Flinders Landing Apartments

“Great place that is tired and needs a face lift”

We stayed here recently for over a week and loved the central location of this place however it is starting to show its age with peeling paint, old kitchen appointments and generally a tired feeling. Unfortunately for us housekeeping only came twice during our more than one week stay and even then … more

We stayed here recently for over a week and loved the central location of this place however it is starting to show its age with peeling paint, old kitchen appointments and generally a tired feeling. Unfortunately for us housekeeping only came twice during our more than one week stay and even then it was cursory. A real disappointment was that the large queen bed format was essentially two single beds put together so very uncomfortable. Have stayed at this place a lot but I'm thinking it may be time to explore something else.

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“Our whole experience (Vacuum cleaner in bedroom closet)”

SMALL NOTES AT THE BOTTOM (may want to look) When we first arrived at the reception, the receptionist there was extremely kind and understanding, giving us maps of the area and recommending some spots. She gave us our room card after sorting out payments. The receptionist made sure we'd pressed the… more

SMALL NOTES AT THE BOTTOM (may want to look) When we first arrived at the reception, the receptionist there was extremely kind and understanding, giving us maps of the area and recommending some spots. She gave us our room card after sorting out payments. The receptionist made sure we'd pressed the right floor on the lift and then left us to find our room. The lift was old, there being only one. When it came closer to floor 5, it would suddenly slow down, scaring us, then proceed to bob up and down as it slowly got to floor 5 before stopping and opening the doors. The middle area where you get to the lift from the rooms is very small compared to other places, and so we found our room very quickly. Rooms 13 and 14 have stairs and lead you to what is essentially floor 6. Sleeping arrangements Our family booked this apartment for two nights. The apartment we booked had 3 beds in total: 2 single beds and 1 queen-sized bed in a separate room, right across from each other. The beds weren't bad, a bit hard, but the problem I had was with the pillows; they're quite lumpy, and I didn't end up using them due to them being too high for my head. Living room and overall The whole place looked quite old, and the majority of the lights were upside-down domes that had yellow lights, giving the room a warm feel. This is one of the lower-spec apartments. Looking at the other apartments in the photos provided, however, this one gave a cosy feeling inside. With fluffy carpeting, a glass table, and an artistic arched glass table as a coffee table in front of the TV. Two couches were provided in front of the TV, quite a way away from it. The TV itself fit right into the theme; it was small, definitely not a smart TV, and had one HDMI output behind the TV and, next to it, a cassette player that was in good condition. Underneath the TV was a radio of sorts and a DVD player. Normal TV channels were available. Bathroom 1/2 (I didn't see the other one as I didn't use it) In the bathroom, there were normal necessities, including a toilet, shower, bathtub, sink, hairdryer, shampoo, conditioner, circle of handwashing soap, and body lotion. The thing that caught my eye and was worth noting was the shower. The shower was aimed into the bathtub (the control to let the water out was two spinning handles that were labelled "hot" and "cold"), where you stood inside and washed yourself. To the side of it, to block the water from spitting onto the rest of the bathroom while you showered, was a glass door that could move from side to side attached to the wall. This kept most of the water in, yet some water would still end up spitting onto the other side because there was a gap between the lip of the bathtub and the glass wall, as well as the natural sitting position, letting the water drip down onto the lip, splattering the water further. In reality, this wasn't a big deal; it only let through a small amount of splatter and had a drain right outside in that spot to catch the water, but it annoyed me all the same. Fridge In a normal review you would never have a section labelled as fridge, although this one had a few parts to it that I thought were worth mentioning. Whenever you opened the fridge after it'd been a bit (it had a sort of cooldown?), it would let out 2 beeps, like how when you keep a fridge door open for too long, it starts beeping for you to shut it before it lets out too much cold air. In the freezer section of the fridge above, something was a bit off; there had been some sort of water spill of sorts where the grill had been frozen to the bottom of the freezer by a huge slab of ice sitting at the bottom of it. I doubt this was the case for any other fridges in the apartments. Small Notes - The view is just the building in front. - There is cooking equipment provided: cutlery, plates, cups (glass), bowls, cake tins, frying pans, sugar, and coffee. - In the room, there is a vacuum cleaner in the cupboard

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