Review of Boat Harbour Motel 3*

Pros : Very good restaurant. Wonderful staff all around. Good location within short walk to the beach and playground for children as well as cafés, restaurants and into town for other dinning options. Clean fresh sheets. Cons : Worn out rooms and facilities. Noisy traffic on the road (would apply for any resort along the beach I imagine). Parking is under supplied as the combined restaurant and guest totals mean you may end up parking a block or two over out on the street. Being a motel ones expectations should naturally be lower than that of a hotel. The being said the friendly and helpful staff take care of the motel compensate for the locations short commings. I requested and was given an ocean facing room with the hope of being able to hear the ocean at night however it is not possible due to the location being closer to the harbour bay (hence the name) which shelters it from the waves. This is a personal reflection and not an issue with anything the motel claimed to offer. However should you be like myself and enjoy going to sleep to the sound of the ocean you will be disappointed. Our room only had one towel in the bathroom when we arrived and we simply had to let them know at the desk and it was corrected immediately and then housekeeping staff came by again later with another set just to be sure. The restaurant has excellent deserts that I ordered and took back to my room for the family however we did not eat a meal there though the menu does look very good. Where the location let me down the most was in a combination of little things: soft main bed meant my first night was not very restful so I had to make up for with another 4 hour nap the next morning after breakfast. The overall decor is very dated and given the rates you pay one would imagine they could afford to renovate a few rooms now and then to bring the place up to a better standard and improve the experience of the guests. To sum up: A little over priced for what you get though the location is really good and close to everything you could want.