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If you're looking for comfortable, affordable, accommodation for a short stay in Broken Hill, Sturt Motel is ideal. Perfect for travellers visiting friends and family, working in Broken Hill or attending one of Broken Hill's many events. Or maybe you're road tripping your way around Australia - caravanning and camping - and want to trade up for a little extra comfort for a night or two. Sturt Motel is where you can comfortably spend a night, not a fortune. Choose from spacious family sized, double or single rooms and take advantage of optional extras including delicious continental breakfasts and informative and entertaining tours of Broken Hill with our sister company Away Tours. Once you're checked in, you can relax by the pool or cool off with a refreshing swim. And if after a long drive you can't be bothered going out for dinner, many of our local eateries deliver! Too easy. You'll find us on the South Australian side of Broken Hill, 3kms from the Visitor Information Centre.
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Location
153 Rakow St, Broken Hill, New South Wales 2880 Australia
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The Sturt Motel garners high praise for its array of amenities, including the modern bathrooms and well-equipped kitchenettes that guests find exceptionally convenient. Its location is celebrated for easy access to the city center and local attractions, enhancing its appeal.
The cleanliness and spaciousness of the well-appointed rooms with comfortable beds are frequently lauded, as is the motel's atmosphere, which is described as welcoming by many travelers. Additionally, the attentive and friendly service provided by the staff is often highlighted, further cementing the motel's reputation for excellent value and a comfortable stay.
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Spacious
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Affordable
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Well-appointed
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Great Location, I called after hours and John was back behind the desk in 10 mins to sort me a room for the night. Room was spacious, towels and linen were plentiful and the private bathroom was big, water pressure was great and shower head was like new… even tho it was on a main road, I didn’t hear anything. Will definitely stay there if in Broken Hill again…
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Date of stay: November 2024Trip type: Travelled solo
Room Tip:Call or Book Online early as they have a key box if arriving after hours….
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Sturt Motel boasts extremely clean, modern and generously large room sizes at a great price. Our room included a kitchenette which was amazing. Sturt Motel is in a convenient location close to shops and downtown and includes a pool to keep the little ones happy. Wonderful for a night or an extended stay.
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Date of stay: October 2024Trip type: Travelled with family
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The room was clean and had a lovely new bathroom. The area was quiet and peaceful. The check in was easy and the staff caring. We would stay there again and recommend it to others as it was good value and reasonably self catering with microwave, toaster, cutlery and plates.
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Date of stay: June 2024
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Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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It was advertised as being renovated recently, but in fact only a few of the rooms were partially done up. My parents got a reasonable room with new carpet and a new bathroom, but otherwise it was a dated room. Our room took us straight back to the 70’s. Tiles in the bathroom were broken, so we had to put a towel down to avoid overnight injuries. It was nothing like the photos on Booking.com. Lights were only partially working, carpet was ragged in places, door didn’t close properly, so we had to place a chair in front of it to avoid overnight, unexpected visitors and reception was non-existed. We had to check in at the caravan park across the other side of the highway, and they did not seem to understand the layout of the place. Outside lighting also wasn’t working in most places. Housekeeping made our bed, but couldn’t be bothered to provide clean towels, they didn’t even hang them up nor did the clean any of the glasses or crockery we used. Shortly after we went out for breakfast we received a text message that the water was turned off, it would have been good to have been notified of this in advance, so we could plan for this in advance. The pegoda also no longer exists. I get that hotels and motels need to update their rooms from time to time, but it seems unfair to update images on booking websites, whilst works are ongoing and incomplete, and rooms being offered do not reflect rooms that were booked online. I could go on with my complaints, but I rather move on with my life instead and put this experience behind me.
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Date of stay: February 2023
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Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip:Make sure you ask for a recently updated room and avoid any rooms that are not completed yet.
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Response from Aileen and Dave McIvor, Owner at Sturt Motel
Responded 20 Mar 2023
Dear Crotemetote, Firstly, thank you for sharing your feedback. We are really disappointed that your motel room did not meet your expectations. Clearly, what you view on the Online Travel Agent Website was different from what you expected on arrival, and we apologise. In the future, we will follow up with the Online Travel Agent and make sure that our guests do not experience a similar situation. The last thing we want to do is let our guests down, and moving forward, we are going to do everything in our power to hold ourselves to that standard. Again, we are sorry we dropped the ball this time, but we hope you will consider giving us another chance. Feel free to reach out to us personally and we will see to it that you get what you need next time. Thank you. Aileen, Dave McIvor and the team at the Sturt Motel Broken Hill
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What a great little home away from home this was! I stayed for 3 nights and loved the thick fluffy towels, appreciated the text messages before I arrived and felt safe and happy during my venture to the outback. The room was vey clean, the bed was super comfortable and there was no problem with any of the neighbouring rooms either, excellent all round really!
