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Reviews of Priory Resort Hotel

3.5 out of 5
Priory Resort Hotel
11 St Dominics Road, Port Denison, WA

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 10 out of 55 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 27 out of 55 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 11 out of 55 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 55 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 55 reviews" "

7.6/10

Cleanliness

7.6/10

Staff & service

6.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

Anthony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Historical site
Great atmosphere in a heritage location
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018
Response from Rhonda on 27 Sept,2018
Thank you very much, we hope you enjoyed your stay.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Very friendly and welcomed our dog room was clean and the place has a nice historic feel
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018
Response from Rhonda on 9 Aug,2018
Thank you, glad you had a safe trip home

8/10 Good

Chris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Enjoy the solitude and character of Priory Resort
My family stayed at the Priory Resort Hotel in Dongara/ Port Denison and we loved it! It is an old place and has character. The early settlers built it as a pub, then it was a Catholic Girls College and Nunnery, and now it is used for travellers. We enjoyed sitting on the wide wooden verandahs, having breakfast or a cup of tea/ coffee and basking in the warm winter sun. The wife and kids didn't want to leave and are keen to return someday!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018
Response from Rhonda on 9 Aug,2018
Thank you very much - the staff love working here too.

8/10 Good

Sally

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018
Response from Rhonda on 9 Aug,2018
Thank you

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Dongara Priory!!
Trip was a good one but the direction on their map was not good since the main point of direction to the road turn off was nonexistent. The hotel is very run down and needs lots of TLC.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Chris, Cerbantes

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very pet friendly
Patrons now about it as they come back from year to year
Stayed 1 night in May 2018
Response from Rhonda on 27 Sept,2018
Thank you very much

8/10 Good

Eva-Helen

Liked: Room comfort
Response from Rhonda on 27 Sept,2018
Thank you

4/10 Poor

Mandy, Germany

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
very disappointed
We arrived from Kalbarri and checked in, the room was ok but the complete building was a ghost house and very dirty and not as nice as shown on wotif. Didn't end up staying at the place and drove further to Perth for the night.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018

8/10 Good

Bernie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
We just stayed the one night, the hotel is old but comfortable. Our room was nice and quiet with a nice host
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018
Response from Rhonda on 27 Sept,2018
Thank you

8/10 Good

Dave, Lexington KY

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fun Fun Fun
Good times and a great concert. Access to all of town and beach
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018
Response from Front Office on 23 Jan,2018
Thank you very much - they were a fantastic band!

8/10 Good

andie, montreal

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly staff, convenient location.
It was as expected. We booked a family room, with shared bathroom. The women's bathroom was accross from our room, very convenient since 2/3 of our party are female. Comfy beds. Only negatives were the sound of the door slamming to the common areas. Also it was raining, and there was a drop in the gutter to the ground just outside our room. Nothing some drainpipe wouldn't fix.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018

2/10 Terrible

Jacqui, UK

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Seen better times
This hotel must have been wonderful in it’s heyday, but now it is forlorn and is waiting for a new owner to bring it into 21st century.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

8/10 Good

Graham, W Yorks

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Atmospheric hotel just off main highway
Dongara Port D is handy stopover driving north from Perth. This former priory feels quite outbacky and some parts are dilapidated, yet just off main highway and good standard of decor & facilities within. Good dining in the bar.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

8/10 Good

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness
A nice enjoyable & comfortable stay in a quiet part of town. Good food.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

Stuart

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The Dongara Priory
The priory is a great place to spend a night or two. The accommodation part has been restored well and the pub is the old fashioned cosy type. The staff are friendly and helpful, the food is typical pub style but cooked well. I will be visiting again.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017
Thank you we look forward to welcoming you again.

8/10 Good

Maria, Perth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Historic Area
A Resort it isn't thankfully. The Priory is a delightful old historic building with attitude in a unique part of WA. Rooms are comfortable with the best showers I've seen for a while and the water was hot. I found the the staff welcoming throughout my 3 day stay, they were really great and receptive to my needs. I recommend the Priory and the surrounds for a relaxing stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2017
Response from admin on 31 Jul,2017
It was lovely to have you here Maria and we do hope to see you again

8/10 Good

earle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very good all to our selves
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2017
thank you please come again

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stunning old surrounds
We stayed in April for the evening during our travels. The building is history outstanding and is kept in as close to the old tradition as they can. The staff were delightful. They have a wonderful friendly dog (Lolly) who my granddaughter adored and bless the dog she put up with all the cuddles my granddaughter dished out. The pool was lovely and clean and partly shaded. The grounds are fantastic to walk around, sit out in the sun with a book, lay on a towel on the grass Close to the township Couldn't sing their praises louder

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great old building with loads of character. Perfect pub and food during our stay.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A lovely old hotel. Needs more work for it to retain the older style look. However it was a lovely stay.

6/10 Okay

John

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

10/10 Excellent

Dionna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Noelene, Rockingham

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Nice old building, with lots of history.
A lot of work is needed with repairs. Appreciate the effort. The inside of the lodging is beautiful. Good luck with it all.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

8/10 Good

John, Perth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great large very clean room. Helpful staff. Good meals available.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Wotif gave faulse information about the hotel. The king size bed we booked turned out to be only a double bed. And the room is very small.

