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Main Lead Motel

Regional Victoria - VIC · Australia

Main Road, 312-316View location

8.0/10Excellent462 Reviews
Cleanliness8.2/108.2
Service8.6/108.6
Comfort8.0/108.0
Condition7.4/107.4
Amenities7.8/107.8
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About Main Lead Motel

Comfort Inn Main Lead is located 500 metres from Sovereign Hill, and is just a short walk from Central Ballarat. Conveniently located to all tourist attractions including Wild Life Park and Lake Wendouree. The hotels facilities include indoor heated pool, spa, conference facilities, as well as Lilians Restaurant.

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Main Lead Ballarat Motel is in the heart of Ballarat, within a 10-minute walk of Lake Esmond Botanical Garden and Sovereign Hill. This motel is 0.3 mi (0.5 km) from Lake Esmond and 0.5 mi (0.8 km) from Gold Museum.

Make yourself at home in one of the 25 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and minibars, and housekeeping is provided on request.

Featured amenities include complimentary wired internet access, express check-in, and luggage storage. Free self parking is available onsite.

Popular amenities

Free WiFi
Parking available
Concierge
Entertainment
Non-smoking

Check-in and check-out

Check-in from 2:00 PM
Check-in until Anytime
Check-out until 10:00 AM

Hotel policies

No rollaway/extra beds available No cribs (infant beds) available No elevators Professional property host/manager Property does not offer onsite COVID-19 testing Property does not require health documentation at check-in Pets not allowed

Cleaning and safety

Essential Travel
Essential workers only - NO

Important information

  • Property Alerts

    You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

    • Breakage deposit: AUD 150 per stay

    We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

  • You need to know
    • Pool access available from 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM.
    • Up to 2 children 3 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.
  • Special Instructions
    The front desk is open daily from 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM. The front desk is staffed during limited hours. Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools.
  • Instructions
    • 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
    • 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
    • Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
  • Optional fees
    • A late check-out fee will be charged

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

  • Spoken Language

    English

    Chinese (Mandarin)

Nearby attractions

Lake Esmond Botanical Garden 0.4 km / 0.3 mi
Sovereign Hill 0.6 km / 0.4 mi
Gold Museum 0.6 km / 0.4 mi
Lake Esmond 0.8 km / 0.5 mi
Eureka Centre 1.8 km / 1.1 mi
Ballarat Town Hall 1.9 km / 1.2 mi
Art Gallery of Ballarat 1.9 km / 1.2 mi
Ballarat Wildlife Park 1.9 km / 1.2 mi
Her Majesty's Theatre 2 km / 1.2 mi
Eureka Hall 2 km / 1.3 mi
St Patrick's Cathedral 2.3 km / 1.5 mi
St John of God Hospital Ballarat 3 km / 1.9 mi
Ballarat Base Hospital 3.1 km / 1.9 mi
Howitt Street Trig Station Natural Features Reserve 3.6 km / 2.3 mi
Lake Wendouree 4 km / 2.5 mi

Hotel facilities & services

Services and fees can vary. Check the selected room details and hotel policies before booking.

  • Total number of rooms: 25
  • hotel
  • Wheelchair-accessible
  • Car park
  • Check-in hour
  • Check-out hour
  • Wi-fi
  • Room service
  • Laundry service
  • Hotel safe
  • Garden
  • Luggage room
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  • Grill/BBQ
  • Restaurant
  • Conference room
  • Meeting room
  • Business centre
  • Indoor freshwater pool: 1
  • Spa centre
  • Picnic
  • Non-smoking establishment
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  • TRIPLE ECONOMYTRIPLE • ECONOMYTPL.EY

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  • FAMILY ROOM SUPERIORFAMILY ROOM • SUPERIORFAM.SU

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  • FAMILY ROOM QUEEN SIZE BEDFAMILY ROOM • QUEEN SIZE BEDFAM.QN

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    QUEEN SIZE BED

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  • TRIPLE SUPERIORTRIPLE • SUPERIORTPL.SU

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  • FAMILY ROOM SUPERIOR QUEEN BEDFAMILY ROOM • SUPERIOR QUEEN BEDFAM.QN-SU

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    Room code: FAM.QN-SU

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  • TWIN STANDARDTWIN • STANDARDTWN.ST

