Name: Hotel Rottnest
Address: 1 Bedford Avenue, Bibra Lake, Bibra Lake, Bibra Lake, 6161, Australia
Rating: 7

Air conditioning

24-hour reception

Smoke-free property

Heating

Terrace

Outdoor furniture

General

Non-smoking rooms

Room service

Interconnecting rooms available

Fridge

Hairdryer

Flat-screen TV

Shower/Bathtub

Shower

Toiletries

Rooms

Accessibility features

Accessibility

Concierge services

Luggage storage

Iron

Services and amenities

Restaurant

Bottled water

Kettle

Meals

Free Wi-Fi

Internet

Bike rental

Mini golf

Fishing

Recreation

No parking

Parking

Next to the beach

Pool and beach

Meeting and presentation facilities

Business

Cycling

Snorkelling

Sports

Pets Not Allowed

Pets

Location

At the hotel

Room amenities

Rottnest Island Museum

Salt Store

Rottnest Museum

Vlamingh's Lookout

Rottnest Island Salt Lakes

Ngank Yira Bidi Trailhead

Gabbi Karniny Bidi Trailhead

Perth Airport

Hotel Rottnest

Bibra Lake

child-bed

child-bed-fee

external-private-bathroom

private-bathroom

shared-bathroom

10-beds

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king-bed

queen-bed

limited-time

lounge

treatment

no-window

bay-view

bosphorus-view

canal-view

city-view

courtyard-view

garden-view

golf-view

harbour-view

inland-view

lake-view

land-view

mountain-view

ocean-front

ocean-view

oceanside

panoramic-view

park-view

partial-ocean-view

partial-sea-view

partial-view

pool-view

river-view

sea-front

sea-view

street-view

sunrise-view

sunset-view

water-view

with-view

annex

basement

main-building

1-bedroom

2-bedrooms

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4-bedrooms

5-bedrooms

6-bedrooms

not-guaranteed

wired-internet-access

smoking

sauna

duplex

safe

mini-bar

breakfast-for-1

breakfast-for-2

pets-allowed

wi-fi

kitchen

Delicious  lobster slider, burger and starters. Food came out quickly and compared to our last visit a year ago has improved.  Order drinks at the main bar to avoid getting plastic wine glasses. Food was great and we were very happy!

Lovely lunch

Dropped in for dinner with 2 families and some extras; prawn and pepperoni pizzas and chicken wings were very nice. Weren’t so happy with the burgers but still okay. Service was very good in a challenging environment; couldn’t fault any of the staff. Everything was delivered quickly. It is a pub under pressure and it delivered well as far as we were concerned.

Simple but good

Having visited many times we were pleasantly surprised to find great improvements. Staff although lacking in some bar skills made up with a great friendly attitude. All day Pizzas were exceptional as was the majority of the other dishes. Yes it is a little expensive but running costs would be higher than the mainland. Look forward to returning.


Great improvement 

My review is for the pub, we had lunch there today and it was absolutely packed. To my surprise the food came out fairly fast and was delicious. The staff were friendly and quick! Tables were cleared in no time and they were pumping out the food. Even a security guard assisted passing on information when a table needed cleaning. Thanks to everyone for an enjoyable visit. 

Busy Day - 29th December 

We had Christmas Day lunch at Hotel Rottnest and had a great experience.
The staff were amazing considering the volume of customers. The food was delicious and plentiful.
We ordered the drinks package which I wouldn’t do again, another time we would order a bottle of wine and pay for it rather than waiting each time for a glass as the staff were so busy. Not a complaint, just a lesson learned,
Great job guys.

Christmas Day lunch was exceptional

My family and I came to the hotel to enjoy the beautiful venue and my experience was only improved by the amazing customer service. Cameron behind the bar was awesome! His product knowledge and can-do attitude was refreshing to see from a bar tender. Cannot recommend enough!

Great customer service!

Backpackers are back and so is the service, food and ambiance. With Island bar music playing, a sunny day and a good mix of day trippers, overnighters and yachties - Hotel Rottnest was the place to be. 

Loads of accents (mostly French, Italian and South American) from both the bar staff and the visitors for the youngsters, and Aussie accents for the older generation demonstrates island and hotel management have got it right. We loved it all.

Island Service is back!

We stayed at Samphire Resort for 3 nights on a Winter Package that included the ferries for 2, breakfast each morning at Lontara Restaurant, 2 drinks vouchers, a bottle of Prosecco and a dessert platter on arrival.  It was a good deal.  

We were very excited about staying.  Our room was in Beach Lane.  We hadn’t expected to have our ground floor outdoor area looking straight on to a construction site.  Might have been advisable to tell guests when booking. After trying to enjoy a coffee but having to endure less than delightful language of the construction workers, we asked for another room.  We were moved to a first floor poolside room which was very kind. 

It seems though that someone cut corners with the Resort design.  The painted wooden deck has peeled badly.  The first floor balconies have no roof just wood slats that don’t protect you from the rain. . We had to dash out to rescue the Resort’s outdoor chair pillows on our balcony chairs. Just seems like a poor design.  The  concrete is failing on a number of locations at the perimeter.  The outdoor settings are lovely but perhaps someone needs to ensure they are cleaned? 

Don’t ask us why but there are no toilet brushes in the bathrooms.  We asked for one but were told housekeeping cleans.  I’m not sure housekeeping wants to be called every morning.  There is a very small toilet fan and no toilet air freshener.  As the toilets and bathroom are frosted glass walls, it’s not ideal if the meal the night before creates a reaction.  Just seems like basic hygiene?

Our breakfast choices at Lontara were brilliant.  The Chia and Granola bowls are very good. Poached eggs and sourdough were perfect.  Coffee was excellent.  

The key ingredient to make a great Resort is staff who are enthusiastic, cheerful, happy to see you and help.  It was missing at Reception.  Very stern staff who made us feel like we had been sent to the headmistress/master’s office.  

Most delightful staff were those doing the cleaning.  Very cheerful and happy to say hello and have a short chat about the weather.  

We realised they were short staffed as staff told us. So we did our best to be encouraging and supportive.  We are in a pandemic.  We get it.  But as guests we came with reasonable expectations of being made to feel welcome.  Some staff clearly missed any training on offer (assuming they do train).  

The stand out staff member was the delightful American woman (Maryland)managing the bar.  She was so kind, personable and professional.  We hope she gets to stay in Australia.  She would certainly assist in raising the hospitality bar.

Overall, it was a a good experience but not the luxury one we thought we would be getting.

Samphire Resort

Not the place during a storm. Whole place shakes with the wind. Very noisy.  Furthermore trees overhead with tent like roof should be removed for safety when winds are gusty to 100 kilometers per hour.

Avoid

Been coming to this location for 45 years and watched the changes, but somethings still remain the same. Rotto Pub is like a magnet, you just get drawn there! Still has the best views to watch the world go by. Food is plentiful and nicely prepared...kept needing to change kegs however (that probably had something to do with the amount we drank.

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