Econo Lodge Chaparral Motel Ballina
Location: 486 River Street, Ballina, au
Star Rating: 3 Stars
Property Type: Lodges
About this Property
Outdoor Swimming Pool and Sunny Terrace:
Enjoy a refreshing dip in our outdoor swimming pool or soak up the sun on our sunny terrace. Perfect spots to unwind and relax during your stay.
Convenient Location:
Located just a 3 minutes’ drive from the Ballina Naval & Maritime Museum, Chaparral Motel Ballina offers easy access to nearby attractions like Seven Mile Beach and Ballina Byron Airport.
Comfortable Rooms with Essential Amenities:
Our air-conditioned rooms feature free WiFi, flat-screen satellite TV, a refrigerator, toaster, tea/coffee maker, ironing facilities, and a private bathroom with a hairdryer. Everything you need for a comfortable stay.
Book now for a relaxing getaway at Chaparral Motel Ballina!
Important Information
Please note that there is a 3% charge when you pay with an American Express credit card.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.
Policies
Check-in: 02:00 PM - 12:00 AM
Check-out: 10:00 AM
Amenities & Facilities
- Offsite parking discounted rates available
- Parking
- Non-smoking rooms
- Air conditioning
- Swimming pool
- Room service
- Terrace
- Luggage storage
- Non-smoking throughout
- Salt-water pool
- Outdoor furniture
- Staff adhere to local safety protocols
- Guest rooms disinfected between stays
- Cleaning standards that are effective against Coronavirus
- Physical distancing rules followed
- Hand sanitizer in guest room and key areas
- Cashless payment available
- Fire extinguishers
- Sanitized tableware & silverware
- Contactless check-in/check-out
- Guests can opt-out any cleaning services during stay
- Smoke alarms
- Shared stationery like menus, pens are removed
- Property cleaned by professional cleaning companies
- Physical distancing in dining areas
- Food delivered to guest room
- Access to health care professionals
- Screens / Barriers between staff and guests for safety
- Delivered food - securely covered
- Television in common areas
- Free wired internet
- Snack bar/deli
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Offsite parking discounted rates available
- Internet access
- Exercise/lap pool
- Japanese garden
- Fishing nearby
- Swimming nearby
- Paddle boating nearby
Rooms Available
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Room, Multiple Beds, Non Smoking
1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed
Internet - Free WiFi
Entertainment - 32-inch flat-screen TV with cable channels
Food & Drink - Refrigerator, microwave, coffee/tea maker, and room service (limited hours)
Sleep - Bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, free toiletries, and a hair dryer
Practical - Iron/ironing board
Comfort - Air conditioning
Need to Know - No housekeeping
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 3 (3 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Shower
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
- Private bathroom
- Room service (limited hours)
- Free WiFi
- Bedsheets provided
- No housekeeping
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Triple Room - Non Smoking
The triple room features air conditioning, a mini-bar, as well as a private bathroom boasting a walk-in shower and a hairdryer. This triple room has a tea and coffee maker, heating and a flat-screen TV. The unit has 2 beds.
Max Occupancy: 3 (3 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Minibar
- Shower
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Refrigerator
- Desk
- Toilet
- Microwave
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Electric kettle
- Toaster
- Linen
- Toilet paper
- Bottle of water
- Wine glasses
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Body soap
- Shower cap
- Socket near the bed
- Smoke alarm
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Queen Room - Non Smoking
The double room features air conditioning, a mini-bar, as well as a private bathroom boasting a walk-in shower and a hairdryer. The double room provides a tea and coffee maker, a seating area, heating and a flat-screen TV. The unit has 1 bed.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Minibar
- Shower
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Refrigerator
- Desk
- Seating Area
- Toilet
- Microwave
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Electric kettle
- Toaster
- Linen
- Toilet paper
- Bottle of water
- Wine glasses
- Cots
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Body soap
- Shower cap
- Socket near the bed
- Smoke alarm
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King Room - Non Smoking
The double room offers air conditioning, a mini-bar, as well as a private bathroom featuring a walk-in shower and a hairdryer. The double room features a flat-screen TV, a tea and coffee maker, a seating area and heating. The unit offers 1 bed.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Minibar
- Shower
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Refrigerator
- Desk
- Seating Area
- Toilet
- Microwave
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Electric kettle
- Toaster
- Linen
- Toilet paper
- Bottle of water
- Wine glasses
- Cots
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Body soap
- Shower cap
- Socket near the bed
- Smoke alarm
Guest Reviews
- Susan (8/5): -
- Ian (10/5): -
- Lynette (10/5): -
- Wayne (7/5): - 1 1
- Hunt (8/5): - Good value
Good bed
- Rui (10/5): Good -
- Shenfield (7/5): Clean, comfortable, excellent staff but just a bit noisy - Very friendly and helpful manager. Room was clean but dated. The motel is on a very busy road so early morning traffic is a bit loud.
