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Reviews of Cedar Lodge Motel Townsville

3.5 out of 5
Cedar Lodge Motel Townsville
214 Nathan Street, Aitkenvale, QLD

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 53 out of 136 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 55 out of 136 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 20 out of 136 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 136 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 136 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Joanne

We didn’t stay there as they didn’t have power after the cyclone
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from lisa on 28 Jan 2024
Thank you for taking the time to give us a review. It was unfortunate timing for your visit to townsville during the cyclone period.

4/10 Poor

Mark

Liked: Staff & service
Very noisy rooms no real insulation could clearly hear people in next room Plus never made my bed or serviced the room properly leave fresh milk tea bags etc Staff friendly tho
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

Duane

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Average
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Leanne, Rural View

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lai Yin

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The staff is really helpful. She is often here to help, giving me clear instructions about the transport, and recommendations about restaurant. She makes my stay in Townsville very enjoyable.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Cedar Lodge Motel on 27 June 2023
Thank you so much for taking the time to review your stay with us. We very much appreciate it. We hope you find the same service throughout the rest or your trip. Wishing you Safe Travels from Cedar Lodge Motel Management.

8/10 Good

GEOFFREY ARTHUR

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 8 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Cedar Lodge Motel on 27 June 2023
Thank you for staying with us while you were in Townsville. Kind Regards from Cedar Lodge Management.

8/10 Good

Tamara

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Linda on 18 June 2023
Thank you so much for taking the time to write your review. We really appreciate it and hope to see you again in the future.Cedar Lodge Management

10/10 Excellent

Nai

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staff were friendly and approachable. Cleaniness of the rooms and it was very reasonably priced.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from Linda on 18 June 2023
Thank you so much for taking the time to write your review. We really appreciate it and hope to see you again in the future.Cedar Lodge Management

10/10 Excellent

Jacqueline

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Glenn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

CASSIE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Linda

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022
Response from mb on 31 Aug 2022
Thank you Linda :)

2/10 Terrible

Kingsly

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room dirty needs maintenance Shower dirty hand and body soap containers filthy Noisy and generally run down
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022
Response from mb on 16 July 2022
I am sorry you did not find things up to your standard - no excuses - we are always working on trying to make everything better. will pass on your comments to cleaning staff.

10/10 Excellent

Damien, Brisbane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Teresa

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff were able to let us in early to accommodate for our plans! We were so appreciative of all their efforts to make our trip seamless!
Stayed 1 night in May 2022
Response from mal on 16 July 2022
thank you for the great review :)

6/10 Okay

Kent

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

KEVIN

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable and quiet
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022
Response from MB on 20 Jan 2022
Thanks Kevin - great to hear it :)

10/10 Excellent

KEVIN

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
could do with a bit of an upgrade. but definitely would stay again. peaceful
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021
Response from MB on 15 Jan 2022
Upgrades are going on constantly Keiv - thanks for for positive review :)

4/10 Poor

Deborah

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
Pool was great property generally in good condition garden weeds and alley ways need attention as do the weeds the top of the fridge as u walk up the stairs is horribly dirty as was the carpet up the top of the stairs the apartment it’s self we clean and tidy I paid for a queen size bed which I’m sure we did not get the apartment itself was ok Bathroom was another issue no soaps no face washer generally very good in past stays but the shower had soap scum on the fixtures and the shower door and bottom rail wail disgustingly dirty the vent is the bathroom was covered in dust as was the back off the bathroom door
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021
Response from Relief Manager on 13 Dec 2021
Good Afternoon Deborah We are so sorry that your experience is not what it should have been. We have had continuous rain over the last month hence the weed growth has got out of control. All of the beds are queen beds other than the singles in our rooms All remarks have been forwarded to the managers for attention. Kind Regards

8/10 Good

john c

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
like ease of access, straight in and private
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2021
Response from Relief Manager on 13 Dec 2021
Thank-you for your response

8/10 Good

Katrina

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Close to hospital and shops. Unfortunately had very little toilet paper or bath soap
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021
Response from Daryl. on 24 Nov 2021
Our office is open 24 hours a day so those supplies would have been provided at any time. Our staff leave ample spare supplies in the rooms as well so it is simply a matter of asking. Sorry if you were felt you were not able to ask for more but we will always happily supply those items and keep our guests happy.

