We recently booked two nights at Yanchep Inn for our anniversary. While the staff were friendly and the food at the restaurant was quite good, our experience with the accommodation was far from pleasant. We had opted for a budget room at $150 per night, but upon entering, it felt like we’d stepped back into the 1970s—not in a charming, heritage way, but rather in a worn-out, outdated, and neglected manner.
The bed’s mattress seemed to be from the same era, with springs poking us all night, making it impossible to get comfortable. To top it off, we found a baby cockroach on the rolled-up towels left on the bed, which were so frayed along the edges that at home, they’d either be used as rags or thrown out.
The windows didn’t close properly, and since the people next door were smoking right outside their door, which was next to our entrance, the smoke drifted into our room, leaving it reeking of cigarette smoke. Both my wife and I are non-smokers, so this made the situation even worse.
The showerhead was another issue, mounted at about 1.6 meters from the ground, which is far too low for a comfortable shower, even for someone like me who is only 1.8 meters tall.
Although it was budget accommodation, $150 per night is still quite expensive, and "budget" shouldn’t mean run-down or worse than a backpacker hostel, which would cost far less. We originally booked for two nights, but after enduring the first night, we checked out and got a refund for the second. Not recommended.