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    Room code: TWN.ST

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  • FAMILY ROOM STANDARDFAMILY ROOM • STANDARDFAM.ST

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    Room code: FAM.ST

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  • FAMILY ROOM DELUXE QUEEN BEDFAMILY ROOM • DELUXE QUEEN BEDFAM.DX-QN

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    FAMILY ROOM DELUXE QUEEN BED

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    DELUXE QUEEN BED

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    Room code: FAM.DX-QN

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  • TRIPLE Accessible-Queen Size BedTRIPLE • Accessible-Queen Size BedTPL.H6-QN

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    Room code: TPL.H6-QN

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  • FAMILY ROOM CAPACITY 4FAMILY ROOM • CAPACITY 4FAM.C4

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    FAMILY ROOM CAPACITY 4

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    CAPACITY 4

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    Room code: FAM.C4

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  • DOUBLE TWO QUEEN BEDSDOUBLE • TWO QUEEN BEDSDBL.2Q

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    DOUBLE TWO QUEEN BEDS

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    TWO QUEEN BEDS

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    Room code: DBL.2Q

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  • SUITE TWO BEDROOMSSUITE • TWO BEDROOMSSUI.B2

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    SUITE TWO BEDROOMS

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    Room code: SUI.B2

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  • DOUBLE QUEEN SIZE BEDDOUBLE • QUEEN SIZE BEDDBL.QN

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    QUEEN SIZE BED

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    Room code: DBL.QN

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  • DOUBLE ECONOMYDOUBLE • ECONOMYDBL.EY

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    Room code: DBL.EY

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  • QUADRUPLE TWO QUEEN BEDSQUADRUPLE • TWO QUEEN BEDSQUA.2Q

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    Guests: 1–6 • Adults: max. 4 • Children: max. 3
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    QUADRUPLE
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    TWO QUEEN BEDS

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    Room code: QUA.2Q

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  • TWIN AccessibleTWIN • AccessibleTWN.H6

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    TWIN Accessible

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    Accessible

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    Room code: TWN.H6

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  • TWIN ECONOMYTWIN • ECONOMYTWN.EY

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    Room code: TWN.EY

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  • FAMILY ROOM DELUXE TWO BEDROOMFAMILY ROOM • DELUXE TWO BEDROOMFAM.B2-DX

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    FAMILY ROOM DELUXE TWO BEDROOM

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    Guests: 1–8 • Adults: max. 8 • Children: max. 5
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    DELUXE TWO BEDROOM

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    Room code: FAM.B2-DX

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  • FAMILY ROOM CAPACITY 5FAMILY ROOM • CAPACITY 5FAM.C5

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    FAMILY ROOM CAPACITY 5

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    CAPACITY 5

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    Room code: FAM.C5

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  • TRIPLE SUPERIOR QUEEN BEDTRIPLE • SUPERIOR QUEEN BEDTPL.QN-SU

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    TRIPLE SUPERIOR QUEEN BED

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    SUPERIOR QUEEN BED

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    Room code: TPL.QN-SU

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Guest reviews

What other guests saying about Main Lead Motel

8.0
Excellent
462 Reviews
Cleanliness
8.2 /10
Service
8.6 /10
Comfort
8.0 /10
Condition
7.4 /10
Amenities
7.8 /10
100 reviews shown
10/10
Exceptional
05 Aug 2026
melinda
Balcony and friendly staff, plus nice and close to the CBD.
4/10
Poor
05 Aug 2026
Scott
Air-conditioning could only bring the room up to 13C on a cold night.
10/10
Exceptional
31 Jul 2026
Alexander
First I was greeted very nice by a staff member and I he also upgraded me to a bigger room for free,
Pool was nice for a dip.
Very easy going place, would stay again
Also not far for things needed.

