Boomerang Motor Hotel

8/10

Excellent

27 Jul 2026

Joanne

Staff were very helpful- food was great - parking great

8/10

Excellent

26 Jul 2026

Wayne

Room was comfortable, however the bathroom is extremely small.

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jul 2026

Sue

Great room, great people & great food

Partner

2/10

Poor

17 Jun 2026

Russell

Got woken up late at night and early morning by bins been emptied, loud glass clashing

10/10

Exceptional

18 Dec 2025

Aaron

Clean room, friendly staff

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

01 Aug 2025

Sharon

Didnt appreciate getting served all of our meals(which were actually ok) on cardboard takeaway boxes in the bistro, due to renovations !!

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

24 Apr 2025

Phil

Good atmosphere,friendly helpful staff.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

15 Apr 2025

Michelle

The food was amazing, the staff were lovely.

8/10

Excellent

03 Mar 2025

Ken

Good truck parking

10/10

Exceptional

02 Feb 2025

helen

Staff are A Food excellent service excellent rooms are to small for three people

Business

6/10

Pleasant

17 Dec 2024

John

Basically I was looking for cheap accommodation at the time. Location was the truck stop and a hotel sort of set up. I didn't mind this because I knew I had a cheap price. On arrival staff were helpful and attentive to my needs. The only thing I would complain about is the state of the floor you could feel the dust under your feet. I had to wear thongs all the time throughout my stay.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

15 Dec 2024

Darryl

If you ONLY want to stay 1 Night it is average. But we stayed 2 nights the Beds were pulled up No tidying up No bin emptied, No Towels replaced of tea coffee bathroom etc The young staff serving were very good in Dining area, Pokies Ok They need to have reception area manned.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Oct 2024

Jackie

Big room. Rooms are clean.

10/10

Exceptional

09 Oct 2024

Gabby

Yes 5 stars

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

02 Sep 2024

Beau

Value for money

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

06 Aug 2024

Cherie

A great brief overnight stay. Clean room, suprisingly quiet considering it is set just off the main highway, and the convenient bistro with absolutely wonderful and friendly staff. Yummy food options, very relaxed and safe, it was all we needed!

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

26 Jul 2024

Sam

Noisy, old, uncomfortable.. no heating in rooms. Beds bad, very, very basic accom but not priced accordingly. Should be $80 a night

Business Self

4/10

Poor

01 Sep 2022

Lisa

Unfortunately the hotel smokers area must be near our room so was very noisy

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

25 Jul 2022

kate

The property

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jul 2022

Hamish

Checkin staff were great

8/10

Excellent

14 Jun 2022

D

O K

dirty dusty floor under benches and beds

Self

6/10

Pleasant

24 Apr 2022

Kim

Easy access to Mackay. Dinner only available on the weekends and not for mid week stays. Too expensive for the condition (age and state) of the rooms and facilities within….. broken toilet. Staff were very friendly and most obliging.

Business Partner

6/10

Pleasant

27 Dec 2021

Yanjing

Simple and quiet.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

16 Dec 2021

Isaac

Reasonable location

2/10

Poor

04 Nov 2021

Bernard

Worst Accom I have ever booked.

This is not accomodation that you would let your pets stay in. The photos of the environment on the Hotels Website do not in any way reflect the poor standard of the place.

Were not informed the kitchen was closed for renovations and there were no meals. The room smelt awful and looked a 100 years old.

Mirror was missing and only redeeming feature was the beds were made.

Homeless people would not want to stay here. Could not get refund so just lost my money and went and booked elsewhere for two nights.

Not impressed with any part of this transaction. 0 Stars !

Business

6/10

Pleasant

05 Oct 2021

Robert

There were trucks parked near the motel and they were noisy in the early morning. The room smelt like smoke and generally needs upgrading.It was not worth the money we paid to stay the night.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

19 Dec 2020

Bryan

Stayed for work. All good.

Business

2/10

Poor

25 Oct 2020

Stephanie

Banned me from every motel associated due to supposed traffic from my room, when it wasnt even my room that had traffic it was the room beside me

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

16 Oct 2020

Paul

The walls were cracked ,no heating facility for heating things up.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

15 Oct 2020

Brian

Clean, comfortable, co-operative staff, economical

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

29 Sep 2020

Belinda

We were just passing through Mackay and needed a bed for the night. One night was ok. Was very dated which is ok but some well needed fresh air through the unit was required, very musty.

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

13 Aug 2020

Matthew

I wouldn’t rate this filthy hotel for even 1 star!

