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Tropicana Motor Inn
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8.7

Excellent

1,188 reviews

1,188 reviews

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8.3

Excellent

Location rating score

Excellent location
Parking
FREE
Nearby landmarks
Phillip Island Wildlife Ferry 380 m
Deboruccis 380 m
Tyde 420 m
Cowes Night Market 540 m
Koala Conservation Center 4.7 km
Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 5.3 km
Bimbadeen Phillip Island 5.5 km
Phillip Island Nature Park 9.9 km
Churchill Island 10.5 km
Avalon Airport 81.6 km

Tropicana Motor Inn

22-26 Osbourne Ave, Cowes, Phillip Island, Australia, 3922 - See map

Get your trip off to a great start with a stay at this property, which offers free Wi-Fi in all rooms. Conveniently situated in the Cowes part of Phillip Island, this property puts you close to attractions and interesting dining options. Rated with 3 stars, this high-quality property provides guests with access to spa and outdoor pool on-site.

Highlights

Free Wi-Fi in all rooms!

Air conditioning

Non-smoking

Spa

Car park

Facilities

Car park

Free Wi-Fi in all rooms!

Check-in/out [express]

BBQ facilities

Luggage storage

Swimming pool [outdoor]

Spa

Laundry service

Value for money8.0
Location rating8.3

Rooms available at Tropicana Motor Inn

Excellent
Room comfort & quality

8.1

King
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  • Room size: 33 m²/355 ft²
  • Non-smoking
  • 1 king bed
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Family Suite
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  • Room size: 81 m²/872 ft²
  • Non-smoking
  • 3 single beds & 1 queen bed
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Queen Room
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  • Room size: 32 m²/344 ft²
  • Non-smoking
  • 1 queen bed
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Family Room
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  • Room size: 32 m²/344 ft²
  • Non-smoking
  • 2 single beds and 1 queen b...
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Deluxe King Room with Hot Tub
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  • Room size: 32 m²/344 ft²
  • Shower
  • 1 king bed
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Double or Twin Room
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  • Room size: 32 m²/344 ft²
  • Shower
  • 1 single bed and 1 queen be...
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Family Studio
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  • Room size: 32 m²/344 ft²
  • Shower
  • 2 double beds
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Twin
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  • Room size: 32 m²/344 ft²
  • Non-smoking
  • 1 single bed and 1 queen be...
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Couples Deluxe Spa Room
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  • Room size: 32 m²/344 ft²
  • Non-smoking
  • 1 queen bed
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King Deluxe Spa Room
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  • Room size: 32 m²/344 ft²
  • Non-smoking
  • 1 king bed
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Frequently asked questions

What time is check-in and check-out at Tropicana Motor Inn?

Check-in is from 02:00 PM, and check-out is until 10:00 AM. You may request early check-in or late check-out during booking, subject to availability. Guests checking in or out before or after the designated periods may be charged an additional fee. The motel offers luggage storage to guests for before check-in and after check-out.

How do I get to Tropicana Motor Inn?

For those who wish to drive their own cars, Tropicana Motor Inn has a car park available for guests.

Is breakfast offered at Tropicana Motor Inn?

Adults can enjoy breakfast offered with an additional charge of 17 AUD if not included in the room rate. You may save on breakfast costs with Agoda by booking a room with breakfast, which is often included for less than buying it at the motel.

What restaurants are nearby Tropicana Motor Inn?

Tropicana Motor Inn’s neighborhood is Cowes which includes popular restaurants such as Island Whole Foods, Cheeky Goose Cafe and PitStop Pizza Cafe.

What popular shopping places are close to Tropicana Motor Inn?

Tropicana Motor Inn is located in Cowes area which features shopping places such as Deboruccis, Tyde and Cowes Night Market.

What are popular attractions near Tropicana Motor Inn?

Tropicana Motor Inn’s location in the Cowes neighborhood makes it close to famous attractions including Phillip Island Nature Park.

What popular beaches are close to Tropicana Motor Inn?