Thank you
8/10
Excellent
27 Jul 2026
Shantel
Loved our stay was amazing. Unfortunately there was a lot of loud banging in the night that woke us up but other then that was wonderful
10/10
Exceptional
26 Jul 2026
Sarah
Great place to stay! Would recommend.
10/10
Exceptional
22 Jul 2026
Sarah
Great place to stay.
Good location.
Room was clean and massive!
Friends_and_family Family
4/10
Poor
12 Jul 2026
Rodney
On arrival we were greeted in a nice fashion. The grass around the hotel was a foot long & even had old shopping trolleys laying around. Our room had a musky smell & the room needed some money spending on it to get up to a reasonable standard. The heated pool was supposed to be heated to 28 degrees but was just warm. The reason why we chose to stay at this hotel was the heated pool. We were so disappointed that the pool was not kept clean & was not heated as I was told when I enquired about the hotel. We will never stay there again, & I would suggest that hotels.com do not advertise this hotel for bookings, as it gives you also a bad name.
Friends_and_family Family
4/10
Poor
08 Jul 2026
Breece
A motel was probably a great place 25 years ago but at the moment it clearly needs a refreshing update. A lot of the amenities as much as they work really do need a makeover. Staff were very happy and parking was very convenient being able to pull up right in front of our own door and move straight in. But some of the facilities were very worn out and definitely need updating.. the location is ideal especially if you’re planning on going to sovereign Hill it was only a couple of minute walk to get there… the heated pool was definitely good but once again clearly needs a refresh. I I mean it was okay but it looks like they haven’t spent any money on it in the last five years. It definitely needs a cleanup a tidy up. and for the price it probably really wasn’t worth it but if you just need a quick place to stay in Ballarat for one night, it’s just OK…..P.S shower, it was the best thing. It was really good….
Family_with_children
8/10
Excellent
25 Jun 2026
Ronald
Clean and covenient to The Red Lion for meals.
Partner
4/10
Poor
08 Jun 2026
Karen
DO NOT STAY HERE IF YOU ARE SENSITIVE TO DUST
Room appeared clean enough on the surface, comfy ish bed how ever, room was full of dust to the point that I'm now on antibiotics for sinusitis and steroids for an asthma flare up.
Staff (the 1 we saw) was friendly and helpful, made sure we had clean towels.
The pool is not heated to 28 as advised, and has a 'lovely' layer of green on the ground. While the rooms are non smoking there are tables set up outside the rooms so good luck if your neighbor smokes.
Quiet location, convenient to everything with clean bathrooms just needs a total overhaul and update of the bedrooms.
Family_with_children
8/10
Excellent
07 Jun 2026
Cassandra
Staff very accommodating; no real complaints - except the bed was too soft. But overall, w
10/10
Exceptional
31 May 2026
Rosemary
Close to everything .
4/10
Poor
22 May 2026
Janice
Bathroom looked liked it had never been cleaned for ages. Netting on windows were all torn . Hanging space for clothes was dirty. Only thing clean was bed
Self
8/10
Excellent
14 May 2026
Joanne
A couple of things needed fixing but were not a problem. The lighting is dull, not bright. There needs to be a lamp on the table. The room I had this time needed more bench space and the TV was smaller than other rooms I've stayed at in this motel. I'm happy enough here and rebook regularly.
Self
8/10
Excellent
08 May 2026
Veronica
In town
Self
6/10
Pleasant
24 Apr 2026
Craig
Yes

Self
8/10
Excellent
24 Apr 2026
Su Yi
Easy check in and check out. Room had plenty of space. The pool hours said 9am-8pm however the automatic doors were locked at 7pm.
Family_with_children
8/10
Excellent
11 Apr 2026
grace
Staff are friendly, the rooms are quite old and dated though
Self
6/10
Pleasant
10 Apr 2026
Amy
The staff at reception was very friendly and suggested lots of activities/sights to visit. The room itself was ok, but the sheets on the bed smelt like cigarette smoke and the shower was filthy.
Family_with_children
6/10
Pleasant
07 Apr 2026
Patricia
Bed was comfortable but needed updating especially bathroom
Family_with_children
8/10
Excellent
06 Apr 2026
Andrew
I had a great stay.
6/10
Pleasant
05 Apr 2026
Jagoda
Not bad for the price
Family_with_children
10/10
Exceptional
04 Apr 2026
Sophie
Staff are nice. Kids love the pool, thanks
6/10
Pleasant
31 Mar 2026
Macey
Was fine for one night.
10/10
Exceptional
31 Mar 2026
Shane
Yes
Self
6/10
Pleasant
21 Mar 2026
Reyhaneh
Not so clean I saw spider web at the corners and some black worm at my room but bed was clean.
It was not kitchenette and I ask for knife and spoon. Pool wan not so pleasing to use.
Self
8/10
Excellent
10 Mar 2026
Diane
One night stay. Staff very helpful and friendly. Shower was fabulous but the plug in the bathroom basin didn’t stay down. Very convenient location.
Partner
10/10
Exceptional
19 Feb 2026
Kerry
Room was very clean with great amenities. Friendly staff.
Partner
10/10
Exceptional
18 Feb 2026
Casey
Easy stay, no complaints
Self
10/10
Exceptional
04 Feb 2026
Louise
Great stay. Clean and comfortable. Friendly staff and good communication. Would recommend.
Business_and_leisure Self
4/10
Poor
25 Jan 2026
Tammy
Very tired needs a good clean. Towels were more like rags that desperately need replacing not fit for customer use.
Leisure Family
10/10
Exceptional
22 Jan 2026
Tammy
Brilliant location, clean comfortable rooms, lovely heated pool and wonderful staff.
Leisure Family
8/10
Excellent
22 Jan 2026
Amy
Close to everything
10/10
Exceptional
15 Jan 2026
Robert

