With a stay at Eltham Gateway Hotel in Melbourne (Eltham), you'll be within a 10-minute drive of Montsalvat and Diamond Valley Railway Inc.. .This motel is 3.4 mi (5.4 km) from Mayona Road Reserve and 4.4 mi (7 km) from Warrandyte State Park.
Doncaster Shopping Centre - 11 min drive - 11.4 km
Austin Hospital - 14 min drive - 13.2 km
La Trobe University - 14 min drive - 13.0 km
Melbourne Central - 24 min drive - 26.2 km
Getting around
Eltham Station - 2 min drive
Flinders Street Station - 25 min drive
Melbourne Airport (MEL) - 32 min drive
Restaurants
Little Drop of Poison - 2 min drive
Burger Lounge - 2 min drive
Research Fish & Chips - 17 min walk
Miners Gold Cafe - 18 min walk
Kuzina Greek Kitchen - 2 min drive
About this property
Eltham Gateway Hotel
Suburban motel with a coffee shop and a restaurant
Eltham Gateway Hotel offers 38 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Accommodations offer separate sitting areas. 32-inch LCD televisions come with digital channels.
This Melbourne motel provides complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and complimentary toiletries. Housekeeping is provided on request.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 38 guestrooms featuring microwaves and LCD televisions. Complimentary wired and wireless internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming provides entertainment. Bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as separate sitting areas and coffee/tea makers.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and a picnic area. This motel also features barbecue grills and a banquet hall.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant or snacks in the motel's coffee shop/cafe. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge.
Featured amenities include complimentary wired internet access, a business center, and express check-out. Event facilities at this motel consist of a conference center and meeting rooms. Free self parking is available onsite.
Eltham Gateway Hotel has a restaurant on site.
Languages
Chinese (Mandarin), English
Property amenities
Internet
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet
Parking and transport
Free uncovered self parking on site
Food and drink
A bar/lounge
A coffee shop/cafe
A restaurant
Family friendly
In-room microwave
Laundry facilities
Soundproofed rooms
Conveniences
Laundry facilities
Limited-hour front desk
Luggage storage
Safe at front desk
Guest services
Dry cleaning/laundry service
Housekeeping (on request)
Multilingual staff
Business services
Business centre
Conference centre
Meeting rooms
Outdoors
Barbecue grill
Garden
Picnic area
Accessibility
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
Handrails in stairways
No lift
Well-lit path to entrance
Room amenities
Bedroom
Bedsheets provided
Blackout drapes
Bathroom
Free toiletries
Hair dryer
Shampoo
Soap
Toilet paper
Towels provided
Entertainment
32-inch LCD TV with digital channels
Food and drink
Coffee/tea maker
Electric kettle
Freezer
Microwave
Toaster
More
Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
Heating (climate-controlled)
Iron/ironing board
Phone
Separate sitting area
Soundproofed rooms
Window screens
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:30 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in is available for a fee
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18
Check-out
Check-out before 10 AM
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged
Express check-out available
Special check-in instructions
The property charges 1.5 percent for credit card payments
The front desk is open daily from 6:00 AM - 11:30 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
Reception hours are 8:30 AM-8:30 PM Monday-Thursday, 8:30 AM-9:30 PM Friday, 9 AM-10 PM Saturday, and 9:30 AM-5 PM Sunday.
Access methods
Front desk (limited hours)
Pets
Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
Cribs (infant beds) are not available
Payment types
Important information
Optional extras
Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)
Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge of 1.5 percent
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards and cash
This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector and a smoke detector
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
We should mention
This property does not have elevators
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
National rating
This property has been awarded a star rating from the Australian Star Ratings Agency, Star Ratings Australia.
Property is also known as
Eltham Gateway
Eltham Gateway Hotel
Gateway Eltham
Gateway Hotel Eltham
Eltham Gateway Hotel Motel
Eltham Gateway Hotel Eltham
Eltham Gateway Hotel Motel Eltham
Eltham Gateway Hotel Reviews
Reviews
7.6
Good
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 253 out of 760 reviews
10 - Excellent
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Rating 8 - Good. 244 out of 760 reviews
8 - Good
244
Rating 6 - Okay. 140 out of 760 reviews
6 - Okay
140
Rating 4 - Poor. 80 out of 760 reviews
4 - Poor
80
Rating 2 - Terrible. 43 out of 760 reviews
2 - Terrible
43
7.8/10
Cleanliness
8.0/10
Staff & service
6.6/10
Amenities
7.0/10
Property conditions & facilities
6.2/10
Eco-friendliness
Reviews
10/10 Excellent
Philip
Travelled with family
27 Jan 2025
Liked: Staff & service
This is in a fabulous location and looks like it’s just been taken over. A bit run down but big rooms and lovely setting. Rooms have leaky basin. Cracked tiles and sorry but my pet hate. Hair in the shower drain. I liked it but needs a refresher.
