Boat Harbour Motel

3.0 star property
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Ocean View Queen | View from room
Premium bedding, blackout curtains, free WiFi, bed sheets
Terrace/patio
Reception
Exterior

Reviews

8.0 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

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

Explore the area

Map
Cnr Campbell and Wilson St, Wollongong, NSW, 2500
  • Wollongong City Beach
    7 min walk
  • Anchorage Restaurant
    1 min walk
  • Wollongong Station
    6 min drive
  • 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

A stay at Boat Harbour Motel places you in the heart of Wollongong, within a 10-minute walk of Wollongong City Beach and Brighton Beach. .This motel is 0.4 mi (0.7 km) from Illawarra Museum and 0.4 mi (0.7 km) from North Wollongong Beach.

What's nearby

  • Wollongong City Beach - 7 min walk
  • North Wollongong Beach - 8 min walk
  • WIN Entertainment Centre - 9 min walk
  • Wollongong Harbor - 9 min walk
  • WIN Stadium - 12 min walk

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

Boardwalk/promenade Wollongong motel in Wollongong CBD with free parking
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.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 42 guestrooms featuring refrigerators and flat-screen televisions. Rooms have private balconies. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access.
Satisfy your appetite at the motel's coffee shop/cafe.
Featured amenities include luggage storage and an elevator. Planning an event in Wollongong? This motel has facilities measuring 1346 square feet (125 square meters), including conference space. Free self parking is available onsite.
Basin Cafe - Overlooking the ocean and garden, this café serves breakfast and lunch. Guests can enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting). Open daily.

Languages

English, Serbian

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site

Food and drink

  • 1 coffee shop/cafe

Restaurants on site

  • Basin Cafe

Family friendly

  • Microwave
  • Fridge

Conveniences

  • Lift

Guest services

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Luggage storage

Business services

  • Conference space (1346 square feet)

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Outdoor furniture

Accessibility

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

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

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

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels

Entertainment

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

Food and drink

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

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

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

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

We should mention

Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the 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. 293 out of 1003 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 447 out of 1003 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 196 out of 1003 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 56 out of 1003 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 11 out of 1003 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Rebecca

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Very comfortable bed, great cafe for breakfast and nice location near the water.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Laura

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great accommodation while we attended a wedding nearby. Only downside is the aircon system is very noisy, but luckily we didn’t need it. Staff are great.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Peter

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

6/10 Okay

Mary

Liked: Staff & service
Good
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

IAN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I have stayed at the hotel many times over the years, it is close to town for me & access to beach is great
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

Joanne

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The property is close to the boat harbour and nearby restaurants
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Tina

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
It was ok
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

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