Location, location, location is what it is all about. This motel is perfectly situated within the village, just 100 metres from the hot springs, within 50 metres of restaurants and shops, yet off the main road.

The rooms are large and completely equipped. We had taken a suite because all the motel units were occupied. It had a bedroom separate from the kitchen/dining/lounge area. The unit came with TV, refrigerator, toaster, electric jug, frypan, sink, electric cooktop, crockery, cutlery, glassware, cooking ware and heater. Tea, coffee, sugar, salt, pepper and milk were provided and a morning paper was delivered to the room.

Owners Don and Eunice Edgecombe were extremely accommodating. They provided towels to take to the thermal pools so rental was not necessary, a hairdryer when we returned, and access to the laundry for washing and drying clothes. The in-room information kit contained menus from most of the restaurants in town so you can choose without having to visit them all. They also make personal recommendations when pressed.

The motel is next to the Alpine Village Inn Bar and Bistro so we thought it might be noisy. By the time we returned to our unit around 9pm, most of the customers had already left and it was as quiet as a lamb. We would definitely stay here again.