Peppers Moonah Links - Mornington Peninsula

Not exactly a business trip, rather a short family holiday
on the Mornington Peninsula but a review is warranted nonetheless.

Booked Peppers Moonah Links via RatestoGo for $190 per night for a 1 Bedroom apartment. This suited us as we had our 2 children with us and most places want you to book 2 rooms.

Peppers Moonah Links is a golf course as the name suggests but is located at Fingal on the Mornington Peninsula and is handy to many of the tourist spots such as Sorrento, Arthurs Seat, Cape Schank etc.

The apartments are located away from the main golf / function centre and they were of a very high standard. Very comfortable bed, nice bathroom, functional kitchen, with dishwasher, small fridge, washer and dryer.

The weather was pretty awful for most of our 3 day stay (cold, wind, rain) but there was plenty to do including mini golf, swimming pool, day spa etc

If you are thinking about a venue for a conference or team work event the conference centre looked to be quite well appointed and would probably be a good venue for approx 30-50 people.

All in all a very pleasant experience and a great value resort experience at $190 a night.

Bayview on the Park - Melbourne in September

Couple of days in Melbourne in September and stayed at the Bayview on the Park. Its located at 52 Queens Road straight across from Albert Park.

Accommodation was quite affordable at $135 per night when booked through RatestoGo. You also get free car parking and a mornging newspaper included in the price.

The room was a pretty good size and pleasantly furnished. The view over Albert Park from level 4 was quite nice and the traffic noise from Queens Road wasn't too bad. The bed was ok and the bathroom was functional, but a bit small and dated.

Biggest bug was the fact that some of the 'services' like in-room internet and movies didn't seem to work. When I queried staff the response seemed to be that these services were provided by an external service and there was not much they could do about it.

Despite this, the standard of service from the staff was quite high, they were friendly and helped where they could. I did get the sense that they may have been a bit exasperated by the state of the hotel or the management or something.

The morning breakfast was reasonably cheap and was ok. Although both mornings I noticed the levels of juice and milk on the buffet were low and the second morning the offer of coffee was a long time coming.

Overall I would recommend the Bayview on the Park as good value for money but not if price isn't a big consideration in your choice.