Mantra Gladstone 4.5 stars

While not in the CBD, this establishment has a lot to offer. Part of the Accor stable, the rooms are modern, well appointed and comfortable. Basic self-catering appliances are provided but there are also two restaurants. We chose the buffet option over the Italian for no particular reason and were pleasantly surprised at the spread and drinks package. Breakis also available. Membership of the sports club is complimentary and grants access to the gym. Service is good all round, but the wifi was slow and then down on the second day. Overall the experience was good and can be recommended.

Comfortable room. Room has everything plus more; dishwasher, microwave, full fridge, washer/dryer. Large room with balcony. Great value for money. Staff are amazing. They go out of their way to provide excellent customer service. Visited Mantra twice and will definitely stay there again.

The experience was fantastic, form the booking to leaving everyone was helpful and courteous. The room was amazing it has no view but when you travel a lot comfort outweighs views. This place is very comfortable! We had a executive apartment and it was fabulous. I could have stayed a week. We normally stay in town but this was a nice change. The Italian restaurant has very good pizza, we had the chicken salad and an enormous green salad. The calamari is really good as well. The bottle shop is well stocked and extremely reasonable.

DRIP…… DRIP……. DRIP……… All day and NIGHT long. The Air Conditioning drip pipe that drips into the wall all day and night long. The smell of musty mould probably from the mould in the wall from the dripping water. The tv didn’t work, The toilet seat was broken. The lift was broken, Cards stopped working on the second day. The worst attempt at a buffet breakfast that I have EVER experienced. Stale bread to toast, less than 1/2 the bay Marie’s had food in them, Undercooked Bacon, Sloppy Scrambled eggs, dried up mushrooms, no pancake mix in the machine, 1 croissant, a couple of mushed up hash browns in a dessert bowl. I complained and was credited for breakfast and told the Manager would ring me. I am still waiting for the call. I was not asked when I checked out if I enjoyed my stay, well why would they cause clearly no one cares. Absolutely disgraceful! NEVER again.

This might be the nicest accommodation in Gladstone - rooms feel and look plush, very clean. The attached restaurants are very good. Service was great. Easily organised taxis for us. Location is South-East Gladstone - not a walking distance from Gladstone CBD. There is a walking path nearby along the waterside which is nice, and shops a 5 min walk away if you need to buy anything.