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Reviews of Bribie Waterways Motel

3 out of 5
Bribie Waterways Motel
155 Welsby Parade, Bongaree, QLD

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 196 out of 456 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 196 out of 456 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 40 out of 456 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 15 out of 456 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 9 out of 456 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Kim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfect location, across road from foreshore and beach. Walking distance to shops, cafes, supermarkets, scenic walks. Bus stop few minutes down road to go to other areas of island. Clean and well equipped room with all you need. Each room has own balcony or patio area. Decent sized clean and inviting plunge pool. Laundry service $10 a load, I believe, didn’t use it. Staff were excellent very friendly, professional and went out of way to help promptly with small issue. Probably best motel on island for price and location. Be aware when booking, rooms with canal views are in allowed smoking area. Rooms looking out to foreshore non smoking. I was unaware of this when I booked my room. Motel contacted me promptly providing this information. Very quickly with no issue changed me to another room.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Team Waterways on 24 Mar 2024
Hi Kim, Thank you for taking the time to rate our hotel with 5 stars! We're thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us and that we met your expectations.! We are happy to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us, and that our affordability & friendly staff were particular highlights. We hope to have the opportunity to welcome you back in the future for another outstanding stay!

10/10 Excellent

Geoffrey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great receptionist and service. Hassle free
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Bribie Waterways Team on 29 Feb 2024
Thank you so much for the positive rating Geoffrey, We appreciate your support and are thrilled to know that you had an enjoyable experience with us. We always strive to provide quality service and satisfaction to the guests.We look forward to having you back with us!

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A lovely room in a convenient, scenic area. Highly recommended.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Bribie Waterways Team on 22 Feb 2024
Hi Michael, Thanks for taking the time to leave us such a great review! Happy to hear you enjoyed your stay and highly recommend us to others!Hope to welcome you back again soon here @ Bribie waterways.

10/10 Excellent

Katrina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great position, clean, no hassles.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Bribie Waterways on 24 Jan 2024
Hi Katrina, Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review!we are glad to hear you enjoyed your hassle free stay with us & hope to welcome you back again soon here @ Bribie waterways Motel :)

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Enjoyed our stay
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Bribie Waterways on 24 Jan 2024
Hi Elizabeth, Glad to hear you enjoyed you stay with us, thanks for taking the time to leave us a positive review. We hope to welcome you back again soon!Bribie waterways Team

8/10 Good

Linda

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Bribie Waterways Team on 8 Feb 2024
Hi Linda, Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. Glad you enjoyed your stay! hope to see you again soon! :)

10/10 Excellent

Leanne

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ideal place to stay
The studio with a canal view was ideal. The beds were comfortable, the outlook was pleasant and the little kitchenette with a bar fridge and microwave was very handy. The hairdryer was good (not like the usual why-bothers motels use). Parking was plentiful. Shops were an easy walk along the waterfront. One tip: if there's even a remote chance you might arrive after 5pm make arrangements for after hours check in prior to traveling to avoid distress if you get caught in traffic from Brisbane airport.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Bribie Waterways on 24 Jan 2024
Thanks for the amazing review Leanne!Happy to hear the kitchenette and amenities were to your liking. Good advise about the after hours check in arrangements being sorted before reception closes at 5pm, makes it a smoother process for all involved. We hope to welcome you back again soon @ Bribie waterways.

10/10 Excellent

Carole

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Bribie Waterways on 24 Jan 2024
Thanks for the Great Review Carole! Glad you enjoyed your time with us here @ Bribie waterways Motel.

10/10 Excellent

Carolyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Bribie Waterways on 24 Jan 2024
Thanks for taking the time to leave us such a great review Carolyn, we appreciate the feedback!