8/10 Good

mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

8/10 Good

Janine, Darwin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Interesting history and good to learn about it.
We enjoyed knowing what had been the past of this old building. We did arrive following a big weekend there so things were not as usual but having adjusted our room which was not the advertised size according to your booking (we paid the extra) for abigger room and with a downstairs location we were quite happy. They gave us local info as the hotel was not serving meals that night and the bar closed early but that was all OK with us. The bed was huge and the room old but clean enough.

8/10 Good

Empty nester, perth wa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
great character getaway - hospitable locals
Lovely historic building with enormously high ceilings and beautiful polished floorboards. Shared bathroom facilities which were very clean. Nice fluffy towels - and separate towels for the pool.

10/10 Excellent

travel a lot, perth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice and peaceful
Peaceful and quiet. Wish it was a bit warmer so I could have gone for a swim in the pool.

4/10 Poor

Don, Perth

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very basic accommodation
The Priory is not without some charm. The frontage of this historic building makes an imposing statement. So too does the lovely central staircase and the beautiful verandahs. But what disappointed us was that behind the façade was really primitive accommodation. Our room (#21) was small and very, very basic. Admittedly we had ensuite facilities but they were basic as well. The bed was uncomfortable, the linen old (little 'balls' on the sheets) and the pillows were soft and thin. We spent the Saturday night there and perhaps the fact that the Royal Show had started that weekend in Perth would account for the fact that there weren't many people staying there. Having read the comments of others, I have come to the conclusion that they had obviously discovered something we completely missed! We came up to see the wildflowers and looked forward to staying in this beautiful old building. It is not something we would do again.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely old building but needs renovations
Such a shame that this historic building is not in good repair. Facilities definitely in need of some tender loving care. Beds were comfy but the lounge should be turfed out and the whole place needs painting inside and out. Bathroom was very poky and had nowhere to put clothes, toiletries, etc. We paid $120 for the night at the Priory Lodge but our next apartment in Kalbarri was modern and very comfy and cost only $115pn. No comparison!

8/10 Good

Max, Perth

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Historical accommodation
I enjoyed staying at this hotel. It's very run down but very historical and the people are lovely and passionate about the place. I would stay there again.

6/10 Okay

Terri, Australia - WA - Regional WA

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Too much money. Food was below average. I paid $220 for a night dinner and bfast. The quality was sub standard. We were disappointed.

6/10 Okay

Daryn, Australia - SA - Adelaide

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Tired, Old; Value: Over-priced, Could be better; Service: Polite; Cleanliness: Dirty, shower had mould; I hope the owners can fix the old place up, it needs a lot of work and if done the building would be a show piece

10/10 Excellent

Linda, Australia - WA - Perth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Modern; Value: Affordable; Service: Go the extra mile, Upgraded to a larger room; Cleanliness: Beautiful; Beautiful spot

4/10 Poor

Christly, Australia - WA - Perth

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Could hear people from the next room snoring

8/10 Good

David, Australia - WA - Perth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Facilities: Everyday, Unpretentious; Value: Average price; Service: Friendly, Courteous; Cleanliness: Pleasant;

6/10 Okay

Penelope, Australia - WA - Regional WA

Disliked: Staff & service
Facilities: Basic; Value: Fair price; Service: Amateur; Cleanliness: Clean; Fantastic potential, however owners are focussed on the pub only not accommodation/functions

10/10 Excellent

Margaret, Australia - NSW - Sydney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Nice , Shared bathroom; Cleanliness: Spotless; Has a good feel, great character

10/10 Excellent

Kim, Australia - WA - Fremantle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

8/10 Good

Craig, Australia - WA - Regional WA

Liked: Cleanliness
Facilities: Everyday; Value: Cheap; Service: Basic; Cleanliness: Pleasant;

6/10 Okay

Allys, Australia - VIC - Melbourne

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Old; Value: Cheap; Service: Polite; Cleanliness: Dirty;

6/10 Okay

Colleen, Australia - VIC - Melbourne

Facilities: Basic; Value: Average price; Service: Basic; Cleanliness: Clean;

8/10 Good

John, Australia - WA - Regional WA

Facilities: Modest; Value: Economical; Service: Basic; Cleanliness: Neat;

4/10 Poor

Terri, Australia - VIC - Melbourne

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Shabby; Value: Unreasonable, Poor conditiion; Service: OK - Felt sorry for her; Cleanliness: Ants - dust broken blinds; I paid ofr my mum & sisters room and the stay was very disappointing and poor value for money.

6/10 Okay

Claudia, Australia - SA - Adelaide

Liked: Cleanliness
Facilities: Unpretentious; Value: Acceptable price; Service: Polite; Cleanliness: Pleasant;

6/10 Okay

Mark, Australia - WA - Perth

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Tired, Old, with some character; Value: Over-priced, communal bath & kitchen; Service: Friendly; Cleanliness: Tidy, Neat; Not the place for a romantic getaway or extended stay, but fine for an 'overnighter' on the way to somewhere else.

6/10 Okay

Gillian, Australia - WA - Regional WA

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Value: Over-priced; Service: Basic; Cleanliness: Clean; A green pool during school holidays is very poor.

6/10 Okay

Benjamin, Australia - WA - Perth

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness