Set in Balranald, The Shamrock Hotel Balranald features a shared lounge, restaurant, bar, and free WiFi throughout the property. The hotel has family rooms.
Lyn
Australia
Comfortable excellent hot shower. Pub attached. In town.
Set in Balranald, Sturt Motel Balranald features a seasonal outdoor swimming pool, garden, terrace, and free WiFi. Featuring family rooms, this property also provides guests with a barbecue.
The male receptionist was rude and unhelpful. When presented with a dirty tissue left in the room he said "it is what it is". The room was not the Deluxe King Suite that we booked for. The room was infested with cockroaches and we killed 6. Obviously they knew about the problem because there was a tin of cockroach spray sitting on the table. There was no bedside lights for reading in bed. I would not recommend this place to anyone.
JOHN
Australia
6.0
Scored 6.0
Best thing was location and parking.
Best thing was location and parking. Not so good things; motel rating should be 2 stars not 4 the rooms need renovating. The bathroom was old needing total renovation. Chinese restaurant in the RSL had ordinary food.
Geoff
Australia
10
Scored 10
The frog sculptures are innovative.
The frog sculptures are innovative. The Discovery Centre is very good and the food at the cafe there was tasty, well presented and competitively priced. The Swing Bridge and associated walk was very handy and close by. Yanga Homestead and Woolshed are definitely worth visiting. The Bird Walk and Wetlands Walk was worth visiting. We would recommend the meals at the Services Club too.
Susan
Australia
8.0
Scored 8.0
Great place to break our drive from SA to ACT.
Great place to break our drive from SA to ACT. They were fantastic at accommodating a late arrival and very early departure. All communication was friendly and helpful.
It was a chilly night, and an additional spare blanket would have been great as we were a party of three.
Will definitely stay here again when we are breaking the drive across.
Lynette
Australia
8.0
Scored 8.0
Like many small towns there is much of interest, and...
Like many small towns there is much of interest, and interesting history, once you start looking, eg. by going to the Discovery Centre. There seems to be considerable local pride in the town and every one we met was very friendly and helpful. We have eaten at the club a number of times and the current menu options are excellent. On our most recent stay our evening meal was kebabs from Outback Kebabz, which were excellent. The Discovery Centre cafe does great coffee and an excellent place for breakfast or lunch (big thumbs up to the egg and bacon rolls).
Corvus Vincit
Australia
8.0
Scored 8.0
Balranald is a great country town with good facilities and...
Balranald is a great country town with good facilities and plenty of interesting things to do. Make sure to visit the excellent Visitors Centre with probably the best Bathroom facilities available on this route across the Hay Plain.
Balranald is a small town on the banks of the Murrumbidgee River. We stayed here as a base to travel daily the 150 KMs up to Mungo National Park. Sturt Motel was well patronised over our 4 night stay and is centrally located in Balranald town centre, an easy walk to all shops and eateries. The Motel is typical 1970's style single level motel units. Our unit was clean, with a queen sized bed, ample bathroom, good TV and internet. The room was suitable for our needs and we enjoyed our stay
Room was large. Shower, bathroom was clean and looked new. Kitchenette area had enough utensils to have breakfast with our own supplies. Also had a 2 seater couch and a table with 2 dining chairs. The Balranald Club was right next door so we had some drinks after a long day’s drive. The meal we had at their Chinese restaurant was only average, 5/10. There a couple of takeaways right across the road which may be a better option.
We were so grateful to secure the last room in town in school holidays. It was a place to shower and sleep after a long drive. Everything was clean and had all we required for an overnight stay. The sheets were crisp and clean & the bed comfortable. The meal at the Shamrock hotel was absolutely delicious, I recommend the lamb shanks.
I arrived later than expected but no problem, room was unlocked and ready for me. Nice big room with lots of seating. Huge TV with FOXTEL. Lovely to have a microwave in the room. Bed seemed too soft at first but it was extremely comfortable. Would definitely stay again if ever in Balranald!
The hotel was really good. At night you only can hear the vehicles on the road - don't bother at all! We were greeted with a beautiful smile! Our staying went pretty well.
Great clean place with loads of character and very friendly people. We really enjoyed our stay and will come back again. It's been my favourite stay in Balranald so far.
The hotel is excellently located and in walking distance of all facilities.
The room was basic but comfortable.
We had very friendly service on check in and check out.
Quiet old-fashioned motel off the highway (which matters in Balranald). Parking just outside the room. Friendly host. Near the river and a nice walk through the bush.
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