Lorne Hotels & Accommodations

We went in on off-chance and had a choice of rooms. We chose to go for the sea view ‘Executive’ room on 1st floor to front of building with a balcony. Great bed, lovely warm room (one I worked out that AC was also a heater), tea/coffee making facility inc. milk in the fridge, heating lights in the bathroom. There was even a walk-in wardrobe area! Didn’t take a photo inside the room but did take a couple of the view. A little gem of a place in Lorne. So glad we found it.

The environment is very good. It's on the beach. Crossing the road is Lorne Beach. The house is large enough and the space is OK. This kind of dust smell, more importantly, the quilt, sofa, and pillows on the sofa are all dusty. The sheets are newly replaced, but between the two sheets is a blanket that is old and full of hair balls. It's not a complete quilt, so the old blanket will still be exposed between the two sheets, letting you sleep and smell the dust. The blanket felt like it hadn't been washed for two or three years. The dusty smell was uncomfortable. Stayed in Australia in four apartments or apartment hotels, this is the worst of them.

The rooms are big and luxurious. Look at the garden from the balcony, you can see a little sea view. Laundry room with washing machine, dryer and laundry liquid. There is a jacuzzi. The kitchen is fully equipped, large and clean. Close to the sea, convenient to watch sunrise and sunset.

Terry and the team at the Anchorage are welcoming. The Motel is spotless clean and the rooms are brilliant too. Location is perfect for the foreshore and close to all the local shops, etc. We had a studio, bright and decorated clean, with a microwave and tea making / fridge. On site pool if you want one. Free parking. Support a local business. A fantastic one-night stay. Thank you (Liam & Jon), woof, to Ziggy!

The draw card here is the location. On the beach, beautiful. We made a booking for an ocean view room, when we arrived our room had been given to someone else at the error of junior staff. We ended up with a partial ocean view room. The staff handled the situation best they could and provided us with a complimentary bottle of wine which was appreciated. Despite the excellent location, the room was very worn out but clean. The bathtub enamel was coming off in patches which was a little gross to put your feet on. You can see by the beautiful landscape and design of the original hotel that, in its heyday, it would have been the height of luxury. Overall, we were disappointed by the rooms but thrilled with the location. There is a lot of potential here but the pricing doesn't reflect the standard of the rooms at this stage.

Living in the RV, don’t have a flavor, the road is very convenient for the supermarket.

It is a place to live casually, it is relatively clean, and the bed is too soft. Next door is a RV camp. The supermarket is right next to it, and various dining options are not far away. It's so average, if you don't pay attention, you can make up for one night.

My mother likes it very much, watching the sunrise and sunset are great, just my own balcony.

Feelings: The hotel is in the forest 5 minutes drive from the town of Lorne. We saw wild kangaroos, cockatoos and eagle here. In terms of safety, the hotel has more than a dozen independent houses, and the popularity is high. The old couple of the hotel owner live in the house in the center of the hotel, so the friends in the city quickly bring the children to feel it. The wild kangaroo looked great and powerful, and the zoo was much better.

VERY happily, I found Sunnymead by accident when my car broke down near Geelong on the way to the Great Ocean Road; so it was an unplanned stay. I limped into Airey's Inlet with the car spluttering, lucky to get that far, phoning around for accommodation. While my car was being fixed by Mark (Malibu Automotive, Anglesea, highly recommended if you need), I stayed in one of the beautifully appointed, newly renovated Sunnymead King rooms (#16) for 3 nights, 20/09/23 to 23/09/23 . I cannot speak highly enough of Sunnymead. Seriously. ”Excellent”/”outstanding” are inadequate descriptions and I have stayed in manyMANY Motels in S.A./Victoria/Queensland and NSW (I live in Adelaide, and drive at least 30,000Kms/year on biz). Sunnymead is exceptional! If you are holidaying in the region, do not pass GO, do not stay anywhere else (please note: I do not know the owners or have shares in the Business). Both Justin and Belinda at Reception are very likable, great communicators who do an excellent job. Polite and professional, warm and cheerful but without being obsequious, Justin and Belinda added a lovely human touch to the business of checking-in and meeting any requests I had (and I can be fussy about fine details). Thanks also to the ever-cheerful Kenny who went about his housekeeping duties with infectiously bright energy. Top bloke. Kudos to the HR person (owners?) who hired them. They're an asset to your business! But you know that, right? ;-) The grounds/garden/parking --- just great. I had a water feature outside my room at the bottom (pond) end of which were a couple of goldfish. The sound of the water trickling was very soothing. Some Motels have rooms which are oppressively colourless, grey, grimy and somewhat claustrophobic, with globes that barely light the room (if they work at all). My Sunnymead room was spacious, bright, modern and scrupulously clean with several additional touches eg Nespresso machine with pods, Turmeric and English Breakfast teas, freeze-dried instant coffee + sugar/milk. The 'King' bed (fluffy quilt on top) was actually two singles pushed together but the centre 'ridge' was well-covered by a comfy mattress topper. The firm mattress was completely to my liking but I can see that some people might not like the firmness and unusually large pillows (I travel with my own pillow; the years have taught me that Motel pillows can be hit-or-miss). The bathroom was lovely --- I'd say 'elegant' --- spotlessly clean and vastly better than many other Motels which seem to settle for grotty, sadly. The shower amenities are of very good quality. The taps took some working out but, mea culpa, I am of the separate hot-and-cold taps Generation (a Boomer). Sunnymead is on a busy road, but the sloping driveway means that traffic noise seems to go over the rooms and I was very happy about how quiet it was. A definite positive, compared to some Motels where traffic noise feels like the room is on a median ***** and passing trucks