I booked via ******* and paid 217 AUD. Motel asked for 200 AUD deposit. Received the deposit back after 2-3 days, that's fine. Was told and understood well that the motel have had prior bad experiences with guests but given this was the only place that asked for a deposit, and wasn't the nicest accommodation we've stayed within our 3 weeks travel in Western Australia, this didn't leave a good feeling. Not sure if Aussie guests were asked the same.
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