My girlfriend was driving from Sydney to Adelaide to catch a train to Perth. I couldn't join her, but I helped organise her accommodation. Due to our on-the-fly planning, I didn't book at Nicholas Royal Motel until I knew she'd make it to Hay. It turned out that she would be in town on the same day as valentines day, so I asked the staff if they could leave a gift for my girlfriend. It was already after hours, so the lovely staff hand picked some roses from a near by garden and left them in the room for her. Thanks for your help guys :-)

Ideally located in town a clean quite room that newly renovated. Room had some nice touches I.e. outdoor seating after a long day in the car, each room had a bucket and scrubber to clean windscreen. Breakfast was great value freevwifi. Manager very pleasant and efficient.
Highly recommended and value for money.

Friendly staff & comfy room after a long drive, what more can I say.

Arriving in hay at 5:30pm with our baby who was getting close to dinner and bed time, we went to check in only to be told that they had no record of our booking, despite us booking over the phone well in advance. We were offered the last remaining room at a discount because the previous occupant had smoked in the room, and it still stunk. We turned the air conditioner on to try and clear the stink but it made it worse.
The lady at the desk was apologetic but made sure we knew it wasn't her fault. She also rang the motel across the road to see if here was a vacancy, which luckily there was.
In the end, we were very happy with the saltbush across the road even though it was 120 instead of the 70 dollars offered by this place for a stinking cigarette room after they lost our booking.