Tropicana Motor Inn’s Cowes neighborhood also includes Cowes Beach.

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What people love about Tropicana Motor Inn

  • 9.6

    Exceptional
    Cleanliness

    "Clean & big room has everything such as fridge, microwave, kettle, toaster, cutlery, tea, coffee, breakfast."

    NURIA

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    May 28, 2021

  • 9.6

    Exceptional
    Cleanliness

    "Very clean, lovely helpful people."

    Sharon

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    January 3, 2020

  • 9.2

    Exceptional
    Location

    "Big room with comfy bed and walking distance to restaurant."

    Veronika

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    January 19, 2023

Property ranking|Compared to 362 Phillip Island properties
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Room comfort score
8.2/10
Service score
8.3/10
Room size
39 sqm.
Value for money score
8/10
Better than
98
%
of Phillip Island properties
Better than
97
%
of Phillip Island properties
Bigger than
97
%
of Phillip Island properties
Better than
96
%
of Phillip Island properties
Overall rating:

8.7

Excellent
1,188 reviews
Cleanliness
8.2
Facilities
7.7
Location
8.3
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More about Tropicana Motor Inn

More about Tropicana Motor Inn

Tropicana Motor Inn

The superior services and facilities offered at Tropicana Motor Inn will make for a memorable stay. Post your pictures and answer your emails whenever you want, with the motel's free Wi-Fi internet access. Parking is always available, provided by the motel for their driving guests. The helpful staff at the front desk can assist you with services including luggage storage.
Guestrooms at Tropicana Motor Inn are fitted with all the amenities travelers need. The motel provides linen service, blackout curtains and air conditioning in some rooms for the benefit of guests. Some selected rooms at Tropicana Motor Inn include a separate living room, as part of the room design. Keep your entertainment options wide, even in your room, with a range of facilities, including television available in select rooms.
The motel also provides guests with a refrigerator, a coffee or tea maker, instant coffee and instant tea in some rooms. Tropicana Motor Inn also provides a hair dryer, toiletries and towels in bathrooms for select rooms.


Dining and things to do

If you're truly selective about eating, you'll be grateful for the in-house BBQ facilities available here.
Tropicana Motor Inn lets you make the most of your time! Once there, you can enjoy countless recreational facilities offered to all guests. Pamper and indulge yourself with a visit to the spa. The many offerings at Tropicana Motor Inn ensures you'll have plenty to do during your stay. No vacation is complete without a refreshing jump into the pool.


Reasons to stay here

Rooms here are cheaper than 98% of accommodations in the city.
This motel's food and dining score higher than 97% of accommodations in the city.
Room comfort is said to be outstanding here, scoring higher than 98% of accommodations in the city.

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Amenities and facilities

Very good
Facilities

7.7

Most talked about facilities

Housekeeping

21 mentions

Breakfast

16 mentions

Swimming Pool

7 mentions

Beach

6 mentions

Languages spoken
  • English
Internet access
  • Free Wi-Fi in all rooms!
  • Internet
  • Internet services
  • Wi-Fi in public areas
Things to do, ways to relax
  • Garden
  • Spa
  • Spa/sauna
  • Swimming pool [outdoor]
Cleanliness and safety
  • Anti-viral cleaning products
  • Breakfast in room
  • Cashless payment service
  • Daily disinfection in common areas
  • Guest rooms seal after sanitization
  • Hand sanitizer
  • Hot water linen and laundry washing
  • Physical distancing of at least 1 meter
  • Protective screens in common areas
  • Room sanitization opt-out available
  • Rooms sanitized between stays
  • Staff trained in safety protocol
Dining, drinking, and snacking
  • Alternative meal arrangement
  • BBQ facilities
  • Room service
Services and conveniences
  • Air conditioning in public area
  • Elevator
  • Facilities for disabled guests
  • Heating in public area
  • Invoice provided
  • Laundry service
  • Luggage storage
  • Smoking area
  • Xerox/fax in business center
For the kids
  • Family room
Access
  • Check-in/out [express]
  • Check-in/out [private]
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Pets allowed
  • Smoke alarms
Getting around
  • Car park [free of charge]
Available in all rooms
  • Air conditioning
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Free bottled water
  • Hair dryer
  • Heating
  • Ironing facilities
  • Non-smoking
  • Shower
  • TV [flat screen]

Location

22-26 Osbourne Ave, Cowes, Phillip Island, Australia, 3922
Excellent
Location

8.3

Property policies

Children and extra beds

Extra beds are dependent on the room you choose. Please check the individual room capacity for more details.