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Date of stay: September 2024
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My wife and I had been at the Mundi Mundi Bash music festival for the 3 days prior to our booking at the Sturt Motel in Broken Hill. We arrived at the motel at about 12:30pm on the date of the booking for a one night stay as we had not had a shower for the previous 3 days. A very friendly and helpful lady, whose job was to clean the motel rooms immediately welcomed us and assisted us in accessing the room nearly 2 hours “early”, with the assistance of another kind and helpful lady from the motel reception located across the road. My wife and I were very grateful for their kindness. The motel room was very clean, especially the bedding, and we enjoyed a hot shower followed by a great afternoon in Broken Hill. They patiently answered our questions about what we wanted to do (visit the Living Desert Sculptures at sunset that day). Thanks again to the amazing staff and management of the Sturt Motel.
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Date of stay: August 2022Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Response from Aileen and Dave McIvor, Owner at Sturt Motel
Responded 22 Mar 2023
G’day Geoffrey It is lovely to hear your kind words of appreciation for our hard-working team at The Sturt Motel in Broken Hill after the massive event of Mundi Mundi Bash. It is our aim to provide the best possible service to every guest who walks through our door. We can’t thank you enough for taking the time to share your feedback with us and reminding us why we do what we do. We look forward to serving you again in the future. Safe Travels, Aileen, Dave McIvor and the team at the Sturt Motel Broken Hill
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10/10 recommend! Friendly accommodating staff who enabled us an early check in. The room was superb value for money. Fresh, refurbished with modern features and cozy warm. We loved it. The location was also perfect enabling us to walk to the town centre and surrounding shops when needed. Thank you Sturt Motel for a brilliant stay….we will be back.
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Date of stay: June 2024
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Trip type: Travelled with family
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Response from Aileen and Dave McIvor, Owner at Sturt Motel
Responded 15 July 2024
G'Day Nicky, Thank you for your feedback! It's wonderful to see you found our rooms to be great value for money. We are slowly going through all of our motel rooms and upgrading the bathrooms. We look forward to welcoming you back to Broken Hill sometime in the near future Nicky. Cheers, The team at Sturt Motel Broken Hill.
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We stayed in a family room (one double one single). it’s located on the highway into Broken Hill from SA but not noisy as rooms are set back from the road. it was very spacious p, light, welcoming and above all clean. it had a large microwave toaster kettle crackle crockery and utensils. the rooms are arranged around the courtyard and parking was in close proximity to our unit it was super clean very very good Wi-Fi.. we’ve stayed in many motels on our trip around Australia and this is one of the best if not the best.
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Date of stay: June 2021
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Response from Aileen and Dave McIvor, General Manager at Sturt Motel
Responded 28 Nov 2021
G'day Anne, It's wonderful to see you had a lovely stay with us here in Broken Hill. We are ideally situation on the South Australian side of Broken Hill, making it easy for guests to get out of town. Thanks again for the lovely feedback. Cheers, Aileen, Dave and the the team at Sturt Motel Broken Hill
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My wife and I stayed at the Sturt Motel for two nights. We arrived after Reception had closed but the key was available in a safe key cafe. The communication was excellent. The unit was very well equipped with full kitchen and large fridge and freezer. The bed was very comfortable and we both slept well. The unit is on the edge of town but everything was within easy reach by car. The rate was very reasonable and we would highly recommend this Motel for any visitor to Broken Hill. When we left, I left behind a personal item and management phoned me promptly before we left town.
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Date of stay: December 2024
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The staff are friendly snd willing to assist or help you in any way. Great location easy parking. Comfortable bed. Just what you need after 8 hrs of driving Recommend stay for anyone looking for a reasonable price accommodation
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Date of stay: September 2022Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Response from Aileen and Dave McIvor, Owner at Sturt Motel
Responded 22 Mar 2023
G’day Greg, Thank you for your review. It's fantastic to see you had a great nights sleep after eight hours of driving. We were so happy to have you as a guest of the Sturt Motel in Broken Hill. You are welcome to come again anytime. Safe Travels, Aileen, Dave McIvor and the team at the Sturt Motel Broken Hill
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There are more places to choose from in the Broken Hill area.
PRICE RANGE
AU$97 - AU$127 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
LOCATION
AustraliaNew South WalesBroken Hill
NUMBER OF ROOMS
20
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