Monash Terrace 3 Bedroom Apartment | Private kitchen | Fridge, electric kettle

Reviews of Lamplighter Motel

3.5 out of 5
Lamplighter Motel
1440 Dandenong Rd, Oakleigh, VIC

Reviews

6.2
Rating 10 - Excellent. 41 out of 364 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 105 out of 364 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 98 out of 364 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 58 out of 364 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 62 out of 364 reviews" "

6.2/10

Cleanliness

6.4/10

Staff & service

4.4/10

Amenities

5.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

3.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Bernadette

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A very basic lodging. The only thing we liked was the clean linen, clean bathroom but cracked sink. Reception staff extremely indifferent and unhelpful. Building very dilapidated - bathroom window loose, front door badly fitted on doorstep, room for vermin, insects. Basic requirements missing - eg. for 2 people, there was 1 knife and 1 spoon, 3 coffee mugs -1 broken, no glasses, a scattering of old tea, coffee,sugar, envelopes in a dirty draw. Our conclusion is that these people have NO IDEA how to run a hotel/motel.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

4/10 Poor

Vanessa

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Batteries have been removed from air conditioner control. Spoke to others staying there and all the controls had no batteries. Weren’t happy when I asked for them to be replaced. Had personal rubbish in alcove on second story. Definitely not welcoming sight to see. Would not stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

2/10 Terrible

phillip

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
there were bloodstains on door will never stay there again deffinetly not covet freindly took photos would like to send to health board
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

4/10 Poor

Lawrence

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

2/10 Terrible

Tanya

Traveled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

2/10 Terrible

Peter

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Felt very unsafe with the condition and people hanging around.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

Anoop

Disliked: Amenities
Nothing
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

4/10 Poor

Cat

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
On arrival, the staff had no idea how to access or manage online bookings so didn't accept that I had paid or had a booking. Despite showing all evidence, emails and receipts, it took 20 minutes before they found the online reservation.I received no apology. The motel appears to be a halfway house for semi permanent residents who had junk everywhere and who were very loud and abusive at times. The room itself was old, needs serious renovation and repairs. The photos ARE NOT A TRUE REFLECTION OF THE ROOMS. Around the motel itself is junk, old furniture, rubbish and what appears to be some sort of 'business ' operating out of a bottom floor room. All very dodgy. We put the blanket provided in the rubbish pile as it was very old, ripped and stained. Great location but we won't be using this place again. It would appear that our international friends who are buying these types of business need to be better educated in both cleanliness and appropriate Hospitality practices as per Australian standards. And no...I didn't read the reviews on this property before I booked it, but boy did they make for great reading when I eventually did...was better than watching tv or listening to the dodgy neighbours downstairs fighting below our room (as promised in the previous reviews). If you are the owners of this motel and are reading this, for God's sake, make the changes suggested. Very poorly run operation.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

2/10 Terrible

xiaoming

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Ronald

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Eathen

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

2/10 Terrible

Robyn

Traveled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Obviously people living there permanent with rubbish in the stairs and balcony. Drunkard noise, swearing and banging on our door until around 4.00am. Scary environment
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

Simon

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Could do with a spruce up around the area
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

6/10 Okay

Con

Stayed 1 night in May 2023

2/10 Terrible

Kylie

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Do not stay here. Dirty, unsafe, no staff around. Worst experience ever. We did not end up staying.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

4/10 Poor

Jake

Traveled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Bloke at reception more interested in playing his game app than checking me in. Room absolutely reeked of cigarettes, really badly couldn't get it to go away. Bathroom was filthy. Only good thing was its cheap
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

2/10 Terrible

Adam

Business traveler, Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Unsafe and horrible. We will never go back
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2023

2/10 Terrible

paul

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
the security chain on the door had been replaced with a piece of wire that appeared to be meant to put over the doorhandle the exterior door had signs of being forced the bathroom door had signs of being forced there was clear evidence of damage on almost every surface the flywire screen in the bathroom was more hole than screen the fridge was broken and rattled all night long the carpet was stained the exterior of the hotel was graffittied and vandalised I did not take the risk of parking in the motel car park and parked on the major road instead the was a syringe with blood in it outside the room
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

2/10 Terrible

Joe

Traveled with group, Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I would never stay here again. There were permanent live ins that were noisy and partied all night. One of them was obviously breeding puppies downstairs as there were puppies and dogs everywhere barking all night. The lady in the room next to us didn't look well.. she she appeared to be under the influence of drugs.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

2/10 Terrible

Evangelos

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
This property needs an health inspection and cleaning service to go through the property needs paint job need new shower. Doors painted I will not stay there again and I make sure that I will pass on my experience over the weekend to other people
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023

2/10 Terrible

Isabella

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Terrible and unsafe
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

2/10 Terrible

Dharamveer

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was one of the worst properties I have ever stayed in. On arrival I was told no booking then after checking they realised I had booking. Afterwards room was stinky and smelly. There we blood stains in bathroom. Blood and bodily fluids on mattress and blanket. Smoke burnt marks on blanket. To top it up I was told not to complain and find another hotel if I don’t like it, because “owner doesn’t care and they have plenty of people waiting for the room even in worst condition”.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2023

2/10 Terrible

Eileen

Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Is this used to house the rejected members of society? Not a wink of sleep with the fighting/noise.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2023

2/10 Terrible

Diann

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Do yourself a favour and never stay there and take it off your website it’s not what your advertising l have never been so scared in my life at a motel we ran out of there forfeit our money

2/10 Terrible

amber

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Smelly and noisy during the night, few homeless people shouted and the door can’t close properly, it’s unsafe.

