Mariner Motel

Exactly what we needed for our one night stay en route to South Australia. Exceptionally clean, recently modernised I'd say, in shades of grey/white. Very well looked after! We opted for a Deluxe Queen chalet (No.5) with parking right upto the door. Everything we needed was there, plus complimentary tea/sugar/coffee, etc. It was at least a twenty minute walk to the port where we enjoyed a lovely meal at Edwards Waterfront restaurant. There was plenty of free parking though, if you needed to drive. There is a KFC next door to the motel, plus other eateries further into town. Lots of other lovely shops too, Woolworths, Bakers Delight, Reject Shop, etc.

There wasn't anything to dislike and we were met by a friendly guy on the desk.

Easy to find, Checkin was efficient and pleasant with good suggestions. Room was well sized and clean. For a 1-3 day stay for the price I feel this is a great value option for staying at Portland. The motel is an older style however its clear and evident that the current owner is working through the rooms and upgrading them (especially the bathrooms). So the price for a room is more than fair. Overall I would recommend staying here as a value option. People travelling on business would enjoy this motel.

I did mention above the rooms being upgraded. Unfortunately the room we got (room 1) is the one that hadnt had its bathroom upgraded yet. That said the bathroom was still spacious very clean and more than functional (no complaints for my perspective). Only minor issue was there was noise from the next room, we could hear next door but not loud enough to actually understand the conversation, and when the shower was in use we could hear the water running. For those who read this review do not see this as negative comments as neither item above really bothered us at all...If you are able to ring ahead and request not to be in room 1 until its upgraded I think that would be useful (I am confident the owner will finish the new bathrooms very shortly).

What a great find the Mariner Motel was. From the minute Aaron greeted us at check in we knew this would be a great place to stay. Every detail has been thought through, room exceptional from size, layout and cleanliness. It was so nice to have so many power points in the room (yes, only minor but sometimes it can be so annoying to try and find a power point). Pretty obvious Aaron takes great pride in the Mariner Motel. Would highly recommend, would not disappoint,

A motel as it should be. Friendly staff. Fully equipped and clean. Parking right outside the door. Located directly on the main road, but still quiet. Shopping facilities nearby. Barbecue station available in the garden.

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My wife and I spent two nights in a comfortable and spacious room with a modern en suite bathroom and a kitchenette comprising the standard basic motel facilities. Contrary to the description on Booking.com, free WiFi is available in all rooms. Contrary to the description on Booking.com, free WiFi is available in all rooms.

Some suggestions: more clothes hangars would be appreciated, and a couple of drawers for clothes and small items would be useful.

Super clean, spacious room. Comfy beds, comfy armchairs, plenty of bench space, huge bathroom, excellent shower (with great water pressure), free Netflix, great airconditioner. The room has lots of powerpoints, bedsidelamps, a microwave, bowls cuttlery etc. The bbq area is great, with bbq utensils provided. The motel is close to town, with KFC practically next door. Despite the motel being located on a main road, it is very quiet and safe. No noisy neighbours either. The staff/ owners are amazing, super friendly, welcoming and very helpful.

No pool, but Portland has an outdoor pool and of course an excellent family friendly swimming beach (Nun's Beach)

Stayed at the Mariner Hotel due to work. Super friendly staff, very clean, heaps of heaps of space for parking, easy check in and check out, cute little BBQ area, everything was there what you needed. Close to the beach, restaurants and town center. Would book a room there anytime again. KFC and McDonald’s literally next door. Petrol station across the road. 👌🏻👍🏻

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Has almost everything you need. Microwave, comfortable bed, Netflix, quiet snd nice staff. Fairly close to town.

Just a suggestion , sat at bench for meals. No problem but would be better with small table and chairs so we can play our board games at table in the evening.

Staff (the one person we met) was helpful, solved a problem quickly and gave us some useful local advice. The location was handy - close enough (we didn't walk) to the town. Good parking, nice comfy room, facilities clean and tidy, TV, kettle, etc etc all in place.

Actually nothing. This was a good find and we enjoyed our stay.

The bed as very comfortable, bathroom spotlessly clean and very usable. Just had a quick overnight stay and it was perfect. The fellow at check in was helpful, informative, cheerful and welcoming. It was perfect for comfort after a long day of driving.

There was nothing I found bad about this place.