Play Pokies at Criterion Club Hotel in Alexandra

A friendly wee pub that I've visited many times over the past 18 years. The staff may have changed, but the locals haven't, and that's a good sign! Staff were friendly, premises were okay but a little outdated. They serve zero alcohol beers, which I liked. Would visit again.

Worst place I have EVER stayed. I was discussed when I seen the room . The bed sheets were dirty and looked like they had been slept in already. When I pulled back the duvet cover the bed sheets had hairs on it . The decor was appalling, the wallpaper was hanging off the walls and some held together with sellotape. The curtains were ripped and in rag order. The room/bathroom was so so cold , even with the heaters on . There was a heated blanket on the bed that also had little to no heat in it . Only for it was late at night and quite cold out I would have rathered sleep in the truck. The bed was unhygienic and grubby. hotel is so outdated . Really in need of a revamp..

The place was dirty - spider webs, food residue on walls etc. but I kind of expected that from the other reviews and wouldn't have minded so much, but the final straw was finding out in the morning that we slept on a sheet with bloodstains on it. It made us feel sick seeing that, and worse the sheet seemed to have been taken/donated from a hospital. I have no idea why a hospital bedsheet would be used at a motel. Also, the motel seems to be used as a hangout place for the owner's friends, which seems odd/unprofessional as well as annoying, as I could hear them through the night and in the morning. I contacted the owner to complain about the bedsheet and he said he would organise a refund - but he kept avoiding the issue, coming up with any excuse possible to avoid the call. He advised that he had covid and he will look into the issue afterwards and when I called again the week after, he said he still had covid and he didn't call me since. Absolutely filthy, borderline bio-hazardous place with a gutless owner to match.

Good price-quality ratio. Got there for 2 nights and got upgraded for the first night (had to go back to the booked room category for the second night). The kitchen is really small and almost unusable. Plan to go eat somewhere else. Would probably go there again if i go back to Alexandra.

awesome accommodation at an amazing price. Great hopitality