This place was absolutely terrible. Vomits stains on taps, cold showers, rancid kettle, two pieces of glasses with rags to clock the wind, freezing at night. Never cleaned windows and carpets possibly for years. Didn’t even have curtain rod, used the air con cable to hang the curtains. That was too late for us to change another place, I would rather sleep in car if I didn’t have a little one with us. Doors looked like they were easily broken in at any time. I had an absolute sleepless night. Ohhh, no reception check out staff, we couldn’t find no one had to leave key in the room. The only good thing about this place was the check in staff she was friendly. Tried to upload some pics of this horrible place but the app wouldn’t allow me some reason.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

28 Jun 2020

Michael

Good accommodation for low-cost overnight stay for three.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

24 Jun 2020

Verified traveler

staff were great and friendly. the rooms are in need of a update as they seem to be very lack lustre and not inviting. we didnt feel secure either.

Friends_and_family Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

24 Mar 2020

Adam

Value

Great rooms, good price, comfy bed

Self

8/10

Excellent

08 Jan 2020

Earl

Kids Games Heaven

The kids loved the free games (Nintendo, Arcade Car etc).
Kids voted this stay #1 of all the places we stayed at.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

07 Nov 2019

Verified traveler

Very old rooms in need of work. Hotel attached had great food and staff.

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

26 Sep 2019

Verified traveler

Ok for a worker stopping over to break up travel. I did not feel very safe there

Business Family

6/10

Pleasant

03 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

Very basic accommodation, shower and toilet need attention but otherwise good value

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jun 2019

Verified traveler

Close to everything in mackay very good service as well as

Business Partner

8/10

Excellent

16 May 2019

Verified traveler

suitable

comfy bed, staff friendly beer cold. location not great

8/10

Excellent

07 Nov 2018

Dorothy

Easy access to food and drink; good shower and air-conditioning which was important at the end of a hot ride on a motorcycle.

8/10

Excellent

31 Oct 2018

Keith

Good value for money. Bistro serves value food. xxxx

6/10

Pleasant

03 Sep 2018

Verified traveler

Staff very helpful ,rooms cleans daily .great food ,

6/10

Pleasant

24 Aug 2018

Verified traveler

Needs to have the bistro open for a lite breakfast!

8/10

Excellent

19 Jul 2018

Jon

Easy walk to Ooralea Park horse race track

No waiting for taxis, good meals and drinks pokies and room is all I wanted for one night at a reasonable price.

8/10

Excellent

17 Jul 2018

Verified traveler

every thing that we required

only problem was toilet would not shut off completly

8/10

Excellent

07 Jun 2018

Verified traveler

Nice staff close to where I had to go

Have stayed there several times before never a problem meals are great staff etc very well priced for a budget motel

8/10

Excellent

22 May 2018

Verified traveler

It's a bed and shower, what is needed. Hotel had great meals.

6/10

Pleasant

20 May 2018

Verified traveler

Not at this time .nothing more to add, thanks .how much more is required

6/10

Pleasant

19 May 2018

Verified traveler

Budget accommodation

Not a 3 star rating place but was clean and staff were very friendly. Rooms are extremely old and desperately need an update. Not bad overall, but probably wouldn't stay there again

Family

8/10

Excellent

01 May 2018

Brian and Helen

Yes facilities are old but everything worked well for us. Very clean and tidy, comfortable and we slept well. Excellent value for money. We will certainly use again. Staff were lovely. We highly recommend.

8/10

Excellent

22 Apr 2018

Joe

Great value for money

My second visit was just as enjoyable as my first. Most importantly, the staff were excellent, with the receptionist lady going above and beyond what was required of her. The room was quite old, but had everything you need, and was tidy enough. A swim in the pool was just what was needed after a long day, and the food at the hotel was great and cheap. For the price, it is highly recommended.

6/10

Pleasant

11 Mar 2018

Hol

Good for a stop over stay

Ok price for what you receive. Air con didn't do the best job at keeping the room cool. We only spent one night as travelling through, so served it's purpose for what we needed.

6/10

Pleasant

17 Feb 2018

J

Cheap and close to the airport

A little overpriced for what it is but still cheap enough and close to the airport. Painful and lengthy to check in and out. Aircon didn’t cool the room sufficiently.
All in all though it had a reasonably comfortable bed and clean linen.

8/10

Excellent

29 Jan 2018

Verified traveler

Value for money

Value for money.

Family

8/10

Excellent

29 Jan 2018

Connie

Quiet

Nice and quiet hotel close to the highway. Friendly staff and meals available.

8/10

Excellent

22 Nov 2017

Richard

For the price, great

Yes for the price great, very clean but very old and needing a refit, but I guess then the price would rise.
I will stay again.

