Dubbo Budget Stay

Budget hotel, good for one night rest, get what you need

Great stop off on the way to Canberra, easily located on the way through

While the sheets were quite clean. Which is our main thing! The carpet was absolutely disgusting, totally filthy in front of the fridge, obviously a tenant had muddy boots, not cleaned very well at all. Behind the entry door, the dust buildup was so thick, it obviously hadn't been cleaned behind the door for at least 12 months! No side tables, a chair on one side as a make-do side table. Being a long weekend, "Ibis" decided to exploit their clients, there price is usually between $100 to $115.00. But due to the long weekend, virtually all other types of accommodation had been taken. So, what does Ibis do? They increased their price to $150.00! ABSOLUTE EXPLOITATION!! I will never use Ibis again!!

We booked a family room online, arrived and was given a different room, once we got into the room we realised it didn't have enough beds so we told reception who told us they made a booking mistake and shouldn't have us in that room because it's not big enough (well duh that's what we said) then they told us they could kick us out because they shouldn't let us stay in that room because we had too many people - but they had no adequate size rooms left and wouldn't refund us... so we stayed one night out of 3. Obvious issue was not enough beds, pool was under construction so we didn't use it, however we probably wouldn't have used it anyway, it's in the parking lot ... weird. Toilet and shower couldn't be any closer to each other if they tried. Ladder to the bunk was so close to the wall my tiny 6 year old struggled to shuffle up there. Bed was comfortable and we expected uncomfortable due to the price but this was I might as well sleep on the floor uncomfortable, but I wouldn't because the carpet was nasty too... I get it's got budget in the name.... but it's kind of below budget.

Quickly stopped overnight whilst travelling the Newell. Didn’t need anything flash. Greeted by very friendly and sociable staff member. Obviously a small room, but satisfactory amenities and clean. Facilities for tea and coffee nicely stocked. Conveniently located next to a nice pub, where we could grab a decent meal without having to drive. The smoking area could perhaps be situated in a better spot than next to the bin in the accessibility parking spots. Thanks for an easy stopover!