Contempra Inn

“Location vs price vs offering - excellent”

Needed somewhere near the airport for a pre flight stop and freshen up … Didn’t want to spend silly money for a short stay just needed somewhere clean and comfortable with the right amenities in the right location The Contempra Inn looked like it might fit the bill… albeit with some very mixed re… more

Needed somewhere near the airport for a pre flight stop and freshen up … Didn’t want to spend silly money for a short stay just needed somewhere clean and comfortable with the right amenities in the right location The Contempra Inn looked like it might fit the bill… albeit with some very mixed reviews Now we’ve been around (see reviews) including some very nice, but at a different price point with some over 10x the cost per night My take with that in mind, at the price point the Contempra Inn operates at - great at what it’s doing If you are looking for an 5*hotel for this money you probably need to get real This is a classic budget chalet style / motel format and the price reflects the offering well As for the stay The check in was on time The chap checking us in was on it and likewise we had what he needed handy (ID, credit card etc) so it went smoothly Happy to see they had a lift to get up to second floor :) The room was clean as was everything in it (cleaner than some other much pricier properties I might add, especially when the detail catches your eye which it does mine) including skirting and ledges on plugs etc. thorough! It was a decent size with comfy beds, fresh linens and a useful handful of little extras like soap, toothpaste etc (I’d rather have that than a shoe shine kit and makeup remover pads!) It also had (again some hotels at more $ don’t!) some good touches implemented - like a fan near beds (ontop of the ac unit that worked fine) and a good sized bank of plugs and usb for use (for a change, hurrah) Also noted things like lamps and shades could have been those cheap ones with the nasty ‘cardboard’ looking drum shades, but they had nice ginger jars with pleated; similarly curtains were clean and looked very fresh and substantial Fridge also spotless not that we used, also massive with micro - could see its handy if you wanted a few days without eating out to save some $ Sure the bathroom is a bit dated (yet when the same tap fixtures are in the New Yorker or the Edison they are ‘vintage’). But also what other hotels come with a duck!!! And you get to take him or her home! Some of the furniture mightn’t be to all tastes - but I didn’t have any issue in having a large handy table and a bonus smaller table with two chairs! Might not be to my taste if it was in my house - but it’s not and it was clean and functional not something I’m living with for half a decade Also worth bearing in mind that at the end of the day they are running a business - simple formulas - charge more, more revenue to invest in fancying it up quicker, or charge less but renew things slower (if it’s not broke why fix it) I felt they struck a really good balance between the two for the price point they were pitching at There was, at some point some effort jazzing up of the outside entry that would benefit from a mini refresh of the artificial plants etc if the budget permits (kerb appeal and all that), likewise another bench if waiting a few mins for check in or to just sit out for a spell would be a low cost but welcome addition So overall - you get what you pay for and in this case that isn’t bad if that’s what you want to pay - as it’s clean and comfy If you have champagne tastes on a beer budget this ain’t the place for you Ps also loved the fact they’d put some art up that was locally relevant rather than the random multi colour blobs of crap up in other hotels to be ‘edgy’

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