Name: Unilodge Uc Short Stays
Address: Cooinda Hut Off Cooinda Street, Canberra, 2617, AU

8/10

Excellent

25 Jan 2023

Erica

Great walk to the Westfield in Belconnen and otherwise an easy access to scooters to get where you want to go, good ol' uni students in a share dorm so if you're an old codger that likes quiet then you won't want to be here, because uni students lol
Was a bit annoyed with the boom gates to get in/out of the parking lot as it never worked and needed to ring the office to be let in/out, but otherwise not shabby, Hella comfy bed

Business_and_leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

12 Dec 2022

Ashleigh

The showers need a really good clean. Obvious maintenance problems not looked at. In general cheap nice just needs some up keep.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

26 Oct 2022

Mary

Everything good except strong stench smell as we entered the apartment with all windows closed. We found the smell came from the drain in the shower. Probably the property was vacant for a while.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

19 Oct 2022

Lupelima

Close to everything. Shops and takeaways plus cafes were short walk away from the plaxe.

Business Family

8/10

Excellent

12 Oct 2022

Eliza

Convenient quiet location suitable for my needs. Friendly staff and easy check in.

Business_and_leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

11 Oct 2022

Binuka

I had a hard time getting a phone signal for internet access.. Other than that it was a nice place

Business_and_leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

07 Oct 2022

Raymond

We checked out Ok leaving room key and magnetc fob in the return box 9:30 am. We shared coffee toast and milk with our young perth truck cyclists. No one on duty at reception.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Oct 2022

Matthew

Located near the aquatic centre and westfield

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

30 Sep 2022

Carolyn

Great emergency stay
Thanks

Business_and_leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

25 Sep 2022

Ranjodh

A very good place to stay, I booked it as no other accommodation was available, but surprised, it is very clean and quiet, will stay again if visit Canberra

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jul 2022

Jennifer

It was very good and quiet and great area for our grand children

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

01 May 2022

Simon

Pretty central to where I needed to be, pleasant staff at check in, easy to get around, clean and tidy and the beds were comfortable

Leisure Friends

4/10

Poor

15 Apr 2022

Chahid

The reception staff were not helpful at all in giving directions to unit at all. Spent about 30 minutes trying to find it and asked a few other people around whole also could not read the map given to us by reception. All the reception girl would say was \"It's sooo easyyyy\" with no help. Wont be going back there again

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

06 Jun 2021

Verified traveler

I was given the wrong accommodation there where only students working that did not know what they were doing. Only stayed one night had booked for two. Lost my money on second night. Never again.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

09 May 2021

Verified traveler

Good beds, clean, spacious cupboard, cooking facilities, good value.
The two bathrooms could be a bottle-neck if all 5 bedrooms rooms were occupied.
The paid parking spaces are TINY (in carpark1). You risk damaging adjacent cars when opening doors.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

04 Apr 2021

Verified traveler

It filled my needs. It’s a nice place to stay. What else can I say

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jan 2021

John

Great location, great staff, dominos 35 steps away

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

20 Dec 2020

Yatharth

Not a clean place. The bedsheets and the room was messy and untidy.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

05 Oct 2020

Verified traveler

LIKE LOCATION AND CONDITION
DIDN'T LIKE DID NOT HAVE AIR CONDITION

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

17 Feb 2020

Timothy

It is convenient and walking distance to my faculty.

However, there isn't any wifi and it is hard to adjust the cold and hot water.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

30 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

Overall this is good value for money place located close to the AIS. The property was clean but worn. Reception was friendly and efficient, quick to respond to our request for the right amount of towels. Short walk to food, convenience store and a uni bar. About a 20 minute drive from city centre. We would stay here again.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

26 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

We liked everything about it, even better cause we had the whole thing to ourselves

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

01 Oct 2019

Ene

No tea towel or plug for kitchen sink even after a request
No hand towel in bathroom
Bathroom unpleasant smell due to build up gunk in drains as found out after blockage and cleaned ourselves Also overhead fan in bathroom build up with dust

Heating great security good quiet location

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

16 Sep 2019

Olivia

Value for money - Would be better if the price per night was under $100 though!

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

28 Jul 2019

Adrian

Late reception and staff were excellent, courteous and helpful.
Accomodation kitchens not the cleanest and looking worn. Carpet stains!

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

28 Jul 2019

David

Very clean and comfortable, only problem was so far away from Canberra centre.

6/10

Pleasant

22 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

Good location+ Very quiet.Secure and nice place.Very clean.

Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

19 Jun 2019

Verified traveler

It’s location is fine if uou’re Visiting Canberra Uni, and the amenities are ok. But, when I checked in they tried to charge me second time. Once i’d proven i’d paid I was given my room. It was filthy and hadn’t been cleaned since the previous occupant. They shifted me to another room. The receptionist was very polite, but the whole thing is incompetent. It’s cheap and you get what you pay for.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

29 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

it was very central to everything in Canberra, didn't have to travel long distances to get to nice places.

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

25 Apr 2019

Neil

Good overall, but difficult at first to get to reception as it is through a carpark that requires a card one is given AT reception. I was told later that there is a button at the carpark entrance which one can press to contact reception who can then remotely raise the boom gate for those booked in. This should be made clear when booking.

8/10

Excellent

22 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

I like the setting. It felt like being in the bush.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

22 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

The windows and floors outside the property are not clean (i.e. dirty). However, the inside of the property are all clean like linen, toilet, bathroom etc. Our overall experience is good. It worth for the money.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

17 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

Old and tired. Nothing like the images on the website.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

09 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

Affordable place for Uni, local events or bushwalk

This is a great place for people who are looking for something clean, adorable and close to something in the immediate area. It's close to some beautiful bush land and a lake with great walks. However, be prepared to walk, whether that's to a bus station or to the local mall for groceries. Things are also very quiet on the weekends. The wifi was unfortunately for a charge, and I had trouble connecting at first. The share setup was very convenient, and everyone in and out was very friendly and respectful.

8/10

Excellent

18 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

Good

Good place.. convenient to shopping mall and sporting grounds

Family

6/10

Pleasant

06 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

It's inexpensive, older student accommodation. Perfectly okay, but you're getting what you pay for.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

28 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

Location was great for where i needed to be - within walking distance.

Room and amenities cleanliness wasn't the best. No air con and dodgy fan (exceptionally hot weather though)

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

18 Jan 2019

Louis

Short stay at Canberra university

The Canberra university provides accommodations designed for short stay
The room was clean and comfortable but no WiFi available until it is paid for
The floor I was on has 5 bedrooms sharing two bathrooms
It would be over crowded if all the rooms are occupied at the same time
The reception office is a long way from the entrance. If one doesn’t have a car it is a long and painful walk in a 39 degrees afternoon sun. Direction to get to reception is not very clear. There are no signs on the university grounds to indicate where to find the reception office
On a positive note the kitchen facilities were good and spacious
Bus stop is a up hill walk

4/10

Poor

22 Dec 2018

Verified traveler

Not very clean, got little pests. Location OK, not far from city.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

29 Nov 2018

Verified traveler

Had an enjoyable stay. Really comfortable beds and 2share bathrooms worked well. Kitchen spacious and well equipped . Large fridge suit long term stay . External comment path from car Park was muddy . Concrete edging across path trip hazard. Windows dirty.
Great views into bushland and kangaroo watching in the evening from block 15 . Easy secure parking. Remember to keep the car park swipe card when key returned to reception at end of stay. Leave card in box at exit

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

15 Nov 2018

Belinda

Very basic, spartan accommodation in the middle of student living. Check in closes at 7pm. Stains on the lounge. Clean otherwise.

Business Self

4/10

Poor

07 Nov 2018

Verified traveler

Not worth the money saved by staying here

Reception is very far from the actual rooms. Walls are thin. Parking is not free. I regret staying here. Should have just stayed at a proper motel. Yes it's cheap but not worth the money saved imo.

Friends

8/10

Excellent

27 Oct 2018

Verified traveler

No cell phone reception in room

10/10

Exceptional

26 Oct 2018

Greg

It's a bit disorientating getting settled: car parking, finding the room, keys - but once established I was very happy.

8/10

Excellent

25 Oct 2018

Mark

Property is good value when compared to other options in the area. Bit of an issue with collecting and returning keys but overall a comfortable stay

8/10

Excellent

29 Sep 2018

Bransj

Ok for student accommodation. Suited the purpose of visit.

8/10

Excellent

18 Aug 2018

Verified traveler

Good view

Our bedroom faced the park at the back of the property. It was very nice to have the kangaroos basking in the sun right under our window.

4/10

Poor

19 Jul 2018

Verified traveler

Finding and checking into the property was great.

4/10

Poor

17 Jul 2018

j

Poor service

location is far away from bus stop to travel to city
Room is clean but the bed quilt is dirty and dusty
heater doesnot work very well
the most terrible thing is WIFI service, we need to pay @ the reception and the fee is A$5 on 1GB for 1 day / A$10 on 2 GB for 1 day!!! if you missed the office hour (after 6pm) you need to buy on your self mobile device , and the fee would be $5 on 5 GB for 1 HOUR!!!

