Karma Rottnest

Lovely sunset views over the salt lakes. Staff were relaxed and friendly. A lot of renovation works going on over winter. Furniture and decorations a bit tired, but you don't go to Rotto for fancy furniture.

Offered great value for money during the July school holidays. Excellent location. Clean rooms & friendly staff.

2nd time stay. Nothings changed. Cooked Breakfast was cold and disappointing. we asked if we could have fried eggs instead we were told no variation were allowed. Lakeside room views and kingsize bed were magical. The mouse that woke us everynight and their droppings under furniture was not.

It was well located on the Island right in the town centre and was quirky and had nice facilities and a good breakfast. However, for the money I paid per night I cannot say that it could in anyway be classed as value for money and not something I will do very often at those prices.

We thought we would stay overnight at Rottnest Karma resort, instead of catching the early morning ferry over for the Anzac Day service. $270 p/n for an unclean, unsafe room. There seriously should be a warning about the low standard of the quod rooms. Broken window, cracked power points and a bathroom that smelt like raw sewerage. I wished that we had booking a camp site for $38, at least the amenities were clean there.

The resort is suffering from tiredness. I made a mistake by staying there as i could have stayed with friends in a fabulous cottage at a much cheaper rate. At $260 a night , the room was small and paint on the walls was peeling while the walls were disintegrating. The restuarant was excellent and service was always good. Breakfast, however, was mediocre mainly because all of the fruit was of inferior quality. I think the buyer was purchasing on the cheap and pocketing the rest. The fruit was unedible and a disgrace. Outdoor furniture was visually disgraceful too. I will know better next time not to stay there but without competition it may not be possible.

Not good value for money at all. I expected an older building as have stayed in Rottnest before but the room itself was really disgusting and not clean at all. There were cobwebs and dead bugs attached to my pillow on the top bunk, clearly hadn't been properly cleaned in a long time.

Appalled by Rottnest Karma Resort. Arrived to have food and drink under the bed, asked for it to be cleaned and saw the cleaners dragging a mop across the cement path outside and then come inside to mop???? My daughter had a purse with money in it that disappeared, but apparently the staff would never take it, so I guess the fairies did! The next day an expensive child's surf hat went missing from the room, to be told again, no staff could do this, it is coincidental and obviously we are careless - No maybe staff are not so honest! Not even a real apology from management in regards to any of this, at least we should have been offered a breakfast or meal for the unclean room and the stress!!

Karma is ridiculously overpriced, not good value for money. The floor was very dirty and the bathroom was running with cockroaches at night. Most of the staff were very good except for the guy who checked me in. He spoke to me as though I was a child. It was demeaning and not something I am used to experiencing.. Rottnest Island itself is magical and definitely worth the trip. Next time I’ll book earlier so I have options of accommodation.

Paying $400 a night you tend to expect, well, something worth the money. It was just a standard hotel. Nothing special whatsoever and the “view” was of a tree. Joyous. The breakfast was wonderfully cold (who doesn’t love cold hash browns, eggs and bacon) and altogether whilst nothing was terrible, we might as well have stayed somewhere much cheaper.

Good position Good breakfast Staff didn’t seem to care about issues with rooms Poor cleaning Very very overpriced at $416 pn!

If we knew this was a jail where they housed indigenous men we would never of stayed here. Resort title has an expectation to it that we didn't think fit. Not allowed to play ball games in the quad. Rooms were small for 6 people and not a high standard of cleanliness. However, the breakfast was very good and the dining area clean.

Pros: restaurant food was great at breakfast and one dinner. Relaxed atmosphere. Friendly staff. Location. Main hotel-style accommodation on the island. Can of bug spray in the wardrobe. Staying in the old prison was a bucket list item - now ticked! Cons: standard and tiredness of fitout in quod rooms doesn't match the price. Mouse and massive cockroach perhaps understandable but still unwelcome roommates (initially mistook the cocky for a second mouse, it was so big!). Rules galore including no outside food or beverage to be brought onto premises - repeated in bold print everywhere you look. Seems anti-competitive rather than a licencing condition. "Quod" (archaic informal term for gaol) mistakenly misspelled as "quad" (short for quadrangle?) on signs throughout the lodge. But anyway I still had a great time. The island's charms overcome any minor frustrations! GottaGotoRotto!

This place is in dire need of an update. Our room was ok size for one night. The paint was coming off the walls, the bunk bed was rickety and my girls said very uncomfortable. The bedding was very dated and the furniture in the room looked like a selection from the charity shop. The bathroom was quite gross with hair balls from the previous visitors and some of the tiles on the walls, around the basin and in the shower were cracked. The basin itself had a large crack in it and the room just looked dirty. The reception staff were very nice and very helpful. The bar area was nice but the lounge style furniture was very uncomfortable and was also in need of updating. The sports bar was ok too. We had a meal in the restaurant which was delicious and VERY generous starter servings. Our waitress was lovely, however they did seem a little disorganised. Breakfast was awesome, together with our meal the night before these were definitaly the highlight of our stay.

We stayed in a premium lakeside room - most probably the most comfortable place to stay on Rottnest. Large well appointed room with modern en suite with nice view overlooking lake. The lodge is centrally located in Thompson Bay settlement though not in sight of ocean. Pleasant bar (which serves great cocktails) and fairly small pool area. Buffet breakfast a bit disappointing as the fruit platter and hash browns ran out and were not replaced until after we had finished. Also the breakfast area was heaving. Rottnest is a family holiday destination so families with young children are to be expected but setting up a quieter area for those who prefer a more peaceful breakfast would be appreciated!

Had a great 3 day on Rottness with my wife. The trip was last minute due to the bali volcano so just wanted to get away for her birthday. Paid $275 per night at the Karma Club and stayed in a quad room. I had no knowledge of what standard of accommodation I was expecting but by the cost at least 3star. Well location was great close to everything in Thomson bay food pubs ect, but Karma I'm afraid to say was a tired old building being held together but the service of its employees which I must say we're happy and helpful. I would say this is very over priced on accommodation only. Rottness has loads going for it but I my eyes it's stuck in the 1960'swith it's accommodation and buildings. Love the no private cars on island just nudes and infrastructure vehicles. Not sure on the way forward as the island is a class A reservation. I will definitely look in more detail at the accommodation next.

Premium lakeside room had a great view. Plenty of friendly quokka around. Room was spacious and clean.

Location was brilliant Rooms quirky ( old prison) everything you needed and very clean. Huge breakfast too ! Staff friendly and helpful

It's the cheapest hotel in Rottnest Island, either you pay $200 or $500 per night. what more can you ask for? the furniture in the room is smelly, awful or lack of maintenance, our kettle is rusted and broken and we have to request for another one, but yet, the replacement kettle is a functioning rusted piece. You have to remind yourself that your priority staying overnight on the island is to explore the nightlife of the giant rat in Rottnest Island. We met someone random in the pub and he bought me drinks, alright, we are cheapskate. The overnight experience in Rottnest is amazing or worth to experience. I will definitely visit this hotel again (as it's the cheapest upon writing this) for the overnight experience. Breakfast is simple but it's good. The staff is friendly.

Not bad but a bit dirty inside room as room seems to be remodelled from old facilities. Other than that in average fine as I loved all Rottnest scenery and nature much!