had fridge and microwave, furniture was not to old n dated ❗ Nothing much good to say about the place there are much better budget options in the area...

The question you maybe wondering...Why is it cheap?

Simple, the building is old/original retro. Well maintained but has wear and tear of decades of use.

Well designed and built originally, the sound from the railway station and surrounding major through roads is minimal.

The location is great.

Easy walk to and from the railway, or basic off street parking is available.

Easy walk to explore or get supplies from the supermarket etc

A practical overnight stop over.

Or inexpensive warm (posting in Autumn) shelter if wanting to stay a few days and explore the area cheaply.

IMHO there are two kinds of "cheap motel", the stingy, kind with mediocre, underpaid staff, often offsite...or the Clifton Motel kind, which is clearly a family run, thoughtful "my home is your home" style of ownership.

Mina is a friendly, polite and thoughtful hostess.

We had to check in late, our journey was unexpectedly delayed further and Mina was lovely about everything.

We arrived tired, to a warm, welcoming room. A sanctuary against the wet and cold.

Clean, tidy. Practical layout.

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