Balranald Colony Inn Motel
Location: 140 Market Street, Balranald, au
Star Rating: 3 Stars
Property Type: Motels
About this Property
Convenient Amenities
Experience air-conditioned rooms with modern amenities and free WiFi.
Outdoor BBQ Facilities
Enjoy complimentary access to on-site BBQ facilities for a relaxing evening.
Flexible Check-in
For late arrivals, simply inform our staff in advance for a smooth check-in experience.
Book your stay at Balranald Colony Inn Motel now for a seamless and enjoyable visit.
Important Information
Please inform of your expected arrival time in advance. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly using the contact details in your confirmation.
Guests are required to show a photo ID and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.
Policies
Check-in: 02:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Check-out: 10:00 AM
Amenities & Facilities
- Offsite parking discounted rates available
- Non-smoking rooms
- Air conditioning
- Terrace
- Family rooms
- BBQ facilities
- Outdoor furniture
- Guest rooms disinfected between stays
- Cleaning standards that are effective against Coronavirus
- Invoice provided
- Key access
- Screens / Barriers between staff and guests for safety
- Free wired internet
- Golfing on site
- Tennis lessons on site
- Offsite parking discounted rates available
- Internet access
- Housekeeping on request
- Japanese garden
- Covered parking
- Fishing nearby
Rooms Available
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Family Room
The family room provides air conditioning, a private entrance, as well as a private bathroom featuring a walk-in shower and a hairdryer. The unit offers 3 beds.
Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Minibar
- Shower
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Radio
- Refrigerator
- Desk
- Toilet
- Microwave
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Private entrance
- Tile/marble floor
- Alarm clock
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Toaster
- Electric blankets
- Outdoor furniture
- Entire unit located on ground floor
- Toilet paper
- Sofa bed
- Bottle of water
- Chocolate or cookies
- Trash cans
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Body soap
- Socket near the bed
- Smoke alarm
- Fire extinguisher
- Single-room air conditioning for guest accommodation
- Hand sanitiser
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Deluxe Double or Twin Room
The spacious twin/double room provides air conditioning, a private entrance, as well as a private bathroom featuring a walk-in shower and a hairdryer. This twin/double room features soundproof walls, a mini-bar, flat-screen TV, as well as chocolate for guests. The unit offers 2 beds.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Minibar
- Shower
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Radio
- Refrigerator
- Desk
- Seating Area
- Toilet
- Microwave
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Private entrance
- Tile/marble floor
- Alarm clock
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Toaster
- Electric blankets
- Outdoor furniture
- Entire unit located on ground floor
- Toilet paper
- Sofa bed
- Bottle of water
- Chocolate or cookies
- Trash cans
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Body soap
- Socket near the bed
- Smoke alarm
- Fire extinguisher
- Single-room air conditioning for guest accommodation
- Hand sanitiser
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Deluxe Queen Room
The spacious double room provides air conditioning, a private entrance, as well as a private bathroom featuring a walk-in shower and a hairdryer. This double room features soundproof walls, a mini-bar, flat-screen TV, as well as chocolate for guests. The unit offers 1 bed.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Minibar
- Shower
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Radio
- Refrigerator
- Desk
- Seating Area
- Toilet
- Microwave
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Private entrance
- Tile/marble floor
- Alarm clock
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Toaster
- Electric blankets
- Outdoor furniture
- Entire unit located on ground floor
- Toilet paper
- Sofa bed
- Bottle of water
- Chocolate or cookies
- Trash cans
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Body soap
- Socket near the bed
- Smoke alarm
- Fire extinguisher
- Single-room air conditioning for guest accommodation
- Hand sanitiser
Guest Reviews
- Annalisa (7/5): -
- William (8/5): - cleanliness Road traffic noise during sleep hours.
- Karen (8/5): Very clean and comfortable accommodation. Handy Location. - Whilst staff were not on site at the time I was there assistance was really great via phone contact.
The Southern Cross museum was fantastic and the Swanton Organic Cafe in the main street was terrific.
The food at the servicemen's club was also very good.
- Jasmyne (10/5): Perfect - Lovely owners, location was comfortable
- Lauren (8/5): -
- Alison (9/5): -
- Carmody (10/5): -
- Anthony (10/5): - Great little motel, thoroughly enjoyed our stay.
- Richard (8/5): - Clean room, friendly staff
- Ruth (10/5): - Warm welcome, clean room, comfortable bed,, quiet and relaxing stay
- Andre (10/5): great! - extremely clean, complimentary bottles of water, snacks and soft drink available in the room for a small cost if wanted, windscreen cleaning bucket and sponge available for use. nothing
- Ant (6/5): -
- Sally (10/5): Spacious room and friendly people - The room was spacious, clean and comfy. There is a good sized fridge, great for travellers carrying an esky full of food. It looks out on garden through a large window, much nicer than many other motels. It is also very central. The staff are super friendly and helpful, that was the best part!
- Marcus Vowels (7/5): - Basic cabin with all essential features basic features. The road noise was a big issue from transport trucks almost all night. This may have been accentuated by the closure of the road east of Broken Hill.
