I had a lovely 7 week stay for work. Would highly recommend. Location was great. Lovely clean apartment. The staff were friendly and very accommodating. I felt very well looked after here. The 2 large swimming pools were very inviting.
This hotel is in a prime position overlooking the bay. The Tripadviser map in this listing, as seen on my computer at least, shows the wrong position. The hotel is down the end of Weld Street opposite Bedford Park, giving unrestricted views to Roebuck Bay. All the local features are in walking distance as this location is between China Town and the Town Beach and pier. Matso's is nearby and the markets are at the other end of Weld St. It's also just a 20 minute walk to the airport which we did because we did (just backpacks) for a morning flight because we had time. There is a bus stop very near The Conti and the half hourly service takes you through China Town and on to Cable Beach. The Conti itself is a wonderful blend of relaxed efficiency. All staff we met were skilled and friendly. There was no problem that they weren't happy to successfully deal with. We enjoyed the garden atmosphere in the alfresco dining area/pool area/garden area. It just represents Broome rather than what you might get from a modern build. We had two stays there and both rooms were of a high standard and had a private outdoor sitting area overlooking the garden and pool area. It was very relaxing. Overall, it was a great place to stay in Broome.
Our room was basic, towels not changed after first night - had to re-use wet floor towels. Second night, only bed made nothing else - Customer service was lacking in Broome in general and no exception at the Oaks. No full length mirror provided in the room. AC was good. Pool was good. Our friends booking was cancelled and we heard this several times over the few days we spent there. Considering we spent more than $1200 for 3 nights, we thought it would be better especially as we were recommended to stay at the Oaks for a wedding we were attending in Broome.
We enjoyed our stay here and the hotel was nicely located (very near Cable Beach but not too near, and near a nice little corner store which even does lunches) I was surprised that the lifts were not working (not much of an apology on the notices) - and that we hadn't been notified in advance. While we had an offer to help with luggage, many people wouldn’t be able to manage the stairs even with luggage being carried, so I don't know what would happen if they arrived and found there were no lifts! Our room - a pool view room - was spacious and the bed was fine. There’s a big desk and a sofa. The lighting was a bit dim; and all the surfaces were very high - not great for a shorter person. I couldn't even reach the top hanging rail in the wardrobe! On the other hand there was heaps of storage space in both the bathroom and the bedroom. I had forgotten, until glancing just now at another review reporting the same issue, that the toilet bowl was stained; when I reported it the reception person looked at me as though I was mad (no apology - but it was fixed that day!) We liked the pool, but I think for safety the location of the steps within the pool should be made visible from the pool itself. While not heated, the pool temperature was comfortable, despite being 'winter'. We ate in the restaurant one night, and although the ambience was lovely, the choice was limited and the food wasn't great. But it was OK. The breakfast is probably the weakest aspect. The continental breakfast is OK, but with some standard things missing, such as orange juice, and the bread for toast was stale; and you can have a meal cooked to order (but you won't necessarily get what you asked for - and all I got when I commented on an error was a shrug!) The breakfast staff when we were there were offhand and unhelpful, unlike nearly all the other staff at the hotel. I did enjoy seeing the tiny fans rotating above the plates on the buffet! If you eat breakfast outside, beware the birds who will swoop on your food if you are not there. In general we would return, but hope that the breakfast experience improves, and that the room cleaning is supervised (and that the lifts are fixed!) If you are a bit claustrophobic, go for a top floor room, as the copious vegetation, while delightful, obscures the view in front of some of the lower floor rooms overlooking the pool.
Booked it as it was advertised on Qantas Hotels and assumed that meant it had food services and was a hotel as I did not have a car, was on my own and knew Broome was not a place to wander around after dark with lots of restaurants. Arrived early, was told the room would be ready at 12 ish. Was headed to the races. Room was not ready (although others that arrived with me were accommodated). Got ready in a steaming toilet with no air con. No food or mini bar snacks so rushed back to cafe at 4:20 before it was supposed to close at 4:30 to grab something for dinner (no Uber eats in Broome!) and it had shut at 4pm contrary to info supplied at check in. Luckily I grabbed a bag of chips at check in - dinner. Pretty depressing. Especially after coming off a Ponant cruise. The room I was put in was attached to another room via an internal door which was not particularly sound proof. Very poor value for money at $430 per night and so pleased I was only in there one night. Sept was not too hot but watch out if booking in summer as the air con is stuck at 24 C and there are no fly screens so you cannot sleep with fresh air as was warned about local security risks on check in. To keep the door locked at all times. No 24 service. Staff leave at 5pm then you are literally on your own which is not what I thought I had booked (hotel/staff/food/security etc around at all times). It felt like a fancy caravan park surrounded by other less fancy caravan parks.