Ballina Colonial Motel

3.0 star property
3-star motel perfect for exploring Ballina

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Beach nearby
Exterior
Boating
Blackout drapes, soundproofing, iron/ironing board, free WiFi
Outdoor pool

Reviews

9.0 out of 10

Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry
  • Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi
  • Parking included

Explore the area

Map
9 Bangalow Road, Ballina, NSW, 2478
  • Ballina District Hospital
    4 min walk
  • Ballina Fair Shopping Centre
    11 min walk
  • Saunders Oval
    17 min walk
  • Ballina, NSW (BNK-Ballina - Byron Gateway)
    5 min drive

Room options

Deluxe Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Deluxe Room, 1 Queen Bed

  • 26 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Family Room

  • 26 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Queen Beds and 2 Twin Beds

Standard, One Queen and One Single Bed

  • 26 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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About the area

Ballina

City center stay.You'll find Ballina District Hospital and Ballina Fair Shopping Centre within a 15-minute walk of this Ballina motel. Saunders Oval and Ballina Naval and Maritime Museum are also within 2 miles (3 km).

What's nearby

  • Ballina District Hospital - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Ballina Fair Shopping Centre - 11 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Ballina Racecourse - 3 min drive - 2.8 km
  • Shelly Beach - 5 min drive - 4.0 km
  • Ballina Golf Club - 5 min drive - 4.1 km

Getting around

  • Lismore Station - 33 min drive
  • Ballina, NSW (BNK-Ballina - Byron Gateway) - 5 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Cherry Street Sports Ballina - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪KFC - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪Ballina Gallery Cafe - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪Taco Bell Ballina - ‬10 min walk

About this property

Ballina Colonial Motel

3-star motel perfect for exploring Ballina
Ballina Colonial Motel offers its guests a children's pool, a terrace, and a garden. Public spaces have free WiFi. Ballina Colonial Motel also features laundry facilities and express check-in. Self parking is free.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this 3-star Ballina motel.

  • 1 building
  • 12 guestrooms or units
  • Self-service laundry
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Express check-in
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Terrace
  • Garden
  • Smoking in designated areas
Ballina Colonial Motel offers 12 air-conditioned accommodations with DVD players and coffee/tea makers. Refrigerators and microwaves are provided. Bathrooms include showers with rainfall showerheads, and hair dryers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. 26-inch LCD televisions come with digital channels. Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and ceiling fans. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Children's pool
  • DVD player
  • Laundry facilities
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Soundproofed rooms

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • Free RV/bus/truck parking on site

Things to do

  • Children's pool

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • 26-inch LCD TV
  • Digital channels
  • DVD player

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Ceiling fan

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shower
  • Towels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware/dishes/utensils
  • Electric kettle
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Toaster

More

  • Iron/ironing board
  • Soundproofing

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 10 PM
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 8 AM - 10 PM
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 9 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
At check-in, guests must provide a negative PCR COVID-19 test result
Negative COVID-19 test result requirement applies to all guests aged 18 and up, and test must have been administered no more than 48 hours prior to check-in

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A credit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa and Mastercard. Cash is not accepted. Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed. For guests' safety, the property includes a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and a first aid kit in each accommodation. Cashless payment methods are available for all transactions. At check-in, guests must provide a negative PCR COVID-19 test result. The negative COVID-19 test result requirement applies to all guests aged 18 and up, and the test must have been administered no more than 48 hours prior to check-in.

Property Registration Number 2478

We should mention

  • Please note that this property can refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, which include pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties.
  • Registered guests are the only ones allowed to be in guestrooms.
  • Alcohol isn't served at Ballina Colonial Motel.

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Ballina Colonial Motel Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 106 out of 193 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 70 out of 193 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 12 out of 193 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 193 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 193 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

DEREK

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really nice room and very helpful owners.Just the sort of place we liked to stay.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Christopher

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sonya

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was lovely close to everything
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Darryl

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room has been done up really really well with new bathroom new flooring great TV looks very impressive however lost one point due to single bed being not replaced and needs to be thrown in the bin. Queen bed over compensating the bad one. good quality
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

William

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean room Comfy bed Clean bathroom Easy check in and out
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Business traveller
The colonial is under new ownership. They are making improvements, and that is great to see. Will be good to see once they are finished
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Geoffrey

Business traveller
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Diane

Checkin and out was easy Everything was clean and tidy
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Robyn

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Good equipped room but not enough all crockery for a bedroom that sleeps four. Clean and comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Leanne

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Was a last minute decision to stay somewhere on the way up to QLD and we are very glad we did as the motel was in a quite location with helpful friendly owners and walking distance to everything you need

10/10 Excellent

Jane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A lovely quiet comfortable motel. New owners had just taken over and were very friendly and helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Jenny

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Jai

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
great location
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

6/10 Okay

Janine

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Very tired property that needed a good spring clean.

8/10 Good

Natalia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

ingrid

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Updated clean great bedding and the nicest owners you could hope for. Ask for Jacqui!

10/10 Excellent

Nicole

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very lovely stay, clean and spacious

10/10 Excellent

Marilyn

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Geoffrey

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

6/10 Okay

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Gary

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was fairly spacious for just an overnight stopover. The proprietor was very friendly and gave very good advice regarding places to relax & eat, which were all within easy walking distance. The only very slight downside was the water saving showerhead which was a tad too miserly.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Keith

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022