Best Hotels near Jacks Reserve, Bright

Very very nice place . Staff weee very friendly. Very clean and nice

Well it’s cheap for a reason. If all you want is a place to sleep for a couple of nights as you’re at the snow or doing some cycling then this place is ok. But that’s it. Not sure how this place got great reviews. Firstly the room is ok. We had a twin room. Bed was ok although too hard for my husband. Pillows were reasonable. Shower was nice and hot. A microwave is provided. There is a kettle (yes there are cups) and a toaster but no plates or cutlery. The split system is about 20 years old and the modern tv advertised is not a smart tv. The channels are all over the place. Channel 7 is something odd like channel 62. There is no guide to tell you which channel is which so you just have to go up and down one channel at a time, hoping to find a channel that works. Strangely there are no duvets/doonas on the beds. Just a blanket and sheet. It’s winter and about 0c outside. There should be doonas! There are spare blankets in the cupboard. Luckily we had electric blankets on our bed. But our friends in another room didn’t get electric blankets and were freezing overnight. We brought an extra heater which saved us. Yes you can leave the split system on but the airflow just made the dusty blankets dustier. I actually came home ill due to the dust. The bathroom is clean with a hot shower but no exhaust fan and we couldn’t open the window. Yes there is a back lawn which is probably great for kids in summer. But the pool doesn’t look amazing. Looks like a large bath tub with dodgy water. Maybe it has a different look and feel over summer but didn’t look inviting at all during winter. The room was clean but the next day we left the sign out to tidy our room and the cleaner asked us “ do you really need your room cleaned?” I don’t think she could be bothered so we told her to just clean the bathroom. Surprisingly, we were allowed to bring our bikes into the room which was great. We did turn them upside down so not to get the carpet dirty although I am sure many don’t bother doing that. I don’t think the owner was interested in making more money. Our friends wanted to stay an extra night but were told they were full. Not true. Most people left on the public holiday and most apartments were empty. Car park was empty. There were plenty of rooms but our friends got turned away. Wifi is average and there is a humming noise from outside during the night. We think it was the pool pump. Town is about a 10 minute walk away. Overall, it’s cheap and basic. We will try to get a warmer and less dustier place next time. Only stay here if you’re desperate.

Room was spacious and well appointed. However as we do not sleep with the air con on, the room was quite cold during the night. The bedding only consisted of 1 blanket between the sheets so I had to find another blanket during the night. Perhaps a doona on the bed would be more appropriate for a cold climate motel. Otherwise comfy beds and a pleasant place to stay within walking distance of town.

”Reception - it was an interesting experience that when I booked for a certain dates, I received an email confirmation for a different dates. I sorted it out with a call. Hence, my first impression was either the reception was over worked or .... Anyway, when we arrived last Friday 21/4/23, we given room A11 (budget cabin). Was pleasantly surprised that the registration was smooth and efficient when we arrived. Room - was clean & bed was comfy. Location - easy walking distance to town and strategically placed as 10 mins to Wandiligong for Nut festival, 10 mins to Mountain Fresh Trout & Salmon, Harrietville, 40 mins to Mt Beauty and so on. Camp facilities -swimming pools, jumping castle for kids. Camp kitchen was spotless clean. On the weekend nights there were many different ethnic groups of campers using the BBQ area and camp kitchen cooktop which was not cleaned by some campers after use and the next morning, saw the staff/manager cleaning the dirty stained BBQ area to be spotless clean for the day use. Activities - there were free open movies night with FREE popcorns (yum, yum) & free pancakes for breakfast. Friendly and courteous staff /managers and definitely my family would stay here again”