Stayed at this property for three nights. The hotel was average. Rooms are clean and comfortable. Nothing special, just comfortable. Better access to electrical plugs would be nice to accommodate charging of phones etc. especially by the bed.
The restaurant, well where to start. Decor is dated but at least it's clean. The service while friendly enough was incredibly slow. The food is ok, homemade bread for the toast which is nice. Too 15 minutes before someone even came to take an order, still waiting for coffee. Other tables have gotten theirs but being a single traveller at a table apparently puts you on the bottom of the pecking order while the server takes care of the locals.
Hideaway lounge now. Not open on Sunday's and seems to be the place to go to play the VLTs. Only one server who was also serving the dining room. Good happy hour prices though. Had a burger two nights in a row. The best part of the stay, the burger really was very good.
Overall, for a small town with limited options the Albatross is a safe choice. Clean and prices aren't too bad.
Improvements at the service level would be very welcome. Just because you are cheerful and friendly doesn't mean I need to wait 30 min before my coffee even shows up. Better service would have gotten a three star review. read more