Nightcap at Gateway Hotel
Location: 218 - 230 Princess Highway, Corio, Corio, au
Star Rating: 3 Stars
Property Type: Motels
About this Property
Convenient Location
Located just a 5-minute drive from the Geelong waterfront, Nightcap at Gateway Hotel offers easy access to popular attractions like Corio Bay, Avalon Raceway, and Skilled Stadium.
Comfortable Accommodation
All guest rooms at Geelong Gateway Hotel are air-conditioned, equipped with modern amenities such as a flat-screen TV, fridge, and tea/coffee making facilities. The heated rooms also feature a seating area and an en suite bathroom for a comfortable stay.
Family-Friendly Facilities
With a kids’ club including an indoor playground and Playstations, Nightcap at Gateway Hotel ensures a fun stay for families. Guests can also enjoy live entertainment at the onsite bar and delicious meals at the buffet restaurant.
Book now for a memorable stay at Nightcap at Gateway Hotel!
Important Information
Please note that guests must be over 18 years of age or accompanied by an adult. You must show a valid photo ID upon check in.
Please note that this property requires a $100 credit card pre-authorization or cash deposit upon check in to cover any incidental charges.Guests are required to show a photo ID and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.
Policies
Check-in: 02:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Check-out: 10:00 AM
Amenities & Facilities
- Offsite parking discounted rates available
- Clubhouse
- Parking
- Non-smoking rooms
- Air conditioning
- Restaurant
- Family rooms
- Staff adhere to local safety protocols
- Guest rooms disinfected between stays
- Cleaning standards that are effective against Coronavirus
- Physical distancing rules followed
- Hand sanitizer in guest room and key areas
- Cashless payment available
- First aid kit available
- Sanitized tableware & silverware
- Contactless check-in/check-out
- Guests can opt-out any cleaning services during stay
- Shared stationery like menus, pens are removed
- Guest room sealed after cleaning
- Property cleaned by professional cleaning companies
- Physical distancing in dining areas
- Food delivered to guest room
- Process in place to check health of guests
- Screens / Barriers between staff and guests for safety
- Delivered food - securely covered
- Free wired internet
- Playground on site
- Offsite parking discounted rates available
- Internet access
- Clubhouse
- Reception hall
Rooms Available
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Twin Studio Room
1 King Bed and 1 Twin Bed
269 sq feet
Internet - Free WiFi
Entertainment - 42-inch flat-screen TV
Food & Drink - Refrigerator, coffee/tea maker, electric kettle, and free bottled water
Sleep - Bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, a hair dryer, and towels
Practical - Iron/ironing board and wardrobe or closet; rollaway beds (surcharge) available on request
Comfort - Air conditioning and daily housekeeping
Non-Smoking
Room is accessed via exterior corridors
Max Occupancy: 3 (3 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Shower
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Refrigerator
- Private bathroom
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Bottle of water
- Daily housekeeping
- Access via exterior corridors
- Free WiFi
- Bedsheets provided
- Free tea bags/instant coffee
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Two Bedroom Family Room
1 Queen Bed and 3 Twin Beds
538 sq feet
Layout - 2 bedrooms
Internet - Free WiFi
Entertainment - 42-inch flat-screen TV
Food & Drink - Refrigerator, coffee/tea maker, electric kettle, and free bottled water
Sleep - Bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, a hair dryer, and towels
Practical - Desk, iron/ironing board, and wardrobe or closet; rollaway beds (surcharge) available on request
Comfort - Air conditioning and daily housekeeping
Non-Smoking
Room is accessed via exterior corridors
Max Occupancy: 5 (5 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Shower
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Refrigerator
- Desk
- Private bathroom
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Bottle of water
- Daily housekeeping
- Access via exterior corridors
- Free WiFi
- Bedsheets provided
- Free tea bags/instant coffee
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Two-Bedroom Studio
The room features 2 private ensuites with walk-in showers, a 42-inch TV in each bedroom, free WiFi and tea/coffee making facilities. There is ample off-street parking available.