All children are welcome.

Children 0-1 year(s)
Stay for free if using existing bedding.
If you need an extra bed, it will incur an additional charge.
Guests 2 years and older are considered as adults
Must use an extra bed which will incur an additional charge.
Others
  • When booking more than 5 rooms, different policies and additional supplements may apply.

Some helpful facts

Check-in/Check-out
  • Check-in from14:00
  • Check-in until20:30
  • Check-out until10:00
  • Reception open until20:30
Extras
  • Breakfast charge (unless included in room price)17 AUD
The property
  • Non-smoking rooms/floorsyes
  • Number of rooms 18

Reviews of Tropicana Motor Inn from real guests

Provided by verified guests of Agoda
8.0
/
10
Cleanliness8.2
Facilities7.7
Location8.3
Room comfort and quality8.1
Service8.3
Value for money8.0
High score for Phillip Island
Rating
9+ Exceptional (39)
8-9 Excellent (38)
7-8 Very Good (70)
6-7 Good (22)
<6 Below Expectation (22)
Time of the year
Mar - May (44)
Jun - Aug (49)
Sep - Nov (51)
Dec - Feb (47)

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9.0
Exceptional
JIA
Couple
Queen Room
Stayed 1 night in December 2012

Huge room with comfortable bed”

The size of the room

Tropicana Motor Inn was helpful enough to allow us to check in via the phone so that we could arrive after their reception was closed. The location of the hotel is good as it is just off the main street. The main attractiveness of the motel was the size of the queen room. It was huge for the price we paid. It was also very comfortable in the room. There was a heater bed and I remembered I had the most comfortable sleep of my holiday in this motel. Aircon / heater was working fine despite it being abit old. The bathroom, though big, lacked a heater and it was rather cold to bathe at night. Overall, this motel is highly recommended as compared to the rest of the few motels on Phillip Island.

Reviewed January 09, 2013

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8.7
Excellent
Lin from Singapore
Couple
Queen Room
Stayed 1 night in December 2011

Great location”

Spacious and clean room

We stay at Tropicana motor inn for our time spent in Phillip Island. The room is clean and very spacious. we love the tropical feel and the nice swimming pool. It is 2 min drive to cowes and 10 min drive to Penguin Parade. I would stay in Tropicana motor inn again if I travel to Phillip Island in the furture.

Reviewed December 17, 2011

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8.3
Excellent
peter from Australia
Couple
Twin
Stayed 2 nights in March 2012

clean & cordial”

good sized room, super clean & tidy, well located & smells nice

The Tropicana Motor Inn is a super clean, budget Motel in the heart of Cowes and makes a good launching pad for all of Phillip islands attractions. The room service and cleaning outshine all of the upmarket Hotels & Motels we have stayed in. Our room seems to have been the subject of some quirky renovations in the past e.g. a towel rail continuing through a drilled hole in an improvised bathroom wall, but this just served to make our stay seem more homely. A microwave would be handy. But all things considered, the happy hosts and staff should be rightly proud of their Motel.

Reviewed March 07, 2012

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9.7
Exceptional
Constantino from Australia
Family with young children
Twin
Stayed 2 nights in January 2012

Great Location Clean and good service”

The beautiful gardens and the swimming pool

We enjoyed the friendly service and the room was very clean It was very relaxing to sit outside looking at the beautiful garden and read a book. When we usually go for holidays we take the pillows with us from home because the pillows smell but in the Tropicana Motor Inn we didn't need to use our pillows we used there pillows because the pillows there were very clean. Thank you for your Hospitality and wonder full service.