- Michelle (10/5): Repeat customers our go too when travelling wether it be for leisure or we book our staff in to stay as removalists on t - Fresh and clean Can’t fault it
- Phillip (10/5): -
- Sharon (8/5): -
- Tracy (7/5): -
- Cassandra (10/5): Hospitable - Staff are wonderful
Manager Jamie couldnt be more helpful
Lovely safe environment Nil
- Brett (7/5): A good place for a short stopover -
- Gaynor (9/5): -
- raymond (7/5): -
- Patricia (10/5): Pleasant and quiet and comfortable. - Quiet and rooms were very clean and had everything we required. The bed was so comfortable and parking was easy. The staff were pleasant and accommodating. Would recommend this motel. Liked everything.
- Di (10/5): The accommodation was beautiful, especially the king size bed that we were upgraded to - Everything! No complaints
- Sarah (4/5): -
- Samantha (8/5): - How comfortable the bedding was for the price for the accommodation
- Jenny (7/5): - Easy access Not very clean
- Lara (8/5): -
- Chris (9/5): For an economy motel, the room was excellent, clean and the bed very comfortable - It’s in an excellent location close to pubs, shops, fish and chip shop and service stations
- Jennifer (8/5): -
- David (10/5): -
- Safiah (6/5): Good 1 night stay with friendly staff. The room definitely needs an upgrade and reno - Great location in Ballina. Very friendly staff. The room had all the amenities for a good 1 night stay. I felt safe staying alone as well The room was very outdated with rusty towel rails but everything worked ok. I felt that the floors weren’t clean as well.
- Jennifer (7/5): Good economy - Nice smell, clean and convenient to the highway . Lovely shower products Mattress firm and only one soft pillow. Cheap coffee...only one pack of bisciuits in a triple room. No big deal
- Carol (8/5): -
- Steven (7/5): - Very friendly helpful staff great location next to the tavern for a great meals. Great value for money.
- Liz (9/5): -
- Sandi (10/5): - Clean and c I mfoetable peoperty
- Peter (8/5): -
- Lester (9/5): - Great hotel with good location. Definitely value for money .. room was super clean and tidy. Located next door to the best seafood spot ..
- Michael (8/5): Clean, comfortable and value for money - The location, price and staff The heavy use of room freshener. Quite overwhelming
- Cathy (10/5): Great overnight stay , motel provided everything we needed for a comfortable stay - Location , price and that it had
Air conditioning, tea and coffee facilities plus everything you needed for your own breakfast
Great Motel, will use again in our travels N/A
- Elizabeth (9/5): Good bed & quiet - Quiet. Good bed. Nothing.
- Gary (7/5): -
- Maddie (7/5): -
- jacqueline (5/5): Resonably priced and the owners has attempted to make it a good motel. However, its FAR TOO NOISY - The shower needs a good clean yet the rest of the bathroom was very clean The mattress could be better
The road outside ran 24 hours a day and was VERY NOISY
- James (5/5): -
- Yia (10/5): -
- Jeanette (8/5): - Easy to find
- Graeme (9/5): Well situated, not far from the shops, and loved the fan in the room. - It was spacious, clean, had a table & chairs, and was comfortable. The bathroom was quite small, otherwise all good.
- Danny (8/5): -
- Stuart (8/5): -
- paul (10/5): -
- Paul (9/5): Will happy stay again in the future. - Easy access, own off street private parking, close enough but not too close to city centre. Bathroom was too small.
- Ilda (6/5): - The hotel is rundown but rooms were clean. Bottles of water and milk were supplied in the fridge It's on a busy road next to a petrol station and another across the road.
- Georgia (10/5): -
- Daniel (10/5): -
- Deidre (10/5): The owner was very friendly and helpful. - Property was clean & tidy I cannot fault anything. I needed a bed & shower & a cup of coffee. I got them all at a good price.
- Hayley (8/5): -
- Christine (8/5): -
- Jason (8/5): -
- Debbie (9/5): -
- Katrina (8/5): Great clean rooms, good position and shower pressure was excellent - Rooms were really clean and great position N/a
- Sue50116 (8/5): - Convenient location, crisp white bedding, late entry no problem. Comfortable, with some minor maintenance needed.
