This review is based on our experience whilst staying at The Studio.
Pros
Walking distance to Westfield, waterfront and restaurants.
Discount applied for a 10 night stay.
Secure and safe accommodation behind a remote controlled garage door.
Hot shower with good water pressure
Comfortable bed
Cons
When we arrived, we found dirty cultery in the drawer. Obviously a previously lazy guest couldnt be bothered cleaning up after themselves. However, given there is a cleaning fee charged, I have to wonder what is covered by this fee ?
The liquid hand soap dispenser was very close to empty and there were no spare rubbish bags nor tea towels. Given it was a 10 day stay, I would hope these would be basic inclusions. We went back to the office to tell them about the cutlery, get another soap dispenser and more rubbish bags.
If you stay between Saturday and Wednesday, it will be mostly quiet. However with Igni Restaurant right next door, be prepared on Thursday and Friday nights for rowdy goodbyes from staff outside the restaurant. This is after they have emptied their glass recycling into the bin on the street.
The rubbish is collected every other day with the earliest we found to be at 5.30am.
There was a business alarm that sounded off at 4.40am one morning during the stay.
We hired a car which was upgraded to a Hyundai Tuscon, which just fitted in the garage. There is no real alternative to parking unless you want to take a short walk to a pay carpark.
Checkout was on Anzac Day and we were at the office just after 9am to find the security flywire locked and no one around. A call was made to Nick who informed us that he was out inspecting properties. Perhaps a note on the door might be a good idea next time, to save people yelling out hello and knocking. Nick's sarcastic comments when I called left me feeling stupid because I didnt see the drop box with a tiny dyna label that said Lift on the side of the box !
I had initially recommended this place to my daughter who is in Geelong in June. Now, I am not so sure. And I am not one to normally leave a bad review. I usually just dont bother, but unfortunately, I cant say this is one of my top stays.