Great Northern Hotel — Restaurant in New South Wales

Was looking for accommodation for a stop over as we were travelling from Melbourne Victoria to Byron Bay NSW . Decided to stop at Kempsey and booked into the great Northern Hotel.. It was under a $100 for the room. It slept 2 people me and my mate. Rooms were old pub style, upstairs, unfortunately no air-conditioning, just a big ceiling fan, but the windows opened wide so it was not to bad. Room was clean. We had a shared kitchen, big fridge and had freezer, kitchen was well appointed and clean. Also shared bathroom 🚻, toilets separate men's one side ladies the other. Amenities were fine 🙂 Special mention to the bar staff and staff in general, all pleasant and helpful. Bistro served great food, reasonable prices and delicious.. compliments to chef and waitresses... Special mention of the sports bars, fantastic facilities a absolutely HUGE TV 📺, and lots of others to view sports races news etc. Also I did see a pool table or 2 which is great 👍.. Atmosphere we found to be cruisey laid back, well worth a visit and a night or 3 stay cheers Colin Lexton Victoria...

Only stayed one night, the staff are just so lovely and friendly, a real laidback country spirit which is totally my jam.

The Room: Is modestly decorated and perfect, it's was Nice and clean and freshly presented, the bed was super comfy, lovely new air-conditioning unit that works well. Fresh Towels with shampoo/conditioner and a shower gel, presented on a nice rack in the room, TV had Stan and Netflix ect. Communal bathroom but one set for men and one for the ladies at opposite ends of the communal lounge space, a kitchenette with a fridge and tea coffee station, free laundry and dryer, nice little balcony.

The bathroom floor needs a bit better wash and the shower walls and grouting a better clean maybe a quick bleach to remove the grime but otherwise nice, the showers water pressure was great.

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Bad experience of overpriced accommodation.I was charged $140.39 for one person to stay in room 6 (queen mattress) where it was IMPOSSIBLE TO SLEEP due to 1. no air con in rooms and 2. The window opens out to the pub's main air con outlet which blasts out all night long. I ended up leaving at midnight due to it being so unbearable and it was still going strong. Also,the bistro was closed despite being advertised as open which left only Aldi and a burger van (highly recommend) as places to eat in town. The place was newly decorated,sheets were crisp and the lady in charge of the bar tried her best to help but none of this could hide the fact that some of these rooms are not fit for purpose...