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Miner's Retreat Motel

3.0 star property

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Property grounds
Exterior
2-Bedroom Cabin
XSingle/ Double Room | Bathroom
2-Bedroom Cabin | Private kitchen

Reviews

7.8 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Air-conditioning
  • Breakfast available
  • Laundry room
  • Room service

Explore the area

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604-610 Eureka Street, Ballarat East, VIC, 3350
  • Place, Eureka Centre
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Ballarat Wildlife Park
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Eureka Aquatic Center
    ‪5 min walk‬

Room options

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2-Bedroom Cabin

2-Bedroom Cabin

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • Garden view
  • 2 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 6
  • 1 Queen Bed and 2 Single Bunk Beds

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Pillow-top beds, desk, soundproofing, rollaway beds

King Room (Hidden bunk bed available on request)

  • 25 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Pillow-top beds, desk, soundproofing, rollaway beds

Superior Twin Room (Hidden bunk bed available on request)

  • 25 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Single Beds

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Superior Family Room

Superior Family Room

  • 25 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Single Beds and 1 Single Bunk Bed OR 1 King Bed and 1 Single Bunk Bed

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About the area

Ballarat

With a stay at Miner's Retreat Motel in Ballarat (Ballarat East), you'll be within a 5-minute drive of Sovereign Hill and Eureka Hall. .This motel is 0.1 mi (0.2 km) from Eureka Aquatic Center and 0.2 mi (0.4 km) from Eureka Centre.
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What's nearby

  • Eureka Hall - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Eureka Centre - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Ballarat Wildlife Park - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Eureka Aquatic Center - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Sovereign Hill - 4 min drive - 2.7 km

Getting around

  • Ballarat Station - 7 min drive
  • Avalon Airport (AVV) - 78 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Hungry Jack's - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Carboni's Pizza Kitchen - ‬15 min walk
  • ‪Rizzo's Pizza & Pasta - ‬14 min walk
  • ‪Drive Café - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬3 min drive

About this property

Miner's Retreat Motel

Miner's Retreat Motel offers 24 air-conditioned accommodations with complimentary toiletries. Beds feature pillowtop mattresses. Flat-screen televisions come with cable channels.

Bathrooms include showers with rainfall showerheads. This Ballarat motel provides complimentary wireless Internet access.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 24 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and flat-screen televisions. Your room comes with a pillowtop bed. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature rainfall showerheads and complimentary toiletries.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and a picnic area.
Take advantage of the motel's room service (during limited hours). Cooked-to-order breakfasts are served on weekdays from 7:30 AM to 10 AM and on weekends from 8 AM to 10 AM for a fee.
Free self parking is available onsite.
Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available for a surcharge on weekdays between 7:30 AM and 10 AM and on weekends between 8 AM and 10 AM.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking

Food and drink

  • Cooked-to-order breakfast available for a fee 7:30 AM to 10 AM on weekdays and 8 AM to 10 AM on weekends; AUD 6 to 30 for adults and AUD 6 to 30 for children

Family friendly

  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities
  • Microwave on request
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • 1 floor
  • Designated smoking areas (fines apply)

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Pillowtop mattress
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Limited room service
  • Microwave on request
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 2 PM

Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

The property charges 2.6 percent for credit card payments

The front desk is open Monday - Saturday (8 AM - 11:00 PM) and Sunday - Sunday (8 AM - 11:00 PM)

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Rollaway/extra beds are available for AUD 15.0 per day

Cribs (infant beds) are available for AUD 15.0 per day

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: approximately AUD 6 to 30 for adults, and AUD 6 to 30 for children
  • Crib (infant bed) fee: AUD 15.0 per day
  • Rollaway bed fee: AUD 15.0 per day
  • Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge of 2.6 percent

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, and a first aid kit
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios, terraces which may not be suitable for children; if you have concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm they can accommodate you in a suitable room

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Miner's Retreat Motel Ballarat East

Miner's Retreat Ballarat East

Miner's Retreat Ballarat

Miner's Retreat Motel Motel

Miner's Retreat Motel Ballarat East

Miner's Retreat Motel Motel Ballarat East

Miner's Retreat Motel Reviews

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 28 out of 92 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 39 out of 92 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 14 out of 92 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 7 out of 92 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 92 reviews

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Erik

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Great renovated room
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

4/10 Poor

James

Travelled with partner
Door lock didn’t work!! Carpet was worn, stained.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Huw

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Adrian

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very clean, quiet easy access to all areas of Ballarat
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Matthew

Travelled with family
Liked: Amenities
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Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Anastasia

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay. It has all you need.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Craig

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Celeste

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very clean and well presented place. Huge king size bed and super comfortable. Complimentary water was also great. Air con was fantastic to walk into. Located centrally to everything you need. Very short drive to restaurants and sovereign Hill. Across the road there's a outdoor pool and playground. Very child friendly.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We enjoyed our one night stay, finding the staff welcoming and helpful. The area was quiet, and not far from the city centre. The property looked to have changed hands recently, as facilities were being upgraded.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Harley

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

James

Travelled with family
Was nice, would stay again
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

4/10 Poor

Sarah

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Shower dripped entire time Previous guests socks in draw Very dirty exhaust fans Nice staff Wifi didn’t work at all
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sharon

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Located not too far from the main city area. Quite and peaceful place. Bed was very comfortable and the unit was very well presented. Check in was very easy and the host very nice. The best part the heater was on so it was very warm in the room.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Katrina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kelsey

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very clean, comfy beds
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Was there for work, no issues, clean stay, easy access
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2020

8/10 Good

Sarah

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
We had a short stop over night before leaving very early the next day (5:30am). It was clean and comfortable however the shower dripped constantly and this kept me awake. I ended up putting face washers in the base of the shower to deaden the noise. It was a very quiet neighbourhood and the Indian restaurant right next door was delicious.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Kim

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Return trip to Ballarat & Miner's Retreat Hotel

Overnight return trip to Ballarat & The Miner's Retreat Hotel was very comfortable with great service as always. Many thanks
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Natalie, Melbourne

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
People from The room next to us were very loud and disturbed our sleep. It would be good if you can walls with noise cancellation or something to ensure noise travelling is minimum as the rooms are together
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Was nice and clean but the bed was like a concrete slab
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff were friendly and the room was clean. The location is good as not far from the town.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The beds are great and bathrooms have been renovated but wish they had microwaves in rooms
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019