The Palms Motel- Formerly Flinders Motel

It was a pleasant staying. I would stay there again. Although, I wish that there was a microwave in the guest room.

Booked two rooms sleeping 6 adults. Called 4 days prior to ask for early checkin, identified one room slept 3 and other 2, 1 bed space short. Addressed by reception or so I thought until we checked in only to find 1 bed short. Changed to another room that slept 3 however airconditooning not working and room had a damp smell…..not a pleasant stay given 33-35 degree weekend temps. Hotel presents clean however run down and requires renovation throughout.

All good but would be nice if we had a microwave and a toaster in the room.

This is a budget hotel and is excellent for just that reason. It was perfect for what I needed. Quiet with a restaurant on site. I had an upstairs room tucked away at the back and had a lovely view of the escarpment from a very private balcony which was a bonus and with a table and chairs made it a nice extra space. I wouldn’t recommend an upstairs room for anyone with toddlers as the railings are not designed for keeping a child in. Clean on the small side room with the basics available at a reasonable price. The managers clearly keep an eye on making it a quiet stay. Just what I needed,

The parking was poor

The a/c was noisy. Parking was a bit dark.

Excellent restaurant - clean - great location

Overpriced not up to Wotif standards, water pressure very poor

Would've perhaps given another star if I hadn't discovered someone had smeared faeces on the back of the bathroom door. It's a fairly ordinary bathroom, made less appealing in having to clean that off. Didn't have a blow dryer which cheesed me off. Apparently you can call them (no-one in reception anyway) and they'll bring one but didn't see any literature pertaining to that so onwards with wet hair. You can tell they're running the place down ... perhaps to pull the whole thing down in the future. Check-in easy but done using wall locks so no human interaction required. Small room, no toaster or microwave or anything useful. Fridge broken and set to Freeze the Tripes Out of Everything, including the pickle, gherkins, eggs, yoghurt and berries. Didn't make for a particularly enticing breakfast. Shower temperature set to Vaguely Warm and there's nothing you can do to heat it up. Hint - don't turn on the cold tap, not required. Location is great, comfortable stroll into the city centre. Plenty of parking. Don't expect 10% off at the Thai restaurant next door - somehow that particular privilege is no longer being extended. Bed very comfortable, clean room other than bathroom door. Would I stay again? Nope! .

Staff were lovely and friendly, the Thai restaurant was very good, excellent food.

Clean and comfortable.

Cockroaches in my bed.

We had bugs in our bed but had a great Asian restaurant and the shower was big but weird how you have to shut the door so alarm doesn’t go off otherwise you have to pay for fire dept come out. Air cond was average but had that one plus the fan to make room cool no windows to open only bathroom wifi didn’t work no toaster no microwave have stayed elsewhere 3 star they accommodate this

Good place at a reasonable price. A little dated but nice and clean. The staff were very friendly and helpful.

Clean room

Was ok place to stay, rooms are old. House keeping partly serviced rooms each day.

Property is old but kept clean. Next to a busy road so was noisy.

Reception staff welcoming. Room nice and clean but compact. Unfortunately we were woken by other customers (young men) talking loudly from 230am onwards - maybe that could happen anywhere.

Clean and basic accommodation. No horror stories.

Would've perhaps given another star if I hadn't discovered someone had smeared faeces on the back of the bathroom door. It's a fairly ordinary bathroom, made less appealing in having to clean that off. Didn't have a blow dryer which cheesed me off. Apparently you can call them (no-one in reception anyway) and they'll bring one but didn't see any literature pertaining to that so onwards with wet hair. You can tell they're running the place down ... perhaps to pull the whole thing down in the future. Check-in easy but done using wall locks so no human interaction required. Small room, no toaster or microwave or anything useful. Fridge broken and set to Freeze the Tripes Out of Everything, including the pickle, gherkins, eggs, yoghurt and berries. Didn't make for a particularly enticing breakfast. Shower temperature set to Vaguely Warm and there's nothing you can do to heat it up. Hint - don't turn on the cold tap, not required. Location is great, comfortable stroll into the city centre. Plenty of parking. Don't expect 10% off at the Thai restaurant next door - somehow that particular privilege is no longer being extended. Bed very comfortable, clean room other than bathroom door. Would I stay again? Nope! .

Good location, looking very dated...

My husband and I stayed here for one night only. We got a very nice room with a balcony on the second floor so we had a lovely view over the mountains. Very convient with the restaurant just there. We had a really lovely meal there can really recommend that.

Good location. 10 minute walk to beach. Room was clean well set up. Only problem was the noisy neighbours who came in late. Would stay again

Room was small and the decor was in need of refreshing. Room was upstairs so a struggle to bring cases in from the car park. It was described as a budget motel but it was a five star price. Very good Asian restaurant next door.

