Miner's Retreat Motel

Location: 604 - 610 Eureka Street, Ballarat, au

Star Rating: 3 Stars

Property Type: Motels

About this Property

Important Information

Policies

Check-in: 02:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Check-out: 10:00 AM

Amenities & Facilities

• Offsite parking discounted rates available
• Parking
• Non-smoking rooms
• Air conditioning
• Room service
• Family rooms
• Express check-in/check-out
• Fax/photocopying
• Non-smoking throughout
• Private check-in/check-out
• Shuttle service (additional charge)
• Outdoor furniture
• 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
• Fire extinguishers
• First aid kit available
• Sanitized tableware & silverware
• Contactless check-in/check-out
• Invoice provided
• Guests can opt-out any cleaning services during stay
• Smoke alarms
• 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
• Key card access
• Television in common areas
• Express check-in
• Free wired internet
• Self parking (surcharge)
• Offsite parking discounted rates available
• Internet access
• Housekeeping on request
• Private picnics
• Japanese garden
• Secured parking
• Fishing nearby
• Accessible shuttle
• No accessible shuttle

Rooms Available

• 2-Bedroom Cabin

  1 Queen Bed and 2 Twin Bunk Beds

  Balcony with garden views

  
  

  Layout - 2 bedrooms, living room, and dining area

  Internet - Free WiFi

  Entertainment - Flat-screen TV with cable channels

  Food & Drink - Kitchen with refrigerator, electric kettle, and microwave (on request)

  Sleep - Pillowtop bed and bed sheets

  Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, and rainfall showerhead

  Practical - Desk and wardrobe or closet; rollaway beds (surcharge) and cribs (surcharge) available on request

  Comfort - Air conditioning and heating

  Need to Know - Limited housekeeping

  Non-Smoking

  Max Occupancy: 6 (6 Adults)

  • Shower
  • TV
  • Air conditioning
  • Refrigerator
  • Desk
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Kitchen
  • Electric kettle
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Room service (limited hours)
  • Separate sitting area
  • Separate dining area
  • Free WiFi
  • Pillowtop mattress
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Bedsheets provided

• Two-Bedroom Chalet

  Featuring a private entrance, this air-conditioned chalet consists of a kitchen, 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom with a shower and a hairdryer. The well-equipped kitchen has a stovetop, a refrigerator, kitchenware and an oven. The chalet features carpeted floors, a seating area with a flat-screen TV, soundproof walls, a tea and coffee maker as well as garden views. The unit offers 5 beds.

  Max Occupancy: 8 (8 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Shower
  • TV
  • Air conditioning
  • Hair dryer
  • Kitchenette
  • Refrigerator
  • Seating Area
  • Toilet
  • Microwave
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Kitchen
  • Private entrance
  • Sofa
  • Dining area
  • Electric kettle
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Oven
  • Stovetop
  • Toaster
  • Linen
  • Dining table
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Outdoor dining area
  • Entire unit located on ground floor
  • Clothes rack
  • Toilet paper
  • Sofa bed
  • Shampoo
  • Body soap
  • Smoke alarm
  • Fire extinguisher
  • Key card access
  • Single-room air conditioning for guest accommodation

• King Room

  This air-conditioned double room has a desk, an outdoor dining area, garden views and a private bathroom. The unit has 1 bed.

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Shower
  • TV
  • Air conditioning
  • Hair dryer
  • Refrigerator
  • Desk
  • Seating Area
  • Toilet
  • Microwave
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Private entrance
  • Electric kettle
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Toaster
  • Linen
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Outdoor dining area
  • Entire unit located on ground floor
  • Clothes rack
  • Toilet paper
  • Cots
  • Shampoo
  • Body soap
  • Smoke alarm
  • Fire extinguisher
  • Key card access
  • Single-room air conditioning for guest accommodation

• Superior Twin Room

  This air-conditioned twin room has a desk, an outdoor dining area, garden views and a private bathroom. The unit has 2 beds.

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Shower
  • TV
  • Air conditioning
  • Hair dryer
  • Refrigerator
  • Desk
  • Seating Area
  • Toilet
  • Microwave
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Private entrance
  • Electric kettle
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Toaster
  • Linen
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Outdoor dining area
  • Entire unit located on ground floor
  • Clothes rack
  • Toilet paper
  • Cots
  • Shampoo
  • Body soap
  • Smoke alarm
  • Fire extinguisher
  • Key card access
  • Single-room air conditioning for guest accommodation

• Superior Family Room

  This air-conditioned family room has a desk, an outdoor dining area, garden views and a private bathroom.

  Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Shower
  • TV
  • Air conditioning
  • Hair dryer
  • Refrigerator
  • Desk
  • Toilet
  • Microwave
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Private entrance
  • Electric kettle
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Toaster
  • Linen
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Outdoor dining area
  • Entire unit located on ground floor
  • Clothes rack
  • Toilet paper
  • Cots
  • Shampoo
  • Body soap
  • Smoke alarm
  • Fire extinguisher
  • Key card access
  • Single-room air conditioning for guest accommodation

Guest Reviews

• Jenny (10/5): Easy, clean and comfortable. - The ease of checkin, the cleanliness of the room and bathroom, and the beautiful, crisp linen and comfortable beds.
• Helen (8/5): Comfortable and convenient - Comfortable and good value Very basic cooking facilities so would recommend eating out or getting takeaway
• Jane (10/5): -
• Jason (8/5): -
• Suresh B (9/5): -
• Jordi (9/5): -
• Jeremy (6/5): - Quiet area The bunk beds are very noisy, and when the kids move around, it would interrupt our sleep. We ended up putting the mattress on the ground for them.
• Glenn (6/5): -
• Helen (8/5): Clean and comfortable - Clean and presentable Staff friendly and helpful
• Csilla (9/5): - beautifully renovated, great bathroom, really comfy beds.
• Matt (8/5): - Comfy beds and warm room
• Richard (9/5): Great - Handy N/a
• Natarsha (10/5): -
• Steve (7/5): Convenient Location and we enjoyed our stay - Everything was as described Nothing
• Louise (9/5): -
• Kayleb (10/5): -
• Coulter (7/5): Provided clean, comfortable room near family. -
• Brad (10/5): - Loved the big bed and how clean it was There was nothing we didn't like
• margaret (2/5): -
• Lynn (9/5): - Able to accommodate our number of guests Better quality cooking pans
• Selvin (9/5): - It was an unexpected surprise. The rooms were really great. Clean and well maintained. Beds were comfortable and the bathrooms looked newly renovated. It had everything we needed, including a microwave and cutlery! N/A
• Sue (10/5): Friendly staff and very clean - Soundproof rooms for a good night sleep Loved it
• Athul (10/5): - Great location, very clean rooms, and a seamless check-in process. I found the Wi-Fi to be quite unreliable. The signal was very weak in my room and the speeds were too slow for basic tasks
• Yatesjacqueline (10/5): -
• Matt (10/5): -
• Linda (10/5): Very comfortable stay and will definitely be rebooking when again in Ballarat. - Reception staff very friendly. Location was great. Quiet area. As a lone traveller, I felt save. The room was spacious, clean, great shower pressure/hot water, bed very comfortable. There wasn’t anything I didn’t like.
• Susan (7/5): it was okay - Clean inside room. We booked for single beds but didn;t get them.
• Catherine (9/5): Great comfortable value for money - Comfortable bed. Helpful staff, requested late check out and got it. Very quiet! Shower leaked a bit
• David (8/5): Recommend this stay - Recently renovated. Comfy beds and room. Walking distance to great pub and restaurant.
• Caitlyn (8/5): -
• Jo (10/5): Everything was better than expected -
• Tearna (8/5): -
• Rebeckah (6/5): -
• Robert (10/5): Staff was amazing, nothing was too much trouble. Room was well appointed and comfortable. - Bed was extremely comfortable. Lovely setting Nothing
• Karin (9/5): - The outside gazebo could do with a face lift. Nice area to sit.
• kronosxmate (9/5): Value for money and a short stay - Value for money. Place could use a refurb but for the price was worth it.
• Kristen (10/5): - The location was quiet but close to the main city centre Friendly staff on arrival
• claire (9/5): -
• Matthew (8/5): -
• Robert (10/5): -
• COLIN (3/5): Would not stay here again or recommend it to anybody! - check out was fast Cabin was not in good condition. Flyscreens were missing or broken thus insects could enter through bathroom where there is an opening that can't be shut. Couldn't watch television as the signal was too poor to give a picture for very long, was not fixed by manager after an attempt to rectify. Bed linen was not clean and upset children that had to sleep in the beds. Also, mattress was torn and fraying on top bunk. Blankets/ doonas were stained and had foreign material on them. Cockroaches in parents' room was a nasty surprise. Lack of seating for a family was a disappointing omission. Hole in bathroom wall and flaking paint made it a room to avoid unless necessary, especially with the noisy exhaust fan. Would not stay here ever again. Staff on checkout feigned surprise at the state of the cabin, like they well knew it was not in useable condition. The very site of the cabin with moldy exterior walls gave the first warning signs of what was inside.
