Bannisters Port Stephens

This is clearly a renovated hotel that was not built for what would be expected now. The bathroom was inadequate. Paid extra for a room upgrade. Would hate to see what the normal room was.

Location was good. All the required facilities were in the complex.

The location and choice of restaurants

Irritating that the EV charging was closest to the rooms which took up several bays and the only parking was down the bottom of the hill

The view was beautiful

The room felt dated and it had scuff marks on the bathroom walls. The bathroom felt dated, with mould in the tiles and silicone. The rainwater shower head was gross, it needed a good clean or better yet replaced. The towels and bedding need to be better quaility and there is no hand towel. The whole room and bathroom need updating, the carpet needs to go and the room and bathroom need fresh paint. Wooden hybrid floors with a rug would be far more practical, modern and clean and would add ambience to the room. The furniture styling was quite nice but its showing signs of wear and the mattress was really uncomfortable. I wouldn't stay here again unless it was updated. Its just not a room you could relax in. We also had dinner in the restaurant, the food was average bar the salmon sashimi and Rick Stein wine, it was over priced for the quality and flavour. The staff were lovely at the hotel and the restaurant.