Karri Forest Motel

For a three star motel it’s great. The renovations have been done well. Painted white inside it’s bright and welcoming. Very comfortable beds and spotlessly clean. And very quiet. Unfortunately the tv reception is dreadful, probably something to do with the area. A good value motel.

Mixed feelings about this place. When booking, called a few times and spoke to a very friendly accommodating man. When we arrived to check in at 2.15pm however (15 mins after check-in time), the reception was locked, no one was answering the phone and we wandered around for about 20 minutes trying to find someone who worked there. No apologies or warm welcome when we got checked in. When we finally got into the family room, it was nice enough. A bit old and the bathroom could use a refresh, but everything worked as it should. My biggest grievance was that there was a skylight in the bedroom!!! Not very condusive for a toddler's day sleep, or for trying to sleep past dawn. The pool was very clean, despite being quite dated. The "playground" had nails sticking out of the floorboards which was a bit stressful, an accident waiting to happen! The breakfast was a highlight. $10 for a continental breakfast is great value and the dining room is just beautiful - gorgeous garden views out of all the windows and would be very cosy in winter with a log fire going.

I booked five suites for numerous people. Reception were very friendly and helpful on the phone. The motel had a great homely feeling that we liked, especially the verandah that linked the rooms. The rooms had mostly all of the amenities that we needed and comfortable beds. It is located in the middle of Pemberton town which is handy. It was value for money (approx $148 per room for 2 or 3). It was quiet. Some guests said they felt a bit cold and one room had less blankets than the others so they turned the air con on for heat. Breakfast wasn't on offer the morning we were there as they said they didn't have the staff. It was a Sunday morning of a long weekend. A few days before our trip we were told they had a new Japanese restaurant on site but we didn't know and had already booked another restaurant in town. One of the bedrooms had a skylight (and no way to cover it) and the sun came in very early which they didn't like. We liked this motel and would return.