Would not recommend. The phrase "you get what you pay for" does not apply here, because the following issues shouldn't exist regardless of how much the room costs.
The hot water in the shower runs out after 10 minutes. 10 minutes! The room was designed for two guests who may not want to take showers at the same time, but even then, 10 minutes is very little for just one person. This should be more than covered by the cost of the room...
When pressed about this issue, the property owners responded with a list of several things they needed from me, which I am almost certain they did as a professional way of ignoring me as it felt very automated. Some of these were reasonable, such as checking the hot water of the tap, but among them included:
- Checking the fuse box (How would I have access to this?)
- Checking the water valve on the same floor (As above)
- Taking pictures (Of what? The cold water?)
- Asking to test the power ports (The building obviously had power)
- Asking for a trade person to meet me to explain the issue and for me to leave the keys behind (I'm on vacation, I don't live here. Stop asking me to put in unnecessary work and do it yourself.)
All of this was obviously a ploy to mask the fact that they are just very cheap. I understand I only paid 80 (~120 AUD) a night, but considering I paid over 1000 (1500 AUD) when you include the 200 (300 AUD) for the cleaning fee, that is more than enough to fill a hot water heater every day with enough water that I nor another guest have to worry about running out of hot water. Absolutely ridiculous.
There was constantly a wet spot on the carpet right outside the bathroom door, likely from something below somehow staining through it. I laid a towel on it and that towel was incredibly filthy at the end of the trip, with numerous brown stains on it. I do not know if the owners knew about this, so I won't accuse them like I did above, but, while it is present, it is important future guests are aware of it.
Some other minor gripes:
There was no fitted sheet on the bed, only the flat sheet and the duvet, meaning the flat sheet basically functioned as a fitted sheet that didn't cover the part of the bed where someone might put their hands. Really awkward. If the fitted sheet was somewhere else in the room, whomever was prepping it should've put it on.
The password locks containing the fob and the key to the room were not labeled, making it hard to distinguish which lock I was supposed to be opening. Combined with the confusing nature of the locks themselves and the lack of instructions on how to open them (giving me the code was not enough), getting the key was a pain. Not sure why the locks aren't labeled nor why specific instructions on what buttons to press (there were at least 4 different buttons other than the numbers).
Until all of these issues get fixed, I would avoid.