Hotel Ernest Bendigo

It was a lovely short...

Liked: Staff were very helpful and happy. Food from restaurant and drinks were amazing. Best vegetarian fare for a long time...delicious.
Disliked: Loved it all

Very good

Superb

For the price of staying...

Liked: The hotel is very well located in the arts precinct right next to the gardens and close to the centre of town. It's easy to get anywhere from the hotel. The cocktail bar in the basement reception area is dark and moody serving drinks made in the restaurant bar above. They have a good selection of drinks and the prices are ok. The staff are very friendly and accommodating.
Disliked: The room we had overlooking the park was very dark and not very well lit.The bathroom is nice but very cramped with no vanity space to stand anything. It's kind of built into the room like a large box in the corner, so it looks strange from within the room.The most annoying part of the room was the power and lighting. On the right side of the bed there are no power outlets, but there are multiple on the left. To turn the right bedside lamp which is plugged in on the left you have to get down on your hands and knees to get to the switch which is at the bottom of the bedhead. A $5 extension cable run behind the bed head would fix it and if you got one with outlets it would also fix the lack of power points.The TV is a just a dumb tv. It could be streamed to if it was connected to the network, but it wasn't, so even though there are buttons on the remote for Netflix, YouTube etc. they don't work.

Exceptional

I will be back again!

Liked: What made me choose Hotel Ernest was the history of the building. I loved the traditional with hints of modern.
Disliked: I couldn’t fault the property. Honestly I was so impressed.

Perfect location for short stay...

Liked: Great location - close to Art Gallery. Friendly staff. Room really good size, great to have a balcony.
Disliked: Would have been good to have a breakfast option

Vey enjoyable

Liked: Great location in the heart of town and in the same building as the most beautiful restaurant!Very friendly staff (thanks Lavina) and appreciated the ability to park and charge car on site.
Disliked: More pillow options would have been appreciated.No mirror in room (only bathroom)

Beautiful stay , it would...

Liked: Best hotel in Bendigo.
Disliked: We were staying at room 3. The air conditioning and the fridge makes a lot of noise especially at nighttime when evening thing is quiet down, I got up and I turned off the air conditioner and unplugged the fridge. In the morning. I spoke to the staff about it. They’re aware of the issue and she told me that they were waiting for the owner to upgrade those items.