Address: 53 Railway St, Griffith NSW 2680.
Phone: (02) 6969 2000.
Email: www.questapartments.com.au.
Web: www.questapartments.com.au.
Rooms: Room types include Studio and One-, Two- and Three-Bedroom Apartments. Accessible rooms available.
Price: According to official Quest website, from about $154 per double per night.
Room type stayed in: One-bedroom apartment.
Outlook: Medium-sized balcony overlooking small parking lot and very rarely used railway line, but towards a pleasant tree-lined, grassy area beyond.
Front desk and service: Front desk service generally excellent but area can close early; rooms serviced Monday-to-Saturday.
Wifi: Free and unlimited in guest rooms and public areas; simple log-in procedure.
Parking: Yes, free off-street self-parking available, some undercover.
Dining & drinking: none in-house but charge-back facilities available at several local restaurants.
Gym: Yes.
Clothes washing: Excluding studios, rooms have washer and dryer; communal laundry; laundry & dry-cleaning done for you at extra charge.
Cooking facilities: Yes, kitchenettes in studios, other rooms have full-size kitchens.
Power points: Plenty.
Entertainment: two flat-screen TVs, one each in lounge/dining and bedroom; former also has a sound bar.
Mini-bar: Yes.
Individually controlled air conditioning: Yes.
Iron and ironing board: Yes, excellent iron, adequate board.
Cable channels: Yes.
Tea- and coffee-making facilities: Yes.
Comfort level: High.
Sleeping arrangements in standard room: King-sized bed can be converted into two singles..
Gown/slippers: No.
In-apartment safe: Yes, large and easy-to-use.
Bathroom: Ensuite with walk-in shower; separate shower with rainfall-type shower and ample room in glass cubicle.
Hot water: Plentiful, good pressure.
Towels: Good quality; plentiful.
Storage space: Excellent.
Desk & lighting: Adequate desk, natural light plus excellent in-wall and ceiling lighting.
X-factor: Excellent location close to main street of vibrant, very multi-cultural regional city. Despite a slightly bizarre floorplan which has the far side of the bed some 25 paces from the toilet, I really liked this accommodation, which could easily be used as the very model of a well organised regional hotel. Sold as a one-bedroom unit but really be four rooms — bedroom, bathroom (unfortunately not ensuite), combined lounge/dining area, and effectively a separate galley-style kitchen.
Note: Unless otherwise stated or assumed, comments apply to the writer’s room