Hotel Allen

We really liked the location and the staff was super friendly, but this place could use some rennovation. Rooms definitely need some update - the carpet had holes and burns, and the wall needed painting. It was also pretty loud at night, lots of people sitting outside our room, playing music and talking. Definitely not worth staying here for the price you pay!

We were very disappointed with this booking. The suite didn’t match nor the description nor photos at all. We were supposed to have fully equipped kitchen and the only things we had were kettle and fridge. And obviously we thought we will be able to cook ourselves so we bought some food for our dinner that we had to chuck out this morning because we weren’t able to cook it and we had to hit the road early morning and we don’t have a fridge in the car to keep the food fresh! Not only we didn’t have a kitchen the suite itself was just disgusting and old! Gaps between the wall and AC, AC was dripping with rust on the walls. We had no access to couple of the balconies because they were screwed closed with a metal plates. No lock and no HANDLE on the balcony doors. So we couldn’t even lock the doors! And the walls were completely dirty in there. There were sheets screwed down to the wall covering some holes or something. Cabinetry where was the fridge the bottom was completely rotten! Big paint patches on the seiling and walls in different colors. One of the balcony doors were covered with some sort of plastic wrap and looked very bad! There was even a whole in one of the bedroom doors. The beds on one of the bedrooms were blocking the access to the big closet. Old AC with cut of wires. Nothing like in the pictures! We had completely different suite! When we went to sort it out at the reception they told us that everything else is booked and we can’t get the suite we actually booked! Even tho we booked it very long time ago! We asked for a refund but the only way for us to get it would be if we move out which we obviously couldn’t do as there was not time for us to look for another place to stay! And it would cost us lots of money because it would be last minute! And honestly this hotel should be shut down until renovations!

It’s a shame the rooms are the way they are, because the staff are fantastic. But by god the rooms. The honour of the humble roach would be in question describing the top floor as a roach motel. After dancing around the mould on the shower floor, I realised the black mould from the shower curtain had fallen off in clumps onto my arms. I could’ve woven a blanket from the lint buildup in the extractor fan, and the main room mirror had a sus little cavity behind it. AC didn’t work without a service manual download and ‘percussive maintenance.’ All in all: sucked. Won’t be back to stay without some TLC, but would definitely stop in for a beer 👍

We stayed at this lovely themed hotel for.1 night last week. With the rooms being so cheap we didn’t expect much but boy did this hotel deliver! Firstly I’m not sure what all of rooms themes are as we didn’t look too much into it but it seems we booked the “abandoned cook house” suite. The detail that has gone into marking you feel like you’re actually there is astounding. Chipped paintwork, random exposed concrete wall plugs. An authentic vintage Sealy mattress and 32in Hisense tv atop a 1star energy rated fridge are just the beginning of the ambiance. Obviously safety is a key thing so some 4th wall breaking has to occur but it’s subtle enough that you don’t get pulled out of the suspension of belief. (The warning sign regarding using the shower with the [non functioning] exhaust on, so as to not cause the smoke alarms to go off. Overall if you’re looking for a cheap, quick, easy no fuss. Themed hotel. Hotel Allen is up there with the best. I can’t wait to go back and try some of the other themed rooms.