Name: Elsinor Motor Lodge
Address: Prince Edward Drive Cnr Kanahooka Rd, Dapto, 2530, AU

2/10

Poor

14 Mar 2026

Claudia

Poor in every respect

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

03 Jan 2026

David

While appreciating that this is not an expensive place to stay, it is nevertheless a bit underwhelming.
The place is showing its age, and maintenance is not up to scratch (our door's strike plate was hanging on by a single screw).
We had to go back to reception to get the WiFi password, which was a bit odd, and it was stored on the receptionist's phone rather than on a placard.
Our room was not cleaned during the 4 nights of our stay, which was disappointing.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

01 Jan 2026

Cheri

The family room was old and needs updating, the sheets on the 2 single beds were not clean with dirty tissues under the pillow but made up, he to call management at 9.30 pm and wait for him to change the sheets. Bathroom smells like urine, it was very noisy we could hear the people in the next unit. We were glad to leave in the morning, wouldn’t recommend

Leisure Family_with_children

4/10

Poor

01 Nov 2025

Shelley

Nothing nice to say

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

17 Oct 2025

simon

Broken light switches hard wired smoke alarm disconnected very bad smell out of shower over flow drain

4/10

Poor

12 Oct 2025

Rhonda

The property is old, rundown. Lacks some basic amenities, like teatowels, washing liquid, dish cloth. Office was always locked, un-attended by staff. Linen was clean, shower was great, but had some serious maintenance issues. Needs some freshening up with paint, curtains, and some inexpensive decor would brighten it up. Very overpriced stay.

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

05 Oct 2025

Allison

The property was clean. Bathroom taps and water pressure not great. The bath was better. Very old motel lodge which matched previous reviews.

Family room was great for size with two rooms.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

29 Sep 2025

janelle

Very disappointed in cleanliness of room, bedding seemed dirty/unchanged. Dirty bench surfaces. Light and power points loose with or with wires exposed. Wouldn't recommend staying here especially for the price.

Business_and_leisure

4/10

Poor

30 Jul 2025

Kaye

DO NOT SLEEP HERE

Dirty stained pillowcases knife marks all over the side the bed table, filthy bathroom, wallpaper that was missing in areas, to top it off. The restaurant closed before Covid so some three years or more ago one would call that false advertising.2 too expensive at $176 per night for nothing really out of this world except the fact it was disgusting.

Business

6/10

Pleasant

29 Jul 2025

Trevor

?

6/10

Pleasant

12 Jul 2025

David

Shower was not very good . Shower head seemed to be blocked. Heating was noisy and too many mirrors.

6/10

Pleasant

07 May 2025

Shaun

Seriously overpriced room. Shower and bed were okay, everything else was blah. Motel is located away from everything in a dodgy area.o

10/10

Exceptional

27 Apr 2025

Rebecca

They were very nice and the room was great

Leisure Friends

4/10

Poor

10 Mar 2025

David

The room smelled of faeces. We didn’t initially notice as the smell of cheap cleaning product was overwhelming to begin with, but later on it became very obvious. Seems like a fairly big deal to miss by the cleaners.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

19 Jan 2025

Cheryl

Condition of rooms, facilities, furnishing and linen was dated, tired and overdue for an upgrade.

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

11 Dec 2024

Rob

Pool great but the web advertised a restaurant open for breakfast and dinner. Closed and not operating. Disappointing as that was one of the reasons I booked there

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

29 Oct 2024

SIMAIMA

The residents were pretty friendly, and i love that the bathroom door can push out instead os sliding.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

19 Oct 2024

Elizabeth

Good location

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jul 2024

Janice

Handy to club opposite. Squash courts and shopping centre. All within walking distance didn’t have to use car all weekend.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

19 May 2024

Kevin

Area not too bad, staff very friendly

Business_and_leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

23 Mar 2024

Sandra

Older building but very clean, great service, friendly people, would stay there again

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Mar 2024

Crystal

My kids love staying here when we do travel. Tick of approval from us ✅

Business Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

25 Feb 2024

Julie

Staff were friendly and fresh towels and room serviced daily.
Small room without natural lighting, badly in need of renovation. Dissapointed with poor facilities especially compared to booking, different room we had, when we stayed last year. Mould in shower, badly leaking spraying shower and hand basin taps, no lighting other than a switch near bathroom door across room from bed ... not even a bedside light; and ancient noisy aircon with no remote. Room certainly was not worth price we paid.