Reviewed February 03, 2012

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9.7
Exceptional
Roseanne from Australia
Couple
Queen Room
Stayed 1 night in October 2013

Quiet, Tranquil Surrounds”

The quietness, large, spacious rooms, fast check in/check out

We had a great time at the Tropicana Motor Inn. We drove down from Melbourne Airport in a Rental car so it was easy for us to access. The rooms were large, clean and spacious. The room we were in had parking right out the front and an operational spa. We had a peaceful stay here. The owners are very nice and accommodating to requests. Would stay here again!

Reviewed November 15, 2013

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9.0
Exceptional
Chua from Singapore
Family with young children
Family Suite
Stayed 1 night in December 2013

Great Fantastic Stay”

Parking, swimming pool, great / nice spacious suite room

First of all, we will like to thank the staff in Tropica Motor Inn on upgrading our room at no extra charge to a suite. It was very spacious with a living room and the stay was fantastic for my family. This suite is comfortable with nice beds enough to fit in 5 persons. The kitchen facility provided is good for simple meal preparation needed for my young kids. Overall, this is a very good motel well catered overall to the needs of travellers and it should be seriously considered for anyone planning a stay at Philip Island.

Reviewed December 09, 2013

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9.7
Exceptional
pang from Singapore
Family with young children
Family Room
Stayed 1 night in June 2013

Fantastic great for drive-in travellers”

Location, direct unit free parking, friendly staff

Our stay was fantastic, upon reaching the Inn, we collected our keys from friendly staff who would tell us the place of interest and eatery, the parking was great, we just park directly to our door step unit. The room we had was big and clean, we had 2 singles and a queen size beds for 3 adults 8 yrs old kid. The location is great you can walk to a small shopping town or eatery restaurant, and driving to penguin parade is a quickie, just 10 minutes drive. overall our stay was an enjoyable one and would come back to Tropicana Inn again.

Reviewed June 22, 2013

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10.0
Exceptional
Josie from Australia
Couple
Queen Room
Stayed 2 nights in June 2018

Fantastic ”

Never stayed in Cowes but sure to come back again to Tropicana lovely room and breakfast and the location was great close to everything we had a lovely time I will recommend to anyone see you again The two sisters

Reviewed June 05, 2018

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7.3
Very good
Kara from Australia
Group
Twin
Stayed 1 night in January 2015

spacious, clean, comfortable”

spacious, clean, comfortable

Tropicana Motor Inn was conveniently located off the main centre of Cowes. It was easy to find and once there, enjoyable to stay at with spacious rooms, good bathroom and multiple sinks and mirrors.

Reviewed February 07, 2015

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9.0
Exceptional
Beverley from Australia
Solo traveler
Twin
Stayed 2 nights in October 2013

good location, great staff”

location, comfort, friendly staff

excellent have already recommended to family & friends, it is so central and easy to get to the many things to do on Phillip Island. With parking right outside your door makes life easy.

Reviewed October 12, 2013

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10.0
Exceptional
Jasmine from Malaysia
Group
Queen Room
Stayed 2 nights in November 2012

thank you for the free upgrade to a cottage!”

Located conveniently near the V/line bus station, good for travellers coming by bus

We were therefor 3d2n, and we were offered a free upgrade to a cottage opposite this inn. The name was Philip Island Cottages and instead of just a queen room, we also had a kitchen area fully equipped with utensils and cooking ware. We are truly happy with our stay, and hoped that we have stayed longer. Thank you again to the management of this lovely accommodation.

Reviewed December 08, 2012

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8.8
Excellent
Donna from Australia
Couple
Queen Room
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

Clean hotel ”

This hotel was adequate, clean and comfortable. We had a breakfast basket included in our stay however when the room was serviced the basket was taken away. We thought our basket would be replaced with a full basket as promised but no replacement and half of the firsts days supplies taken away. That was our only complaint and found it very odd! Other than that would highly recommend this hotel if in the Cowes area.