6/10 Okay

Barbara

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
This motel was in an excellent location but is very, very run-down which explained the cheap price. Our room downstairs was ok, air-conditioner, tv, etc all worked but units very worn and with broken edges like the vanity unit in the bathroom. Walls very thin and was disturbed by next door talking all night. Another tenant with room upstairs said she could not sleep in her room it was so unclean. Basically it was a very cheap motel but we liked the price and location.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

2/10 Terrible

Richie

Traveled with group, Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is one of the worst motels I’ve ever stayed in. Filthy, stunk and they stuffed up our reservation. Next time I think I’ll stay in a bus shelter if I’m struggling to find something. I cannot recommend anything less than I recommend this shi$hole.

2/10 Terrible

Jess

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This property needs to be removed from Expedia as the photos do not represent the accommodation and the facility is unsafe. On-site residents/half way house with crack heads having domestics and dogs barking all night long. We requested a full refund within a hour of arriving however due to arriving at around midnight, had no choice but to spend the night. Tv was broken. Light fixtures hanging off the wall. The room hadn’t been cleaned since the last occupants. They’d tucked in the dirty bed sheets and put us in there. Sheets were soiled and pillows covered in hairs. Toilet seat and bowl was covered in excrement, flush was broken and it wouldn’t stop running. Shower temp couldn’t be adjusted and was scoldingly hot or freezing cold. Management didn’t even ask questions when I dropped off my key in the morning and said I wouldn’t be back. Just gross
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2022

6/10 Okay

Imran

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

6/10 Okay

Ronald

The yard was partly occupied by a couple of wrecked cars. Each night there was a loud conversation going on above my room
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022

2/10 Terrible

Juli

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
We just had 1 night here because it was close to home and needed somewhere to stay day before our open for inspection. We were kept awake for most of the night by a manic couple swearing banging and doing donuts in the car park. We were very tempted to just come home. I suppose the old saying goes - you get what you pay for. One a positive note, the bed was comfortable and the shower great (best thing about the place) reception was average but efficient. Unless your really desperate don’t stay here
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Roy

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Free parking
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

2/10 Terrible

Matthew

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I got to the venue & it was that disgusting that nobody should ever be submitted to such filth! I ended up having to find alternate accommodation because the place was so horrible! I expect a refund from WotIf, as you have a responsibility for the businesses you endorse!!!

6/10 Okay

John

Business traveler
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Just ok
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

4/10 Poor

shannon

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

2/10 Terrible

Greg

Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Dirty. Grotty. Noisy. Scary.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Nicholas

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

2/10 Terrible

Jodie

Disliked: Cleanliness
Unsafe area. Drug induced man in the carpark overnight screaming at no one. Looked like a stolen vehicle had been stripped & dumped in their carpark. Bathroom was dirty on arrival, ash from cigarettes was left in the basin (of a non smoking room), and an open soap was still in the shower. Previous tenants food was still in the fridge. Staff were friendly but looked like they didn't want to work there, can you blame them?
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

2/10 Terrible

Kirsty

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

2/10 Terrible

Hayden

Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
there where people threatening to stab each other outside of the hotel room and fighting all throughout the night. also, the bed was harder than the floor... and the room was completely trashed. biggest waste of money ve ever spent
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Leung

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

2/10 Terrible

Colin

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

2/10 Terrible

Greg

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This motel is no longer part of Golden Chain group. Carpark is filthy. Room we had did not in any way match the photos on website.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

2/10 Terrible

FAITH

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

2/10 Terrible

andrew

Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I would never stay here again!! It was extremally poor standards with rubbish and household items out the front of rooms. I stayed for an hour before I decided to leave and find accommodation elsewhere. The loud music and people yelling out the front of my room was enough for me to feel unsafe
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

2/10 Terrible

Pradab

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room old the people staying there are noisy some have dog
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Noisy neighbours up all night. Rooms are used by short term renters from social services
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2021

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness
Enough parking 👍 Bed sheets wasn’t changed there was food crumbs under the doona Bed sides, desk and TV shelves was very dusty. Microwave had coffee stains and spills. Pillows were not comfy.
Stayed 1 night in May 2021

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2021

2/10 Terrible

Lorraine, Nsw Australia

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The bathroom was disgusting mild all over sink very dirty around taps and behind sink
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020