The room was clean and the staff helpful.
Partner
10/10
Exceptional
10 Jan 2026
Annette
All ok
10/10
Exceptional
05 Jan 2026
Inge
Easy parking. Quiet. Clean. I have spacious room.
Leisure Family
4/10
Poor
30 Dec 2025
Allison
Yelling and screaming from a person at 2am in morning woke us up didn’t feel safe
8/10
Excellent
17 Dec 2025
Andrew
Spacious and comfortable.
Leisure Partner
8/10
Excellent
12 Dec 2025
Andrew
Clean room. Parking outside room. Friendly staff.
10/10
Exceptional
01 Dec 2025
fred
will stay again great price
Business Partner
10/10
Exceptional
01 Dec 2025
Tammy
Great location, easy access to transport, dining and central shopping district.
Basic accommodation, but has everything you need.
Leisure Family
10/10
Exceptional
28 Nov 2025
Lauren
Lovely staff, room was fine, had everything we needed. Basic and comfortable, perfect for our 1 night stay. Great price. Good location
6/10
Pleasant
13 Nov 2025
Nindra
Friendly staff,room comfortble but dated facilities .The pool not inviting although looks great in photos
Business Self
6/10
Pleasant
10 Nov 2025
Kenneth
The bed was amazing but the room was not serviced in the 3 nights we stayed. No hand towels, no bath towel replacement and no way to dry them. Bath mat was saturated and unable to handle overflow from shower into toilet area. Room has a high cathedral ceiling making it hard to keep warm (yes even in November). We appreciated the 'upgrade' but wrangling luggage to the first floor was an issue. Probably would not stay here again,
Friends_and_family Friends
6/10
Pleasant
03 Nov 2025
Maria
The furniture needs to be replaced and upgraded. The bath needs replacement, the toilet paper needs to have more than 1 spare too. The pool needs to have no drain in the middle.
Also, not sure why the restuarant has been shut and closed?
Good other than that, thank you 😊
Leisure Family
10/10
Exceptional
17 Oct 2025
Karan
Free upgrade and a new bathroom.
Lovely
Leisure Friends
8/10
Excellent
13 Oct 2025
Noel
So so
10/10
Exceptional
10 Oct 2025
Carlos
Great location
8/10
Excellent
02 Oct 2025
Julie
Staff were friendly and helpful
Easy parking. Clean rooms and very comfortable beds.
Heated pool
Leisure Family
8/10
Excellent
29 Sep 2025
Kellie
Good location would’ve been good if you could’ve got two keys for the room very old room
10/10
Exceptional
20 Sep 2025
Diane
Very accommodating when we ask for our regular room,freindly staff highly recommend this motel
8/10
Excellent
15 Sep 2025
Max
Older premises but clean and warm.
Friendly and helpful manager.
Leisure Partner
10/10
Exceptional
14 Sep 2025
Del
friendly service. huge rooms .best value. central location
Business Self
6/10
Pleasant
29 Aug 2025
Richard
The backing to the curtain was deteriorating.
Leisure Partner
10/10
Exceptional
12 Aug 2025
Michael
Great place
Business_and_leisure
10/10
Exceptional
02 Aug 2025
Jemal
Excellent
6/10
Pleasant
26 Jul 2025
Lee
Good location, uncomfortable bed, linen was grubby, room was very draughty. I personally wouldn’t stay there again.
Leisure Partner
8/10
Excellent
20 Jul 2025
Ivan
Great location!
Central to all activities
Leisure Partner
8/10
Excellent
13 Jul 2025
Jeannie
Bed was comfy bathroom so so had to keep heater on all 5he time or got to cold give you wifi tv but so slow 3verything kept stopping and starting clock couldn’t be changed so it was on right time and it flashed all the time
Leisure Friends
8/10
Excellent
14 Jun 2025
Paula
The staff were very friendly & helpful. The room was nice and clean. Not enough soap, toilet paper, shampoo etc provided for 4 of us, lucky we brought our own. Shame the spa is out of order but the pool was lovely.
Leisure Family
8/10
Excellent
06 Jun 2025
John
Clean room and comfortable bed
Business
6/10
Pleasant
30 May 2025
Don
Close to shops, it was clean and good price
Business Self
10/10
Exceptional
28 May 2025
Dorothy
Liked everything.
Family
8/10
Excellent
28 May 2025
Donald
Happy with the property and upgrade
Leisure Partner
8/10
Excellent
24 May 2025
Dehanna
The internet service drops out frequently .we, so I went to sleep instead of \"watching\" YouTube without 'buffering due to slow connection\" because of the windy weather during the night. The hot water service in the shower sure did take almost 5 minutes to warm up; to maintain heat the taps were extremely difficult. The taps seemed very touchy and sensitive
Other than those very small issues I was totally satisfied and grateful, the room was nicely set out.
The added bonus was there was actually a small/medium-size bathtub in the \"bathroom\". WINNING,
Thanks for the easy check-in process, clean and maintained room.
10/10
Exceptional
22 May 2025
Troy
One of the best places in Ballarat to stay.
Self
8/10
Excellent
18 May 2025
Sam
Good
Business Self
10/10
Exceptional
15 May 2025
Mark
Good enjoyable stay
Leisure Family
8/10
Excellent
04 May 2025
Luke

