Travelled with my family to Aus 2wks ago. The motel was easy to find, great location. Drive straight down and you are on the Great Ocean Drive. We arrived real late that night, I was so glad that I emailed Lynne the day b4 to let her know that I will check in l8. Called her when we arrived and... More

Very well presented with large rooms and large bathroom. Stayed as a family of 5 here and enjoyed the experience. All amenities provided, very clean and crisp linen and full size TV as well. Management was very helpful on arrival. Excellent hotel next door with fine class meals. Would definately recommend ths motel.

Grovedale was our first point of call in lovely Victoria. After flying in to Avalon airport, we decided it was a good starting point to explore the Great Ocean Road. We were pleasantly surprised with the location and proximity to Torquay, and received a warm welcome on arrival. You can really tell this place is a family run motel, which... More

Clean, friendly, Helpfull, just the shot!! Thanks to Lynne for making the room available early.

During our travel through Great Ocean Drive to Queenscliff - Sorrento, we stayed one night over here. We stayed in 2 bedroom family room for $215. This motel is old one but not bad to stay for one night. Maintenance of the room is ok but management should consider some maintenance e.g bathroom handle screws are not fit properly etc...... More

My family and I stayed here over the New Year and thoroughly enjoyed our stay, the rooms were of a good size, very clean and the staff were very friendly. The location was ideal to be able to head in any direction to the beaches, Adventure park or the Queenscliffe ferry. The kids were also able to ride their scooters... More

On a recent trip to Torquay to visit some long term friends we chose to stay at Golden Palms, Grovedale (Geelong) We chose this property for its central location for firstly visiting our friends and then for our drive around the coast to Quenscliffe the next day. We had stayed at this motel about three years ago and we were... More

I recently stayed at Golden Palms Motel with my husband and two children and found the rooms to be perfect for what we required. We arrived late in the evening but the staff were easily contactable and arrived promptly to let us in. We did have an issue with the TV but on talking to staff this was resolved making... More

Breakfast too expensive, went to supermarket and bought bread, butter and jam for much less (they did supply toaster, jug, coffee &c). Lamps over beds didn't work, office closed 7.30pm, so couldn't resolve when noticed, Sufficient towels but only one face washer for up to 3 guests. Lied about wheelchair access, on complaint claimed people with wheelchairs had stayed there... More