Ironbark Inn

The initial look as we arrived in our room should have been a clue - rips and tears in the curtains, grout missing in the tiny bathroom and just plain dirty. Only stayed due to emergency mechanical breakdown - never again - I'll sleep in the car !! Absolutely appalling !!! Stayed in 6 motels in the 2 weeks of my trip and this motel clearly deserves the title of worst motel I've ever stayed in !!

Ironbark Inn I suspect is still getting bookings only because of past reputation and the good service of its current manager Steve. The rooms range from clean & basic with updated bathrooms to shabby rooms with stained carpets, broken blinds and bathrooms that the staff do their best to clean but…you can only do so much. The whole place has great facilities but is badly in need of money being spent on it. Recommend but it’s hit & miss!

The room I was allocated when I arrived at the Ironbark Inn had such an overpowering smell of sewage that neither of my friends would enter the room. My friend who had the room next door needed to put a mat over her bathroom drain to stop the smell coming into her room. After suggesting to management that it might not be an appropriate room to put someone in for the night, I was given another room (but no apology). The photos for the new room I was given are attached. There was 1. Insect or gecko droppings on the bathroom basin 2. Half finished repairs in the bathroom 3. A missing toilet button and the top of the toilet was covered in insect droppings 4. There were tea bags but no milk in the fridge 5. There were containers for shampoo, conditioner and soap for the shower but they were all empty. 6. The carpet and sofa had multiple stains that had not been cleaned. The pool was surrounded by knee high grass that was not mown. The photographs on the site appear to be from the previous management and are not reflective of the current condition of the accommodation. It is overpriced for what you get and I would not recommend it to anyone looking for somewhere to stay in Barcaldine.