8/10 Good

Wendy

A great relaxed space, even being on the Main Street to Bongaree. You would not have known. The block out curtains meant no lights from traffic and the staff went out of their way to arrange a room with a view of water. The door control which ensured the door shut did jam stop me from accessing my room without putting my case down and reaching up to lift the control high enough to open the door. I’m not the first one to experience this as the groove in the top of the door was quite deep. A small thing but a real inconvenience for someone not as tall as I am or not young. Otherwise very convenient space to most of the great spaces on Bribie.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Bribie Waterways on 16 Jan 2024
Glad to hear you had a great stay with us Wendy, We appreciate you taking the time to leave us some valuable feedback, Guest Comfort is of high priority to us. We have forwarded your feedback about the door control issue onto our maintenance team to Rectify. Great to hear our Staff were able to accommodate your request for a Waterview room also. We hope to welcome you back again soon here @ Bribie waterways Motel.

10/10 Excellent

Debbie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good location across from water.Lady at check in was nice and friendly.Room was clean and bathrooms were clean .Apartment equipped enough for a overnight stay .Having canal view was interesting watching boats come through gates at weir and watching people fish ,nice place to stay .
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Bribie Waterways on 16 Jan 2024
Thanks for the taking the time to leave such a great review Debbie, Really happy to hear you enjoyed your stay. Our Hardworking Housekeeping team do a great job of ensuring Guests have a comfortable stay with clean facilities. We hope to welcome you back again soon here @ Bribie waterways Motel.

10/10 Excellent

Lee

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Bribie Waterways on 16 Jan 2024
Thanks for the great Review Lee! Glad you enjoyed your time with us here @ Bribie waterways Motel

8/10 Good

Ross

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
For a short stay we enjoyed the area and the room was ideal for us. Staff are welcoming and the area is mostly quiet.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Bribie Waterways on 11 Jan 2024
Thanks for the great Review Ross! Were glad to hear our staff were accommodating and you enjoyed your time here. We hope to welcome you back again soon @ Bribie Waterways Motel :)

10/10 Excellent

Fiona

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Bribie Waterways on 7 Jan 2024
Hi Fiona, thanks for your amazing review and also staying with us! We are so pleased you had an excellent stay. We look forward to your return visit. Kind regards

10/10 Excellent

Zoe- Ann

Wonderful location staff lovely and very clean
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Bribie Waterways on 20 Dec 2023
Thanks so much for your feedback. So pleased you loved our location and found our location clean. Our staff try very hard to look after every guest and thanks for the lovely comments. See you next time.

8/10 Good

Craig

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Booked a night to sleep with some air-con after losing power at home for a couple of days, unit was compact and clean with a great bed and a lovely shower, perfect for what we needed
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Bribie Waterways on 18 Dec 2023
Hi Craig, we hope the air con was nice and cold for you and glad that we could help. we appreciate the feedback.

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The traffic noise from being quite close to one of the main roads was the only downside although thick glass doors and blockout curtains did ease the problem. overall the stay was very good and close to everything on Bongaree beach so no real concerns. Would stay there again should we revisit Bribie Island.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Bribie Waterways on 18 Dec 2023
Hi Brian, thanks so much for selecting Bribie Waterways for your stay. So pleased you liked your location and had such a great stay. We would love to have you visit again soon. Thanks also for your review.

8/10 Good

Naomi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Bribie Waterways on 18 Dec 2023
Hi Naomi, thanks for staying with us. We appreciate your feedback and welcome back anytime.

8/10 Good

Dennis

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Bribie Waterways on 11 Dec 2023
Hi Dennis, thanks so much for staying and so pleased you had a good stay. We hope we can welcome you again soon. Kind regards

2/10 Terrible

Tanya

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Was very disappointed. Got absolutely no sleep on Friday night due to other guests. There was no on-site management and management was not contactable. No compensation was offered when myself and other guests complained the next morning.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Bribie Waterways on 7 Dec 2023
It is a shame that something that does not ever cause us issues happened. We are unable to control otter peoples poor behaviour, choices and lack of respect. Those guests have been banned for life and were ejected early on Saturday.

