22 on Bowen

The walls were very thin. The bathroom ND TOILET TINY.

The motel was clean and tidy with friendly staff and close to shops.

When I was looking for a few nights to stay, I saw that 22 on Bowen had equal numbers of good and poor reviews. From the outside, all the rooms looked similar. Roma can be difficult to get accommodation at short notice. This motel is conveniently located - easy walking distance to shops, fuel and eating places, and easy to find for travellers. The room was very compact, yet enough for my needs. Two people would probably want more space. The steps and screen door are a little hazardous if you're carrying anything bulky. Facilities are good for self-caterers - good fridge size, microwave, toaster, jug. The bed was a bit spongey (you could feel the springs) but OK for sleep. The bathroom area is small but adequate. I have to mark down the motel for cleanliness: (1) dirty microwave - I had to clean away old crusted food. (2) Unwashed crockery. (3) Abandoned food in the back of the fridge. (4) Stained bedspread and blanket. (5) Cockroaches (Tip: cover all the floor drains before you go to bed.)

On arrival after a 12 hour car trip just wanted to shower and sleep. Get to reception and the lady went on and on boasting about where she lives and running through reasons why we shouldnt buy a house in roma or mitchell. Omg. She talked so much that we had to remind her that she hadnt given us the room keys or told us what room we were in. Get to the room, very shabby. Had a shower, walked about barefooted in the room, floor felt greasy and went to get into bed to find my feet were filthy in the space of not even 5 minutes. The shower area had an unpleasant smell so we kept the window open. We left a day early and in fairness i have to say the receptionist tried to get us a refund but couldnt due to us booking online

There are three timber steps up to the room we were in. There was a rail for safety, however the screen door opened onto this safety rail preventing access to it. It made it really dangerous to go up these timber step ladder like stairs. I am 80 years old and a lot of travellers are ageing people. Please use commen sense and fix this and have the screen doors open to the other side, otherwise anyone having a fall will have a strong case for lack of safety.

The room was filthy even had toe nail clippings from a previous visitor on the floor. The towels had dirty hand prints on them, the toilet wasn’t clean even though it had a clean and sanitised thing on the lid, the bedding was heavily stained, mould on the wardrobe near the air conditioner and the fan had so much dust collected on the blades we didn’t dare turn it on. Friends stayed in other rooms with similar issues. We even checked out early because we couldn’t stand to be sleeping in the filth for another night.