I was in Geelong overnight for a cousin's 30th birthday party, and booked a room at the Mercure using Velocity reward points to pay for about half of it.
If I'm not paying full price for a room (reward points, last minute/wotif/hotels combined), I expect to be placed in a room that is less than the hotels best. The experience I had at the Mercure Geelong certainly reinforced that view.
I won't be returning, and should you have the misfortune to be allocated room 107, I suggest you request being moved. Another tip, parking in the hotel is $18 a day, but it is free overnight on the street out the front, with three hour limits during business hours.
The bed is a chiropractor's best friend, and sounds like it is four days older than god. I have not heard springs groan so much in a hotel ever. I didn't notice any roll together, but the mattress felt like the section under my waist had been removed. Even after a number of beers, it was uncomfortable.
The next morning we were awoken by the sound of wailing children next door. The walls were seemingly not designed to contain noises. I could even hear the TV through the wall. Poor.
My highlight was the bathroom goodies.
Room temperature was nice.
When we checked out, a man named Phil was rather helpful, so that at least we left on a pleasant note. read more