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Reviews of Carlton Apartments

4 out of 5
Carlton Apartments
Cnr Clifford St & Northcliffe Terrace, Surfers Paradise, QLD

Reviews

7.2

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 15 out of 74 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 28 out of 74 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 19 out of 74 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 7 out of 74 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 74 reviews" "

6.4/10

Cleanliness

7.2/10

Staff & service

6.6/10

Amenities

6.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
Good location modern apartment crowded parking making difficult with children
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2021

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Amenities
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Perfect for quick getaway
This apartment is great location. Central to everything. The staff at this apartment are great. Extremely helpful and so friendly, kind and went above and beyond in making our stay relaxing and easy. Clean pool. Only dissapointing is the apartment is extremely run down
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2019
Response from Amisha Jain on Jan 8, 2020
Dear Guest Thank you for your review. I am glad you enjoyed your stay. Kind regards

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This property was very clean and tidy. The communication with the manager was awesome answered all our questions and was very helpful. Easy access to everything.
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2019
Response from Amisha Jain on Jan 8, 2020
Dear Guest Thank you for your review. I am glad you enjoyed your stay. Kind regards

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2019

2/10 Terrible

Unit007

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The shower need to be upgraded cockroaches running around in unit no dishwasher over priced poorly run
Stayed 8 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location, close to beach
Great location, but could do with a spruce up.... My husband and I stayed at Carlton Apartments for 1 week, was a bit disappointing that we were given only one towel each and one only hand towel. Had to wash our own, then had no towel to use in the meantime..No room service at all, otherwise had a pleasant stay.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Amsiha Jain on Jul 25, 2019
Dear Irene, Thank you for your feedback. I apologies for the oversight on the towels. I have spoken to my housekeeping team about it and have put necessary measures in place to avoid this happening from future. I am glad to hear that your stay was pleasant otherwise. I hope to see you in future again at Carlton Apartments Kind regards

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
location excellent all good...…………………………………………………………………...
Stayed 7 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Place was infested with coacraches and full of mosquitoes When I turned the light on night multiple cockroaches were crawling on the bedroom floor and kitchen benches The bed linen was not clean and I sustained multiple bites in the bed Despite me raising the above with the property manager I was refused refund for the remained of the nights and was demanded I provide photos of this disaster - I could not tolerate staying one more night to serve this purpose Horrible customer service Staff disappeared from the usual admin area and avoided any interaction with me to solve the issue Horrible experience!!
Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2019
Response from Amisha Jain on Apr 30, 2019
Dear Guest, It is interesting to see your review especially when you have provided no evidence of cockroaches, bedbugs or any other infestation that you claim are in the apartment. We have very high cleaning standards and all our linen is commercially laundered. As a rle of thumb if you are demanding a refund you need to provide evidence supporting your claim. I investigated your claims myself but found nothing. All your did was demand a refund. We are a service provider and did provide you with accommodation for the nights that you booked. I tried to talk to you about your refund but you threatened me with legal action & complaining to Office of fair trading. Unlike I am happy to provide your with screenshots of your threats to me. You know what you are claiming is not true hence you have posted this review Anonymously. Kind regards Amisha Jain Onsite Manager

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good position to Cavill Avenue and the tram. Very close to the beach
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2019
Response from Amisha Jain on Apr 4, 2019
Thank you for your feedback. Yes the location of the building is fantastic. You cant get any better than this Kind regards Amisha Jain

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Not enough bedding for the 5 people paid for. Overall good. Great location. Communication great.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019
Response from Amisha Jain on Feb 6, 2019
Dear Shaun, Thank you for your feedback. I did apologies for the error on my part with the missing bedding. And I did refund the charge for the additional bedding to you at the time of checkout. Thank you again for your feedback Kind regards Amisha Jain

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Was good value for money,good location,not the best hotel on the gold coast but wouldnt expect it for the price .
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2019
Response from Amisha Jain on Jan 30, 2019
Dear Guest, thank you for your feedback. Kind regards Amisha

