ibis Styles Albany
Family rooms for four on Albany Highway, 4 km from York Street
About this stay
This is a chain hotel on the highway into Albany, chosen for the car park and the family rooms rather than the setting. Accor's family room sleeps four in a queen bed and two singles across 40 square metres; the superior twin fits the same beds into 25, so families of four should check which one they book. The hotel's own site also describes a Deluxe Family Suite for three, with a king bed, a separate single bedroom and a lounge. By road it is about 4 km to York Street, 6 km to Middleton Beach and 7 km to the National Anzac Centre in the Princess Royal Fortress on Mount Adelaide. Guests rate it 7.5 out of 10 across 1,415 reviews.
- 369 Albany Highway with a free car park
- Family room of 40 square metres for four
- Deluxe Family Suite for three with a separate single bedroom
- Bar and grill on site
- About 4 km by road from York Street
- Rated 7.5 out of 10 by 1,415 guests
Our take
Two layouts decide whether ibis Styles Albany works for a family. Accor lists a 40-square-metre family room with a queen bed and two singles for four, about one and a half times the superior twin, which fits the same beds into 25. The hotel's own site describes a Deluxe Family Suite for three instead, with a king bed and a separate single bedroom. I would choose it for a south coast road trip that wants free parking and a bar and grill after the 418 km from Perth. I would not choose it to walk anywhere: York Street is about 4 km away by road. Its 7.5 out of 10 across 1,415 reviews is the lowest of the 11 Albany hotels in this guide, where the others score 8.0 to 8.9.
- ✓If you are four, book the family room rather than the superior twin: Accor gives both a queen and two singles, but the family room has 40 square metres against 25.
- ✓Plan the National Anzac Centre in the Princess Royal Fortress on Mount Adelaide, about 7 km by road, overlooking King George Sound, where the first convoy of Australian and New Zealand troops left on 1 November 1914.
- ✓For an evening walk, park at Ellen Cove on Middleton Beach and take the boardwalk up above Point King to the Atatürk memorial, which overlooks Ataturk Channel, named in 1985 when Turkey gave the name Anzac Cove to the Gallipoli landing beach.
- ✓After the 418 km from Perth on Albany Highway, about four and a half hours at the wheel, the hotel sits on the highway itself, so there is no town traffic to cross; York Street and its restaurants are another 4 km by road.
Why we love it
- A family room 15 square metres larger than the superior twin
- A two-bedroom suite for a family of three
- Free parking for a road trip car
- About 7 km by road from the National Anzac Centre
Why guests love itFor parents, the question is which family layout you get. Accor lists a 40-square-metre family room with a queen bed and two singles, so two children each have a real bed. The hotel's own site describes a Deluxe Family Suite for three, with a king bed and a separate single bedroom, which suits one older child who wants a door to close. The free car park and the bar and grill mean nobody goes back out after a day at the National Anzac Centre, which works well for school-age children, or on the boardwalk at Middleton Beach, about 6 km away. Two things count against it: there is nothing pleasant to walk to from the highway, and there is no pool, which matters in summer.
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