Best Hotels in Cape Otway

We spent a rainy night in a new cabin. Two koalas were looking at us upon arrival from the nearby tree. The cabin was well furnished, with a good kitchen and a great shower. Big windows revealed an open prairie where horses and kangaroos were clearly visible. The campground provides those who sleep in tents or campers with a nice central kitchen and a children's library/tv room. The staff was very friendly and helpful in helping us plan our visit to the great ocean road. We started our morning with a short walk to a beach lookout, and had a good espresso before we left.

The hotel is very nice, clean, with a large bed, two single beds, suitable for four people, there is a parking lot, garden, swimming pool outside the hotel. A small partner for self-driving travel. The younger brother at the front desk will speak Chinese hospitality. Very satisfied, like it!

The hotel is very good. The facilities are very complete. There are stoves and refrigerator TVs on the first and second floors. It is also very clean. But when the second floor is windy, the door is a bit loud. The locals who live in the opposite house are very fierce.

From this Ken, some sweet reflections 23/8/23: It's not Surfers Paradise (& thanks for that) but here at the front wide window of the best cabin at Marengo, on a sharp-breezed but sunny August morning, there's something black (& maybe deadly)slowly creeping against the rough white waves betwixt a scruffy beach & those ragged rocks covered in indolent seals. Often the rude question rises: What do those seals do for a living? The trevally rarely leap up to be devoured! But I did see a real fisherman take two with a double-hooked light line (I wonder what they taste like?) Mostly I wonder, rather than wander, in this last blast of winter, although we are blessed by 3 days of fine sunshine, when shaded from the shade & dressed according to the time of day. That endlessly engaging distraction of light, movement, & always the underlying symphony of surf moves me away from urban life & that endless list of what ”must” be done ASAP. On this one of many journeys to Marengo Family Caravan Park, perhaps 3 hours from Brunswick if you can't help pausing at the wonderful opp shop in Anglesea, best achieved along the Great Ocean Road, by a seriously skilled driver, whose passengers are always gazing left, just in case a wonderful whale is glimpsed, we feel that slight anxiety about unlikely flat tires. The mood completely converts to joyful anticipation as we pass through the ”big smoke” of Apollo Bay - urban concerns fade & the gently rural context of ocean & forest completely converts hard times to a soft escape. On other visits to this few days of new life we have generally travelled to someplace or other & clear advice is always available from the office. This time we chose wisely to firmly alter our existence & simply soaked into an always interesting landscape. Oh, & the black & beautiful curiosity turns out to have two long ”fins” which are the paddling arms of a single surfer, in full wet suit, confidently moving out to where that magic ride can be sought. He went out of sight, around the point, to larger forces, but was seen later returning to his car, board in hand, & slightly surprised by my gestures of congratulation. The journey to Marengo is endless delights, but the happy holiday, renews energy, subdues concern, & provides a better path ahead.

Wow, just Wow. It was absolutely gorgeous. Total privacy, supremely comfortable, with everything running like a dream. Our hosts were delightful and so accomodating if there was anything we needed but we didn't. The added touches of candles by the spa bath, plenty of outdoor chairs, a folder containing all the many things we could do in the surrounds were very much appreciated. Last but not least, their two beautiful well behaved dogs floating around having a ball were a sight to see. The quiet and tranquility provides the perfect opportunity for a city slicker to reset the button. Thank you Roz, Mark and doggos - see you again.

We had planned to stay just one night and ended up staying two nights. The accommodation was neat and clean. Parking was right at the door of a ground floor room. Very close to the main shopping centre with plenty of variety. Genevieve the owner was very helpful and engaging in conversation and knowledge of the local area.

As a motel, here is typical and standard. The store is very professional and answers questions quickly. The downside of the hotel is the price, as a motel, more than RMB 1,000, it is really worth it. So the disadvantage is that the price is not high.

Really nice hostel this - a couple of blocks back from the beach so you are away from any noise and really immaculately clean and well laid out. The staff are very friendly, there is heaps of information for travellers on notice boards and the like and the common areas looked quite nice. The rooms are of course quite basic but that's to be expected. They were very nice however and everything basically worked. The facilities were vastly nicer than some hostels I've stayed in and while there wasn't enough parking next to the building for all the guests vehicles there was more parking on the street directly in front of the place. Recommended.

This is a lovely plce for a weekend getaway. We stayed here with our friends this weekend and the owner is lovely and very knowledgable on the area. He can't do enough for you. Great place for a group of friends to stay and there is a nice living area with fire for pre dinner drinks and to relax. Very clean and the use of a well stocked kitchen. Thanks for a lovely weekend. Jo

We were overall very pleased with our stay here. From when I rung with questions before booking online (& then booked over phone instead) to when we left, we were looked after well by Anna & another female receptionist (whose name I did not catch). Our room was very clean, in particular the bathroom, which was a priority for us. Basic modern room, which is all we needed. Location was fantastic. We would just all bring our own pillows should we stay again in the future to help improve our sleep quality, as although the beds were comfy none of us felt the pillows were.