Crystal Inn vs Quality Hotel Lakeside
Both are in Bendigo, 2.6 km apart. Here is where each one is stronger.
Hotel★★★★Strathdale
Crystal Inn
- Guest rating
- 8.6 Very good
- Location score
- 2.2
- Score by category
- 0 of 4
Hotel★★★½North Bendigo
Quality Hotel Lakeside
- Guest rating
- 8.9 Excellent
- Location score
- 3.9
- Score by category
- 2 of 4
The short answer
Pick Quality Hotel Lakeside
It leads in 2 of 4 categories. 2.6 km apart.
Choose Crystal Inn if you want
- a smaller, quieter hotel (Rooms: 31 / 79)
Choose Quality Hotel Lakeside if you want
- the more consistently praised stay (8.9 / 8.6)
- to walk to the sights (1.9 km / 3.7 km)
- a big hotel with more facilities (Rooms: 79 / 31)
- a newer or recently renovated building (2018 / 2012)
Why is Crystal Inn better than Quality Hotel Lakeside?
- 1Higher star rating (4★ vs 3.5★)+0.5★
Why is Quality Hotel Lakeside better than Crystal Inn?
- 1Higher guest rating (8.9 vs 8.6)+0.3
- 21.8 km closer to the city centre−1.8 km
- 38 more restaurants and cafés within 500 m+8
- 4More walkable surroundings (walk grade 38 vs 10)+28
- 5Newer or more recently renovated (2018 vs 2012)+6y
- 6Has an on-site restaurant
All compared facts
Every category is scored from 0 to 10 with the same formula for every hotel.
| Crystal Inn vs Quality Hotel Lakeside: which hotel is better? | Crystal Inn | Quality Hotel Lakeside |
|---|---|---|
| Score by category | ||
| Guest rating | 8.6 | 8.9 +0.3 |
| Location | 2.2 | 3.9 +1.7 |
| Facilities | 5.8 | 5.8 |
| Spa & wellness | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Ratings & reviews | ||
| StayVersus score | 8.6 | 8.9 +0.3 |
| Guest rating | 8.6 | 8.9 +0.3 |
| Number of reviews | 204 | 221 +17 |
| Google rating | 4.2/5 | – |
| Google reviews | 322 | – |
| Rank in Bendigo | bottom 38% | top 14% +48% |
| Location | ||
| Location score | 2.2 | 3.9 +1.7 |
| Distance to the centre | 3.7 km | 1.9 km −1.8 km |
| Restaurants within 500 m | 1 | 9 +8 |
| To the nearest food shop | 1.9 km | 840 m −1.0 km |
| Shops within 500 m | 1 | 0 |
| Sights within 1 km | 0 | 1 |
| Rooms & building | ||
| Star rating | ★★★★ +0.5★ | ★★★½ |
| Rooms | 31 | 79 |
| Floors | 2 | 3 |
| Newest building or renovation | 2012 | 2018 +6y |
| Listed amenities | 17 | 17 |
| Policies | ||
| Check-in from | 14:00 | 14:00 |
| Check-out until | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| Amenities | ||
| Free Wi-Fi | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free parking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Laundry | ✓ | – |
| Luggage storage | ✓ | ✓ |
| Breakfast | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bar | ✓ | ✓ |
| Outdoor pool | ✓ | ✓ |
| Terrace | ✓ | – |
| Meeting rooms | ✓ | ✓ |
| Wheelchair accessible | ✓ | ✓ |
| Air conditioning | ✓ | ✓ |
| Balcony | ✓ | – |
| Minibar | ✓ | ✓ |
| Coffee or tea maker | ✓ | – |
| Concierge | – | ✓ |
| Restaurant | – | ✓ |
| Room service | – | ✓ |
| In-room safe | – | ✓ |
| Which hotel suits you | ||
| Couples | – | ✓ |
| Sightseeing on foot | – | ✓ |
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Location
2.6 km apart
Crystal Inn: city centre: 3.7 km, 1 places to eat within 500 m.
Quality Hotel Lakeside: city centre: 1.9 km, 9 places to eat within 500 m, 1 sights within 1 km.
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Crystal Inn or Quality Hotel Lakeside: common questions
Which is better, Crystal Inn or Quality Hotel Lakeside?
Quality Hotel Lakeside leads in 2 of 4 categories, including guest rating, location.
Which is cheaper, Crystal Inn or Quality Hotel Lakeside?
Prices change by date. Pick your dates above to see both nightly prices side by side.
Which hotel is closer to the centre?
Quality Hotel Lakeside is closer: 1.9 km from the centre, against 3.7 km for Crystal Inn.
How far apart are Crystal Inn and Quality Hotel Lakeside?
The two hotels are 2.6 km apart in a straight line.
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Updated 6 Oct 2026. Data: Agoda, Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports and hotels' own websites. We may earn a commission from partner links; it never changes the comparison. How we score