Narangba Motel (Formerly Brisbane North B&B and Winery)

We recently spent a week staying at this beautiful facility. Scenery is tranquil and you are left feeling that you’re miles away from anywhere! The motel is spotlessly clean and comfortable. Management always available to assist with any queries or requests! We will be back for sure!

The place was of a high standard. Cleanliness and all facilities were very good. It was a very relaxing place to stay in between moving out of one house and into our new home. It was just so peaceful looking out across the lake and watching the Birdlife. This property is highly recommended.

Beautiful place to stay, bit of a gem in north Brisbane. Not many places like this around at this price. Very nice room, outside spa was lovely with views over lake, so many birds. Loved the eco friendliness. Comfy room and bed, great communal kitchen with everything we needed to self-cater. We’d love to come back.

I would normally have loved this place but it was totally ruined by our arrival experience. In the details given before we booked, it stated that check-in was available until 10pm. This should have been fine as our flight was due to land at about 5pm and it was only less than an hour from the airport. However, when we were advised our flight would land an hour later I contacted the owner via the booking website just to be clear about our arrival time. I received no reply. As we had already paid for the booking website just to continued and rushed to clear immigration, pick up our rental car and drive straight to the property intending to complete check-in and then go and find somewhere to eat. We arrived at the property just before 8pm to find it in total darkness and no sign of anyone to tell us which room was ours. There was a sign saying to hoot our horn so we did that (and possibly disturbed other guests) but there was no response. We struggled to find the reception area in the dark but eventually did and rang a bell but still to no avail. We tried to ring the number on the notice board but couldn’t get it to work from our UK mobile. We were on the point of giving up and going to try to find somewhere else to stay when fortunately some other guests turned up. They had been there the previous night and knew the score. They helped us to contact the owner and he told which room we were in. They helped us to find it and then showed us where we could get milk from a communal outside kitchen area so we could make a drink in the morning. They even gave us some of their own leftover cheese and crackers as by this time we were too exhausted to try to find somewhere to eat. The owner made no attempt to come and help us out! The room itself was lovely. We loved the view in the morning and, thanks to the other guests, we were able to enjoy a cup of tea while watching the wildlife from our bed. We had to go out for breakfast as, despite us having booked this as North Brisbane B & B and winery, there was no sign of anywhere to get breakfast in the morning, so we just packed up and left after a very short nightstop. We were totally horrified with this as our first night in Australia and thankfully our holiday improved greatly after this. But it could have been so much better if only the owner had given us a bit more info in advance. He could have just told me he wouldn’t be there, told us which room was ours and how to get in, left some milk in the fridge, maybe even a few breakfast items and we’d have been happy. We like rustic and the view would have sold it for us. But our traumatic arrival stressed us out and ruined it. What a shame!

I booked and checked in rather late (around 10pm) with no issues whatsoever so ever. It was seamless from when booking the room right through to leaving. Mark was awesome in making sure we knew where to go upon arrival and that we had everything we needed for our stay. The room was so clean with a massive bathroom (admittedly I had booked the disabled access room) with a beautiful view on a huge balcony. Overall I rate my stay 10/10 and would recommend to anyone thinking of booking their stay at Narangba motel.

our stay was amazing as a 24/7 carer even though assisting my partner to sit and relax looking over the lake was simply the best . and a change of scenery for my partner was so benificial for him . though I did forget the binoculars to look over the lake at the wildlife . we stayed in the disability room as my partner is in a power wheelchair after a stroke this room was amazing door wide enought to enter, lots of room for the chair to move around. a spacious and fully accessible ensuite for me to assist my partner and the room and deck were fully accessible. the shared kitchen facilities are great and had some friendly magpies chatting to me as I cooked dinner Mark is an amazing manager and very helpful nothing was to much trouble we felt right at home and very welcome. we will be back