4/10

Poor

13 Nov 2017

Henk

Only if you have too

Cheap and nasty - Aircon unit 25+ years old, had to be switched off in order to sleep

Family

8/10

Excellent

11 Nov 2017

Andy

Exceptional value for money

Given the very low price for a room, I was not expecting much from this hotel. However, it was a real surprise. The room had a television, large fridge, iron, two beds, and plentiful cupboard space, while the hotel had plenty of parking, and even a pool! Not to mention the incredibly helpful staff member, and a really tasty, value for money pub meal.

As you could expect for the price, the room is not modern, but it had all the basics you could expect, plus the very welcome extras mentioned above. It's not somewhere to base yourself for a week-long holiday, but it is a great place if you're travelling and need somewhere to sleep for the night.

All in all, could not have asked for more from this place given how reasonably it is priced.

8/10

Excellent

23 Sep 2017

Verified traveler

Great location

Great location and friendly staff, older fixtures but spotlessly clean and comfortable

6/10

Pleasant

20 Sep 2017

Beverley

Stop over

Wanted somewhere to just stay the night on our way to Townsville. The room suited our need, clean room ,friendly staff and good food all at the one stop. Definitely stay there again.

6/10

Pleasant

12 Sep 2017

Verified traveler

It was a clean room and the food at the pub was great

8/10

Excellent

05 Aug 2017

Lionel

Older budget hotel a little run down but comfortable enough for an overnight stay.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

13 Jul 2017

Mark

A place to sleep

Good parking, comfortable room, very cheap accomodation but quite ok, value for money

8/10

Excellent

06 Jul 2017

Kent

Boomarang hotel

Good place to stay overnight. Have stayed here quite a few times.

8/10

Excellent

03 Jul 2017

Verified traveler

Good. But will be nice if microwave and fans are there.

Family

4/10

Poor

26 Jun 2017

Verified traveler

You get what you pay for

Totally run down, had cardboard and masking tape over a hole in the wall, pillows smelt like stale smoke. All rooms had smokers outside. Springs digging into you on beds

6/10

Pleasant

24 May 2017

Wally

Ok if you are not fussy and only want cheap.

I thought it would be convenient for two nights as it was a hotel where I could walk to the dining facilities.
When I bought a glass of beer, I thought that they had made a mistake with the price, but no apparently $6.80 is their price for a schooner of beer. No wonder there was only two other people in the bar. Then I ordered the beef roast which wasn't too bad, but the beef was 30% fat.

2/10

Poor

08 May 2017

Verified traveler

Out dated and dodgy

Windows were held shut with folded up chucks and newspaper. Toilet was leaking.
Really needs a coat of paint to modern things up.

8/10

Excellent

09 Feb 2017

Verified traveler

Not bad for a cheap nights accommodation

We were only there for a nights sleep while traveling my 9 year old thought the bed was uncomfortable but for what we paid and needed it was good. We both had a good nights sleep and went on our way.

4/10

Poor

07 Jan 2017

Donna

Very old needs to be updated and maintained

Beds were very uncomfortable, basin was coming away from wall, powerpoints didn't all work and the meal in the restaurant was the worst I have ever tasted

6/10

Pleasant

02 Nov 2016

Verified traveler

Basic but clean and tidy and a great price for the budget concious.

4/10

Poor

13 Oct 2016

Verified traveler

Did not stay for the entire night
Came away with bites and there was mould on the pillows

8/10

Excellent

10 Sep 2016

Max

Quiet hotel

This hotel is quiet but is a little bit old either the structure and the furniture. The staff is friendly even if when I arrived there was nobody at the reception. The room is spacious and clean.

4/10

Poor

30 Aug 2016

nate

Cheap no frills

Basic room. Only needed a bed for the night and it was fine for that.
Had to wait an unusually long time for shower water to heat up.

2/10

Poor

12 Aug 2016

Lyle

Did not stay here even though we payed for the room checked in and out within an hour

6/10

Pleasant

04 Aug 2016

donna

Boomerang hotel motel

Was just looking for somewhere economical to sleep asnit was a quick trip up to Mackay. Room was clean but wish they had wifi

6/10

Pleasant

06 May 2016

allan

$100 room deposit fiasco

Rooms are ok it's the $100 room deposit you get charged then have to get back. First time took 2weeks and 5phone calls last time 1 week and 10 phone calls. WILL NEVER STAY THERE AGAIN

10/10

Exceptional

28 Apr 2016

Verified traveler

One night only

Needed a cheap room for one night and was extremely impressed with what i saw...