This is a budget hotel and is excellent for just that reason. It was perfect for what I needed. Quiet with a restaurant on site. I had an upstairs room tucked away at the back and had a lovely view of the escarpment from a very private balcony which was a bonus and with a table and chairs made it a nice extra space. I wouldn’t recommend an upstairs room for anyone with toddlers as the railings are not designed for keeping a child in. Clean on the small side room with the basics available at a reasonable price. The managers clearly keep an eye on making it a quiet stay. Just what I needed,

Old and run down

Only real problem was the BED. Probably the most uncomfortable bed we have ever slept on. Every else quite ok considering the price but the bed Oh dear, it was terribly uncomfortable. Staff were very helpful and on site restaurant was very good.

Reception staff welcoming. Room nice and clean but compact. Unfortunately we were woken by other customers (young men) talking loudly from 230am onwards - maybe that could happen anywhere.

Reasonable motel near centre of Wollongong, rooms rather tired in need of refurbishent, OK for short stay

This hotel is like a scene out of Twilight Zone, or the Bates Motel, no wonder they changed the name. A mid week night was $154 but given the state of the motel was extremely overpriced and for $15 more could have stayed in some renovated decent accommodation mid week had I known. Doesn't look like a cent has been spent on it since it's original build. Military style single beds with metal railings sized for a child, no toaster or microwave, no exhaust fan so told to close door to prevent smoke alarm going off, paint peeling, fluorescent light flickering like a scene out of "Saw" in the bathroom, something vibrating in the walls going off every 5 minutes - wasn't sure if this was a scene from Poltergeist or a Sexyland convention in the next room. Walls paperthin so was woken up by motorbikes and cars before peak hour and 3 construction sites surrounding the hotel. Hot water in the shower needed 30 turns to the end to access hot water. The photo is completing misleading. Worst hotel I've ever seen !

Manager very helpful

Staff is excellent. Venue really nice. Really comfortable

Staff were super helpful, rooms were clean and reasonable sized.

Warm welcome from managing couple. Well run and located, dated but clean. OK value for money.

Great customer service comfortable setting. Will stay there again in the future.

Friendly staff excellent location

Reception staff welcoming. Room nice and clean but compact. Unfortunately we were woken by other customers (young men) talking loudly from 230am onwards - maybe that could happen anywhere.

It's about to undergo renovation which is great. At the moment it's somewhat run down but was absolutely fine for an overnight stay. Staff at reception really nice and welcoming.

I was impressed with how clean the property was. The bed linen was very comfortable and we slept well. The owner was lovely and gave us an upgrade to room with two beds so my daughter and I didn’t have to share. The property is old and dated but very clean. Price was excellent and would be happy to stay here again.

TV did not work. Owner rang enquiring what time we would arrive as they would not be there at 5.30pm. Really!!!!!. What happened to the idea of relief staff.Both owners were sitting at counter presenting an inhospitable and intimidating environment. Will bever go back there and I am telling everyone I know to do the same.

Great location, simple and clean. Lovely hosts. Would stay again for sure!

Would recommend for an affordable place to stay within walking distance to CBD and beach. Bed and bathroom were clean.

Good location. 10 minute walk to beach. Room was clean well set up. Only problem was the noisy neighbours who came in late. Would stay again

Easy to get to and close to everything

Close to the city Well appointed room with everything that is necessary Quiet with little road noise The owners are renovating the rather tired decor

Excellent property for short overnight stay on a long weekend getaway. Generous parking, clean property. Easy to locate and get to.

If you are travelling without a car, Flinders Motel is close to North Wollongong station, an easy walk to Wollongong shops, and has a good Thai restaurant on site

Close to Wollongong itself, very handy, very affordable

Nice place in the middle of wollongong

Reasonable motel near centre of Wollongong, rooms rather tired in need of refurbishent, OK for short stay

My husband and I stayed here for one night only. We got a very nice room with a balcony on the second floor so we had a lovely view over the mountains. Very convient with the restaurant just there. We had a really lovely meal there can really recommend that.

Typical motel for the price, very friendly and helpful managers recommended the asian restaurant next door and that was very good. Comfortable stay.

Love that Asian/Thai restaurant, really nice food and service

I have stayed here a few times over the years. An older place, but close to everything, reasonably priced and the Thai food from the restaurant is really nice.

If you are travelling without a car, Flinders Motel is close to North Wollongong station, an easy walk to Wollongong shops, and has a good Thai restaurant on site

very nice and helpfuil staff. good dining option. The rooms were tired. the Air con didn't work for us.

This is a budget hotel and is excellent for just that reason. It was perfect for what I needed. Quiet with a restaurant on site. I had an upstairs room tucked away at the back and had a lovely view of the escarpment from a very private balcony which was a bonus and with a table and chairs made it a nice extra space. I wouldn’t recommend an upstairs room for anyone with toddlers as the railings are not designed for keeping a child in. Clean on the small side room with the basics available at a reasonable price. The managers clearly keep an eye on making it a quiet stay. Just what I needed,

Only real problem was the BED. Probably the most uncomfortable bed we have ever slept on. Every else quite ok considering the price but the bed Oh dear, it was terribly uncomfortable. Staff were very helpful and on site restaurant was very good.

Excellent restaurant - clean - great location

Staff were lovely and friendly, the Thai restaurant was very good, excellent food.