Terrace/patio

Reviews of Sunset Motor Inn

3 out of 5
Sunset Motor Inn
28 Hamilton Ave, Surfers Paradise, QLD

Reviews

5.2
Rating 10 - Excellent. 6 out of 69 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 15 out of 69 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 11 out of 69 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 18 out of 69 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 19 out of 69 reviews" "

6.2/10

Cleanliness

7.6/10

Staff & service

5.0/10

Amenities

4.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

5.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

John

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Cheap and cheerful
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Lucian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

john

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The staff were very helpful. It has a huge communal kitchen outdoor/games area. Great budget accommodation.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

2/10 Terrible

Ross

I would advise never to stay at the motel. The room was tiny, dirty, mould in the bathroom, dirty balcony, no hand towel or bath mat. The facilities downstairs needed cleaning and the whole place needed upgrading. It's redeeming features were the clean comfy bed and hot shower.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Zyra Mae

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The staff(s) are friendly and the ambiance is nice.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

6/10 Okay

Mark

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

2/10 Terrible

Raymond

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
More of an upmarket backpackers hostel than a hotel, tiny room, no TV or air conditioning, just a ceiling fan, no elevator in this two story building, limited car parking for $30 extra, written notice on the wall to contact the onsite manager if any overnight disturbances, very overpriced for what it is, only redeaming feature is central location. If you can't find any other accommodation under $300 a night this might be your only option, good luck.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

4/10 Poor

Michelle

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
property sorely in need of some maintenance.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

2/10 Terrible

Ben

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I have stayed in hotels right across Australia, and without doubt this was the worst. There were no glasses….i don’t like to drink wine out of a coffee cup! There was no TV…..how boring. It’s was a scorching hot day and guess what? No aircon! The windows didn’t have screens either. Barely fit for human habitation and I will never return, even if it is free.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Anthony

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

2/10 Terrible

Richard

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Most horrible stay I've ever had. Semen on cusions (have photo)noisy, no mirror, just horrible. No elevator. Graffiti everywhere outside. Couldn't work out the tv so no tv. Don't go there unless you just want somewhere to sleep and go. 40 rooms but only 20 parking spots so expect to pay for one of those spots.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

2/10 Terrible

Roger

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was disgustingly dirty. There was a full ashtray left on the balcony and it looked like the balcony had not been cleaned for years, someone had thrown an entire drink against the wall. There was no lock on the balcony door so we just had to hope no one would break in. The carpet is sticky and dirty. The bathroom is tiny, dirty and not functional. We were lucky enough to get a good price but even at $150 a night it is far from worth that. Would not recommend this place to my worst enemy.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

2/10 Terrible

Jenny

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We were extremely disappointed with the room. It was NOTHING like in the photos advertised on Wotif. It was tiny (12inches space around the bed) smelly, curtains didn't meet for privacy, the bathroom door didn't slide closed, & the bathroom was miniature, cracks in wall. The Manager was helpful & courteous. I will not be recommending this motel to others.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

4/10 Poor

RANI

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
its so conjusted.not comfortable as per their price.no lift.washroom so small no space to face wash even.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Kaylia

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Great service and great location, an effortless stay for a good price!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

4/10 Poor

April

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
bit noisy
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from sunset motor inn management team on 8 Oct,2023
thank you April for your review, most people choose to stay here because we are right in the middle of surfers, walking distance to dozens of restaurants, close to the beach, close to everything,unfortunately that also means many people are walking past our building all hours of the night, with some of them coming back to our building all hours of the night after enjoying a night out in surfers paradise

6/10 Okay

Maree

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Didn't feel safe sleeping as I was unable to lock the room
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from sunset motor inn management team on 8 Oct,2023
thanks for your review Maree, you did mention to my night manager that you could not lock the door, you pushed the button but could still open the door from the inside, when i asked you to try and get in from the outside after i pushed the button on the inside and found it to be locked with no acsess from outside,you then made the comment that you still felt unsafe,all of these locks work the same way, push the button on the inside then nobody can get in without a keyhope you understand this, you were perfectly safe

