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Elsinor Motor Lodge

3.5 star property

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Property amenity
Queen Standard Double
Spa
Restaurant
Family Room

Reviews

7.4 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Air-conditioning
  • Breakfast available
  • Bar
  • Laundry room

Explore the area

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Prince Edward Drive, Cnr Kanahooka Rd, Dapto, NSW, 2530
  • Place, The Australian Motorlife Museum
    ‪17 min walk‬
  • Place, Wollongong City Beach
    ‪12 min drive‬
  • Place, North Wollongong Beach
    ‪13 min drive‬
  • Airport, Shellharbour, NSW (WOL)
    ‪8 min drive‬

Room options

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Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Queen Standard Single

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Spa Suite

Spa Suite

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Triple Room

Triple Room

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(4 reviews)
  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Single Bunk Bed

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Family Room

Family Room

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(3 reviews)
  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 2 Single Beds

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Queen Standard Double

Queen Standard Double

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Twin Room

7.0 out of 10
Good
(6 reviews)
  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Single Bed

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About the area

Wollongong

With a stay at Elsinor Motor Lodge in Wollongong (Dapto), you'll be a 1-minute drive from The Australian Motorlife Museum and 5 minutes from Berkeley Nature Reserve. .This motel is 5.2 mi (8.4 km) from Nan Tien Temple and 6.1 mi (9.8 km) from Historical Aircraft Restoration Society Museum.
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What's nearby

  • The Australian Motorlife Museum - 17 min walk - 1.5 km
  • University of Wollongong - 9 min drive - 15.3 km
  • Wollongong City Beach - 12 min drive - 15.3 km
  • North Wollongong Beach - 13 min drive - 15.7 km
  • WIN Entertainment Centre - 13 min drive - 15.7 km

Getting around

  • Kembla Grange Racecourse Station - 2 min drive
  • Sydney Airport (SYD) - 69 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Dapto Pies - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Berkeley Sports Club - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Expresso Warriors - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪KFC - ‬2 min drive

About this property

Elsinor Motor Lodge

Elsinor Motor Lodge offers 25 air-conditioned accommodations with hair dryers and irons/ironing boards. Televisions come with cable channels. This Wollongong motel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Recreational amenities at the motel include an indoor pool.
Make yourself at home in one of the 25 air-conditioned rooms featuring microwaves. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include electric kettles and free tea bags/instant coffee, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as an indoor pool, or other amenities including complimentary wireless internet access and barbecue grills.
Take advantage of the motel's room service (during limited hours). Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available daily from 6:30 AM to 8:30 AM for a fee.
The front desk is staffed during limited hours.
Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 6:30 AM and 8:30 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

  • No on-site parking available
  • Onsite parking includes off-street options

Food and drink

  • Daily cooked-to-order breakfast available 6:30 AM to 8:30 AM for a fee: AUD 3.50 to 21.50 for adults and AUD 3.50 to 21.50 for children
  • A bar/lounge

Things to do

  • Indoor pool

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Mini-fridge

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No lift (single-level property)

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  • Designated smoking areas (fines apply)

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 82-cm TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Cleaning supplies
  • Electric kettle
  • Limited room service
  • Microwave
  • Mini-fridge
  • Tea bags/instant coffee
  • Toaster

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Window screens

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 9:30 PM

Early check-in subject to availability

Early check-in is available for a fee

Late check-in subject to availability

Late check-in fee for check-in between 9:30 PM and 3:00 AM

Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Late check-out subject to availability

Late check-out fee: AUD 50.00

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7:30 AM - 9:30 PM

Front desk staffed during limited hours

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

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: approximately AUD 3.50 to 21.50 for adults, and AUD 3.50 to 21.50 for children
  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Late check-in fee for check-in between 9:30 PM and 3:00 AM
  • Late check-out fee: AUD 50.00 (subject to availability)
  • Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge

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
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Pool access available from 8:30 AM to 8:30 PM
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

Property is also known as

Elsinor Motor Lodge Dapto

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Elsinor Motor Dapto

Elsinor Motor

Elsinor Motor Lodge Motel

Elsinor Motor Lodge Dapto

Elsinor Motor Lodge Motel Dapto

Elsinor Motor Lodge Reviews

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 116 out of 478 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 173 out of 478 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 106 out of 478 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 56 out of 478 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 27 out of 478 reviews

7.6/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Donna

Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2026

6/10 Okay

David

Travelled with partner
While appreciating that this is not an expensive place to stay, it is nevertheless a bit underwhelming. The place is showing its age, and maintenance is not up to scratch (our door's strike plate was hanging on by a single screw). We had to go back to reception to get the WiFi password, which was a bit odd, and it was stored on the receptionist's phone rather than on a placard. Our room was not cleaned during the 4 nights of our stay, which was disappointing.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2025

2/10 Terrible

Cheri

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The family room was old and needs updating, the sheets on the 2 single beds were not clean with dirty tissues under the pillow but made up, he to call management at 9.30 pm and wait for him to change the sheets. Bathroom smells like urine, it was very noisy we could hear the people in the next unit. We were glad to leave in the morning, wouldn’t recommend
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

2/10 Terrible

Lynn, Stanhope gardens

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

4/10 Poor

Annegret

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

4/10 Poor

Shelley

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nothing nice to say
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

4/10 Poor

simon

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Broken light switches hard wired smoke alarm disconnected very bad smell out of shower over flow drain
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

4/10 Poor

Rhonda

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property is old, rundown. Lacks some basic amenities, like teatowels, washing liquid, dish cloth. Office was always locked, un-attended by staff. Linen was clean, shower was great, but had some serious maintenance issues. Needs some freshening up with paint, curtains, and some inexpensive decor would brighten it up. Very overpriced stay.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Allison

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The property was clean. Bathroom taps and water pressure not great. The bath was better. Very old motel lodge which matched previous reviews. Family room was great for size with two rooms.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

2/10 Terrible

janelle

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very disappointed in cleanliness of room, bedding seemed dirty/unchanged. Dirty bench surfaces. Light and power points loose with or with wires exposed. Wouldn't recommend staying here especially for the price.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

4/10 Poor

Kaye

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

DO NOT SLEEP HERE

Dirty stained pillowcases knife marks all over the side the bed table, filthy bathroom, wallpaper that was missing in areas, to top it off. The restaurant closed before Covid so some three years or more ago one would call that false advertising.2 too expensive at $176 per night for nothing really out of this world except the fact it was disgusting.
Pillows1
Pillows 2
Bedside table
Carpet
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Trevor

Liked: Staff & service
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Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

David

Shower was not very good . Shower head seemed to be blocked. Heating was noisy and too many mirrors.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Shaun

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Seriously overpriced room. Shower and bed were okay, everything else was blah. Motel is located away from everything in a dodgy area.o
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
They were very nice and the room was great
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Naomi

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

4/10 Poor

David

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness
The room smelled of faeces. We didn’t initially notice as the smell of cheap cleaning product was overwhelming to begin with, but later on it became very obvious. Seems like a fairly big deal to miss by the cleaners.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Cheryl

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Amenities
Condition of rooms, facilities, furnishing and linen was dated, tired and overdue for an upgrade.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Rob

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Pool great but the web advertised a restaurant open for breakfast and dinner. Closed and not operating. Disappointing as that was one of the reasons I booked there
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nilay, Albion Park Rail

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

SIMAIMA

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The residents were pretty friendly, and i love that the bathroom door can push out instead os sliding.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Elizabeth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good location
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Janice

Travelled with partner
Handy to club opposite. Squash courts and shopping centre. All within walking distance didn’t have to use car all weekend.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Kevin

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Area not too bad, staff very friendly
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024