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138 Barkers Road | Hawthorn, Melbourne 3122, Australia
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20 Mar 2009 | Trip type: Solo travel
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I stayed here in late 2006 (summer) for a few nights. The entrance to the motel leaves much to be desired. Arguably the best thing about the motel is the parking. Like an American motel (hence the name), the free parking is literally right at your door, and hidden from sight, well away from the main road. The location away from the main road also means the rooms are quiet, which I find important as I'm a light sleeper. However, there is a bright flourescent light outside, directly above the entrance to the room. This light shines in around the edges of the curtains, so you never get a completely dark room, even in the middle of the night! There is no way of turning it off either. This made it difficult to get to sleep. In the morning, there is simply too much sunlight entering, as well, as there is another smaller window opposite the entrance. The rooms are actually larger than I expected, and are reasonably clean and tidy. As for the bed, I found it a bit too firm, but... more

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20 Apr 2007 | Trip type: Friends getaway
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How fantastic does the website for this place look? The funky, modern renovations, the theme rooms, we were so excited to book a stay there!
Not being familiar with Melbourne we were using in car GPS navigation to find the hotel. Twice the GPS told me I had driven past the hotel (what the..!?) How can you miss a hotel? Then it dawned on me (with abject horror) that that building that looked like a cross between a run down drive-in and a laundromat WAS the California Hotel. Not good.
Once inside the dinky reception room we were informed there was no record of our booking which we had made directly via their website and confirmed with a personal email.
After much panicking by the manager our reservation was eventually found - two months away (a manual error by a staff member) We were told we could have a 'family' room and a complimentary buffet breakfast. Great.
So we trudged up the outside stairs (lets face it these are motel apartments) opened the door... speechless...
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138 Barkers Road | Hawthorn, Melbourne 3122, Australia
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