10/10 Excellent

Christine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Quiet with comfortable bed.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Bribie Waterways on 6 Dec 2023
Hi Christine, thanks so much for staying and so pleased you had such a great stay and a very good sleep. HopeTo see you again soon

8/10 Good

Deanna

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Enjoyed the canal view.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Bribie Waterways on 1 Dec 2023
HI Deanna, thank you for staying and glad you enjoyed the canal view. Look forward to seeing you again soon. regards

10/10 Excellent

Jason

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the location, right near the water. Very quiet and well kept.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Bribie Waterways on 21 Nov 2023
Hi Jason, thank you so much for staying and leaving your amazing review!! We really appreciate it. We love our little piece of paradise and we agree it is a nice quiet spot and we try very hard to keep it looking great. We hope you will stay with us again soon and thanks.

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely location overlooking Broadwater
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Bribie Waterways on 20 Nov 2023
Hi Andrew, thanks for staying and also leaving your feedback!! Glad you liked our location and the views of the water are great!! we hope we can welcome you back again soon.

10/10 Excellent

MIchele

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved our overnight stay. Very clean, all the basic needs provided. Nice view over the road to water ❤️❤️
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Bribie Waterways on 12 Nov 2023
Hi Michele, that makes us very happy and thanks for staying. We love to hear our guests had a lovely stay and glad you liked our views. We hope you will visit us again soon!! Kind regards

10/10 Excellent

Leilani

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was perfect for what we were looking for. We will definitely come back. Thank you
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Bribie Waterways on 17 Oct 2023
Hi Leilani, we are so pleased you had such a great stay and that we were able to meet your needs. We look forward to your return and thank you so much for your feedback.

10/10 Excellent

Wendy

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Bribie Waterways on 9 Oct 2023
Hi Wendy. Thank you so much for your amazing review and makes us very happy that you had such an excellent stay. We hope to see you again soon

6/10 Okay

Graeme

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I found difficulty getting power to mysleep. Machine.maybe more thought when fitting power points to units .
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Bribie Waterways on 8 Oct 2023
Hi Graeme, thanks for staying and leaving feedback

10/10 Excellent

Neville

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Bribie Waterways on 26 Oct 2023
Hi Neville, Thank you for staying and also leaving a review. We are so pleased you had such a great stay and we look forward to welcoming you back again soon. Regards

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We have really enjoyed our stay here. Thanks for the friendly service and good communication.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Bribie Waterways on 1 Oct 2023
Hi Michael, we are so happy that you enjoyed your stay!!!! We appreciate the feedback on the team and the communication. Our No.1 priority is to make sure every guests has a fantastic stay. We hope we can see you again soon

10/10 Excellent

Lynette

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was convenient to the location where I attended an event Easy parking
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Bribie Waterways on 30 Sept 2023
Hi Lynette, glad you found the location great and we do have lots of easy parking. Look forward to your return for your next event.

8/10 Good

Debra

This premises has been renovated over time, the rooms are extremely clean, linen was very good and comfortable. It was annoying having to go to the office daily for milk, maybe that could have been identified at check in which would also avoid any waste. Staff were accomodating and friendly. Road noise at the front of the premises was on from 4.30am. Close to shops and amenities. Overall good
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Bribie Waterways on 1 Oct 2023
Hi Debra, thank you so much for your feedback. Glad you loved the new room and next time we are happy to provide more milk whenever required. The front road does take a bit of traffic but is no highway and the views beyond are amazing. Hope to see you back again soon!!

10/10 Excellent

Janine

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Central to where we needed to be. Tea and coffee provided. Lovely view from our room Clean we were only supplied one blanket for two beds
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Bribie Waterways on 30 Sept 2023
Hi Janine, so pleased you found location great. View is something we love. Apologies for not having an extra blanket. Hope to see you again soon.

10/10 Excellent

Shane

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Perfect location across from beach and lots of cafes around .
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Bribie Waterways on 11 Sept 2023
Hi Shane. Thanks for staying and so pleased you had the perfect stay!! We love our location and we love being surrounded by the water and calm beaches. See you again soon!!

10/10 Excellent

Tiki, GYMPIE

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Bribie Waterways on 30 Sept 2023
Thanks Tiki. Glad you had such a great stay and we hope to have you visit again soon.

