Murray Bridge Motor Inn

We had a pet friendly room which I thought would have at least a screen door to keep your pet inside but no such thing. Also, I didn't feel comfortable dishing out dog food with the rooms cutlery. The amenities are basic. A wettex or chux to clean the dogs bowl would also have been good. Other than this, the room was convenient and clean and comfortable. We paid an extra $30 for a pet room.

Very clean room, well aired, welcoming. All facilities worked well, especially the very quiet and efficient aircon and the TV. The bed was comfortable, good lighting, bathroom clean and the shower was strong and hot and worked exceptionally well. The manager was friendly and helpful.

The location was convenient - and on the same side of the river as the RSL (open Thurs and Fri night only which suited us for dinner) On entry I was shocked at how small the room was - barely enough space to walk between a small table and the end of the bed, the side tables were touching the walls either side of the bed. It was comfortable if old. But there was no room to move in the room at all On check in we met a grumpy man - I presume the owner - who was quite abrupt although not rude. We were 2 minutes late getting out of the room and he knocked on the door telling us check out was 10am. I was quite glad to get out of there.

My husband and I are very blessed to be able to travel around Australia in our caravan - we are a professional couple - my husband works from home as a aviation safety analyst and I am a Veterinary Nurse and locum at clinics. I explained all this to indicate we are not grumpy old travellers. In fact, the vast majority of our stays have been delightful. On Saturday 7/01/23, after a really long and steaming hot journey, we decided to rather stay overnight at a motel instead of setting up at a caravan park. I phoned the Murray Bridge Motor Inn to enquire if any of their accomodation allowed pets, (two mini foxies) in a friendly manner. The reply “No!” ….. and the phone was put down. How astonishing. For someone in the service industry to lack even the most basic good manners - I phoned back just to make sure the line didn’t cut out ….. nope, his brusque and rude reply was the same. That annoyed me and I replied that his establishments profile on TripAdvisor wouldn’t look too flash if that’s how he treated clients. I put it behind me and phoned other motels, but then got a text! “Grow up!” Ha ha. That did make me laugh. To be fair, it cannot be easy to deal with the public for a living, but his passive aggressive attitude is inexcusable. But it all became clear and understandable a little later in the evening when we popped into town for dinner and we drove past this establishment - I don’t want to be cruel, but let’s just say that shabby and rundown description is being kind and we dodged a bullet.