• Kate (9/5): A hidden little gem, nice quiet motel in a great location - What a hidden little gem this place is! It doesn’t look much from the outside but the rooms are spectacular. Nothing
• Nico (9/5): -
• Corey (10/5): - Was an awesome place to stay very deceiving though rooms are very very nice clean very happy
• Kylie (9/5): -
• Dale (7/5): Great value nicely renovated rooms - The room has recently been renovated and had a nice bathroom. It was a hot day and the air con worked really well. The room and facilities were really nice also. The staff were very friendly. The mattress was hard. Everything else was great.
• Wendy (3/5): Probably wouldn’t return as I feel the place needs a really good general tidy up - The location was good. We arrived a little late in the afternoon went straight out for dinner and come home and went to bed getting up in the morning. I realise how dirty the place really was the doona. I had horrible stains all over it and I felt very dirty knowing I slept under it all night. The front entrance of the place was very untidy. The place itself was very tired shower leak to lay the floor. I found two white tail spiders in the bathroom and the air-conditioner squeak all night.
• Michele (4/5): Disappointed - The host was very friendly over the phone when booking, and she was very helpful when I told her we would be arriving later than their office open hours. We love the quiet location and room for 4wd and trailer parking. The surrounding garden had been mowed and looked tidy. However, using a leaf blower to tidy the leaves from around the doorways to each room and the car park would be a bonus. In our room, the bed was huge, which was lovely. However, the pillows were quite uncomfortable. The doona was stained with what looked like urine stains. We were talking to people who had stayed in a room, 2 doors down from us, and the lady showed me their doona. Ooooh wow, it was much worse than ours with 'urine' looking stains. It made me feel quite sick. Sadly, we won't be rushing back to this motel until we can be guaranteed of its cleanliness. In the past, we had stayed many times at this motel because of the convenience of parking bigger vehicles and trailers along with the fact that Jan and her husband managed it. They were brilliant hosts and looked after us just as if we were family.
• Claudia (9/5): One of the most comfortable beds we have slept on - Very comfortable bed, complimentary water. Room had everything we needed eg extra blankets. Air con was switched on by staff before we arrived which was thoughtful. The AC had a bit of a smell, you could only notice when standing in front of it. In the information book it said to fill out a form for breakfast if you wanted but there was no form in the book.
• Kayse (8/5): -
• Patrick (10/5): Great for the price you pay. - Bed was super comfortable! We stayed a couple extra nights. 3 nights was $460 N/A
• Rebecca (9/5): - Exceptional customer service. I was contacted prior to our stay by Manli who offered a more comfortable room, and at a lower rate than I had first booked, with a variety of bedding configurations available. The room was very clean with thoughtful touches. It was nostalgic staying in an old school motel, and though it was quiet, is very close to the Eureka Centre and playground, and a short drive to supermarkets. It was comfortable and good value, I wouldn't hesitate to stay again and appreciate the hospitality.
• HANQING (8/5): -
• kathy (7/5): Had a very enjoyable stay. - bed was very comfortable the room was fairly spacious and very clean. there was no ceiling fan and a smart tv would be better
• Charmaine (10/5): Great family time - The staff were friendly and the cabin was excellent
• Mathew (1/5): Disappointed - Booked a motel room, got a cabin. Front door didn’t close, no drainage in the bathroom, uncomfortable beds. Left after 1 night - money should be refunded.
• Philip (9/5): Nice quiet clean accommodation with off street parking. - Loved the king size bed. Room was very clean.
• Arlene (10/5): -
• Trevor (6/5): -
• Yingchi (6/5): Nice experience, but some facilities needs to be improved. - Nice and clean Fan is toilet is too noisy, bund bed is not comfortable
• Kylie (10/5): - Would highly recommend everything was fantastic and such value for money
• Rachel (8/5): -
• Keren (7/5): Good for a budget price if you just need somewhere to sleep and shower - It was great for the price, we had a family room and there was lots of towels, bedding, the heater was put on for us to arrive and the man at the receptionist was very lovely. It is a good budget accomodation The wire door to the cabin didn’t shut properly so if not wedged into the door it was banging in the wind, the mattresses weren’t great but not the worst. For a family cabin, there was not enough comfy seating, a two seater couch and some really terrible stools, we brought the two chairs from the front deck inside as they were at least a little bit padded.
