El Lago Waters Motel

Real friendly staff. Hotel is bit run down and worn but location is awesome and it’s very family friendly with nice big pool . We would stay here again.

Booked this based on location & price. Hubby read the reviews & said it didn't sound great. I like to give things a chance & was only 1 night. We arrived and were greeted by Julie. She was pleasant. Our family room 212 was spacious, facing the car park. Kettle, toaster, microwave & WIFI worked, TV looked decent gave up trying to watch anything on it, and used our laptop & phones. Bathroom was fair, mattresses were fine, you get what you pay for, it's a 2 star motel not luxury end. We just needed a bed and shower for the night & we got it. Pool was nice, kids had a ball, we left early in the AM. We drove down the block and realised the bad reviews are for the EL LAGO Water Resort, which is the tourist park & that looks shady not for the EL LAGO Water Motel we stayed at. Cheers

I booked here at the last minute because I couldn’t get a room in one of the more ‘high end’ hotels. Yes it’s old, yes it’s quite run down. It was clean though and the location was great. It also has a really beautiful pool. I spent the previous night in one of those high end motels and hated it - the bed at El Lago was so much more comfortable and the AC was freezing cold (which I wanted). Overall I’d say if you aren’t fussy on the looks it’s worth staying there.

We planned a short overnight trip away, where we were met by a friendly, polite staff member on arrival. The room had a rather pungent aroma that meant we had to keep the door open constantly overnight. The neighbour was smoking **** in his room, which made it difficult to ventilate the room without another pungent smell wafting in. The usual power points for the microwave were not working which explained why the microwave was positioned within the bathroom area. Needles to say we didn't use the microwave, that was in plane view of the toilet - a metre or so away. Will definitely do our homework a bit better next time before booking again. This was definitely an experience we will never forget. We had a good laugh and got on our way very early the next morning.

Great location but when it comes to cleanliness its all rule, sofa was filt, fridge all rusted. Could have cleaned a bit the room well. We even found a syringe in the sofa

Premier location

The room was very comfortable, the building and surrounds looked quite old and a bit run down with a few questionable people hanging around. Great location but would benefit from renovations to get the place to a standard most people expect these days.

The property was dirty; run down; and very noisy. The car park is not as secure as the website suggests. The photos of the hotel on the website are very creative; the actual property itself is very run down. The sliding door to the ‘balcony/patio’ of the room did not close easily, and there was damage to the lock - it was not at all lockable. The glass sliding door was extremely hard to close, and the lock required a good amount of manoeuvring to lock the door safely. The room itself was very basic, and very poorly designed. The hotel is very old & weary. This was a very last minute booking; being just before a long weekend, the only accomodation available. Would not recommend - El Largo is over priced for what it is.

Pictures promoting property are 10years old. They are housing homeless and people on parole. The reviews are true do not waste one dollar on this venue. Needs a huge shake up and Wotif should not be promoting such a property. There is no kids pool, games room locked, smashed windows at reception, vending machines empty, tv in room no channels. What they advertise is not provided.