Max Occupancy: 5 (5 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Shower
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Refrigerator
- Seating Area
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Additional toilet
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Linen
- Dining table
- Entire unit located on ground floor
- Toilet paper
- Bottle of water
- Trash cans
- Wine glasses
- Cots
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Body soap
- Socket near the bed
- Smoke alarm
- Key card access
- Single-room air conditioning for guest accommodation
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Studio with King and Single Bed
This studio features a private ensuite with a walk-in shower, a 42-inch digital TV, free WiFi and tea/coffee making facilities. There is ample off-street parking available.
Max Occupancy: 3 (3 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Shower
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Refrigerator
- Seating Area
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Additional toilet
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Linen
- Dining table
- Entire unit located on ground floor
- Toilet paper
- Bottle of water
- Trash cans
- Wine glasses
- Cots
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Body soap
- Socket near the bed
- Smoke alarm
- Key card access
- Single-room air conditioning for guest accommodation
Guest Reviews
- Pennylee (10/5): - Convenient
- David (8/5): Short stay, but very comfortable. -
- David (10/5): Great - Great value for money Clean , Friendly staff
- Kennedy (7/5): -
- Debbie (7/5): -
- Kris (7/5): great for ferry access - Close to the Spirit of Tasmania terminal. Restaurant and bar on site. Easy parking.
- Chris (10/5): Great place to stay close to the Spirit of Tasmania - Good price and meals close to the Spirit of Tasmania
Friendly staff Nothing
- pauline (9/5): Good overnight stay, easy to find. - Accessible to Avalon airport for overnight stay. Comfortable & clean. Easy check in & check out.
- Tom (6/5): Very basic but served it’s purpose - Very basic motel that has had some money spent internally in the rooms, beds were comfortable and it was reasonably clean The exterior of the accommodation needs a lot of work to match in interior as it looks very ordinary and old
Not so pleasant people hanging around with people smoking everywhere even standing in the door way to their rooms.
Very evident sign of pests with spiders and webs inside the room reflect poor pest control measures and cleanliness
Food at the buffet inside the venue was average as well
- Phil_1956 (10/5): - Clean. Friendly staff. Good location. Nil
- SAEED (8/5): - Nice place Nothing
- Nicole (10/5): - Very friendly checking staff. Clean tidy rooms and ease of checkin/out process.
Restaurant on-site could monitor food in buffet a bit more closely as some of the chicken dishes were dried out.
- Ann (9/5): Great place to stay for ferry travel to or from Tasmania - Great for a late arrival after the ferry from Tasmania. Staff very helpful, easy check-in, the dining room was closing but we had an excellent meal from the bar. The room was very clean an comfortable. They don't offer a microwave (which we knew as it wasn't mentioned in their facilities list). It seemed to be possible to purchase a package cereal breakfast from the bar, but I do like a bowl of hot porridge! Everything else was excellent.
- Cindy (8/5): - If travelling on the early morning leg of the Spirit of Tasmania it's a great place to stay No microwave
- Jamie (10/5): -
- Anne (9/5): We would be keen to stay again when travelling before or after the spirit of tasmania. - Close and easy to find location after arriving from Devonport on the Spirit of Tasmania at 7pm. Could have dinner and a drink. One of our meals from the bar wasn't to our liking.
- Paul (8/5): -
- Brian (8/5): Friendly staff, room clean & comfortable! - Staff were very friendly, room was clean & comfortable, location was great for catching Ferry to Tasmania early the next day.