Business_and_leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Feb 2024

Sue

Have stayed before & will stay again

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

14 Jan 2024

Michael

This property is very old and needs a makeover to bring it up to a reas

4/10

Poor

14 Jan 2024

Kathy

dangerous shower

The shower was extremely dangerous. The bath under the shower was slopped and there was a dip in the bath directly under the shower not large enough for your feet to fit.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

20 Nov 2023

Caroll

While trying to be quiet the tap’s we’re so noisy that’s just about the only issue we had everything was just great 😊

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Nov 2023

Elouise

Loved how clean it was.. thank you, it was awesome coming back to clean towels daily
clean bin, bed made and new soap…
However a couple weeks of things
It was a tight car park for new cars..
And needs a little update on the decor
other wise I’m so pleased on how accommodating my stay was .. thank you

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

13 Oct 2023

Craig

The room was a little dated but suitable for our stay. Clean and a comfortable bed. Air-Con noisy so couldn't have it on and sleep. A few negatives but for the price I would stay again when in the area.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

11 Oct 2023

Corinne

Apart from the age of the premises there appears to be none or very little upkeep of the rooms and property in general.
The website advertises a Dining Room. Whe I asked for directions I was advised that they had Not re opened the Dining Room since COVID.
After driving all day the last thing I wanted to do was drive to the “cheap pub dow the road” which I was advised to try.
Will not return to this place. They really need to change the website as they are falsely advertising.

6/10

Pleasant

08 Oct 2023

Josephine

Convenient spot, not too expensive,
Very dated.
Musty smell in room.
Highway and train noise.

10/10

Exceptional

03 Oct 2023

Regina

Owners very friendly, pool and spa just great, though room a little small bit overall enjoyable.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 Aug 2023

Helena

Lovely place and the staff are very welcoming, helpful and down to earth. I stay there whenever im in town

10/10

Exceptional

17 Aug 2023

Grant

Clean & tidy. Good value. Excellent base for a short stay over. Our room was the spa option even had a kitchen with oven etc. room 25. Bed was comfy. If you want views, onsite 5-star dining & room service This place isn't for you. Pretty quiet we had the a/c running which was a little noisy but it's that square box style, so they are what they are. Overall, it's a no-frills motel to put your head down at night whilst checking out the area I would go back again. Office staff were great.

10/10

Exceptional

14 Aug 2023

Christian

Dart Masters Weekend.

Good Darts

Self

10/10

Exceptional

06 Aug 2023

elissa

The spa suite is lovely. I could move right in.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Aug 2023

Lauren

Lovely Inn, great price and relaxing.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

14 May 2023

Anne

Clean

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

11 May 2023

Steve

Great place just a bit noisy from surrounding streets.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

12 Apr 2023

Tessa

Very tired and dated rooms.

Good quiet location.
Rooms very dated. Bathroom in need of a revamp, very tired, broken towel rail, soap dish. Water hot.
Mattress thin, pillows good. Well equiped with toaster, kettle, microwave.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

11 Mar 2023

Steve

Rooms very dated and in need of some attention

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

10 Mar 2023

Nuo

The facilities of the motel are very old, hairdryer is not working, one of the lights is not working either

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

16 Feb 2023

Fiona

Rm 22 is not great

Great location near our son's home and we usually have an ok stay but got a terrible room this time. Bathroom was awful- our shower was an old spa bath with a large slope to the drain and you had to bend backwards to wash your hair under showerhead. Bed was uncomfortable and the room had an unsound proof connecting door to room next door where guy left tv blaring all night long.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

21 Jan 2023

Rudra

Not good overly

10/10

Exceptional

31 Dec 2022

Stephen

I like staying at the Elsinor Motor Lodge as it is set up for easy access and no-bother while you are travelling. A great place to make a base while in the Illawarra

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

04 Dec 2022

Radar

Very nice staff. Super clean great value for money. Great setup for eating in your room

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

30 Nov 2022

Scott

In need of some TLC

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

28 Nov 2022

Coral

The Spa was wonderfully warm but needs a Handrail for easier entry and exit.
Also need to re-open the restaurant and have breakfast available.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

09 Nov 2022

Laurance

We first checked into a room that was a connecting room which was load
We asked for a room shift and this was granted

Business_and_leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

06 Nov 2022

Noha

Clean, comfortable beds and warm blankets.

