The Mercure Townsville is a resort style hotel located on Woolcock Street, and is close to Townsville city and 2km from Townsville Airport. It is positioned beside a large lake, amidst 11 acres of lush tropical gardens. The hotel offers 144 rooms, with views across the lake or pool or through the gardens. The Mercure Townsville boasts the largest hotel freeform swimming pool in Townsville, with a spa and an area for children, as well as tennis courts, a newly refurbished restaurant and conference facilities. The Mercure Townsville is an Accor Hotel.
The hotel is not to be confused with the Grand Mercure Apartments which is near the Townsville Harbour. The Mercure features a large, open-air check-in area, with Internet café, and the restaurant and bar nearby.
I was to stay at The Mercure Townsville for cricket - I flew up to Townsville with Virgin Australia - you can read a TRIP REPORT HERE! I was one of three umpires that were part of a group of around 50 people. For two of the nights, I was in a triple-share room which featured a queen bed and two single beds - so essentially this was a family room.
The room was quite nice and well-appointed with a large screen plasma television with a large good selection of complimentary pay-television and commercial television channels, as well as in-house movies.
There is also tea and coffee making facilities, as well as a mini-bar. There is also a microwave in the room and a sink. The bathroom is quite nice and spacious with a large walk-in shower.
Outside the ‘rear’ of the room is an outdoor sitting area that overlooks the lake that backs onto the hotel. This area is quite nice and it is certainly relaxing to sit in this area and enjoy a quite beer after a hard days umpiring! The upstairs rooms in the blocks feature balconies that also overlook the lagoon.
The restaurant looks nice - we only had a buffet breakfast each day - and this was a fantastic spread - and the bar was open most times with plenty of motel guests noted enjoying a drink and watching the televisions at the bar. As would be expected, prices did seem a little expensive.
As mentioned, the hotel features a large pool area - also very attractive - and the rooms at the hotel are structured in 'blocks' of two storeys of rooms with about 30 or so rooms in each block.
Outside the hotel, there is a large carpark and a tennis court, which during my visit was still being repaired following the damage inflicted by cyclone Yasi earlier in the year.
Also outside, fast-food outlets and a restaurant are within walking distance of the hotel, along with convenience shops and other specialty shops.
For the final night at the hotel I was in a standard room with one queen bed. It was a smaller room, however it was still well appointed with facilities comparable with the family room talked about above.
The Mercure is a little more expensive than most other places in Townsville, but in my opinion, this little bit extra is well worth it! A very well appointed room and very friendly and professional service made my stay thoroughly enjoyable. In future I will certainly be looking at staying at the Mercure Townsville again!
No comments:
Post a Comment