Absolute disgrace. Motel is also being used as a halfway house for people with drug problems. Room was dirty and we didn’t have enough Glen20 to rid the smell in the room. Spa doesn’t work and the a/c is very average. Steer clear of this place.
All pretty good, little bit tired and worn in places but overall nice and quiet. We had enquired about disabled access and booked the family room as we had a wheel chair and walker. When we found two big sets of stairs on arrival we were very surprised. We did end up with much smaller rooms that had no full kitchen etc and still 5 steps to contend with but appreciated having somewhere to stay after our 3 hr drive. It would be good to update the info around disabled access and educate the staff too as this would be a real issue for some people. I managed to get everyone up and down each day but it felt dangerous!
Having 2 bedrooms and the kitchenette for an extended stay worked really well
Andrew
Stayed 18 nights in Dec 2024
8/10 Good
John
7 Jan 2025
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Room was good, but the bathroom could have been better, signs of mould between wall tiles, cracked floor tiles. Access to the room was up several flights of steep stairs (it was raining), difficult for both of us, 70yrs plus
Us
All seemed good to me. Quiet comfortable and clean roon, efficient friendly checkin.
Danny
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025
10/10 Excellent
Steve
3 Jan 2025
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Anna as manager was terrific. Room was very spacious and more than met our needs. Bed was excellent. Only issue we had was the access to hot water for showers - Anna fixed that and after waiting 7 minutes - it worked well.
Steve
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025
6/10 Okay
Tim
Travelled with partner
1 Jan 2025
Liked: Staff & service
The motel is just tired and needs a major rejuvenation, the staff were very friendly and helpful, but as stated needs a major clean-up
Should have read the reviews first. Do yourself a favour and look elsewhere.
Rooms- grubby. Cobwebs in the corners of the rooms stains in the walls and sink.
Cleaners left a kitchen sponge for us to reuse and used cotton buds on the ground.
Bathroom- Bathtub has clearly not been cleaned in a long time (see photos). Tiles lifted and one falling off the wall.
Outside- Paths full of overgrown weeds.
Delapidated and old. We had two rooms and one stunk of cigarettes. Curtains were not on the track properly and one didn't close properly. Wires running out of the bedside table.Wasing hanging outside walkway. Doonah was stained and disgusting.
Surroundings attractive, property needs attention, room seemed to be partly renovated, torn lino in hallway, shower needed good clean. Arrived 1 hr early having phoned earlier in the week that is was ok. Charged an extra $10
My room was not cleaned thoroughly before I checked into it. There was sticky residue on the side tables from drinks placed here, the bathrooms towels had orange food stains on it and hair stuck to it. Really disappointing.
Room not cleaned so had to change rooms, no enough beds in the secon room, third room ok but two doubles and not Queens, staff did their best but when paying good money for a hotel you would hope for better, property in need of a lot of maintenance and a good clean
The accommodation is in a desperate need to be ungraded with some fresh paint and maintenance. We booked as a big family and our booking through Wotif was fine but for the family that called and booked their room wasn’t there, was lucky there was another room available. No apology or anything from the man working at reception.
We had a long hair hanging off the kettle and several hairs on and in the toilet. The shower head needs to be changed as it’s that old the water doesn’t come out properly.
Bed was ok, pillows need to be replaced and furniture is very old and worn.
The grass is that over grown with massive weeds it’s like a jungle out the back.
Has to be hands down the worst accommodation we have ever stayed in.
Renee
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024
6/10 Okay
Kathryn
6 Oct 2024
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
We stayed 3 nights to attend a function close by. Staff were friendly. The hotel itself is a little old. The room was comfortable enough. The walkway from the carpark to the rooms smelled terrible every day. The property is away from any shops or cafes so you have to drive everywhere.