- Pauline (10/5): We would definitely stay again. - We really liked having a microwave and some crockery and cutlery so we could prepare our own meal. The bed was very comfortable and the shower was nice and hot.
- Chloe (8/5): - As no washing up resources were made available, there was a note detailing where to leave used cutlery. This was very useful.
Complimentary seedless grapes were provided from the farm.
- Emily (10/5): Great place to stay when travelling long distances. - Clean and tidy and great location. Nothing, great place to stay.
- heidi (3/5): -
- Phil (10/5): nice clean and friendly .....free grapes were great ...cheers -
- Philip (10/5): Excellent - Polly very helpful in answering online questions
- Yoshi (10/5): Lovely, warm oasis after a long drive! - Pristine bathroom (cleaner and more stocked than some Sydney hotels I've visited), and more than enough amenities to have dinner/breakfast comfortably. We ended up having Chinese carryout for dinner on the table and chairs inside the room, which was a considerable comfort after a long day of driving through the Australian outback. The electric kettle, ceramic mugs, and coffee/tea were also lovely for starting out the day (and it was very generous for the signage to let us know, that we could leave dirty mugs/cups and that the staff would clean them up for us afterwards). This place is not fancy, but it is very warm and welcoming, and is a lovely break after a long drive through dusty roads. The only change I would suggest is more control over reducing the power of the air conditioner unit: it would blow directly on our faces. To keep my eyelids from drying out, I used the extra pillow I didn't need, to form a "wall" on the side of my head to block the incoming air. Other than this small detail, this place was absolutely wonderful!
- Clemens (10/5): -
- Sergio (8/5): -
- Adam (5/5): - Lady at reception wasn’t very welcoming or up for a chat
- Robert (9/5): Easy convenient all as promised. Close to good facilities - Clean, well cared for, friendly people. Good facilities First time i drove out the raised path caused a bump. Slower after that
- Marilyn (8/5): Great place to stop for the night - It was quiet, clean and as it was small it meant people weren’t coming and going all the time. Probably time for a bit of an update but still fine for a country hotel
- Joanne (8/5): Friendly staff - Clean and modern
- Andrew (9/5): Very comfortable. - Spacious and clean. Staff were friendly and turned on the air conditioner before we arrived. This was greatly appreciated on a 40 degree day. Easy walk to shops, restaurant and the river. We slept well. A little tired but very clean.
- antonio (8/5): Clean comfortable and friendly staff - Clean comfortable A little overpriced but it was Xmas I suppose
- Cathryn (6/5): Great place to stay- thank you - The big fridge was great for traveling needing freezer space for ice packs
Loved the towel sculpture to welcome us on the bed Unfortunately our neighbours smoked and the smell came into our room.
- Troy (8/5): -
- Janelle (8/5): Great value & great location - Location
Cleanliness
Big Fridge
- Hirst (7/5): - Good price functional rooms perfect for an overnight stay we have stayed here many times over the years AIRCON needs help noisy impossible to control temperature
- Karl (9/5): Great location, friendly staff, great for a one night sleep over - This motel was easy to get to, staff were friendly and texted us to let them know when we were close so they could switch the air con on, the room was clean and exactly as described. Other reviews of this and other hotels/motels stating that the trucks on the main road during the night as disturbing and YES they are but didn't see to bother us. The Wi-Fi had been upgraded and works well. Room was old and musty - but all reviews of the motels/hotels in the town are the same. Air con was extremely old and loud.
- Pauline (9/5): Comfortable relaxing stay after a long drive. - Very Clean and had everything we needed.
- Ian (10/5): -
- Nathan (10/5): - Clean room , friendly staff , everything we needed !
- ADAM (10/5): - Pobyt w tym miejscu był przyjemny i relaksujący. Czysto, wygodnie i spokojnie, a obsługa była naprawdę pomocna. Zdecydowanie warto!
- Melissa (10/5): -
- Yaniv (10/5): - Everything was super clean. You have all the information that you need in the room. Check-in was very small, super professional. I don’t have anything bad to say everything was excellent
- Graham Blair (8/5): -
- Dean (10/5): -
- Kate (9/5): would thoroughly recommend Balranald Colony Inn. friendly and helpful staff, comfy bed, and thoughtful details that adde - The room was clean and well presented with a number of thoughtful details (large fridge, microwave, china and cutlery), and the water pressure was great. Polly was friendly and helpful. our stay was great. nothing
- Miriam (9/5): - What breakfast????? Traffic noise
- Anastasios (10/5): -
- Joe (9/5): great - Three of us travelling in two separate vehicles used Colony as our meeting point for the trip. Used to stay at Colony when travelling for work in the 1980's. Still great.
- Adam (4/5): I wound stay here again but would first ask to inspect the room before paying - Bed was comfortable, location is good Mouldy smell eventually found out was coming from the drainage system, in staffs defence she tried to help but I think the drainage system needs a plumber to sort out, staff offered to move us but we had already been moved from an upstairs room to a downstairs room and set up so we said as it was only one night we would be ok.
