Its a lovely old pub and well priced for a budget bed. Great bistro and cold beers all good !!!

Presented as a charming country hotel, the Criterion- the Cri, has significant pros & cons. My goal is to provide realistic expectations; if you seek a basic comfortable stay - this is NOT your place. If you want boisterous pub atmosphere, this is your place. Overall; pleasant staff, standard pub fare, awful overnight experiences. Management’s priority is the pub patrons - we applaud them for taking this responsibility seriously. However, we chose this location for its represented charm & proximity to the Warwick Train Station for our steam train trip between Warwick & Stanthorpe. As frequent road trippers, we’ve stayed in many small town pub hotels in NSW, QLD, & VIC. We understand & typically enjoy our stays & their unique histories. That noted, it’s evident that the Cri’s pub is where they invest time/money, not lodging. Only basic rooms were available & here’s my honest assessment: guestrooms/halls have peeling wall paint/paper (our room had a hole punched in the wall); roof has many leaks & carpets sorely need replacing; sink had no hot water & barely a trickle of cold; no heat source but extra blankets available; sheets clean & beds reasonably comfortable if you can sleep through the noise. The rear courtyard was ridiculously loud. I used Loop earplugs & they didn’t help. Patrons are either unaware or don’t care that there are guests sleeping. Courtyard cleanup begins promptly at 0700 with a leaf blower. Manager was responsive when made aware but we won’t stay again.

Close to shops and food areas

amenities were poor, lot of noise from the bar downstairs could not sleep

The rooms were uber basic! No side tables, trading lamps and only shared bathroom, toilets. It was VERY noisey with a beer ‘garden’ right under the rooms. If the Aussie ‘outback’ wants to have people stay longer, it needs to improve. It’s. All very well being an old ‘traditional’ hotel. That was ok in the 1930’s. It’s 2026 now!!

Would never stay there again

Spotless room. Lovely bar staff. Just a fantastic old pub.

Friendly staff. Good sized clean room at reasonable price.

Room was clean and shared toilet bathroom also. A place to put our heads down at night, after a great day at the Warwick Celtic Festival.

We stayed in the "Princess" room at the Criterion which has its own bathroom. It is an old hotel but the room has been refurbished and is great value for money. Very spacious and lots of old world charm. There is a pub downstairs so a bit of noise from that but convenient for dinner. We stayed during the week so wasn't that noisy.

So bad that we did not stay

Loved the history of the building.

It is central to other towns, convenient, easy parking, no cleaners on weekend and as a result, bins in toilet & bathrooms are over flowing. Buckets on hallways for water leaks. Lack of ventilation. I recommend it for stop over of a couple of days. Good for adult travels and work for its convenience but not with children.

Close to the Main Street and easy parking. Can be noisy on weekends if you’re an early sleeper.

It is a beautiful historical hotel, the interior is amazing, you feel like you are in another world, the service was very good, they were very helpful, reasurring, the prices are great, the food excellent, you meet and make new friends, very family orientated.

Quaint, heritage style hotel.

Don't look at the photos. One very small room , no hanging space , tea and coffee making in communal room with no cutlery , no fridge in room but in communal room. Woule like health check on tea and coffee making "table". Heritage listed but could do far better.

Rooms were small, no air con, the place could do with a makeover

Friendly staff. Comfortable bed.

Rooms are average and could do with a make over. Water out of taps is brown and wouldn't be recommend to use. Up side meal's are well priced and delicious and made up for the advantage rooms. Probably wouldn’t stay again for the price but would go there for meals