Name: Ruthven Street Motor Inn
Address: 786 Ruthven Street, Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Toowoomba, 4350, Australia
Rating: 9

Air conditioning

Smoke-free property

Heating

Newspapers

Garden

No elevators

Reception desk

General

Non-smoking rooms

Room service

Family room

Wardrobe/Closet

Rooms

Laundry

Dry-cleaning

Luggage storage

Services and amenities

Breakfast

Breakfast in the room

Packed Lunches

Meals

Free Wi-Fi

Internet

Barbecue grill(s)

Barbeque

Recreation

Free parking

Parking

Swimming pool

Outdoor pool

Pool and beach

Fax and copy machine

Business

Family/Kid Friendly

Kids

Pets Not Allowed

Pets

Personal protection equipment for staff

Extra decontamination measures

Contactless check-in and/or check-out

Additional measures against COVID-19

Health and Safety Measures

Location

At the mini-hotel

Toowoomba Airport

Ruthven Street Motor Inn

Toowoomba

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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

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water-view

with-view

annex

basement

main-building

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not-guaranteed

wired-internet-access

smoking

sauna

duplex

safe

mini-bar

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breakfast-for-2

pets-allowed

wi-fi

kitchen

Clean and convenient.  The bed was so hard and after 2 nights of little sleep I got up this morning exhausted.  If you sleep on your back you are fine but not for side sleepers like me.  I mentioned this to the owner and was abruptly told they are new beds and no one else has complained.  I said I travel at least 100 nights away with work every year and thought that if he gave the option of mattress toppers that would be very helpful and he would gain return visitors.  He looked at me and walked off saying he was busy

Lovely motor inn- pity about the bed

We were very impressed with the accomodation, that allowed us to have our family pet stay with us. There was plenty of room, three beds, everything was clean, very well presented, tidy and all you needed or could want. The road noise was loud at times but, beds very comfortable, and all the bathroom needs covered. Well presented inside and out, Would recommend. The manager was very helpful and friendly as well

A night with our fur baby

Thank you so much for providing such a lovely dog-friendly motel room. It really was lovely not to be relegated to the daggy-in-need-of-updating room either right on the main road or so far up the back of the motel. 

The room was spotless. Hardwood floors were great for a hairy dog. Lots of space with a nice little sitting area at the entrance to the room. Covered car parking meant I could load the car without getting wet while the dog supervised from the motel room doorway.

A very short walk to lots of takeaway or restaurants. For those travelling with dogs, there is an off-leash dog area about 300 metres away - cross Ruthven Street and go down the hill beside the golf course to West Creek off leash area. My girl had a great time chasing pigeons and ducks, and exploring.

Lovely, modern, clean, dog friendly.

Very clean,  comfy beds , friendly staff , very hot showers , quiet,  very happy with our stay , close to restaurants,  didn't hear traffic even though it's on the main road , darkened windows brilliant idea. Will stay again .

Will stay again

Liked · The motel is very easy to spot from the highway due to the HUGE number on the front. Breakfast is as expected. Plenty of hot water for showers

Disliked · We thought the location would be ok but now having visited Toowoomba & seen the layout, facilities, sights, amenities of the city we wouldn't choose this motel again.
We like to walk to buy take away dinner or to a restaurant after a day in the car & options we thought available when we booked this motel were not.
We assumed that was due to Covid-19 NOT the motel location, but even still we noticed far more options elsewhere that would have suited us, especially on the northside as we drove out of Toowoomba.
Comments below apply mostly to our journey SOUTH on our way home to NSW recently.
Considering we stayed there with QLD's Covid-19 strict regulations & NSW developing clusters, the "complimentary" breakfast room was a rough & ready nightmare; in fact the tables were too close as far as social distancing went.
Tables were not cleared, cleaned or sanitised after people ate, in fact it was left to we diners to find where we should leave our used plates & cutlery &/or clean/sanitise our tables.
Fellow diners wondered if there were any staff, just as we did.

Both rooms we stayed in were in need maintenance as the back of the toilet seat in both units was broken & bathrooms are in dire need of an exhaust fan as sliding doors didn't sit flush with either adjacent wall or floor.
Shower floor on return trip was exceedingly slippery so because I'm older I wore thongs while showering to feel safe.
We stayed 2 nights, several weeks apart, as we were travelling north then returning home & the guy at check-in on our way NORTH was welcoming, cheerful & very helpful.
He mentioned how much he liked Toowoomba, knew a little about our home area as he had managed tourist facilities there & that he was filling in for the regular people, who sadly were very much less welcoming.

In fact travelling SOUTH on our return journey, check-in was rather Basil Fawlty-like, not very welcoming & rather gruff....I actually felt like a nuisance staying at the motel and breakfast, as commented above, just reinforced the feeling. 
I know it's the festive season & family/friends may be visiting but small cute children demanding more attention at check-in than a paying guest is not a good look to the tired traveller.......even for those who have spent 3 enjoyable  weeks with their grandkids & are full bottle on Bluey!

Worrying in the time of Covid

Totally enjoyed the swimming pool ... the room itself was clean and tidy. However I must say the bed was old, with a severe dip, which you rolled into - and a mound on the middle of the bed ... would have hoped for something a little more comfortable

Loved having access to the barbeque

CLEAN AND TIDY

We had a good 2 night stay - for the carnival of flowers in September. While it is an older style motel it is in excellent condition and one of the cleanest ones we have stayed in. The friendly staff made the stay even more pleasant and it is a credit to their hard work that makes the motel so good. The motel has 2 good dog friendly rooms, and the dog was made most welcome.  We had great egg  and bacon  breakfasts and coffee each morning at The Pump cafe  attached to the petrol station near the motel. We can give the motor inn a GOOD RECOMMENDATION. [woof, woof]

Good Dog Friendly Motel

Our time in Toowoomba was made better by the extreme friendliness of Management and Staff. The meals were of very high quality and I would come back just for them. Now that we have found a wonderful place in Toowoomba we will never go anywhere else. 

Shopping visit

Visiting family in Toowoomba for Christmas, too many of us to all fit in staying with family so booked two rooms at Ruthven St Motel. Owners were very helpful & friendly from when we first made enquires. Room was a great size, clean & comfortable. Very new looking bathroom. Bonus was the pool & BBQ area with table tennis & dartboard set up as well as BBQ & seating area. Would certainly book to stay again!


Perfect Motel

This reasonably priced motel is quiet even though it is on a busy street.  It is a clean, spacious, comfortable unit, with good quick free WiFi. Covered parking. Wonderful GyG Mexican restaurant next door.  Helpful pleasant owners!

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