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

05 Nov 2022

Matilda

Conveniently located, had all the amenities I needed.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

04 Nov 2022

George

1 of the staff was excellent…the male…was very friendly and helpful
The room was comfortable but the shower was not ! Hot water kept cutting in and out took forever to heat up…carpet had stains on which made it feel dirty…
Upside room was clean and bed made up with clean towels

Business_and_leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

30 Oct 2022

John

Nice Staff and clean room

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Oct 2022

Ian

Great service, it’s an older motel but very clean and comfy.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

20 Oct 2022

Jenny

Good basic motel. Staff friendly and helpful

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

17 Oct 2022

Kaz

Quiet stay overnight. Room was clean and tidy.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

16 Oct 2022

Louisa

The motel was clean and the bed and pillows very comfotable.
The one thing that makes me make this comment is the noise the housemaids made and i mean like talking loudly and most of the time outside our door. One of them sounds like they brought a child to work so it was making noise. So much for getting a quality rest before the second leg of our journey. Was pretty rundown but for the price.

Business_and_leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

09 Oct 2022

Michelle

My partner and I stayed here for work. It was an okay last minute option but a few things could be improved.

The heated pool and spa were broken and unavailable, which was a disappointment.

The powerpoint for the fridge and microwave was broken, so we couldn't use them unless we carried them to the other side of the room to the other powerpoint. When we did move the microwave, it didn't work properly. The room and bathroom are dated and would benefit from a make over and general maintenance. A cupboard had a missing handle.

The tv didn't have all the channels stated in the information booklet nor did the tv include a tv guide. The wi-fi didn't work properly.

There was a cola bottle with yellow liquid beside the cups, which we assumed was dishwashing liquid. The booklet also indicated that you must wash your dishes, which confused and concerned us (do they get a proper wash before the next booking?).

We didn't get much sleep because the couple next door were very loud until 4am, after which the man left and the woman began singing and wailing loudly until 8am. We understand this isn't the staff's fault but just another issue we came across.

The two ladies at reception were very lovely so we only want this review to help improve the place so that people will return. We will unfortunately not return here. Compared to other motels we've stayed at, this one was overpriced and had more issues.

Business Partner

8/10

Excellent

12 Sep 2022

terry

very clean and owners were very friendly and helpful

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

11 Sep 2022

Vicki

We stayed here to attend the races 🏇
Close to track & township ✅
The property is old & tired, but very clean & comfortable 👌
The manager was very friendly, jovial & accommodating. He even shuttled our group to the races 🙌. Thanks Tai 😊
We would stay again 👍

Leisure Friends

4/10

Poor

27 Aug 2022

Greg

Old, tired, lacking basic maintenance. Fridge rusty and in need of defrosting. Inclusions cheap and not acceptable in 2022. Staff polite and helpful.

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

22 Aug 2022

Hazel

Quite, safe environment. Older but comfortable.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jun 2022

Shaun

Good location, clean rooms and quiet. Staff were fantastic and went above and beyond to help us. We left something in the room and only realised when we got home. They tracked it down for us and posted it free of charge. Brilliant.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jun 2022

Mark

Nice place

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

07 May 2022

Fiona

Goo basic accommodation in convenient location

Partner

8/10

Excellent

07 May 2022

Leonard

Place was Clean &tidy

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

27 Mar 2022

TANYA

Clean and Cosy place to stay.

Great Staff convienent place to stay.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

19 Mar 2022

Ferhun

It was ok for one night

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Feb 2022

Sue

Very happy

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Feb 2022

Megan

amazing staff, great little hotel with a beautiful pool area, excellenf value for money, would definitely come backk if we are in the area again.