Hotel facilities on same site … food drinks etc. Nothing comes to mind
- Adam (10/5): Very good would stay again - Clean and modern bathroom , comfy bed and staff were awesome Room service food wasn’t as hot as we would have expected but it was still yummy
- Ian (10/5): - It was as good No
- Vardy (7/5): -
- Phil_1956 (10/5): Great - Room was clean and well appointed. Comfortable bed, great shower. Excellent. Nothing
- Kerri (7/5): Oil refinery exploding aside, it’s very nice accommodation. We would stay again when flying out of Avalon. - Amazing comfortable rooms. Big king bed was great. Locations isn’t great. Unfortunately the oil refinery nearby is quite loud and we were staying the night it decided to catch on fire. Very loud & scary.
- Jarred (10/5): -
- Sue (4/5): Uncomfortable chairs to sit in and the bathroom was cramped. I didn’t like the shower curtain. The shower was warm. - It was convenient from the ferry. It was very tired and the bathroom had a shower curtain and was cramped.
- Rick (8/5): Spacious, comfortable and convenient - Lovely renovations, large king size bed. Lovely bathrooms, easy parking and great location. A little noisy when other guests came home in early hours of the morning. (Doors banging etc)
- Catriona (10/5): -
- Peter (9/5): -
- Gina and Jeffrey (10/5): Value for money - Clean Nothing
- Robert (8/5): -
- Tony (10/5): Excellent place to stay overnight great food , and beers . Very comfortable beds and clean rooms - All of it None
- bruce (8/5): Diamond in the rough - Room was renovated and surprisingly very good, from the outside I don’t think much of the place but it was completely renovated inside
- Nadine (9/5): The Gateway rooms are great, its easy to get to. - The room was a good size, the bed was a great size and we left early so didn't have breakfast. We had our meals delivered from the restaurant, everything was great except the Chicken Parma. There was two meals on the menu that were not available but we wanted both of them which was unfortunate.
- Sue (9/5): -
- Kinshuk (8/5): -
- Pereira (8/5): Emergency stay due to flight cancellation, but was clean and modern bathrooms. - Really nice clean and spacious family room. Clean and modern bathrooms Over charged for the buffet.
- Sandeep (9/5): -
- Jodie (10/5): -
- Daniel (10/5): great spot would say again - room was great and the all you can eat buffet was exceptional. Would highly recommend staying its a shame that the left over food from the buffet has to be thrown away due to red tape. Such a waste of wonderful fresh food of all types
- Kris (8/5): great for catching the Spirit of Tasmania - Check in was easy and friendly with a leaflet with driving instructions to the ferry. The room is basic but comfortable and good value compared to others. The buffet dinner was fantastic, especially at Seniors rate. Parking is at the door and away from the highway. My only issue is the very high rain head shower which is no good for washing my hair.
- FAY (10/5): - we hqave stayed there before and went back because we liked it nothing
- Arvydas (7/5): -
- Linda (8/5): The bar and eating areas were a bit rough, not a place to be walking around at night, staff great. - Area was a bit rough. Once inside room everything was very good. The shower was very slippery.
- Lynn (10/5): Value for money - A way from hustle and bustle plenty of parking. Comfortable clean room.
- Danny (6/5): - Great showers and awesome food selection. The bed mattress was awful. Definately needs an upgrade. Although linen was clean.
- collins (8/5): -
- Kathleen (9/5): Couple passing through - Close to Corio Quay for the Spirit of Tasmania Outside looked a bit “ unloved” but the room was fine
- Simon D (9/5): - Location, amenities
- Kim Lockwood (10/5): - The room was very clean and tidy.shower was great.The staff was very helpful. Going back home
- Eva (6/5): Für eine Nacht gerade so ok, nah an der Fähre. -
- Kate (8/5): - Close to what we need and parking N/a
- Denny (9/5): -
- Geoffrey (9/5): Overall very handy and we would come again - Very convenient to the Spirit. Clean and tidy. Most staff very friendly but one a little less so. Spent more time talking to others rather than providing service
- Kaz (10/5): - Great value for money. Room clean, shower hot, easy parking. Acceptable pub meal. 10 minutes from ferry terminal
- RJ (10/5): - The room is very clean and neat.