2/10 Terrible

Kylie

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The building is still being renovated I was told when I refused to take the room. There was still builders pencil on the doors, the floors smelled like a mix of beer, cigarettes and oderiser. The rooms are so tiny and there's a reason they don't show you photos of the bathrooms. Very old, very dirty. You would be better off staying at a backpackers. So overpriced for what it is. I decided not to stay there, and the refund was refused, even though I didn't even put my bags down. They lied when I rang and said they were not renovating - even though the lady at reception said they were. I've stayed in some pretty bad places in Cuba, Paris etc.. but this is the worst hotel I've literally ever seen. Can't believe I wasted so much money on it. There should be more accurate photos and some photos of the stairwell / common areas. STAY AWAY FROM THERE!!!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from sunset motor inn management team on 4 Oct,2023
please Kylie be honest with your reviewthe room has recently been upgraded with new carpet, and new furniture, our guest rang reception to complain about somebody having a loud argument on the phoneshe thought it was next door to her room 18only a few minutes after that you came down and wanted to cancel your room, my receptionist said she could not cancel it as you booked through expedia and you were in the room for an hour, leaving food wrappers on the bed where you had been sitting, it was also too late to clean the room and to rebook it, as far as the presentation of our motel goes we are proud of it, we emphatically keep it clean and have many photo's on our website showing all things you say are bad, all of our rooms have been totally refurbished if i could attach photos here i wouldthe room is immaculate, even brand new plush carpet everywhere, ( i don't understand your comment about beer cigarettes' and deodorizer) please check our website and you will see brand new plush carpet in every room, as well as brand new furniture throughout

4/10 Poor

Alofa

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very close to everything and beaches but room is very small and no television also need to change the floor coverings because it is hard to open the door
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from sunset motor inn management team on 4 Oct,2023
so sorry the floor has got brand new plush carpet which has not settled down yet, we have a handyman booked to come and take 2 mill off the bottom of the door

2/10 Terrible

Dave

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
the bathroom door is falling off , balcony door also falling off the runners no number on door
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Marie

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Bruised my left upper arm hitting carpark railing
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from sunset motor inn management team on 4 Oct,2023
sorry to hear you hurt your arm, but i am wondering where that happened because our car park does not have any railing anywhere,

4/10 Poor

Sandra

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
You get what you pay for it was cheap for the area but no closet, bathroom was not clean and basin tap requires fixing no tv Staff were nice but I didn’t stay the night not for me
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from sunset motor inn management team on 4 Oct,2023
sorry to hear you were not happy with the room, had you informed us we could have moved you to another room,we had renovated 10 of our rooms in august but we (put the rest of the reno's off untill early November when we are traditionally quiet) then we are upgrading the rest ready for the xmas holidays,0

4/10 Poor

alexandra

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
It was central to all facilities. Walking distance or tram right out door. Obviously a backpacker previously-tiny room with tiny bathroom-in the process of transitioning, a bit expensive for what you get. Small rooms. Very helpful and friendly staff. Off road parking at additional cost. Didn’t detract from out holiday
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2023
Response from sunset motor inn management team on 4 Oct,2023
thank you Alexandra, we are about to upgrade all of our rooms ready for the Xmas holidays

2/10 Terrible

mitch

Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Julie

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
It is basic, but clean and the bed was very comfortable
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Marcela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Judy on 30 Aug,2023
Hi MarcelaWe are glad you enjoyed your stay, we hope to see you again.

4/10 Poor

Simone

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

4/10 Poor

Christine

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
On arrival inwas told i had to pay for parking 20.00 a night, this should be stated when booking. Got hardly any sleep due to the people on either side of use being loud until 5 in the morning If you are not really fussed on where you stay and want to be close to everything this place is for you, but I wouldn't say its family friendly, using the shower os hard as the steam can set off the alarms....just overall not a comfortable stay which is a shame as the staff were lovely
Response from sunset motor inn management team on 4 Oct,2023
thank you Christine, we are right in the middle of surfers paradise and we get a lot of people booking our rooms because of the closeness to the casino, many restaurants & many night clubs, and the closeness to surfers paradise beaches, parking in surfers is extremely limited as a large majority of gold coast tourists fly in, and don't have cars, we only have parking for 12 cars which is less than half of our needs, our website says off street secure parking is available,but nowhere does it say parking is free,we get many people entering the building throughout the night coming back from various parties 7 venuesi am sorry if our motel was not what you were expecting

8/10 Good

Brett

Liked: Staff & service
Not suitable for kids really, but done the job for me on my own!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Jade

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

2/10 Terrible

Michael

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
There was hair left in the shower. Tiny room. No tv. Would never stay there again. I’d rather sleep in my car
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from sunset motor inn management team on 5 Sept,2023
sorry you felt bad, our prices are the lowest in town as we are undergoing refurbishment with all new furniture and new carpets, we waited for 5 months for telstra to come and install WiFi so that we could have TV's in our rooms, now that we have unlimited WiFi for all guests we are installing televisions to our rooms,we are truly sorry that you were not comfortable we look forward to your next visit as we are sure you will be pleased with the upgrade ,

