Name: Mentor Chambers Serviced Apartment/Bed & Breakfast
Address: 132-136 Main St, West Wyalong NSW 2671, Australia, West Wyalong, West Wyalong, West Wyalong, 2671, Australia
Rating: 9

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West Wyalong Airport

Mentor Chambers Serviced Apartment/Bed & Breakfast

West Wyalong

I pulled into West Wyalong, Saturday, 5 August 2023 and found the best place to stay in town.
I was greeted by the lovely Tonya and her brother,  went upstairs, checked into a beautiful large bedroom with heating and flat screen TV. Magnificent large separate bathroom, kitchen, lovely lounge room with Chesterfield lounges, and awesome dining room in an open plan with a large screen TV. I sat and enjoyed my dinner at the dining room table from the Paragon Cafe whilst watching the football.
I highly recommend everyone contacting the team in West Wyalong for your next overnight visit.
Thank you for looking after me so well and I’ll be back.
God bless you Di and your beautiful family.

The best place to stay in West Wyalong

I booked a room about 6 weeks before my required stay when there were plenty of options in town.  A week before my stay I got notice that they had overbooked and my booking was cancelled.  There were 3 rooms left in town, I was just lucky booking.com got me another room at a different establishment.  This accomodation was still listed on airbnb for my dates.  Their booking system is obviously non existant, be very careful booking this accomodation as you could be left without a room.

Late cancellation

Can't complain about the location, or the facilities, except, perhaps, if you don't like stairs or have a more generally-held understanding of the meaning of the term "continental breakfast". 

I arrived after a long-day's drive through outback areas where mobile coverage was patchy. Eventually I received a message that Mentor Chambers had double-booked and I would be unable to stay in the room I had reserved and received confirmation for some days earlier. Mentor Chambers arranged for my stay for one night in a house 1km outside the main part of town. (One of the reasons I'd booked the accommodation was because it was in town.) I don't know who was to blame for the double booking. It's the first time I've experienced an upset of this kind.)

After a night in the house where I was told I could be accommodated, and a "continental breakfast" of a commercially-sold muesli which had been decanted into a plastic container and left in a kitchen cupboard, I was eventually able to access the room I'd reserved and paid for, on Main Street. 

As I was resting in my room in the location I had booked, the proprietor of the Mentor Chambers Apartment Bed & Breakfast and of the Paragon Cafe next door,  walked into my room, the door of which I'd left open to get more air as the day was becoming muggy. she entered my room, uninvited, and proceeded to tell me that neither she, nor her family were vaccinated, and she would not have a COVID test, because the swab was pushed too close to the brain. 

Then I realised why they had not checked my COVID vaccination certificate, unlike all the other businesses in town. Then I realised that the other people who were staying in the same accommodation, as well as the people cleaning, and those who were providing something more substantial than what they chose to understand as a "continental breakfast" in the Paragon Cafe next door, may not have been vaccinated against COVID-19.

If I had known about the anti-vaxxer opinions of the proprietor when I was booking,  I would have chosen another accommodation in town, one safer for and those I want to protect from infection with COVID-19.

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The bedroom is elegant and cosy.  The heating blanket and heater were turned on before we arrived so everything was nice and toasty.  The common room was cosy and comfortable and the kitchen was well-supplied.

The best place in West Wyalong.

Beautiful, Cosy and Elegant environment with excellent service

An unassuming entrance hides a lovely place to stay - the room was well considered, with a lovely comfy bed - and the owners had turned on the electric blanket - how considerate is that!!!  The shared lounge was very relaxing and we enjoyed sitting in there having a glass of wine and playing cards before dinner (and after).  They bring in a jug of fresh milk - which is essential for the morning cup of tea. And the location is great to wander the town area. Thanks so much.  

Fabulous spot

A great place to stay that is right in the centre of town. Rooms (Bathroom, Bedroom and Kitchen)  are very clean and tidy (I have stayed both upstairs and downstairs).  Have great hosts that are always welcoming. Option for them to cook meals for you as they own the cafe downstairs.  Beds are comfortable and I always get a great sleep there. I will keep using this as I stay overnight in West Wyalong every few months

Great for me

This is a difficult rating. We found some elements excellent, others fell short of our expectations.  Our overall weighting based on our stay was "average", but if we were using just the bedroom and the communal lounge/dining area I would lift the rating to "very good/excellent".

Firstly, this is an unhosted accommodation. The owners are in the country cafe/restaurant next door on the ground floor. They were friendly and welcoming.

There are 3 rooms that share a kitchen and a lounge/dining room. The king sized bed room was en suite. The others appear to share a bathroom.

Now the pluses - the room was large, well appointed, luxurious and comfortable. The bathroom equally modern and fully functional. The standard of decor excellent in the bedroom and the lounge/dining room.  On these fronts the Mentor earns and "excellent" rating.

Where it fell short - and this could well have been a product of our not understanding what we had booked was in the shared kitchen. Yes, it had modern appliances, but was very basic in what was available. No toaster, microwave, nor a frypan and very basic utentsils. No instructions for using the oven/induction cooktop The shared kitchen was really not targetting guests who wanted to self cater. It was more aligned with a bar area than a cooking area.  We muddled by and were successful in making meals.  It was clear that the owners cafe downstairs was the preferred place to have meals.

There were hand written rules on do's and don'ts every where.  Just a little clumsy in conveying "welcome".

Would I recommend staying here. Well, depends, if self catering is high on your agenda - possibly, but be aware of the shortcomings. If you have no intention of cooking and just using the bedroom (en suite king) and the lounge/ dining room then by all means. You will not be disappointed.

Depends of what you want from this accommodation - either excellent or average

The reviews.... well I am surprised! We were very disappointed in this accommodation. It did not fit our expectation as a B& B.  We were surprised to arrive at a rather dowdy entrance, then greeted with a hallway with paint chipped off skirtings and doorways.  The accommodation was more a group of rooms with a share kitchen and lounge area. The bed was comfortable. Not sure what was “deluxe” about the queen room we had. Yellow bucket left in the room because of a leak. It’s what the photos don’t show! We were also not expecting a bathroom down the hall. Bathroom was modernised and clean. There were so many rules and regulations and the women who made the rooms up was abrupt and rude.  She told me I had to take my shoes off because of COVID regulations! We felt uncomfortable being there. Would I stay here again..... not at $130 per night. 

Disappointing 

I recently stayed here for 4nights for my wedding & we hired out the 3 rooms and WOW what a treat we all had! This place is Amazing & done up so lovely! We had such a relaxing time staying here thanks to all the help & hospitality from the owners they were always so helpful & happy. 

The apartment decor is amazing & everything was super clean & placed around so nicely. We ate all our meals from the paragon cafe & the food service & delivery was so great. They even catered for my wedding preparations & everyone loved all the fresh & tasty food we ordered. 

We had such a wonderful week staying here Thanks so much for making our wedding week so amazing. 

Best accommodation & service 

You would miss this place if you didn't know where it was, old office building converted into a B&B , decor is nice, bed was okay, bit soft for my liking,  showers where good, breakfast was basic. Pricing on par.

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