8/10 Good

James

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Close to town
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021
Response from Daryl. on 27 Sept 2021
Thank you for the positive review (blush), I will pass it on to the staff as well, appreciate your feedback James.

8/10 Good

Rebecca

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021
Response from Daryl. on 4 Aug 2021
We love passing on positive reviews to our cheerful staff and so thank you for your kind words. Much appreciated.

8/10 Good

Akie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The guy at reception was friendly. Room was tidy, except a couple of mugs that were awfully dirty. Mattress is firm. Close to shops.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021
Response from Daryl. on 27 July 2021
Thanks for bringing to our attention the dirty cups - they should all be spotless as they go through our dishwasher so perhaps they were used and washed by a previous guest. I will bring this to the attention of our cleaners who are wonderful but not always perfect. Thanks again for your review.

8/10 Good

Michael

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good accomodation at a reasonable price when Townsville was booked out
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021
Response from MB on 13 July 2021
Thank you Michael for your positive review - we try to provide a good product, service and be fair and reasonable. Thank you for noticing :)

8/10 Good

Michael

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Townsville was booked out but Cedar Lodge had good rooms at reasonable prices. It was in a good location and suited us well.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021
Response from MB on 13 July 2021
Thank you Michael for your positive review - we try to provide a good product, service and be fair and reasonable. Thank you for noticing :)

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021
Response from Daryl. on 28 July 2021
We love passing on positive reviews to our staff and thank you for your ratings, much appreciated.

6/10 Okay

Peta

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
The rooms.not very sound proof. Good location. The manager was heplful.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2021
Response from MB on 18 May 2021
Thank you for your review

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in May 2021
Response from Daryl. on 26 June 2021
Thank you for your positive review, it is much appreciated.

8/10 Good

David

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Convenient short stay
Great location as was travelling to and from hospital. Nice size room and easy parking. Major shopping and fast food within walking distance.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2021
Response from MB on 18 May 2021
Thanks for the good review :)

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Close to where we needed to go. Walking distance to shops.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2021
Response from Daryl. on 22 Feb 2021
It is always a great boost for our staff to receive positive reviews like this so thank you very much. Much appreciated.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2021

4/10 Poor

Natalie, Brisbane

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Was very disappointed when I arrived in the room. Lack of ventilation I felt as though i couldnt breathe.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2021
Response from MB on 13 Jan 2021
Hi Natalie, We do have one room that fits your description. I wish you had checked with the duty manager if you were not happy as all other rooms have large windows and well ventilated - some people actually like that room you are talking about and choose it deliberately. If you stay with us again give us the chance to make you happy,

6/10 Okay

Travis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good location
Nice people and in a great location. Was just disappointed I read they had new tvs, and when I got in my room I could barley see the screen from the bed it was so small.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2020
Response from MB on 13 Jan 2021
Hi Travis and thanks for review, some of the rooms do have the smaller TV's but usually this also relates to size of room booked.

10/10 Excellent

Stephen, Townsville

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff were extremely friendly and helpful. The room itself was comfortable without being glamorous, and was what we needed after a full day working.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2020
Response from Daryl on 27 Nov 2020
Thank you Stephen for your kind review and I will pass your comments onto our wonderful staff. Not only are they a cheerful mob but they love the interaction with our guests. Again, thank you.

10/10 Excellent

Kate

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2020
Response from Daryl. on 24 Nov 2020
Hi Kate, thank you for your great review - the pool is being completely refurbished and should be filled next week. Again thank you, and I will pass on your comments to our hard working staff.

