Hotels Near Jiguma Walking Track in Merimbula

Pambula Beach Discovery Park's location, and value - value due to its location and facilities, that is, a few steps to the beach in a STUNNING, fully equipped cottage (other accomm. options available) - was incredible, and far beyond my expectations. This was my first stay in a tourist / caravan park and I had more privacy, peace and quite than anywhere else. I booked for four nights, and the next morning I extended - doubled my stay to eight nights. I did not want to leave. I cannot thank you all enough, and I will return AS SOON AS I CAN..!!! A special thanks to Jessica and Belinda for their assistance, kindness and friendliness.

My husband and I booked to stay here for one night. When we arrived, the smell inside the room was so strong of cleaning products that we had to open all the windows and the front door to get fresh air. When we tried to go to sleep, the smell was still very strong and it was starting to aggravate my throat and I had to turn on the air conditioning to keep ventilating the space and leave the front door open. We tried to sleep but hardly slept and in the early hours of the morning decided we needed to vacate the room. I called the motel and requested a refund and the receptionist told me that she had warned the proprietor against letting the room out because of the smells but that no other room had been available at the time I had booked the room online. She told me that she was unable to help me and that shes would leave a message for her manager to deal with the refund. The proprietor contacted me by email and told me that what the receptionist had told me was incorrect and that the room was fine. (i.e. that her receptionist had lied). She told me that she would have to ask *********** regarding a refund. After several emails, and phone calls to *********** and to *******, I was given the run around and I was unable to get a refund. Although I had booked through ***********, the booking was apparently booked by *******. The proprietor of the motel informed me that she had requested ******* to give me a refund. No refund came through I made repeated attempts to get the motel to refund me and they have refused. I do not recommend this establishment.

We've been visiting Merimbula for 10 years now, and this was our 4th stay at Lakeside. We look forward to our summer holiday every year, and know we'll be well looked after by the super friendly manager Matt, and so comfortable in the neat and tidy apartment which has all the mod cons. The lawns and gardens are just impeccable, and the pool always clean and inviting! And there's the tennis court and ping pong table for when it's not so sunny! Oh and the communal bbqs which you could literally eat off! You can't get a better location than this...the lake and beach right at your front door, and an enjoyable stroll into main street... Everything seaside holidays are made of! Thank you once again Matt, we can't wait to come back 😊

It's on the hills with view of roof tops and distant water. Enjoyed the outlook. Location is fine, not far to everything, eg Wheelers is less than 10 min drive. We had an upper floor unit facing the view, but others will not get that. The units are probably from the 80s, but no complaints about condition and seemed clean and nicely presented. Kitchen and bathroom well- equipped, lots of good linen, even a corkscrew in the kitchen. Hot water pressure is good. Bathroom a good size. Slept well too, so bed comfortable. If you are comfortable this style, then recommended.

This was a very basic motel room which was comfortable and clean and was good value for the money paid. There is nowhere on site to eat so you have to go into Town, which is only a very short walk. The one tip I would give other potential guests is to ask for a room that is away from the main area as there is little, or no privacy unless you close the curtains, due to the other guests walking past the room. If you are not planning on staying long or paying too much, then this is an ideal place for a stopover.

In addition to the bath faucet fixed, it is not convenient to take it down to give the child a bath, everything else is very good, the old lady at the front desk also patiently gave the map for our reference, can close the store on Sunday

Let's start with the positives of which there were three. Firstly the water pressure of the shower. Secondly the location to local shops. Thirdly, leaving. The negatives are plenty. Let's start with the price gouging of staying at this hotel in that period between Xmas and NYE. At just over $200 a night this place is a rort for what you get. And what you get is a room that looks as though it hasn't been updated since the 1970's. Bed linen that was old and discoloured and am pretty sure if you ran one of those CSI blue lights over it would have revealed more than you would want it to. A solid beige theme runs throughout the room and extends to the crockery, the bathroom linen and the bathroom tiles. The crockery and utensils were dirty. The microwave looked very much like a first generation model of its type. Beyond a few louvres in the bathroom there was no ventilation. The walls were thin enough to listen to our neighbours snoring. The bed side lamps were bolted to the bedside draws (yes bolted) and given the tattered lampshades they represented a good example of a fire hazard waiting to happen. The 'cleaning' of the room entailed emptying the bin and making the bed as far as we could see. There was scum and dirt on the shower grouting and tiling. Who still uses blankets on the bed? There was a bedside radio embedded in the cabinetry that was a relic of the 1970's ......Overall I would strongly recommend avoiding an overnight visit to this establishment. In the film 'Casablanca' there is a line from Bogart who says ' There is always Paris'' . Well we now have ''There is always Merimbula' when we come to benchmarking future hotels and their standing in regards to quality, cleanliness and value for money. Town Centre has set the base.

We booked 6 nights in a Beachcomber Villa. We landed in Villa 1 which was the furthest back so the views were nowhere near what they’d be in Villa 3 or 4. If you specifically want that view from the photos then request one of those ones. The villa was well proportioned for our little family of 4. The kids bedroom gets very warm and the fan isn’t great but the rest of the villa was well ventilated and breezy thanks to the elevation of the villa itself. The deck was lovely to sit and have meals. We didn’t sit indoors to eat at all. There was a card left stating our villa had been cleaned by 3 people…it wasn’t the best with a dirty bin lid, messy cupboards, and some sort of caked stains on the kids bedsheets but we put this down to a busy Jan season. Having shaded parking under the villa was a huge plus however a downside is a noisy road out back. The early rises of 5am heading to the beach is loud in the bedrooms. Our kids are up early so not much of an impact to us but if you like a lie in that could be an issue. The park had great facilities like the kids club, splash park and tennis court. I loved the additions of pizza night, fairy floss and doughnut vans visiting. The pool is advertised as heated. Apparently it used to be but 2yrs ago the heating broke and it’s very expensive to fix. We were lucky and visited in good weather but I’d be disappointed if I thought I was getting a heated pool in sub par weather and ended up with that. Also the advertised on-site cafe is closed and has been for some time. Wasn’t an issue for us and you can walk down the hill to a coffee van which is there most of the day. Good coffee too. We’d stay again but I think I’d look at one of the clifftop condos next time.

The hotel is in a secluded place 10 minutes' drive from the town. It is very quiet and the scenery is pleasant. There are mountains, forests and bays. The hotel is decorated in a retro style. I saw kangaroos on the lawn. The pressure of the bath water is very high. After taking a bath Very refreshing. The whole environment of the hotel is very comfortable and suitable for vacation. If you have time, you can stay for a few more days. The only drawback is that there are a lot of mosquitoes in the room. My family killed more than 10 mosquitoes in one night. Can I put a mosquito killer lamp or mosquito killer device in the room? Everything else is perfect. Highly recommended! In addition, the reception staff were very warm and friendly. One of the slightly older aunts was very elegant, and the other Chinese girl was very enthusiastic and made her feel at home.

It was the fist time that paid a deposit to find the nightly rate had gone up from $125 to $140. Previously other venues had increased their rates after I booked but locked mine in at the rate at booking time. The cabin was very clean and the furniture was all in good condition with a very comfortable main bed. The staff were friendly and helpful and there were a number of friendly people to mix with. A stroll of ten minutes would get you into town where a number of cafes, clubs and supermarkets could be found. This park was kept very tidy and has some great ammenities such as heated covered pool and spa, mini golf and basket ball rings