6/10 Okay

Sydney

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The washing machine broke down the first time I tried to use it on the 3rd night. Not fix. We booked a 2-bedroom apartment, and there is only one air conditioner unit in the dinning area. It apparently has motion sensor that shuts down after 30 minutes when no movement. Needless to say, you have to get up in the middle of a foxtel movie to keep the air cond unit running! And forget about a good night sleep, with the air cond auto shut down on it own, the ceiling fan in both bedrooms are too noisy to run at night, I have been getting up at least 3 times a night to turn on the air cond. The stand up fan the reception lend us on the second last night of our stay was too little relief too late. Beware of the housekeeping too, they came once during our 9-night stay. Well, what more can I say.
Stayed 9 nights in Jan 2019
Response from Amisha Jain on Jan 16, 2019
Dear Una, I am sorry that your stay was less than enjoyable at Carlton Apartments. Yes the washing machine was broken down and I am waiting on the part however you forgot to mention that I washed your laundry and dried it as well for you. I also offered to wash your laundry during the rest of your stay so you were not put out. Regarding the fan: I had the electrician check both fans and found no fault in the fans so the noise you are talking about it actually the motor running which would cause some noise when it is running. Yes the aircon has a shutoff timer this is to avoid wasting energy and the aircon certainly does not shut off when there is movement in the living room so while you were watching TV it wouldnt have shut off. You advised that the noise from the fan was unbearable on Thursday at 1pm and there was a fan provided to you within hours. So I am not sure how that would have been a relief too late especially when you only complained about it that day?? Also yes housekeeping only comes in once every 7 day stay. We are a serviced apartment which means that the apartments get serviced each week not everyday and the rate that you booked reflects accordingly. Again thank you very much for your feedback and we will take everything on board positively Kind regards

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Amisha is great. Responded to all our querues. Closeness to the heart of surfer's paradise.
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2018
Response from Amisha Jain on Jan 1, 2019
Thank you :-)

8/10 Good

Amanda

Liked: Room comfort
Getaway
Apartment 22 - The apartment was clean and tidy but a little dated. Small leak in the main bathroom. great spot for a short break wouldnt stay with small children as hi-rise. 3 adults stayed - no sofa bed so must select 2 bedroom apartment or an additional charge.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Rachel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic stay!
My stay at Carlton Apartments was excellent. The apartments are in a fantastic position near Cavill mall and with the light rail station at the end of the road. The apartment was comfortable and extremely clean. We had ocean views from the balcony. A very pleasant stay.
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

Wes, Brisbane

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
2 bedroom self cont. apart.
Was good for price location was great very close to main beach, unit was not the cleanest but was neat an tidy lots of room.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
Close to everything needed in Surfers Paradise, room has a good amount of space.
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2018
Response from Amisha Jain - Manager on Apr 3, 2018
Dear Guest Thank you for your feedback I am glad the rest of your stay was enjoyable Kind regards

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Room comfort
Hmmm would not stay here again needs to be highly updated
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018
Response from Amisha Jain on Jan 30, 2018
Dear Guest, Thank you for your review. As I am unable to ascertain details for your stay, it is difficult to take any action on your feedback. Please feel free to contact me via email info@carltonapartments.com.au to give more details of your stay so I can take your feedback on board Kind regards Amisha

8/10 Good

Jen, Brisbane

Liked: Cleanliness
Very close to patrolled beach and restaurants
Overnight last minute booking Great value for money as super close to everything Great for families
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018
Response from Amisha Jain on Jan 23, 2018
Dear Jen, Thank you for your feedback. I am glad you enjoyed your stay. I will pass on your feedback about the beds to the owners of the apartment. I hope to see you again Kind regards Amisha

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Horrible experience
Floor was wet when arrived, was slimey and sandy. Bottle lids and cigarettes left on the verandah, someone else's hair on the pillows, sand in the bed, looked like it had just been remade not changed, glass over the floor and in the carpet, plates and cutlery not even cleaned properly. The lady at reception was very abrupt and needs to gain some more friendly communication skills.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017
Response from Manager on Dec 6, 2017
Dear Donna Thank you for leaving this feedback. Let me point out that at no time during your stay did you contact me regarding your concerns about the apartment. Had you called me on the emergency number provided I am sure I would have been able to rectify your concerns. When you checked in I advised you that the housekeepers has just left and you will have to wait for at last 30 minutes to ensure the floors are dry.

