Forbes Victoria Inn

This place was perfect for a one night stopover in Forbes. Short walk to town for restaurants, clubs, pubs and shopping. Room at the back with lake views so very quiet and comfortable. Lovely balcony with 2 chairs. Everything you need for a short stay. Room was very spacious with toiletries etc.

We were staying in Forbes to visit the Elvis Festival in nearby Parkes. Check in was fine. As soon as we walked in I noticed that the single bed had been slept in. The queen bed had fresh sheets, but the single bed sheets had not been changed and the bed had not even been made. It was dirty with food stains on the sheets. Luckily my daughter didn’t join us on this trip. The queen bed comforter had white stains on the underside of it. The mattress was hard and plastic, like sleeping on a jumping castle. The bathroom had multiple dead bugs on the floor and had a lot of mould in the shower. I’m not surprised as there was no fan in the bathroom so it was a sauna in there every time you took a shower. The toilet seat was very yellowed from age and the toilet brush was just thrown on the floor. The hairdryer had an inch of dust and grime on it. The sofa was covered in stains - I didn’t even attempt to go near it let alone touch it. Due to the festival, everywhere else was booked out so we had no choice but to stay as we had driven 5 hours to get there. We were charged $190 per night, even though their website states $150. When I told the man at reception about the room on the Friday, he said he would let the cleaners know. When we checked out on Sunday morning nothing had been done. Luckily I brought antibacterial spray and wipes, along with my own pillow. I definitely left it cleaner than it was when we arrived. Not where near worth the price we paid to stay there, and will definitely never stay there again.

This place is disgusting. There was blood stains on the pillows, god knows who what white stains on the blankets, hair in the shower and blood on the toilet. We left after an hour. Unable to get refund as there was no one at reception. Wasn’t worth the wait just wanted to get out of there!!

The Inn is located on Sherriff Street which doubles as the Newell Highway. There was plenty of free parking at the front of the Inn plus an undercover parking area. Stayed one night in a large room that faced the back of the Inn. Our room was furnished with a queen sized bed (comfortable) with small bedside open cabinets on each side of the bed as well as wall mounted reading lights. There was also two single armchairs, a desk with a chair, a small square dining table with two chairs, wall mounted flat screen TV, minibar, microwave, electric kettle, iron and ironing board and an open hanging area. The bathroom was also large with plenty of space for toiletries on the vanity and a walk-in shower with a rainwater shower head. Unfortunately the shower pressure was poor. There was a small balcony with two chairs but no table. WIFI was included and worked OK. Overall the room was clean although the bathroom was showing its age. The only other negative was that our room had an interconnecting door with the room next door and our neighbours were obviously deaf as they continued to have the TV on full volume until late in the night. The Inn is in a good location and within a 10 minute walk to the shops, hotels, cafes and restaurants. Staff at check-in were pleasant. Did not see them when we checked out.