Gateway Lodge

“Excellent quality in all ways and very goo value”

My husband and I stayed at the Gateway Lodge for 10 nights from 5th – 14th May. We had stayed two years before and found it good quality. It has subsequently been refurbished and is now of excellent quality and very, very good value. We had a ground floor room with ensuite shower room near receptio… more

My husband and I stayed at the Gateway Lodge for 10 nights from 5th – 14th May. We had stayed two years before and found it good quality. It has subsequently been refurbished and is now of excellent quality and very, very good value. We had a ground floor room with ensuite shower room near reception. The room was very spacious – far better than our usual experience in motels and hotels. This is important for us as we require ample floor space for our inflatable kayak, scuba diving equipment, and extensive camera equipment and tripods My husband has cataracts, and often finds it difficult to find things and use facilities in most hotel and motel rooms. At the Gateway the lighting was excellent in both the main room and the shower room. It was bright, and had no areas where you had to try and work in your shadow. All the amenities – shower, microwave and fridge worked well. Ledges by each side of the bed meant we had our phones and reading materials close at hand rather than having to put them on the floor. There were ample plug sockets – very important to us to charge batteries for all our equipment. We have bulky British three pin plugs and there were enough sockets for us to use adaptors to charge most of our appliances at the same time. We also appreciated having a table and chair so we could work on our laptops, and a comfortable chair to sit and read and watch the television. There was a good long rail to hang our clothing – important given the length of our stay. The reception staff were always welcoming and helpful. The room was very clean when we arrived. We don’t want cleaning services during our stay because of all our fragile equipment. Finally the location also suited us very well. We mainly self cater when we are away, and a shopping centre with Lucky and Target were less than half a mile away. A long white sand beach was just beyond the shopping centre and we were able to have a very good 2 mile walk barefoot next to the sea. I rarely give 5 star ratings, but in this case it is well deserved. Best wishes to all at Gateway. Jill and Errol Simpson

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