10/10 Excellent

Julie, Mount Isa

Travelled with family and small children, Business traveller
Customer service was friendly, kids loved the pool. Great for families.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2020
Response from Daryl. on 29 Sept 2020
Thank you for your positive review Julie and we are pleased you made use of the pool. Hope you stay with us in future.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good location..close to shops/food outlets and a greta place to stay to catch the Bus to the new stadium.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2020
Response from MB on 19 July 2020
Thank you for the great review :)

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Friendly management! :)
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019
Response from Gillian on 9 Jan 2020
Thank-you for your rating and look forward to seeing you again Regards Gillian Ormonde

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019
Response from MB on 8 Nov 2019
Thank you :)

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
How accomodating the manager was. We had gone down for a funeral and he just went out of his way to help us out
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
Response from MB on 21 Jan 2020
Thank you for your kind review :)

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019
Response from MB on 23 July 2019
Thank you for the great review :)

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2019
Response from MB on 10 July 2019
Thank you

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Bed was hard as the floor (tested) Overall clean & tidy for an older property
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019
Response from Daryl. on 17 June 2019
We can vouch for the hardness of the floor and we can also vouch that the beds are not! As a provider of accommodation for hospital care our beds are rated as standard hardness. Thank you for the positive comments about our cleanliness, the motel was upgraded recently.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We arrived late to the Cedar Lodge Motel. Upon arrival we noticed we didn’t have enough towels so I had to go to management to get the right amount of towels. Then when we moved the pillows around on the single bed we noticed dry blood stains on the pillow case. We then pulled the sheets back and saw that there were blood spot stains all over the bed sheets. I went back to management and they asked me if I wanted to have the sheets changed. I proceeded to say I wanted all the sheets changed which included on the single and queen bed. When the sheets were replaced the queen bed sheets had holes in them. Hi I requested to have the bedspreads changed as well but that request was ignored. So we sleep the night just sleeping with a sheet and it was cold and wet but we didn’t want to use the dirty bedspread. There were blankets in the cupboard but they were smelly so we didn’t use those. The bathroom shower head was broken, the small toilet bin was filthy and the bathroom window sill looked like it needed a good clean. The kitchen cupboards and fridge had dead insects and what looked like some kind of insect droppings. We were unable to change the settings on aircondintioner remote and it was set at 24 degrees way to cold for the cold and wet weather Townsville was experiencing. It was a very uncomfortable stay and I will never stay there again and would highly recommend others don’t stay there, considering it was the same price as a 4/5 star motel.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019
Response from Daryl. on 6 June 2019
Thank you for your review. If this happened then it is possible the room you were given was not cleaned the day previously and should have logged as out of order.. All our laundry is hired from Great Northern Laundry and you will note from other reviews that this motel is highly rated for cleanliness. Your experience if true is not in line with the standards associated with us - have you reviewed the correct motel? We are not rated at 4.5 stars and never have been. Please contact us directly.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved how friendly the office man was. The cleanliness of the room and motel overall. Would definitely recommend this motel to others and will definitely stay again. Very happy with the motel overall.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019
Response from Daryl on 6 June 2019
Appreciate your comments, we pride ourselves on the service and cleanliness. Thank you again.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in May 2019
Response from Daryl on 6 June 2019
Thanks for your positive review, we always welcome feedback.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
What I liked about the property is it was in walking distance to where I wanted to go.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019
Response from MB on 12 Mar 2019
Thanks you for positive review :)

10/10 Excellent

Kel

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Darryl was great and accommodated us extremely well for an emergency trip. Room was clean and well maintained.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019
Response from Daryl on 6 Mar 2019
Thank you for your kind review, I will pass on your comments to the house staff. Thanks again, Daryl.

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Traveller
It was. a motor inn probably 1980's style with great parking off the road. Roomy , clean, comfortable. It had a kitchenette which was well stocked with utensils, plates cutlery etc. The owner was friendly and helpful. It was quiet! Close to James Cook Uni shops and lovely river/parklands
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018
Response from MB on 5 Nov 2018
Thank you Elizabeth for taking the time to review and also giving us a positive review. Cedar Lodge is in an ideal location and we make an effort to be the best we can. Again thank you.