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

02 Feb 2022

Trent

Dated site however tidy and pleasant staff.

Business Friends

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jan 2022

Crystal

Quick and easy check in process, and just needed to drop the key in a box to check out. Rooms were very clean and with ample space.

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

18 Jan 2022

Angela

Love the indoor pool and spa

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jan 2022

Ruth

Layout of the room was great. They were very considerate about our needs and sought to make our holiday with them a good one. Lovely area. Close to the highway, making it easy to get to places but still quiet.

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

07 Jan 2022

Paul

Ok

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

04 Jan 2022

Thushar

Good for price n service & reachable distances to all tourist destinations nearby

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

31 Dec 2021

Wen Hsin

Good stay

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

30 Dec 2021

Samah

I have enjoyed my stay in the lodge. The staff were very friendly. The room was very comfortable and clean. The location of the lodge made it easy for me to travel back and forth to areas around the lodge.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Dec 2021

Felice

Very clean and nice room

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

29 Dec 2021

Stuart

Good location , staff friendly

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

21 Dec 2021

Ron

Well located and low cost

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

17 Dec 2021

Scott

Friendly staff

Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 Dec 2021

Joanne

Older property that could use a refurbish,but very clean and tidy. Bed was great,room larger than most, nice and quiet. Lock on door wasnt the best, but overall a good value for money place to stay. Would stay again.

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

12 Dec 2021

Kieren

It’s old, run-down and should be bull-dozed and re-developed.

Leisure Friends

4/10

Poor

05 Dec 2021

emily

The facility had a vintage feeling to the stay which was lovely, the cleaning staff on the day of departure were very friendly and helpful as I had left my pillow behind.
But the cleanliness of the room was not that great.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 Nov 2021

TANYA

Convenient Place To Stay

Great place to stay.
Friendly staff and close to the music venue we went to.
Will definitely stay there again.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Nov 2021

Susan

Close to every where I need to be

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

20 Jun 2021

Verified traveler

very quiet and a luixury room close to shopping and to wollongong

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

25 May 2021

Verified traveler

No lights working above bed. Noisy air blower. No iron. But they did have Foxtel and it was clean.

Business Self

6/10

Pleasant

22 May 2021

Verified traveler

Overnight stay was very good but when I paid for the amount of time before arriving, found out in my bank acc there was extra $60 taken out, and the photos of the place is not what I expected....... all up I love to come there overnight for half of what they took out of my account, it’s some where to sleep when I come down to visit family in the hospital overnight...... thank you kindly and hopefully youse can make adjustments according to travelers visitation again thank you and God bless us all ❤️😇🙏🙏🙏 ( my kids loved the bunk beds).

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

16 May 2021

Verified traveler

Dated motel but clean. Friendly staff.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

02 May 2021

Verified traveler

Great service, breakfast was great and served in our room.
Spa and pool were clean, everything was clean.
Definitely will go back.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

30 Apr 2021

Verified traveler

Room was clean but very out dated

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Apr 2021

Verified traveler

Great service and facilities. Went out of their way to be helpful

Leisure

2/10

Poor

24 Mar 2021

Verified traveler

There was nothing nice about the place.
We were booked 4 7 days at $170 a night, we left after 1night we got charged 4 2 we were just happy to get out of there.

Leisure

6/10

Pleasant

18 Mar 2021

Verified traveler

To small for four adults. Bathroom tiny.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

09 Mar 2021

Verified traveler

Although slightly older style but very clean and comfortable. Customer service was excellent. We left some valuables in the room which were promptly mailed to us. Great overnight stay.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

08 Mar 2021

Verified traveler

Location. Very easy to find and close to all you need.

Business_and_leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

24 Feb 2021

Verified traveler

The lodge was very quiet and suited our stay well. We had all the facilities we needed and all staff was friendly.
We would recommend it to anyone, if you are looking for affordable stay.
A more modern update to the rooms, bathroom would be ideal. Overall quite happy.

Friends_and_family Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Feb 2021

Verified traveler

After a long day of travelling it was so lovely to have a swim in the pool, and then relax in the spa.. Donna and Richard were very helpful...room was lovely and clean..will definitely stay there again..

Leisure Partner