- Sukhjinder (9/5): -
- YUTING (8/5): - 就是有点旧
- Debra (7/5): Easy to find on the way into Ballina. Clean, quiet , well equipped basic room - Clean and affordable .
Updated bathroom .
Well equipped for self catering .
Tavern close by .
- Dale (10/5): Very impressed and will absolutely stay here again in the future when I’m passing through the area - After a very long days drive it was wonderful to arrive at this motel with a very accommodating motel owner. He made everything effortless. The room was fantastic smelt amazing with a beautiful comfortable bed and pillows and a fantastic shower. Worst twice for money. Absolutely nothing not to like
- Rachelle (9/5): It was great would stay again - The proximity to my job and the fact it was clean Na
- Pete (8/5): Happy traveller - Motel was clean & tidy Happy the way it was
- Carol (5/5): - We usually stay at this motel, but unfortunately, this time our room needed a little TLC. Uncomfortable bed and pillows.Rusty towel rail in bathroom .
- newport (10/5): prefect - great price nothing
- Laurene (8/5): -
- Donna (9/5): Highly recommended - Staff wonderful, accommodation clean and extremely comfortable.
- Vanessa (8/5): - Walk straight to the river or Tavern 👍🏻
- Zachary (7/5): enjoyable stay - more than satisfactory room not very sound proof - a lot of noise could be heard from the outside. but overall enjoyable stay
- Douglas Bruce (8/5): -
- Debbie (8/5): -
- Dennis (7/5): - Had the necessary equipment for breakfast Decor was tired
- Andrew (10/5): -
- Joelene (10/5): -
- Rajiv (9/5): -
- Jannette (7/5): -
- Lorilie (8/5): -
- Robert (7/5): -
- Rosendahl (8/5): Cooles Motel, alles was man braucht in einem Motel! - Ein super Australia Motel, vielen Dank an den Manager, der unsere Reservierung trotz fehlgeschlagener Zahlung mit meiner Kreditkarte nicht storniert hat und bis abends freigehalten hat! Cooler Laden!:
- Ruchan (6/5): -
- Neil (10/5): - Even Know Just Coming Into Town .But Real Good Location .DANNS MURFURY RIGHT NEXT DOOR .PUB 2 MORE STEPS ,X2 SERVOS LATE NIGHT MUNNCHIES ALL GOOD . Not A Thing !!!
HOSTS AUSOMME GUYS
ROOMS HUGGEEE. ALL SUPER CLEAN .SAY AGAIN ANYTIME
- Debbie (5/5): - Location Traffic noise
- sharon (9/5): -
- Daryl (7/5): -
- Jennifer (7/5): - The room was clean, tidy and comfortable. The whole motel is aged and showing signs of needing some attention
- Amanda (7/5): Usual lack of maintenance. Bathroom needs upgrading for price. - Good location and good size unit Bathroom very old and needs attention. Taps were loose, shower mouldy and hair on floor in many places. After showering the drain was so smelly we had to put a towel on it!!
- Lorraine (5/5): - Bed was comfy Very shabby
- Fiorenza (6/5): - Great staff service location, easy parking and check in May need a bit of an upgrade generally but good for one or a couple of nights
- Sandra (10/5): -
- Robyn (8/5): - Easy access and good service
- Marcella (7/5): Shame as everything was good and price also was good. Just a massive safety concern and scare on arrival. - Very clean and comfy When we arrived, the door was left half open. We arrived late at night pretty worried someone could be inside. Anything could’ve happened but thank god nothing did. Really turned me off the place. Massive safety issue.
- Dylan (10/5): -
- Melina (6/5): -
- Jennifer (10/5): Great stay - Clean and tidy
Bed was comfortable
Staff were lovely
- Shantelle (10/5): Convenient accomodation - Although outdated it was clean and comfy :) N/A
- Marie (8/5): Comfortable after a long drive a quite room - The service was excellent, the room was clean slightly dark in the room otherwise apart from the price it was a good comfortable room The price was high but it is what it is
- Jessica (10/5): -
- Whitney (6/5): - Staff were fantastic, very friendly The bathroom cupboard were a little dirty
- John (8/5): Enjoyed it. - The room was clean, the bed a good size and comfortable, bathroom had an exhaust fan that worked. All good thank you
- Kylie (8/5): -
- Carissa (9/5): - Beds were comfy, rooms were clean. It was a little further away from the beach, but still only a short drive and really good for the price point.
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