4/10 Poor

Jadine, Z

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Waterview apartment
Overall the staff was nice, especially holding our bags for extended times, however the floors and beds were sandy, couches were wet and the bathrooms looked pretty unhygienic

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Comfortable
Clean rooms close to everything had an issue with getting the keys from the safe but called emergency number. And someone came to help straight away ,only other thing was the main bathroom was locked and everyone had to use the ensuite in our room a bit inconvenient

8/10 Good

Sue, Tugun , Gold Coast

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Comfortable apartment close to Beach
Stayed overnight for a Xmas party at Q1 , perfect position right next door. Close to beach , close enough to Central Surfers .
View from balcony

8/10 Good

Kylie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice apartment but dated (its not new), clean, great location at Surfers

6/10 Okay

jenna

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
meh
not impressed

8/10 Good

Matthew, Brisbane

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Great location
I stay in a 2 bedroom unit with some friends & it was great. The unit was a good size & was very clean. The best part was the location, it was across the road from the beach & a small walk to Cavill Ave. I would stay there again.

2/10 Terrible

Krissy, Brisbane

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not Happy - would not recommend!
Room cleanliness was terrible, only 1.5 toilet roles for the 2 toilets, only 1 drinking glass for a 2 bed-room apartment, dirt and used tissues & cotton buds under beds, glass screens on balcony could hardly be seen through, tv did not work

8/10 Good

Caitlin, Brisbane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not bad!
Very spacious and clean. Thanks for the hospitality!

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
OK, Nothing Special
Ok hotel, nothing special. Friendly helpful staff but not modern. Ok for a short stay.

6/10 Okay

amanda, Australia - NSW - Coffs Harbour

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Tired, Nothing special; Value: Could be better; Service: Sufficient; Cleanliness: Filthy; no tea or coffee

4/10 Poor

Traveller, C

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Apartment need to be refurbish
The apartment overall was close to the beach and surfers paradise but it needs to be refurbish as the furniture was all chipping and the floors were sticky. We can see that the apartment is quite run down and old and comparison to the price we pay we can get better place to stay during off peak season.

10/10 Excellent

jonathan, Australia - QLD - Brisbane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Good; Value: Bargain; Service: Good; Cleanliness: Pleasant; close to cavil and beach

6/10 Okay

Pluto, New Plymouth New Zealand

Disliked: Cleanliness
Location
Hi Great Location for this property, being really close to cavill avenue and a stones throw away from the main beach. The restaraunt/bar next door is excellent, has great burgers and reasonable prices, also at the end of the street is a stop for the new trams that now operate along the gold coast, really handy.

6/10 Okay

Karen, New Zealand - Auckland

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Run-down; Value: Fair price; Service: Lacking; Cleanliness: Poor;

6/10 Okay

Helen, Australia - QLD - Sunshine Coast

Disliked: Cleanliness
Facilities: Basic; Value: Acceptable price; Service: Polite; Cleanliness: Grubby;

4/10 Poor

Lisa, Australia - QLD - Sunshine Coast

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Horrible; Value: Rip-off; Service: Polite; Cleanliness: disgusting; didn't get a say in where they rebooked us into, very disappointed

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Last minute
Great location. Room dusty & next reception - not ideal, hear all noise. Undercover parking which was good. For the price not ideal.

8/10 Good

Reynaldo, Brisbane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
great location
it's a good apartment for the money

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Close to beach
When we arrived to check in we were advised by the manager that they had tried to contact Expedia to advise that all the apartments were fully booked. She had arranged for us to stay across the road at another holiday apartment namely the President which was located right on the beach front and we had a lovely stay there

8/10 Good

Tania, Australia - QLD - Brisbane

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Good; Value: Moderate; Cleanliness: Neat;

8/10 Good

jaimee, c

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location
Beautiful ocen view room Lovely set up verry clean comfy beds good set up would defenetley go back the lady was so so lovely verry verry nice and friendly and really cares about her customers But wasn't the cleanest room still food in the oven floor verry dirty cooking utensils still dirty with food .was other wise perfect little holiday escape just need cleaners to pay more attention

10/10 Excellent

Russell, Australia - QLD - Brisbane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Nice ; Value: Great deal; Service: Good; Cleanliness: Spotless; close to central surffers

10/10 Excellent

wayne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Home away from home; Value: Great deal; Service: Good; Cleanliness: Beautiful;

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Old fashion
The furniture was 20-30 years old there were stains on the floor , not at all like the picture online .
Living room
Main bed room

8/10 Good

Samuel, Australia - QLD - Brisbane

Liked: Staff & service
highly reccomended

10/10 Excellent

recox4, Lara

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
relaxing place
Was very pleased with apartment, clean easy to find, and had all we required, even a bath.

10/10 Excellent

Christine, Australia - QLD - Brisbane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Nice ; Value: Affordable; Service: Professional; Cleanliness: Pleasant;