No cleaning service in the bathroom....keep in mind that most of the residents come for short stays during university semester break and they are not aware on cleanliness of the toilet usage. Toilet cleaning staffs should be arranged daily for sure!

Reception staffs are polite but no solution can be provided (they just keep telling me they cannot make the judgement on changing equipment)
it is not the matter of staffs' attitude but the management policy of the residence

6/10

Pleasant

16 Jul 2018

David

Room cold, not enough bedding for Canberra

The room was cold and there bedding was inadequate. The bedding was thin and torn.

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jul 2018

Ian

Friendly and Relaxed

The other occupants of the apartment were friendly and the university atmosphere was relaxed.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

01 Jul 2018

Verified traveler

Great value place to sleep!

I travelled for three days through national parks from Qld to the ACT on my motorcycle. Slept in my tent in -4 degrees!

The heaters and hot showers were most welcome, as was the soft, warm bed! Great value for money.

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jun 2018

Peter

Business Trip to Canberra

It was a good experience. I enjoyed my stay. I was close to facilities at Canberra University. This included a Bar and a number of eateries.

2/10

Poor

02 May 2018

Verified traveler

only good part was friendly check in staff

Worse than a public toilet, felt unsafe, noisy all the time, couldn’t use the shared facilities as they were filthy, stank, and were constantly used by others in any event.

Shame because it could have been so much better with cleaner facilities and less people sharing when other buildings were clearly empty. And the staff were super nice and friendly. If it was just about the staff they would get full marks out of ten.

6/10

Pleasant

25 Apr 2018

Verified traveler

Good on campus accommodation.

We enjoyed our stay. More care could be take with aspects of cleaning but overall it was basic and good.

10/10

Exceptional

23 Apr 2018

Katy B

Good value for money and location

Great location and very good value for money. Difficult to check in late at night when we didn't know where reception was, but we found our way.
Parking was a little way from the unit, but not unmanageable, and little things like a cloth to wash up with or facewasher or simple soap would have been helpful, but not necessary.
Lovely under floor heating, quiet venue, and good location.

4/10

Poor

14 Apr 2018

Susan

You get what you pay for

My night-before choice was only this university room in a block of 9 rooms and 1 toilet/shower/sink or a room at 15 times the price in the nearby city. Typical uni fare - you could sit in the little kitchen and watch people brush their teeth or stagger in and out of the shower room. Mattress in the room seemed to be made of cord, and the fittings were most basic. In the shower room, I had to put my glasses and keys on the floor as there was no stool or shelf. Still, I was glad to have a place to sleep. Taxi never showed up to deliver me to my conference, so I walked. But the campus trees were lovely.

4/10

Poor

02 Apr 2018

Verified traveler

Shared bathroom and kitchen were not very clean. Bed was lumpy. TV in communal area had limited channels

10/10

Exceptional

27 Mar 2018

Verified traveler

Well organised.

Well organised, good location and easy buss access

8/10

Excellent

26 Mar 2018

Verified traveler

Spacious room with a kitchen and basic lounge. No soft furnishings, very basic. Perfectly clean. I felt safe. Easy walk to Belconen. I was doing a course at the uni so staying on location made travel easy.

8/10

Excellent

20 Mar 2018

Lisa

Location, location...

I enjoyed my stay. The facilities are located in a quiet area, near a good walking track and a reasonable distance to the main building of the University. There were several prospective students staying and it was a friendly atmosphere. It takes only a short time to get into town also.

4/10

Poor

04 Mar 2018

Verified traveler

The hotel was very dirty and the noise level was excessive and went on until 3 am.

8/10

Excellent

03 Mar 2018

Peter

Spacious on a budget

Comfortable room with plenty of space
No air conditioning, though
Parking is a bit of a hassle with the swipe tags
And watch for the fine print cost of $5 per day for parking (which was waived for me) :-)
But, over all, great place to stay

6/10

Pleasant

15 Feb 2018

Verified traveler

Good clean room & facilities but not easy to navigate where to go & no parking close to room so difficult for me walking with gear as I am a bit older. Good alternative for YH as room to self. Close to Calvery hospital so overall a good basic stay.

6/10

Pleasant

04 Feb 2018

David

Buyer Beware - Photo's misleading

The lass at the front desk was charming and very helpful. I could not understand why she kept apologising to me. The nice accommodation (the photo's shown in the add) was on the opposite side of the road. The old accommodation (where I stayed) was lifeless and sterile. Pre-term parties were in progress with drunks staggering home (at the top of their voices) to the early hours of the morning. Next time I will pay the extra freight and find somewhere better to stay with a bath and a TV.