8/10 Good

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
This motel is so close to the Pumicestone Passage, great for walks with beautiful water views & spectacular sunsets. The bed was comfortable & the room was very clean.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Bribie Waterways on 24 Aug 2023
Hi Paul. Thanks for staying and taking the time to leave a review. Glad you liked our location and you enjoyed the local walks and water views and those sunsets!! Glad room was clean and comfortable and hope to have you back again soon. Regards

2/10 Terrible

Kelly

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Bribie Waterways on 4 Sept 2023
Hi, we would appreciate your reason for a rating of 1? Given there is no details or feedback , we are taking this as an error and we will see you next time.

10/10 Excellent

Michelle

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
The room was clean and beautifully presented. The staff were super friendly and helpful. The kitchenette was a great size. Bed and pillows were comfy. Walking or short drive distance to everything needed, including IGA, chemist, restaurants, bottle shop, bakery and more. Will be staying here again if we need to stay around bribie.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Bribie Waterways on 10 Aug 2023
Fantastic! We are so very happy you enjoyed your stay - Glad you found us! You're always welcomed at The Bribie Waterways Motel.

4/10 Poor

Bernadette

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I have photos of the health and safety issue with the disgusting shower condition.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Bribie Waterways on 9 Aug 2023
Thanks for your feedback and this is being fixed and fully renovated.

6/10 Okay

Wendy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
I was disappointed our room was not made up enter our first nights stay. Bed not made, bins not emptied.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Bribie Waterways Motel on 30 July 2023
Thanks for your feedback.

6/10 Okay

Dale P

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Bribie Waterways on 30 July 2023
Thanks for your feedback.

10/10 Excellent

Dianne

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Basic motel room overlooking canal. Comfortable beds and clean. Friendly staff on reception. I would have liked a face washer to be included in
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Marg on 2 July 2023
Hi Dianne,Many thanks for your review and kind words.My error regarding the face washer - apologies. Team Bribie Waterway Motel

10/10 Excellent

Sally

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Comfortable clean refurbished room with a fabulous view. Great location, helpful staff and good value. I’ll be back for sure!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Bribie Waterways on 22 June 2023
Hi and Thank-You Sally,So happy you enjoyed your stay. Bribie Waterways Motel will be waiting for your next visit!Team @ Bribie Waterways Motel.

10/10 Excellent

Brett

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Bribie Waterways on 22 June 2023
Hi Brett, Thank you so much for staying and leaving your feedback. We are so pleased you had an excellent stay and hope we can welcome you back again soon. Kind regards and thanks

8/10 Good

Arthur

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We liked the position of our room, and the room itself was quite well appointed, lacked a little in cutlery, but overall O.K.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Bribie Waterways on 22 June 2023
HI Arthur, Thank you so much for staying and also for leaving your review. We are so please you liked the location and found the room at a good standard. thanks for feedback on cutlery and we will check. See you again soon Kind regards

6/10 Okay

Monique

Stayed 2 nights in May 2023
Response from Bribie Waterways on 31 May 2023
Thanks for your stay and review.

10/10 Excellent

Brodie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The place was very clean, the staff were helpful and accomodating. Good location will stay again.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2023
Response from Bribie Waterways on 31 May 2023
Hi Brodie, Thanks so much for staying and leaving your review. We really appreciate your feedback and look forward to your return stay soon.

8/10 Good

Grant

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great location for a stroll along the pretty inland waterfront. Little cafes and shops to the south are quite nice, too.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023
Response from Bribie Waterways on 20 May 2023
Hi Grant,Thanks for staying at Bribie Waterways Motel. We look forward to your next visit!Team Bribie Waterways.

8/10 Good

Dale

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Our unit was beside a canal which gave us some sort of a water view. Some small boats went in and out and it was interesting to see them use the lock system.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023
Response from Bribie Waterways on 31 May 2023
Hi Dale, thank you so much for your review and staying. Hope to see you again soon.

10/10 Excellent

Royce

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place. Comfortable and clean. Always a great stay
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023
Response from Marg on 14 May 2023
Thank-you Royce,We appreciate your comments. Come back soon. You're always welcomed at the Bribie Waterways Motel