- Danelle (9/5): Very good the beds were comfy would stay there again - Very clean and tidy great walking distance to the Main Street. All the staff were very friendly and accommodating. The shower was hard to regulate
- Fieldhouse (9/5): -
- Boris (8/5): -
- Neal (10/5): -
- TODD (9/5): -
- Aaron (8/5): -
- TIM (7/5): -
- Lisa (8/5): -
- claudia (8/5): Good for a last minute overnighter; need to remember ear plugs. Services club had great dinner. - Only 6 units. Off street parking, under cover. Large room, very clean and tidy. Large mug for coffee. Proper fridge. Curtains very effective. Manager very personable. On main road, heard every B Double going past all night.
- Payten (7/5): -
- Nicole (5/5): We got by - In the morning the staff were lovely The room for 4 people was tiny but had a really large fridge.
- Suei (7/5): - Clean & comfortable bed
Bath room is big and clean
- Stephan (9/5): Lovely little motel, very personal, super clean and comfy! - Loved it
- Kylie (10/5): -
- Jane (10/5): excellent - greeted by Towel Rabbit after a long day - perfect - Extremely helpful Polly!!! so apologetic for not arriving before us to warm our rooms towels not super absorbent - fussy but everything else was fabulous
- Olivia (7/5): Good -
- Darren (10/5): Just a stop over for the night staff was excellent giving us a run down of the area which was very helpful - Good location clean and tidy staff friendly
- Stephen (8/5): Very good -
- Margaret (4/5): Disappointing - it was satusfactory very poky. poor environment. hard to locate, partly our fault. Stating 'Sturt Highway would have helped.
- Zhang (10/5): Exceptional - ultra friendly staff
great value
quite new facility
- Edina (9/5): Superb -
- Mike (7/5): Good -
- Alanna (10/5): Exceptional -
- David (10/5): Exceptional -
- Kenneth (9/5): Have stayed in a few places in Balranald, it was nice and comfy, value for money, quiet night! -
- Robyn (8/5): Very good -
- Graham (9/5): Superb -
- Hirst (8/5): Very good - Room was very clean and comfortable will stay again Not much, the room was clean and the bed was comfortable. The only possible issue was the AirCon was a little noisy
- Anthony (7/5): Good -
- Kam (8/5): Good value for money - Well equipped
- Johari (8/5): Great accommodation in Balranald - The hotel is 1-2 blocks from the main part of town. The room was big and comfortable.
- Harry (7/5): Good -
- Kerrie (8/5): Comfortable stay. - Close to town and walks nearby.
- Juliet (8/5): Recommend for overnight travellers - Comfortable bed in a very clean spacious room . Smart TV and snacks for purchase in the room
- Susan (9/5): Superb - I was really pleased with many things at this motel. The staff member that greeted me was really lovely and helpful, the room had everything I needed, the bed and pillows were very comfortable, and everything was very clean, including the bathroom. It was also within walking distance to places to eat and the supermarket. If I could improve this motel at all, it would be to move it away from the main street that trucks travel along. But I still slept soundly.
- Karen (8/5): Very good -
- Andrea (8/5): Very good - Very comfortable bed. The location is very convenient. Older style small motel but has a full size fridge and all necessary facilities. No bedside table and lamp on one side of the bed. A lot of trucks on this highway which would bother a light sleeper.
- Leonie (7/5): Good -
- Wayne (5/5): Passable -
- Jim (7/5): Good -
- Julie (8/5): Good convenient place fir a stopover on road trip. - Clean neat and tidy, good facilities.
- John (7/5): Was functional. - No bedside light on one side. Bathroom taps probably need new
- Greg (5/5): Passable with limited facilities - Kitchen & space p
- Wendy (8/5): Great place to stop and stretch and relax - A cheap and cheerful place to stay. Bed was very comfortable and there was plenty of room. There was tea and coffee facilities and complimentary water. I would recommend staying here. The mighty Murrumbidgee river was a short stroll away if you would like an evening or morning walk. We had a delicious dinner at the RSL. It was on a main road but it wasn’t too noisey as the town had a reduced speed of 40 km.
- Larry (10/5): All-round excellent - At last, a motel with decent firm pillows! So rare. Clean, comfortable, and well located. Friendly management and staff. Nothing not to like at this price point.
- Denise (9/5): Great spot, clean and comfy. - Great size room with full table and chairs and a full size fridge. Had snacks, chockies available to purchase. Comfy bed and great shower. What else do you need.
- Paul (6/5): Pleasant - Over priced
- Calwellkim (8/5): Very good - Room was well stocked with plates, cutlery, microwave, jug,. Also had table and chair for dining and other chairs for sitting. Bed was soft but comfortable. Good water pressure and blackout blinds worked well. Also supplied complimentary water. Parking spot out front of unit.
Would stay here again, the added extras made it. Bathroom was a bit dated, but worked well.
- Stephen (8/5): Very good -
- Ashleigh (10/5): Exceptional - Very clean, very convenient! Lovely staff, easy out of hours check in and out.
- Shivana (8/5): Very good -
- Catherine (8/5): Very good -
- David (6/5): Pleasant - Good to be able to walk to RSL club for dinner Very noisy from the highway traffic all night
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