I Survived 1-Star Hotels in Australia (Part 3)

I am staying at three low-rated hotels located in Australia, all of which have received some pretty negative reviews from previous guests. I will be meeting other visitors, inspecting the rooms and sleeping overnight. All of this to see what are these low rated stays actually like I am now in the, well at the moment, sunny state of New South Wales. low-rated stays actually like. The hotel behind me is the first hotel of the video. I'm a little bit nervous with the things I read online. However, I didn't come alone. I brought my friend Tyler with me. How are you feeling about our upcoming one-star hotel journey? Oh, you know, a bit nervous but also excited. As we made our way inside our first accommodation, it's fair to say the reviews online were a bit worrying. The room had dreadful odours, the bathroom was dangerous external door that would not lock leaving it open to the public to enter worst accommodation we have ever stayed at wowsy not good it is the bronx from the photos i saw online the property did have a swimming pool there's also photos of possibly mold an exhaust fan sticking out of the ceiling and a few other things that raised some questions about the rooms And before heading inside, I wanted to check out the pool area, which unfortunately was looking more like a skate park than a swimming pool. All right, so I just made a friend. Who am I here with? Burnsy. Burnsy, what brings you to this hotel? Mate, I'm from Rutherford, up near Newcastle, and just down here working on the inland rail. Nice, nice. Yeah. Have you always been doing that kind of work? Mate, I started on the rail in 1989. Wow, that was before I was born. There you go. So what has your time been in Albury like? Have you enjoyed it? Yeah, it's not too bad, man. Like, the motel is, like, a bit, how you going? Most people are pretty good, but some other people are just like, yeah, no, not my cup of tea. Starting off our room tour, we have this lovely little kitchen with all the essentials. We have a microwave, which is indeed clean, a kettle, which is also clean, as well as teas, coffees, and even some nice biscuits. I triple checked the room's double locking system before exploring the rest of our spacious $120 family room. And as I was checking out the open wardrobe, this is where things started to take a turn. There was somebody else's clothes in there and judging by the smell coming from them, they certainly weren't fresh. Got socks, undies, lucky because I didn't bring enough. I'm Oh there is a t-shirt, that's normal. starting We have a single bed alongside a queen size bed, a rather questionable black mark on the wall, and a rather tired looking blue chair sitting to in the corner of the room. speak We do have a lovely view of the road in front of us, it's a nice sunny day and we do have a now. McDonald's cup just outside, maybe some grass that needs a little bit of mowing but it's not too bad but not the worst view. There is a giant trolley outside as well. We have some beautiful artwork on the photos, Sarah Spackman, all-time favourite of mine. Okay and now for my personal favourite room in a hotel, the bathroom where I'll spend about 99% Oh that's actually an awesome shower head. Oh no I can get behind that. I forgive everything else. I love rain shower heads bro. The only thing is I don't fit under it. We made sure the exhaust fan wasn't going to fall out of the ceiling before discovering this awesome little hair dryer that is installed on the wall. Overall the bathroom was pretty nice and the shower was nice and clean. My favourite parts of the room as a whole was the smart TV, The large mirror and this long desk area. Although there was an odd stain. I've tried to get this desk radio to work, but it's just not turning on. What is that? Oh, it's milk. It's milk. I honestly didn't know what to expect because a lot of the recent reviews are one star and they literally say to stay away. So. In terms of the room itself, I think the bathroom's been slightly renovated, and I do like that we have some hand soaps and shampoos and things as well provided to us, so it looks better than you described it, but yeah, finding some pre-existing clothes. Has been a bit interesting. I don't know what the night holds for us and I don't know what we're going to uncover under the sheets but just in general it's not too bad. We began our UV light inspection beginning with our towels and found some sort of black mark. The pillows were pretty clean besides this small stain we found underneath one of the pillowcases but overall the queen bed itself was in really good condition and for the most part really clean. We even used an iron along the seams of the mattress to check for any signs of bed bugs and fortunately there were none to be found. The single bed was well maintained as well besides a few spots on the side. So I'm happy to report we did not find any creepy crawlies or anything really too bad. There is a few stains here and there, and the chair over there probably has the most of those stains. This is obviously a cheap stay for people who need accommodation, and we're obviously mindful of that. So all in all, for $120 Australian dollars, it's not too bad. What's your favourite part about Australia in general? How easy going we are. And we're real people, mate. This is a perfect example. I literally just met you just before by your car, and now here we are having a chat and a yarn, so. Yeah. No, mate, look, Australians are, like, they're genuine people. In general, what makes you happy in life? Mate, my beautiful partner. I love that, yeah. And my children. Yeah. I've got 26 chickens. 