The location was great for our purpose, we were there for the Cycling World Championships and the situation of the hotel was perfect. The room was large and clean and the bathroom was huge! The weather was not good so we didn't use the outside beer garden but it looked very inviting in good weather, a tip for anyone staying at the Charles, just down the road there is a huge Fraternity Club which is well worth visiting for eating or drinking. Fairy Meadow is a nice enough suburb of Wollongong and very accessible by train. We had a fantastic time due mainly to the races but the Charles Hotel added to our enjoyment.

Unfortunately, due to the lack of a chef the kitchen was closed for the first few days and when it did open the food we had was just ok. The bar is very lively and used by the locals which gives it a lot of atmosphere.

Neat and clean rooms. Nice and quiet. Good price.

Very organised

The location

No windows. Shower made for giants

Our car windscreen was smashed in the first night while parking in the hotel carpark. The car was almost unroadworthy. It will need a replacement with a cost of more than $1000. It really spoiled the whole trip as we were concerned of further damage to the car while parking there and our safety during the whole stay. The worse thing was there was no words, assurance, assistance or advice from the hotel staffs or manager about what happened or what we should do. We had to demand that the security camera to be checked. All they came back with was they could not see anything on the camera. The luckiest thing was we only booked there for 2 nights. So we got out of there as soon as we could.

convenient

small room