8/10

Excellent

01 Feb 2018

Verified traveler

Clean room

Good place to stay and clean room and good location

8/10

Excellent

20 Jan 2018

Verified traveler

Gets the job done with a good service.helpful staff. Collage student feeling. Very good if you are a big group because you can use the whole apartment.

4/10

Poor

16 Jan 2018

Chris

Very noisy, you can hear all people living around. Not easier to cook as the crockery is very limited and not in a good state. the bedroom window does not close, so was not safe. I have told to the staff 3 times, finaly I decided to check out 3 days before the end,
And it's very hot in summer.

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jan 2018

Mike

Quiet oasis

Checkin efficient, room spacious, bed comfortable. Simple checkout just leave key in box when leaving. Left an iPad and staff where very helpful in contacting me and arranging to post it.

8/10

Excellent

10 Jan 2018

carol

needed somewhere for family in peak period

The uni were great but Expedia misrepresented the accommodation. I booked two double rooms and found it was double rooms in apartments of five with shared bathroom this was not clear on Expedia when booking.
The uni changed things but it cost me an extra 200+ dollars for the two nights.

4/10

Poor

09 Jan 2018

Jaz

Uni Canberra village review

Unbearable hot weather in Canberra made my stay very unpleasant due to lack of overhead fans or aircon.

6/10

Pleasant

04 Jan 2018

Verified traveler

If you need a place to sleep, then this will do, but above and beyond that, things are pretty basic. Sound proofing between rooms is almost non-existent.

8/10

Excellent

03 Jan 2018

daryl

nice and quiet plus very relaxing

6/10

Pleasant

22 Dec 2017

Verified traveler

Compromise for price

UoC has to catch up with hospitality industry. Kitchen facilities has to be improve. Any requests either unattended or very late to respond.

8/10

Excellent

20 Dec 2017

Verified traveler

86 yo mother was double-booked and had to pack-up all her stuff and move rooms. Besides the double-bed, everything was ok. Perhaps a small oven would have been good. Bathroom very nice. Not very good mobile coverage, perhaps as we were downstairs, although we were very close to the phone tower.
Luckily even though it was hot [in the 30's & 36 one day] the room was quite cool when we returned, because there was no air conditioning. Quite spartan, but you get what you pay for.

8/10

Excellent

17 Dec 2017

Lesley

Enjoyable stay

We had a very enjoyable stay, the cost for what we had was incredible, would certainly recommend to others. A little bit out of the city but that was no hardship whatsoever. Loved seeing the kangaroos from the kitchen window amazing for us British. Even had the privilege of Laying a wreath at the war memorial, I'm ex services.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

16 Dec 2017

Basquepacker

Far from everything

It's far from the centre. The campus is desolated during summer and there are quite a lot of birds picking the rubbish. Not very well kept. The furtniture in the room is a bit old. You get clean towels twice a week though. The kitchen is OK.

4/10

Poor

12 Dec 2017

Helen

Far away from Canberra city centre

The place is lacking in maintenance. Lots of cobwebs everywhere. I thought I booked a room in a shared 7 bedroom apartment based but I got into a 9 bedroom apartment instead. People sharing the apartment are noisy and talked into the night past midnight.

6/10

Pleasant

11 Dec 2017

Verified traveler

Below average

Building looks fine from a distance (outside). Inside: not clean, no aircond, stuffy, no wifi, a bit noisy. Parking costs $$. It works out more expensive than other hotels in town with wifi, parking and no need to share bathroom. Will not recommend.

Family

4/10

Poor

08 Dec 2017

Verified traveler

Stay for affordability

I have been staying there 4 nights every week for last 2 months. Staff at reception are not trained except onr or two. There is no concept of hospitality industry. If one requests to fix something, it is done after several requests. Example: this week there was no light in the stairs, nobody fixed after several requests. I have booked in advance for which I have to stay another 2 weeks.

2/10

Poor

03 Dec 2017

owen

Misleading

I was mislead. No where in my booking did it say i was sleeping in a dorm room. Everyone was noisy and up late partying.

Shame on you for listing this as a normal booking. I booked a twin room, now i stay in accomodation every week for work and i have never had a issue like this before.

10/10

Exceptional

28 Nov 2017

Christine

Spiffy

Canberra uni village has always been wonderful

6/10

Pleasant

27 Nov 2017

Ernest

Affordable accommodation in Canberra

The room was nice and clean, and provided some idea of what Uni accommodation feels like. It was affordable and near to the city unlike other motels.

