Our trio of intrepid friends and lovers was lucky enough to nab a studio room at Nuhaus as part of celebrating my girlfriend’s birthday weekend- and can I say that the room exceeded our expectations greatly!
I have previously stayed at Hougoumont and found the smaller double rooms over the road to be lovely and modern whilst accepting the minimal footprint room sizes of the hotel itself right in Freo central.
But the studio was a game changer- I wish we didn’t sleep in so late that we couldn’t take advantage of the coffee pod machine and rejuvenating brekkie (which I have eagerly consumed on my previous stay at Hougoumont ).
We travelled up from the south west and found check in to be a breeze after hours, with the delightful lady from Katanning checking me in and advising me on all the facilities.
The accommodation and common areas of the hotel smacks of class and chic inner city living.
Even upon our slightly late departure the front desk staff and maintenance man were so accommodating offering to help us with bags and offering fruit, water and lollies- which I only didn’t take as we were in recovery mode from our evening celebrations.
I would recommend anyone travelling to Freo for a stay to try and get into one of the studios, or if you are solo or budget savvy one of the Hougoumont rooms- from the personalised welcome message written on the bathroom mirror to the comfy and quiet modern rooms this is a little sanctuary away from the bustling Fremantle main drag- and the perfect place to connect with your significant other/s between dinner dates and pub crawling.
Bravo Hougoumont - we will be sailing with you again- hopefully for a couple of nights next time.