Bridgefield Guest House

Fine if you don’t value good sleep. Rooms 1-4 have restaurants across the hall and under the floor. Thin walls and a hard mattress. All character, no comfort. Also I was led to believe there was a tv in my room but it’s actually a communal tv shared between 4 rooms. Disappointing.

We liked Margaret River. It’s a thriving little community with plenty of interesting shops, cafes and restaurants. The Bridgefield Guest House is one of the oldest places in the town so has a heritage style to it….with enough modern facilities like air conditioning and a decent shower. One of the downsides of the room was it was noisy as the windows are old and were not sealed against the noise outside. The Italian restaurant associated with the guest house is extremely good, definitely go there if you get the chance. Make sure you book as it gets very busy. The smallish bakery just along the road from the guesthouse was also very good, you can pick up lunch here, we shared a $18 roll and it was more than enough for two and was stuffed full of fresh vegetables and beetroot humus. If you want a run/jog there is a river walk virtually next door to the hotel which was great, woods, water not too far and fairly flat. One of the days here we went to Busseltown Jetty expecting to go to the underwater observatory. Nice town but we now know you need to book the observatory!

I was looking forward to staying here because I love quirky hotels. It’s been a terrible stay, however, due to the noise. Once the restaurants are open (yes restaurants - there are two in the building) the noise is relentless. The noise and music from the two compete with each other and as one is below and one to the side it feels like you are trapped in a sound tunnel. The courtyard offers no respite because it has two air conditioning units that clunk away. And whenever neighbours use their taps or toilet, the plumbing clunks away too. If there was anywhere left to stay in MR I would have left after the first night. This is by far the noisiest hotel / guest house I have stayed at (even including my backpacker days!)

We were absolutely spoilt at Bridgefield Guest House. Upgraded to the ‘Merlot Room’ (which is quite small), we were compensated by having a large living area, decked out with Chesterfield couches and a great little kitchenette with stove, oven, microwave and mini fridge. The ambience of Bridgefield is second to none and the feeling of being in such a historic building was sublime. Good old fashioned ‘drapes with pelmets’ served to enhance our experience, let alone the exquisite timber finishings. This place was so good, I could barely wait to get back to it after a day of sightseeing around the region of Margaret River. Do yourself a favour - stay here!

I loved our stay. We were pleasantly surprised by our room Forest View. It was a suite with kitchen, lounge, bathroom with spa bath and separate bedroom. We were on the top floor with balcony wrapped around. Plenty of areas to sit inside and outside. No a/c or tv in bedroom but was not required. Lounge/kitchen has a/c and electric fireplace with big tv. We were comfortable and would stay longer.