Boat Harbour Motel

3.0 star property
3-star motel near Wollongong City Beach

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Ocean View Queen | View from room
Exterior
Ocean View Queen
View from property
Reception

Reviews

8.0 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning
    Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi
  • Business services
    Business services

Explore the area

Map
Cnr Campbell and Wilson St, Wollongong, NSW, 2500
  • Wollongong City Beach
    7 min walk
  • North Wollongong Beach
    8 min walk
  • WIN Entertainment Centre
    9 min walk
  • Shellharbour, NSW (WOL)
    20 min drive

Room options

Ocean View Queen

  • 27 sq m
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Ocean View Triple

  • 27 sq m
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Twin Bed and 1 Queen Bed

Park Harbour Queen

  • 27 sq m
  • Park view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Park Harbour Triple

  • 27 sq m
  • Park view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Twin Bed and 1 Queen Bed

Ocean View King

  • 27 sq m
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Triple Room

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

Standard Queen

  • 27 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About the area

Wollongong

Oceanside stay.You'll be steps from Brighton Beach and within a 10-minute walk of Wollongong City Beach with a stay at this Wollongong CBD motel. Wollongong Fish Market and Illawarra Museum are also within half a mile (1 km).

What's nearby

  • Wollongong City Beach - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • North Wollongong Beach - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • WIN Entertainment Centre - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Wollongong Harbor - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • WIN Stadium - 12 min walk - 1.0 km

Getting around

  • Fairy Meadow Station - 4 min drive
  • Shellharbour, NSW (WOL) - 20 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Yachties Cafe - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Illawarra Master Builders Club - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Cold Rock Ice Creamery - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪The Longboard Cafe - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Harbourfront - ‬5 min walk

About this property

Boat Harbour Motel

3-star motel near Wollongong City Beach
There's a coffee shop/cafe on site. WiFi is free in public spaces. Event space at this motel measures 1346 square feet (125 square meters) and includes conference space. Boat Harbour Motel also features a garden and an elevator. Free self parking is available.

This 3-star Wollongong motel is smoke free.

  • 1 building
  • 42 guestrooms or units
  • 3 levels
  • 1346 sq ft of conference space
  • 125 sq m of conference space
  • Built in 1962
  • Conference space
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Garden
  • Elevator
  • No smoking on site
  • Coffee shop
Boat Harbour Motel offers 42 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Rooms open to balconies. Beds feature premium bedding. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators and microwaves. Bathrooms include showers and complimentary toiletries.

This Wollongong motel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. 28-inch flat-screen televisions come with premium cable channels and Netflix. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Languages

English, Serbian

Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • 1 coffee shop/cafe

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Elevator
  • In-room accessibility
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to elevator
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-width doorways

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • 28-inch flat-screen TV
  • Cable channels
  • Netflix
  • Premium channels
  • Streaming services

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Heating
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Connecting rooms available
  • Window screens

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 2:00 PM
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions and lockbox information; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours), lockbox

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

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, debit card, or cash deposit 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 and cash
Cashless transactions are available
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit 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, Mastercard, American Express, Diners Club, and cash. For guests' safety, the property includes a smoke detector in each accommodation. Cashless payment methods are available for all transactions.

We should mention

  • Registered guests are the only ones allowed to be in guestrooms.
  • Connecting/adjoining rooms are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property at the number on your booking confirmation.

National rating

This property has been awarded a star rating from the Australian Star Ratings Agency, Star Ratings Australia.

Property is also known as

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Boat Harbour Motel Reviews

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 301 out of 1030 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 457 out of 1030 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 203 out of 1030 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 58 out of 1030 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 11 out of 1030 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Leeanne

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff clean rooms and convenient
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Leanne

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Samantha

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michelle

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location, with plenty of nice walks and food options nearby and the staff were lovely.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Rowenna

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Check in was easy, room was clean. Helpful on reception, lots of useful things to purchase.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

John

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was very convenient for us, clean & quite plus a very good restaurant.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Teresa

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pleasant stay in Wollongong
A very pleasant place to be with views of the water. Rooms could do with some updating but v reasonable rates for the great location.
View from my balcony
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

celecitina

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

Janina

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
No Boat Harbour just Asphalt Carpark +Rubbish Skip
The bathroom was the smallest I have seen EVER but the room was basic, quite spacious, clean well heated and with a comfortable bed, so by all accounts should have been a comfortable stay....but instead of the Boat Harbour view we were led to believe in advertising we had an asphalt car park and rubbish skips outside our window. The Hotel is nothing more than a residential style, old tower about a bloc away from the harbour. The penthouse suite perhaps?offers a view of the harbour but all we had was a view of an asphalt car park with rubbish skips outside our window. It was disappointing and when I complained I was told that all the rooms have identical furnishings but the type of room ie Ocean View/Park view differentiate the accommodation rate. That makes sense and I accepted this explanation but it didn't say that Standard room has a car park and Rubbish skips outside and the promotional photos do not indicate this either. In most Hotels, rooms are differentiated by size of room, type of bed and facilities offered. But Boat Harbour Motel is nothing more that plain lies or deceptive marketing. Hotels.com were very supportive, but the hotel immovable on its stance. It is a pity because the stay would have been comfortable had the false expectations not been created. Transparency is a good policy at all times.
Spacious room
Carpark View not Harbour as promised in the name
Smallest bathroom
Rubbish Skips outside the window
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Carl

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The hotel was in a great location, room size was good but it badly needs to be refurbished
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

JULIE

Liked: Cleanliness
Great location clean and tidy. Was great to also have restaurant and cafe too
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

Andrew

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great view! However, it does go down hill from there quite rapidly. The lack of room sound proofing to drown out pissed customers returning to their room at 2.30 am and continuing to carry on. To the staff telling you they dont provide any crockery as result of COVID 19 even though their in house welcoming instructions say they do. Moreover, the venue is tired and using artificial grass does not hide the fact.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Naydene

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Location, so nice right on the beach
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Wayne B

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Robb

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a quiet, comfortable motel and very close to the harbour and beach facilities. My room was adjacent to the carpark which is brilliantly lit and made getting a dark room to sleep rather difficult. The little snack/cafe at the rear of the property is good. Use your phone map facility to get there as Wollongong has some odd one-way streets.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Carol

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great position & easy checking & friendly. Would definitely stay there again 😊
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Adam

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice friendly people, good clean rooms, close to the Marina and only a 15-20 casual walk to down town. Will stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Geoff

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Vivien

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We loved that there was a microwave abc sink in the room. The room was well set out, and the bed was comfortable and cozy. Everything we needed for a great night's stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

gavin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great spot . Easy to walk . A littke dated but would stay again
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Raymond

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Didn't notice
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Lynnette

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
We only stayed one night and altho the staff were great, the premises are very much in need of renovation. Our room was large but had nowhere to sit to watch TV except the bed. The table had only one chair. The bed was not comfortable ad the bathroom too small. I felt it was overpriced for the conditions.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Abraham

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Clean and good value for money
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Glenda

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Air con very old and noisy.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

shao

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
with beautiful beach view
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024