6/10

Pleasant

26 Nov 2017

Verified traveler

Nothing like the photo, the place I was put in was older and different to the nice apartments shown in the photo, should be fixed.

2/10

Poor

22 Nov 2017

H

I turned up, the staff checked me in and was polite (note; you have to park outside the venue then walk in, to be able to get access to the car park?). Anyway; I got to the room and it was tidy but not super clean. A bit dusty in general, but what was gross was the communal toilet door didn't reach the floor (picture included) and was open into a communal bathroom which had no door and went straight across to the kitchen, and faced the doorways to the rooms. Yes there were bad odors wafting through the building all night and there were offensive toilet noises. Also; the Shower had never been bleached and was dirty with pink/reddish bacteria and some black mould. The shower door handle was also broken. The front door also didn't close unless slammed, which meant the whole night was studded with a slamming door.

I'm pretty sure it's against building codes/hygeine standards.

8/10

Excellent

21 Nov 2017

Kris

On campus accommodation

Very convenient self-catering apartment style accommodation on the University of Canberra campus, clean rooms with everything you might need for a short comfortable stay.

6/10

Pleasant

16 Nov 2017

Alex

A low cost option

Spent a week here in the shared accommodation in building 15. You get a single room to yourself and your twin with all other spaces shared so experiences vary depending on other guests.
There are two bathrooms, which cuts back on lines and hot water is plentiful.
Overall, if you need time in Canberra at low cost the UC Village is a good option, but be prepared for sharing.

10/10

Exceptional

11 Nov 2017

Alumeci

Very close to the games venue

It was great although we came after 10pm...the securities were very helpful and polite n funny. We had to give up a room as it was quite far from our second room. Not sure if I can get my $$ back for that room as my son (16 yrs old) didnot want to be far from my room.
Otherwise we enjoyed our stay thoroughly. I will certainly recommend it to my friends n family.
Thank you very much

8/10

Excellent

06 Nov 2017

Alan

Pleasant convenient location. Ok if you are traveling by car. We did not investigate public transport.

8/10

Excellent

06 Nov 2017

Virginia

Chilled in Canberra. ... (not cold!)

The accommodation at University Village is comfortable and convenient. So quiet - we even saw kangaroos feeding ... just out side beyond the fence. NB very affordable, but internet extra $. Buses possible; best if you have your own transport.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

21 Oct 2017

Mark

Good appt at a reasonable price but can be noisy

Overall good but lacks adequate sound proofing between the rooms in the apartment.

Room numbering needs to be easier to find. One person inadvertently walked into our room due to this.

10/10

Exceptional

15 Oct 2017

Casey

After driving for days it was a really comfortable location and nearby to a lot of tourist things.

10/10

Exceptional

12 Oct 2017

Craig

University accomodation good value and cheap

Cheap student accomodation , cheap clean and quiet

6/10

Pleasant

07 Oct 2017

Stella

Not bad

My only criticism is that the walls are TOO THIN. You hear everything, some guests do not seem to realise this sadly. Not much sleep was gained for our one night there. Besides this minor problem our overall stay was great. Ease of access to everything, staff were wonderful. Would definitely stay again if we could book the whole unit out.

2/10

Poor

06 Oct 2017

eran

worse ever place ever stayed couldn't not getting to the rooms until 5pm staff has lost keys place stink still carrying cleaning while we at the premises bathroom sliding door falling apart

8/10

Excellent

04 Oct 2017

Matt

Room review

I got a map from reception showing the location of the building I was in as well as picking up the keys. Information booklets on Canberra were in the room. There was a common kitchen area with tea, coffee, kettle etc. and a common area with a flat screen TV and remote control. You could walk from the building to nearby food places. I would like to have stayed longer but the room and every other room in the building was already booked for several nights.

4/10

Poor

30 Sep 2017

TheDisappointed

Was woken up on Saturday before 7am by female laughs and screams of excitement from the room opposite. Unfortunately, no consideration inculcated in her head for the private guests sharing the same facilities. Disappointing.

8/10

Excellent

28 Sep 2017

P

Good

Good place to stay. Paying for $5 for carpark was

6/10

Pleasant

28 Sep 2017

Slippery

It's clean tidy uni accommodation

The room was clean, had what we need for a one night stay. The location was only a 10 minute drive to where we were going. My wife and myself would stay again

8/10

Excellent

22 Sep 2017

Verified traveler

Convenient

Convenient as we have a daughter staying at the same University
It's ok to share facilities EG bathroom and kitchen for only short term stay