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Reviews of Glenelg Dockside Motel

3.5 out of 5
Glenelg Dockside Motel
766 Anzac Highway, Glenelg, SA

Reviews

8.2

Very Good

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8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

6.8/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Naina

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great stay and brilliant for glenelg. Got a little frustrated with emails and calls before arriving. Not sure what information gets passed from Expedia to the motel.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Fiona

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was a lovely place to stay, currently in the process of upgrading facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Cindy

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
THE BATH WAS PEELING PAINT OFF THE BASE WITH THE SHOWER OVER IT THIS WAS WERE YOU STAND. VERY UNSAFE.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Deborah

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great location. Could do with an upgrade, particularly the bathroom, but bed was comfortable & shower had good water pressure. Would be happy to stay again
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

Julie-Ann

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
this was a great spot to stop to put our heads down for the night. Whilst very worn looking, the beds were comfy and everything was clean. Updating the bathrooms and a little TLC would help but then they would rightly charge more. A good spot for us after a day in the Hills, dinner/walk in Glenelg and next day exploring in Adelaide central before heading to airport. Everything in good proximity.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

4/10 Poor

Rebecca

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
It's in a great spot having shops, dining, public transport and the beach in easy walking distance. We were given room 8, which is downstairs with the outside brick staircase right in front of the window. The room, although clean, was quite old and tired looking and in major need of structural and decor updates. The beds were clean and comfortable and I'd say the most updated looking thing in the entire room. The tv was tiny and only some of the buttons on the remote worked, Foxtel is advertised as a feature but doesn't work. The bar fridge is from the 1980's and was ajar when we arrived. UHT milk is provided, although one packet had what looked like a finger hole poked into it. The bathroom. Oh the bathroom. It hasn't been touched since it was installed in the 70's. Shower over bath with shower curtain. Water damage and rust marks on the walls, the vanity was all chipped along the bottom. The toilet paper dispenser looked like it'd be more at home in a public toilet. Only one towel and two "conditioning shampoo" sachets provided for 3 people. No floor mat, hand towel or facewashers. In short, it was clean and the beds comfortable and probably would suffice for an overnight stay, any more than that and it would be a struggle.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Peter

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice and easy to get to place that we had to get too. Experienced no issues
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

4/10 Poor

Margaret

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
No microwave or toaster no biscuits no knife forks very very basic
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Terry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Janet

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Although tired and needing a bit of maintenance, this motel is in a very convenient position, near shops, walking trails,beach and tram.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Robyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bed really comfortable. Room also had really comfortable sofa. The shower could be better. It was quite low down the wall which isn't great for tall people.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Paul

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
If you want a good night sleep i would recommend asking for a room not along the road. Parking was easy and close walking distance to everything. The room was outdated and some items need replacing due to being dirty eg both lamp shades had grotty water marks around both of them, one of the chairs had a cigarette burn in it and dirty. It says foxtel but i wouldnt bother.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Ken

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Margaret

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great location. Property is a little dated but comfortable and good value for money.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Lauren

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Even though room was dated, room was clean. Good location. Reasonable price
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Debbie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location, good price and very clean....I enjoyed the stay ...... Thank you
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location and easy access/egress.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Rodney

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was clean and quiet. Very comfortable bed. The bath room could do with a repaint.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Kaven

Liked: Cleanliness
Location is good but the room requires renovations.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

Jodie

Liked: Staff & service
Was really noisy, had a spa room and the spa didn’t work, bed was really comfy, needs updating,
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lindsay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I was in and out outside hours, but the whole system worked seemlessly. Nice comfortable room and very clean. Good value for money.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ingrid

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Suited my needs perfectly.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

Maria

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The property was good for price & walking convenience
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Roger

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Cynthia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

6/10 Okay

Hazel

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Convenient and walking distance was great. Staff very friendly. Room and bathroom were clean but bathroom in need of updating. Paint flaking off the tiles and areas of breakage/mould. Facilities noisy on a night due to water pipes and other rooms air conditioning.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Alik

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Was lovely and clean easy access to everything we needed
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

8/10 Good

Simon

Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Heather

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We flew in late so appreciated being able to collect a key to our room after hours & go straight to sleep in a comfortable bed. Clean and roomy, all we needed. Thanks.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Paul

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly staff
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023

6/10 Okay

lyn

Business traveler, Traveled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service
the parking was average was not happy about being charge 200 dollars
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

4/10 Poor

William

Traveled with partner
Didnt like the interagation re booking with Wotif Had to send photo ID and back and front of credit card to motel Motel room was very old and dirty Didnt like the $200 security taking out of my card 3 days prior to stay Left early as office hrs was only 8/4.30 so didnt get a tax invoice Hoping the security money has been put back into account Longer office hours needed for early check out or later than 4.30 arrival Would not stop there again
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

6/10 Okay

Gary

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
We had one of the last rooms available - and as it was mad March in Adelaide, prices were high for the quality of the room, but it was still less than 1/2 what I would have had to pay at the Grand Hotel. Our room was old, with the minimum of facilities and a few things needing attention, but it was clean, check in efficient and the bed comfortable. I suspect some of the rooms are better than the one we had to have. Certainly worth staying for locality, ease of getting to Jetty Road / Marina Pier, if you can get it at a reasonable price and don't have too high expectations.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Trevor

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Ideal for our short stay and near the racetrack
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Natasha

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Close to Jetty Road restaurants, shops and the beach. Friendly helpful staff.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Linda

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Close to the tram.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

6/10 Okay

Genevieve

Business traveler, Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Loved being on ground floor however, when room above had shower pipes were squeaking and groaning and very loud. Shower and bathroom tiles had been painted and the paint was lifting in lots of areas affecting cleanliness. Bed was comfortable, room was clean and roomy, parking was great
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

Linda

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great area near marina. Very clean but bathroom & air conditioner very dated
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

6/10 Okay

christine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
Hard to get into room, door sticks and key was hard to use. Didn't like the toilet paper from the dispenser just have normal toilet paper roll. No easy to use electricity plug for the kettle had to use the one in bathroom. The location was good but looks like that was what you paid for.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

8/10 Good

Ronald

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The location was excellent the rooms were a bit outdated, bathroom needed an upgrade shower over bath, leaky taps plaster not painted where new toilet fitted but for the price it was o.k.

6/10 Okay

Dave

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location was really good, room quality was poor. We had two rooms one rooms aircon was very noisy and leaked excessive water from the outside unit which was directly above the entrance door. The key for the door was very difficult to unlock. Which ment you got quite wet when trying to entre the room. The second rooms bathroom had lots of paint pealing of from the painted tiles and looked grubby. Both rooms were very dark and dindgy

6/10 Okay

Trevor

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Bathroom very tired, had to kill spider on bed.

4/10 Poor

Ken

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Food left in fridge from previous guests, towels stained and smelt unclean, no cups supplied, desperately needs new pillows AND only had maximum of 2 minutes of hot water in shower.

8/10 Good

Larissa

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Very outdated aircon Cleaners show attitude
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

ALI REZA

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent facilities and appropriate treatment
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ria

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Highly recommended. Clean rooms, spacious bathroom and in a perfect location near pubs, shops restaurants and beach.

8/10 Good

Kylie

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
The bed was incredibly hard and the carpet needs a deep clean or replace due to excessive staining. Overall the room was clean and had what we needed.