Neutral Bay Lodge

The staff member that attended to my booking was completely rude so much to the point that I asked her if she was okay?Rooms are dirty, Black mould.Not acceptable for a 1 night budget stay (Even when don’t expect much just a clean bed to sleep in)Shared Bathrooms and dirty and felt weird the way they are mapped out.

Decor is tired and shabby, but the beds are comfortable and the showers hot. I had the king room with ensuite and the room is large and airy and I was grateful for the big desk to be able to do some work. The staff is friendly. Some on site parking available, but it's right near the ferry should you need to get into the CBD. It's about a 20 minute walk to North Sydney CBD, and about 10 minutes to Neutral Bay shops. If you don't need something up market, this place is excellent value for money. I can't speak for the communal kitchen, since I didn't use it

The location is great, and the staff were nice. However there were a couple of things to note:The room was very old and quite dull. There was a thick layer of dust on most surfaces. The bathroom ceiling was covered in black mould and there was an exposed pipe coming out of the ceiling with a plastic bag taped over it.The “king sized” bed is actually just two single mattresses pushed together - quite uncomfortableOur room was directly off the reception meaning there was little privacy, we were kept up late at night by the hotel receptionist talking on the phone and by other guests.A fully equipped kitchen was advertised however there was no fridge apart from the very small mini fridge in our room, no bowls either.If you are wanting somewhere for just a night or two - not bad , however any longer and I wouldn’t recommend.

I was silly and accidently booked my room a month later.The very lovely lady at the front counter was very understanding and was able to help us out.11/10

-very noisy. We stayed for 6 nights and we didn’t sleep well at all. Our room was facing the road and the heavy doors were slammed a whole night.- room was too small- the cupboard is too small. You can hardly use it. We had to have our suitcases open. We don’t mind this, however when the room is too small, there is not space for the suitcases.Overall, our mood was affected really badly throughout the stay as we didn’t get enough sleep so I don’t recommend staying there.

A bit below neutral…Comfortable enough for us, room and linen was clean (room smelled a lot like mothballs!). This place was full of middle aged men who don’t know how to close the shared bathroom door lol. The shared bathroom made us ( 2 x 20 year old women) feel pretty uncomfortable and they got dirty very quickly. The location however is gorgeous with a nice strip of restaurants/cafes close by.

I’m disgusted at how bad this place is. It is nowhere close to what they show in pictures. Locked myself out of the room and called after hour number 1000 times, nobody responded. I had to barge in through window. No parking on the spot, even though it was mentioned that there was one. No paper towel in the toilet (which is shared). Rooms are ugly and too old. Even though, we booked two rooms, still had to share bathroom and toilet with strangers. We wanted privacy for girls night but there were too many people around.

Great location, great prices, decent rooms, poor wifi. I got a room with shared bathrooms on the lower floor, which is probably why my wifi was terrible. The hotel is only a 3 min walk from a ferry terminal, allowing for quick access to Circular Quay (comes every 30 min). The room itself was decent, but the other reviews are true in that it is very humid. There is a single bathroom and shower on the lower floor, but there are 3 showers, 3 toilets, and 3 sinks in the 2nd floor (3rd floor for Americans). The kitchen looks decent with utensils there for general use.I recommend this place for the budget travelers who will use this accomodations to only really sleep and not much more. It has a great price, and you get what you pay for.

Had to park way down the street after circling trying to find a spot. Narrow staircases, share bathroom and toilet, water and towels all over the floor. Claustrophobic room. Smell of other people's cooking from share kitchen invading our room making me nauseous, and I was bitten by mosquitoes in the room.