26? Five ducks, a goat, two cats, a dog, and also... A bearded dragon. Lenny the lizard. Lenny the lizard. He's a legend that bloke. Do you enjoy eggs for breakfast I assume? Oh, always. Yeah, because you have a big supply. 100%. Cheers to our new friend. That's it. Good job. Jack, nice. Me and the lads spent the rest of our day playing card games and watching the sun slowly set over our accommodation. Alright. I just made a brand new friend. Who am I here with? Dan. Dan. I have to ask you, what brings you to Auburn? Work. Oh nice. How's your hotel experience been? Been good? Been pretty good so far. Yeah, this place is getting nothing better than meeting good people. Especially when you're away from home. Yeah, absolutely. You know what I mean? It's just... To meet good people, have a laugh, have a joke, that's what's right. And vegetables. And vegetables! I love to meet new people, that's it. Always. Love it. Love it. Honestly, the sleep wasn't too bad. There was a bit of noises outside last night, but nothing too crazy. How was your sleep? Well, I feel like I'm being followed by the lawn chair. With our time at Albury coming to an end, we hit the road once again. Now before we check into the next questionable accommodation I want to tell you quickly about today's sponsor eSIM.io. Now when you're traveling especially overseas the last thing you want to worry about is staying connected to the internet and that's where eSIM.io comes in. It's an app that lets you access mobile data while traveling without having to swap physical SIM cards or worry about expensive roaming charges and one of their coolest features is their one SIM technology. 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One thing as well is that there's one other person here because the car's over here but we haven't seen them so we have no idea if we're being watched right now. We don't even know what's really going on. We haven't spoke to anybody. I picked up the key from a lockbox so there isn't really much communication. Yeah and there's a dog. Where did he come from? Why is there a dog? Oh he's so cute. Hello puppy. Okay I don't know where that, where did he, he's off. Is there anyone around? Just before we step into the room let's take a look at the reviews online. Absolutely filthy smelly. This place is ready for a remake of Psycho. It's that scary. Don't stay here. Mouldy curtains and ceiling. Room smells of something sweet that makes you sneeze. Uh, I don't really know what that means. This photo shows possibly mould on the wall, some questionable marks on the bedding, also some signs of rust throughout the bathrooms. First things first, I wanted to make sure the front door's locking system was working properly. Right by the front door, we have what appears to be a wooden clothes drying rack, which is a bit of an unusual spot for it because wouldn't any wet clothes just drip straight onto the carpet? Unless I'm wrong and it's used for something else. We have a nice clean mirror, a lovely salmon pink countertop, equipped with two spinny Many stools, both of which had plenty of rust on display. The kettle was looking a little worse for wear with some questionable dark residue built up around the bottom. However we did have a working TV, clean cutlery, clean plates and even a well-maintained fridge. I tried before, it doesn't, it doesn't work. This is giving me, is that what that is? This is giving me horror, okay imagine we turn this on at night time. Now for the most interesting part of this entire room, we have the bathroom. Straight away, I couldn't help but notice these rather unusual shower tiles. I'm not entirely sure if this was a popular design choice back in the day, but it certainly gives the bathroom a unique look. I also found a little bit of rust along the window frame. From afar, these do look like mold. I mean, it's literally in the entire bathroom. I mean, these tiles are everywhere. Maybe this design was cool back in the 1980s but in the big 2026 we should probably change this to just like a solid white tile most likely or something that doesn't have a design like this because it looks like mold this is how it is although obviously it's not mold it just gives off that vibe. How do you feel about the accommodation currently after being here for five The beds look okay, we haven't inspected them yet but definitely outdated. And that's what a lot of the reviews online said. A lot of criticisms about this was that the rooms are outdated. There's nobody really here besides one other car and we haven't seen the person. I'm assuming there's somebody here. I