• Alyce (8/5): Place is a little tired on the outside, but the rooms inside are very good. - The room was exactly as pictured in the ad. The bed was huge and mattress was good. Bathrooms look like the recently renovated so nice and clean. Pillows.. would have been good to have feather pillows but that was the only criticism. We normally bring our own but we forgot this time.
• paul (5/5): - Dirty small so small my walking aid could not fit in bedroom or bathroom doorways
• Damien (8/5): -
• Charlotte (6/5): Was adequate - Could fit my family (number of beds was correct) Small, old/run down condition, not enough bowls to eat a meal together and no-one at reception during states opening hours to ask for more
• Pauline (10/5): -
• Yew Hoong (10/5): Nice place for a short stay - Bed was really comfy, family loved it. Room is clean and tidy too. Looks like newly renovated.
• Kane (6/5): - Didn’t have breakfast Could have had a pool
• Myles (10/5): Good location not far from centre of Ballarat - Staff were nice and provided amenities were above and beyond for the price. Beds were all comfortable Nothing
• ranjan (10/5): -
• KERRIE (8/5): Excellent value and great location - Staff were very friendly and helpful Room was nice, location good It was great value for money A lovely restaurant/cafe with good coffee next door Our stay was only marred by the couple next door that chain smoked outside our room so the smoke was very smelly. Maybe a sign to state must be 5 meters away from building to smoke
• Amber (8/5): -
• Kerton (10/5): Excellent - The staff where fantastic and friendly The room was clean and very comfortable it is great value for money thank you Miner's retreat There is no problems whatsoever
• Licina (3/5): Outdated and not comfortable - The location was good and close to a park, pools and centre The cabin was very outdated, too squashy for 7 people. The heater didnt work properly, one of the beds mattress had springs poking out, no smart TV. The place was not worth the money charged
• Lynden (8/5): - Comfortable bed. Nice linen and towels
• Vanessa (9/5): Great value and would stay again - It was quiet, easy to get to. Staff wonderful. Massive bed that was comfortable and great shower
• Andrew (8/5): -
• Cathy (8/5): -
• Arthur (8/5): - I enjoyed my stay it was excellent service and what we wanted Nothing
• pamela (10/5): Very comfortable. Loved our night their - The king bed was very comfortable and the rooms were very clean with all the additional accessories supplied, ie toothbrush & paste. Nothing. Very pleased
• Janet (8/5): Overall very happy would stay again - Over all the room was clean big and the service was excellent good value for money and a good spot nice and quiet The bed was big but a little hard for the hubby and I
• Michael (8/5): -
• Robyn (8/5): Apart from the key incident, I would definitely recommend - Comfortable bedding. Very clean Quiet Great staff The fact that I couldn’t get into my room and had to wait a long time in the cold for someone to arrive and change the key to get in
• McInnes (7/5): Satisfactory. - The location was good. We didn't expect luxury accommodation as we were looking for a budget option for the three of us and somewhere to sleep for the night. The linen and towels were good and very fresh. There needed to be a window in the bunk room as there was no ventilation. The bunk mattresses weren't very comfortable. The bunk room had no powerpoints. The unit was clean. Some parts of the bathroom floor (the corners) could have been cleaner.
• Leeleswara Reddy (9/5): -
• Moser (7/5): -
• Brett (4/5): -
• Rachel (9/5): Would recommend, value for money. - Welcoming, warm and clean. Water escapes shower on to bathroom floor.
• Aaron (8/5): -
• Claire (10/5): -
• Joe (10/5): -
• Carly (10/5): -
• amy (8/5): Ballarat - Bid comfortable bed, powerful shower, big room for 3 people, close to everything No cloths to wipe surfaces, floor wasn't vacuumed during stay
• josephine (3/5): -
• Sonia (9/5): - Super clean, super comfy bed & fantastic shower pressure (its the little things:) Outside could do with a little freshen up but really it's the inside that counts! The take away shop 400m down the rd was just awful!!
• Tracey (6/5): - Good location. Double bed comfy Lady at reception very nice
• Jeremy (10/5): -
• Frances (10/5): Comfy and clean. Worth a repeat visit - Very spacious and meticulously clean . Excellent parking. It was slightly further away from the centre than I though

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