- Sam (6/5): -
- Anh (10/5): -
- Maidie Louise (6/5): Would never stay again - Good bed friendly helpful staff. Clean room. Handy to Spirit Of Tasmania port Dirty entrance door. Scruffy surrounds. Tiny room. Barest minimum of extras. . At $268 per night it is EXORBITANT. It is not a 4 or 5 star hotel. It’s just a tarted up motel in unattractive urban location. Smorgasbord was just pub food
- Paul (5/5): -
- Kim (10/5): - Great location from the ferry terminal.
Room was clean and staff went beyond to rally up some food when we arrived late.
- Brian (5/5): - Friendly staff Not clean, poor location.
- Dmitry (1/5): Not worth 250 AUD per night. - They provided us free water bottles. It is a cheap motel, looks dangerous, people drink at reception desk and look at you like you are an alien. I do not understand why it has such a big price per night. There were spiders and moles in the room, the room itself was dirty with spider webs and dust. Disappointing for the price
- Roger (8/5): -
- Wade (6/5): -
- Lucy (9/5): Very clean, easy to access. Super convenient and safe for solo traveler -
- Marie (7/5): - Good value at the buffet. Nice food
- Saunders (10/5): -
- Geoffrey (9/5): -
- Kim (8/5): Worth a visit. - Close for anyone taking the ferry.
Buffet is tops.
Bed was comfortable and plenty of parking. Nothing
- Lan (8/5): -
- Stephen (8/5): -
- Gary (9/5): - Size and cleanliness of room was good Bed was quiet hard
- Michael (7/5): -
- Riaan (8/5): Really enjoyed our stay and was fit for purpose - Clean and very neat room. There was a strange smell in the room, could be the carpets, maybe something to look into
- Janine (7/5): Great proximity to central Geelong and ferry terminal. - Roomy with plenty of parking. Close to ferry terminal. Good restaurant on site.
- Richie (8/5): Convenient quiet, clean and buffet/restaurant on site - Very close to the ferry terminal as we were travelling from Melbourne and arrived late Would have liked a microwave
- Pasan (7/5): -
- keith (10/5): -
- Annette (10/5): Clean rooms, nice stay - Nice large clean room, friendly receptionist checked us in at the bar.
- ian (10/5): - The room
- Sandeep (9/5): -
- Joanne (6/5): -
- Shailee (10/5): -
- Pichaya (10/5): - Very good, nice service, and great value
- Sharon (10/5): -
- peter (7/5): -
- Patrick (9/5): -
- Xiaopeng (10/5): -
- Caroline (7/5): Comfortable, great food - Easy to get to Avalon
- Alison (8/5): A good stay at Nightcap, Corio. - The room and bathroom were very clean and the beds were comfortable. The decor is really good, interesting and colourful. The location is very quiet. It's good to be able to have dinner in the hotel. The windows are fixed so to get some fresh air we opened the back door on the safety chain.
- Misseey (7/5): - The staff were amazing, and the motel is very modern and well updated. There were ants in our room; however, I wasn’t able to inform the staff as I returned to the motel at 1:30 am and checked out before reception opened.
- Mehdi (10/5): I will go back soon - View
Clean
Quiet All was good
- Fiona (8/5): Great - Great stay, clean and comfortable. Staff were helpful. Great stay
- Vanessa (8/5): Good transit stop for Corio ferry - Very convenient for early morning ferry, plenty of nearby shops and eateries, spacious room People talking loudly outside room, though this did reduce at a reasonable hour
- Katelyn (1/5): Dangerous for young kids - The close proximity to the local shops ect Cleanliness was questionable, stuff were rude. And drugs and shady stuff going on everywhere you look did not feel safe to have my 2-year-old daughter there.
- Jane (6/5): -
- Peter (10/5): -
- Neil (10/5): -
- Tony (7/5): -
- Steven (8/5): -
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