2/10 Terrible

Christie

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
door to balcony had no lock just a latch, no air remote to use air con, no toilet roll holder, mold everywhere, my partner & i were bitten to death by something in room & we ended leaving at 1.30am hotel is a bloody disgrace you wouldn't let animals stay there let along humans . emailed the hotel direct to let them know of my views they couldn't even reply.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from sunset motor inn management team on 5 Sept,2023
sorry Christie we did reply,you complained that night about bugs in your room,the next morning we got a pest man in to check the room out for bugs, he said there are no bugs in the room,when you stayed with us our prices were the cheapest on the gold coast with the only ones who are cheaper than us is the backpacker style accommodation, with dormitory bedding and shared bathroomsin our motel there are private bath rooms and private balconies to every room,sorry you didn't feel comfortable

2/10 Terrible

albert

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Sorry I don’t recommend this property to anyone I know , no aircon no tv and not suitable for any human needs, thank you
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

2/10 Terrible

LES

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
A motel of sorts with a filthy sink no television and copious stairs to have to drag bags. What more can you ask. The people running it were apologetically friendly
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

2/10 Terrible

Tim

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Room was extremely small, no tv, could hear everything from the room next door, doors slamming all night, felt unsafe definitely not worth the price
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

Brendan

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
If you want to be close to the action, this property is for you. If you want modern, roomy and conveniences such as in room tv, easy parking, and a welcoming common area, this property isn’t. Ticks the boxes for a one night stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Judy on 7 Jul,2023
Hi BrendonWe are in the process of renovating our rooms with TVs although we do have easy access underground parking and a large common area with a TV, BBQ area and a communal kitchen. We hope you stay again to see our renovations. Thank you for your review

10/10 Excellent

Lex

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location and good service. An excellent rate for the location
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Judy on 14 Jun,2023
Hi LexWe are glad you enjoyed your stay. Hope to see you again.

6/10 Okay

Stephen

The staff was good bloke but room was yeah gretful for the night as the housing problem is massive
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from Judy on 14 Jun,2023
Hi StephenOur staff pride themselves with great friendly service and we are also in the process of refurbishing our rooms to make your next stay memorable.

2/10 Terrible

Karen

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
This was my fault as I did not check reviews. Checked in, paid for room, charged extra $20 for parking by the motel, gave us a room that had not been made up. Looked clean but felt really dirty, the smell was unbearable. Staff were reasonably pleasant, no wifi, no tv, room was incredibly small and very outdated. It was just ugly and unpleasant. Seedy people hanging around. We we didn't end up staying even though they face us another room. Don't waste your money and check reviews before booking. I was charged twice for the room, once by Wotif and I again at motel.
Response from Judy on 14 Jun,2023
Hi Karen Thank you for your review but we do not have any record of you staying with us.

2/10 Terrible

Alexandra

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

4/10 Poor

BRIAN

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The location of the property was very good. The bed was comfortable, but the room was very small and not even enough room for a table or a shelf to put your laptop computer. The property was very dated and in need of a major make-over. Basic amenities like a TV was not provided in the room.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023
Response from Judy on 15 Jun,2023
Hi Brian. Thank you for staying with us. We can not do much with the size of our rooms although they are in the process of being refurbished and will have Air conditioners and TVs in our rooms. We hope to see you again to stay in our newly renovated rooms

8/10 Good

tobin

Liked: Staff & service
Staff was friendly and helpful
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

4/10 Poor

Michael

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023

4/10 Poor

Kelly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Just be mindful when booking the rooms are absolutely tiny, there is no air conditioning or screens on windows. The people were lovely and it’s in a great location.

6/10 Okay

Sabrina

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
It's was good to saty but the room was to hot no fans
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023
Response from Judy on 20 Mar,2023
Hi SabrinaSorry you were hot the Weather has been a bit extreme. We are in the process of putting air conditioning in the rooms with no Fans. With in a few months all air conditioners should be installed

2/10 Terrible

Damian

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The toilet wouldn't flush. Managers said it was normal for the toilet to take 30 mins to fill up cistern. We couldnt use it. Room was boiling hot. No fans, no air con. Tap in bathroom was broken. Shower rose was so low it would be about chest hight. We checked in, realised everything was broken and left to find another motel. And they only have parking for half of the rooms. Which is an extra charge if your lucky enough to get a space. Dont stay here. Very disappointing. Nevery again.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

4/10 Poor

Elijah

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023
Response from D on 2 Mar,2023
Thankyou for your review.

6/10 Okay

Clarissa

Travelled with partner
Our key didn’t work so we had to call to get into the building and car park after hours. Very annoying. Great location and friendly staff.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023
Response from D on 2 Mar,2023
Thankyou for your review.

8/10 Good

Piper

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

4/10 Poor

Jan

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023