Geelong Rippleside Park Motor Inn — Hotel in Drumcondra

I was meant to stay at another nearby hotel that ended up being booked with kids going on excursion, they directed me to here and handled all of the business including payments as mine was set to be automatic The manager is probably the nicest person I’ve ever met, excellent service and helped me move the dates with no problems [I was coming down here with my partner for hot air ballooning but it got moved a day over so I had to change every other booking to coincide with our main plans] and the manager made that so effortless, it was quick and easy. The room was clean and one bed had heated blankets which was a good surprise. Only downside was that the shower head was very flimsy and if you’re a light sleeper you might be woken up by the highway, it didn’t personally bother me or my partner but I can see how it might be a downside. And I heard there was free wifi but I don’t think it applied to the rooms as neither my partner or I was able to access it and we weren’t given a password or anything. But in all honesty for the price and the availability [everything is close in terms of distance] and the service, it’s a great little place, there was even enough parking when...

I had an unpleasant time staying at the motel. The room I stayed in, the toilet cubicle had cobweb on the ceiling, the bed end sheet (I dont know what you call it) had some sort of blood stain on it, a pubic hair was found on one of the towels, stain marks were on one of the pillows, the mattress bases cover had lot of stains on it, the cup tray had lot of dust and sugar on it, lot of dead flies are inside the pamphlet rack and the gap under the shower door had lot of dirt and hairs came out when I put a little bit of water pressure on it. It was revolting, the worst of all each night was about $137. There were no room service, no one came and tidied the bed each morning and emptied the rubbish bin. On the top of that, the decor is definitely very outdated, it desperately needs a good fresh of paint. Very disappointed...

We stayed at the Rippleside Park Motor Inn for a few days in January. The room was clean, comfortable and well equipped - fridge, microwave, kettle, toaster plus a good selection of plates, bowls cutlery etc. We did not find noise from passing traffic to be a problem despite it being close to a main road - the noise from early departing guests on Harleys woke us - but it would no matter where you stayed. It's a pleasant 40 minute walk along the esplanade to get to Cunningham Pier and into the CBD, or a slightly quicker walk along the main road. The wi-fi signal was good and the owners and staff were friendly and very pleasant. If you want to eat, go up to the Bean & Base cafe opposite the station for breakfast or if you're there at the weekend, they do a seriously good wood fired pizza for...