Reviewed May 29, 2019

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9.2
Exceptional
Lisa from Australia
Family with young children
Family Room
Stayed 1 night in March 2017

1 night stay to see the penguins ”

We only stayed 1 night at the Tropicana, I booked here because it was close to town. Upon arrival the staff were very friendly and did the check in super fast as I had explained we were running late to see the penguins! The room was clean & spacious enough for a family of 4!

Reviewed March 26, 2017

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Hello Lisa. Thankyou for your comments. I truly hope you enjoyed your penguin experience. Regards Paul

Responded September 21, 2017
Tropicana Motor Inn
9.0
Exceptional
Tze from Singapore
Solo traveler
Queen Room
Stayed 1 night in March 2012

spacious rooms, excellent service from staff!”

really big and spacious rooms, nearby to woolworths (supermarket), central location to attractions in cowes phillip island

on philip island, what i would say a cheap but great place to stay in! 20 mins drive to penguin parade , 25 mins drive to nobbies. 2 mins drive to the nearest woolworths (supermarket). really spacious room, clean, comfortable and nice. staff there are excellent in service! quite a popular place to stay. was there on a weekday and was almost full house! fully equipped room with flat screen tv, bedside lighting, large mirrors, day and night curtains, relatively large sized bar fridge and whatever else you will find in a typical hotel room free parking available just outside your unit. overall a wonderful stay!

Reviewed April 28, 2012

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8.4
Excellent
Alex from Singapore
Couple
King
Stayed 1 night in August 2017

Everything is great except for a power failure”

Pros: located next to the busiest street on phillip island. Smooth check in and check out. Clean and newly refurbished interior. Cons: Power failure at 10pm and again at 2am... probably it's my bad luck.

Reviewed August 12, 2017

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Hello Alex. Thankyou very much for your feed back. Unfortunately you were unlucky as we normally do not have any problems with the power supply. Regards Paul

Responded September 21, 2017
Tropicana Motor Inn
8.0
Excellent
Jonathan from United Kingdom
Couple
Queen Room
Stayed 1 night in April 2012

Good location, good service, clean rooms”

Clean, good service, well located.

tropicana was just what we wanted for our stay in cowes: clean, affordable and located close to the town centre. the staff were great and even allowed us a late checkout at no extra cost.

Reviewed May 08, 2012

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8.7
Excellent
Bruce from Australia
Couple
Queen Room
Stayed 1 night in February 2013

Good budget accommodation”

Location near the beach & shops. Large rooms.

Tropicana represents good budget motel accommodation in a locality which has relatively limited options, particularly higher end. Rooms large and clean. Breakfast fair. Good value for money.

Reviewed February 20, 2013

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7.7
Very good
Wei from Malaysia
Couple
Queen Room
Stayed 1 night in October 2013

A pleasant stay to visit Phillip Island”

Great location; Friendly owner; Plesant stay.

Located in the center of Phillip Island and only 10 minutes drive to most of the attractions. A quite area which you can enjoy the peace with your lovely and escape from urban. The room condition is also good and value for money.

Reviewed August 31, 2014

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8.0
Excellent
TEOH from Malaysia
Couple
Twin
Stayed 1 night in June 2013

NIce ”

Nice, Clean and Friendy

My stay at the Tropicana Motor Inn generally okay.

Reviewed July 14, 2013

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8.3
Excellent
Peng from Malaysia
Couple
Family Room
Stayed 1 night in September 2012

Small hotel but clean and helpful”

A tidy and clean hotel with good location but a bit small.

Located in a small island, all the tourist spots are easily accessible by car. The hotel staff is so helpful to send us promptly a microwave to heat up our simple meals at night. The hotel is not far from the information center also sells the entrance ticket to the Penguin Parade. As we reached Philip Islands in the afternoon and would not want to be disappointed if the tickets were sold out by the time we reach the place, it is most convenient for us to buy the ticket there. This is a tip-off from the hotel staff too.

Reviewed October 02, 2012

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