Status: Royal Ambassador Platinum
Hotel: HI Townsville (The Sugar shaker)
Booked: Executive Suite on top floor
Rate Type: PP BOGO
Received: Executive Suite on top floor
Welcome Amenities: Card from Manager and bottle of CabSav
Notes: Hotel has been renovated, stayed in a standard room in Feb and it seemed to have more done to it than the 6 suites on the top floor, for instance the bathroom has not been touched and is a stupid design. Saw the same thing at HI Darwin, nice room update but what about the bathroom, yellow loos are not cool when they were made white.
Other interesting notes, pre-checkin before I got there, this process seems to mean that there is not newspaper request noted on your file, can get one from the restaurant but its a long ride form the 19th floor in your PJs, it also meant no one asked for my cert for the BOGO - sweet
Restaurant is great for breakfast $19 for 2 with PP discount and good fresh food, but service was terrible at both dinner and breakie, found a nice restaurant however opposite and somewhat hidden on the banks of the Ross River - atouchofsalt.com.au, fantastic coral trout was fish of the day. Also grab a coffee at Dominion Coffee which is opposite - good stuff.
The mall is being ripped up so the place is a mess, good parking can be obtained on the street free after 6PM good for 9AM the next day M-F. Stayed Tues-wed this week.