4/10

Poor

04 Apr 2016

Gail

Friendly staff, lovely bistro, very grubby room. Dirty bathroom.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

19 Mar 2016

tony

Cheap sleep

Out dated fittings, broken fixtures the beds were comfortable enough after a long drive for a cheap place to sleep a night it's ok but the place is fairly run down

6/10

Pleasant

16 Mar 2016

Anthony

Budget stay

The room had doors on both sides and faced the pool which gave us a nice brezze it is an old place but comfortable

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

11 Mar 2016

Anthony

Travelers Budget Accomodation

This is a budget motel, quite dated, but location on southern outskirts gives easy access and car space at door makes it easy for long distance travelers to unload and repack the car especially if its raining! Good for budget travelers, clean but not spotless, could do with some detailed cleaning eg; windows and pool/outdoor areas.But you get what you pay for, it caters for the transit workers and truck drivers. Close to take aways and supermarket and has food beverages and betting at the hotel.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

11 Mar 2016

Verified traveler

Very cheap, nothing special but alright for price
Had to put a $100 deposit down for the room
Reception told me I would receive it back in my bank in the morning didn't go in until 2 weeks later!

6/10

Pleasant

20 Feb 2016

Verified traveler

Basic hotel close to city

basic facilities comfortable meals good easy access to city and regional for sight seeing

4/10

Poor

07 Feb 2016

Verified traveler

The room is old and basic which is fine as it is quite cheap. I just wish they had mowed and maintained the pool area and given us a light bulb over the bed.

4/10

Poor

03 Feb 2016

Chaz

Cheap

This was definitely a cheap night. Perfect for truckers or people working in the mines. Would not recommend for families. The bathroom and beds were clean, but the place was very worn out and in need of some TLC.

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jan 2016

Sel

We had a stop over after travelling from the Gold Coast. Cheap accom but had a bed, aircon n a shower so that's all we needed. Will be staying there every time we go to Mackay now that I know it is there.

Family

4/10

Poor

29 Dec 2015

Mathhew

Next to the dumpster

20 empty rooms and they put us next to the dumpster. Sink coming away from the wall. Air con that beeped all night then shut down at 3 am. Air con above the door dripped so you got wet as you entered or exited. For 60 bucks what do you expect? Hot water in the shower would be nice.

8/10

Excellent

19 Dec 2015

Grant

Boomerang Motor Hotel

Was conveniently located.

6/10

Pleasant

17 Dec 2015

mrs awesome

CHEAP STAY

Beds are comfy
Shower hot
Staff are great
Buffet style

Food was a little disappointing
Room Cleanness a little disappointing

6/10

Pleasant

10 Dec 2015

Annie

No frills accomodation, close to highway

Clean sheets, comfy bed, hot shower and free pay tv. If you are just passing through then this is a great place for you. Don't look too closely at the accessories, not a place for a luxurious holiday but for the price its certainly good value.

4/10

Poor

03 Dec 2015

Nickie

Not too bad for behind a pub.

Just a one night stay, worth the money. The hole in the bathroom wall and the bathroom need a serious update, but other than that a bed and a shower.

6/10

Pleasant

01 Nov 2015

Sylvia

Good budget accomodation

Definitely no FRILLS! If you're passing through and just need a cheap place to sleep then this is a great place to stay. The outside of the building is very run down, the carpets are stained and all up the place looks very shabby BUT the bed was comfortable, the sheets were clean and the air con worked perfectly. There was a supermarket five minutes down the road but if you want a cheap meal the pub had a reasonable buffet and and a menu that offered a lot of variety. I was very dubious about the place on first impressions but had a very comfortable night's sleep here as I was on my way to Cairns. I couldn't have asked for a better budget place to stay

8/10

Excellent

29 Oct 2015

Graeme

Great little place staff were helpful food was great for the price will stay again on the way though

Family

6/10

Pleasant

11 Oct 2015

Derek.

Budget accomodation at a budget price.

Room was clean but old. The hotel nearby was also old but ok. Step back 50 years and it was probably still old. You get what you pay for and in that you won't be disappointed.

6/10

Pleasant

05 Oct 2015

tanya

We just wanted somewhere to rest up during a long drive so this was nice and comfortable, very accommodating for late arrival

Family

6/10

Pleasant

22 Sep 2015

Steve

The room is old style but was clean.

It is what you would expect for the price. Room price was cheap and if you are just looking for somewhere to rest and shower before continuing your travel it is fine. If you were holidaying and wanting to spend more time in your room you may prefer to stay somewhere nicer.

8/10

Excellent

01 Sep 2015

Susan

Location and Price

Very convenient for the location I was there for temporary work in Mackay. The rooms a little run down and in need of some maintenance. Overall my stay was good and the staff helpful.