Zig Zag Motel Lithgow

My experience with this motel was fabulous. The room had everything you would expect. Smart tv was also provided which entertained our family while in the room. The beds were super comfortable and also heated for winter. Apparently there was supposed to be a heated pool but that was never found but the outdoor pool was great fun for a relaxing end of day. Would recommend 👍.

We had stayed at the Zig zag motel 5 days prior, and had a family funeral to attend to the week after. We loved it so much we decided to come back. We booked the family unit/apartment, which consisted of a queen sized bed, and a separate room with 2 sets of single bunks. My partner, our 2 and a half year old and myself found it very comfortable, and very convenient having a separate room for our daughter, as she won't sleep well in the same room as us (wants to get up and play all night). Room had a nice size tv with Netflix and free to air, Air-conditioning which we made the most of and a clean tidy bathroom. We have heard great things about the restaurant, which were disappointed that we weren't able to try due to wake plans after the funeral, however will absolutely be eating there next time. All in all, the hotel was very clean and comfortable wouldn't stay anywhere else in lithgow. We have family in lithgow and have already planned to make it our regular place to stay.

One of the worst customer service experiences we’ve had in our life - glad we only stayed one night. First of all we made a reservation at the on site restaurant (Frankie's) for dinner on the night of our stay. On the day of our reservation, the hotel spam called three times in a row because we did not respond to a text message asking us to confirm our reservation. Fair enough if you want a confirmation - but there is absolutely no need to spam call without leaving any voice messages at all. I’m sure anyone can agree that in this day and age we don’t tend to answer calls from unknown landlines as they tend to be scam callers. I would advise if your intended recipient does not answer the first time, just leave a voice message and ask them to call back - simple. Not every single person can drop everything in that moment to answer a phone call/reply to a text. Since you are operating as a motel, you should understand that it is highly likely your guests are travelling during the day (like us). When returning the restaurant's call, the receptionist spoke with an extremely hostile tone, seemingly schooling us for not responding to their attempts to confirm our reservation - what a great first impression even before arriving! When we arrived at the motel to check in, there was only one person in front of us in line and we watched the receptionist check them in. We were then left waiting while the receptionist chose to answer a phone call, which sounded like taking a restaurant reservation, instead of serving our group who were standing right in front of the reception desk - very noticeable group of people and obviously waiting. A second receptionist later stepped out and another person had joined the queue after us. The second receptionist asked who was first to be served, learnt that we were checking in and the person behind us was picking up takeaway and asked if she could serve the other customer first as it was going to be “easier”. What was the point of asking who’s first then? Of course we ended up waiting even longer - priorities, am I right? Furthermore when we had dinner at Frankie's, we were served by a waitress with horrific customer service skills. Wish they were wearing name tags because we would’ve complained about her directly to the manager - an older lady with shorter red hair and black glasses. She was EXTREMELY rough when handling the dishes and cutlery when clearing our table. As she was clearing the table, she got a little bit of gravy on her hands and dropped the stack of plates on our table, without saying a word, and went to clean her hands. She also cleared one of our dishes, which very obviously still had food in it, WITHOUT even asking if we had finished (and FYI, no we hadn’t finished). When we asked for a second bottle of table water, she simply walked past and dropped it on our table and walked off, again without a word. Extremely poor customer service which ruined our night at the restaurant. Will never return to this motel and restaurant again.