Review of Abode Narrabundah 4*

Summary: OK at best. Much better places to stay in Canberra for similar cost. Our experience was that on the positive, the place was modern and clean. Unfortunately this was outweighed by the negatives which included: A noisey power board in the wardrobe that buzzed all night. Was tempted to turn off the main switch in order to circumvent the insomnia but thought it preferable to maintain power to prevent frost bite. Our aircon wasn't working at all and staff clearly were aware of the issue and used every dodgy trick in the book to obsfucate the situation. Was even asked by the receptionist where we were from, as if my usual geolocation had some bearing on the functioning of their dodgy air conditioning units — her point being that we were clearly too stupid to know if in fact the thing was actually working or not and that perhaps it was just that we weren't used to Canberra winters!? The overall impression was that their care factor was zero. We did end up being given a small blow heater that looked and smelt like it had been picked up on special from the local two dollar shop. To be fair though, it did ward off the hypothermia. The wall with our adjoining room was thinner than Boarding House soup, meaning we were privy to the phone conversation of the bonehead next door at 6.30 on Sunday morning. It also meant we were able to hear, smell and just about taste their breakfast each morning. The room was only half serviced, despite the guests travelling with us having their room fully serviced. Other than that, was a fantastic stay.