have absolutely no idea. As always we got the UV light out to see what we can discover. Straight away we found this large mark on the doona cover which is only visible with the UV light. Oh no, you... Bro! It's probably nothing crazy though. You literally can't see it. The pillows were really clean and the mattress itself was pretty spotless. I carefully inspected the mattress seams and found no signs of any bed bugs apart from this mysterious little insect. However the walls had some rather questionable splatter marks. And it's fair to say the room itself was looking pretty dusty. But things got even more interesting when I moved the bed slightly, revealing so many no longer living insects that I actually had to blur in this footage. I'm going on a bit of a solo explore. I think we may have found a laundry room. I can't lie, the trees from here look extremely creepy. Okay, we are off to bed now. We are both very tired. Haven't found any creepy crawlies in the bed. However, there was a white tail which we took care of and got outside before. But besides that, we should be okay. There is a family, we think, here. We heard people outside, but we don't know where they are. So I'm excited for the morning and to get out of here. So good night. Good morning, everybody. Time to go. The early morning drive through the thick fog wasn't easy, but as the sun began to rise, we were rewarded with a beautiful Australian sunrise. I had now arrived at the third accommodation of the video and judging by the reviews online this place wasn't looking too promising. Please avoid at all cost. Cockroach infested. When it started raining water was dripping from the bathroom light fitting. This place is absolutely disgusting. Bed looked like unwashed. Creepy place to stay at. In one of the photos it looks like they're using a brick to hold up one of the beds. And in another, what appears to be tape covering up a crack in the floor. But on the bright side, they do seem to have a communal barbecue area, which is pretty awesome. I made my way over to reception, ready to check in. Although, things didn't exactly go to plan, as I ended up waiting about 35 minutes. And if you haven't noticed already, I'll actually be staying in the final room all on my own. Okay, so I have been upgraded to the luxury VIP room here. Apparently this is the nicest room in the entire place and they gave me this room because all the other ones were booked up. So here we are, we are in the nicest room at this place that's rated 1.8 stars. I don't know how to feel. Welcome to my $135 VIP suite. We have a toaster, kettle and microwave, a no smoking sign, cookies, warm milk and coffee, An old style air conditioning unit A don't touch smoke alarm can be electrocuted sign. And seeing as there is an empty spot above the sign, I'm starting to think that somebody may have found out the hard way. A nice big mirror. A cute love heart mug. A table and two chairs overlooking the outside view. Which shows the basketball court outside. Next to the bed there is a couple blue nightstands that have some marks. A circular light on the ceiling. Which may need a clean and that light is overlooking the room's bed. I've been looking around the room and I realized that this is the perfect spot in case of an emergency. If somebody was to come in I can just go inside here and then I'm in stealth mode. Perfect. Okay wait hold on, wait can this open really easily? Oh no please, please open, please open, please open. There's a smart TV, a clean fridge and a blue chair. My VIP bathroom honestly exceeded expectations, although the shower still needed some work done on it for sure. With noticeable yellow stains running down the walls, discoloured grout between the tiles, and a floor that had certainly seen better days. Looking straight into it, there's some odd things showing up on the walls and in the blue chair. And the mattress had some marks, but overall nothing significant. I'm really finding a lot of animals lately, I think it's about to choose me. What's up, hello. Update, I just realized that I'm filming this on Halloween, so I'm not really sure if I'm going to get any trick-or-treaters here or not. But just in case, I did get a bag of goodies, just in case anybody was to come to my door, I'll show you what I got. Nothing crazy, but we got some gummy worms to hand out. And also, this was on special, I got a gooey ghost. So if anyone does come to my door, I am prepared with gummy worms and a gooey ghost. So just in case of any trick-or-treaters. I'm not sure if there will be trick-or-treaters, but I'm just in case. I don't want to disappoint anyone. As my one-star road trip came to an end, I found myself thinking back to the question that started this entire adventure. What are these low-rated stays actually like? And after everything I'd experienced on this trip, I think my answer is pretty simple. Just like everything else in life, the experience is really what you make of it. Nothing better than making good people, especially when you're away from home. Yeah, absolutely. You know what I mean? It's just to meet good people, have a laugh, have a joke.