Warm and cozy

Happy overall, excited shower, amenities where not to bad, quiet and also had excellent heating and cooling
Friends_and_family Family
10/10
Exceptional
04 May 2025
Ross
Good value for money.
Will probably stay again next time we stay in Ballarat
10/10
Exceptional
02 May 2025
Ray
the easy way to all the shops and sighting areas
Leisure Family_with_children
10/10
Exceptional
25 Apr 2025
Patricia
I did enjoy my stay here...
Leisure Self
10/10
Exceptional
19 Apr 2025
Arlene
5 minutes from centre of town
6/10
Pleasant
14 Apr 2025
Alan
Too dirty. No lock for the door.
Leisure Family
10/10
Exceptional
13 Apr 2025
Beck
Very clean room, much larger than we expected. Perfect place for our weekend away. Fantastic location.
Family_with_children
8/10
Excellent
09 Apr 2025
WEI-LIN

A comfortable space for family holidays

The price was good. The room was clean. The staff member who i spoke to was friendly and supportive. Our room was on the second floor and the shower water was great. The queen bed was comfortable to sleep.
The lock of our room entrance door did not work properly occasionally. The door should be locked automatically when you shut the door, but a few times we could open the door without using the swipe card.
We also had issues using the hotel wifi even though we were connected to it.
Friends_and_family Family
8/10
Excellent
07 Apr 2025
Miranda
Good for price.
Beds were super comfy, rooms were just a little outdated and needed a bit of a dust. Otherwise great
10/10
Exceptional
06 Apr 2025
Andrew
Great place to stay. Easy access to Sovereign Hill
Leisure Partner
6/10
Pleasant
29 Mar 2025
Verified traveler

Tired hotel

The room I booked wasnt available when I arrived, was given a downstairs room which was cold & noisy due to upstairs guest's and a rather old fridge. The heater fixed the cold thankfully. Check that the glass door is closed & locked if you get one of these rooms.
Bath had a cockroach and poor grout throughout, it was very shabby looking. Water pressure was okay.
Ground were also shabby with long grass & weedy.
Staff were helpful with finding food options & it was an easy check in.
10/10
Exceptional
25 Mar 2025
david
Probably the best motel room I have stayed in, and I have stayed in a lot. Better than a lot of 4 star hotels!
All the facilities you need.
Leisure Self
8/10
Excellent
23 Mar 2025
Wayne
Y
6/10
Pleasant
23 Mar 2025
Seamus
Pool was not heated. No electric blankets. Very dated flooring, couch was filthy, and the road noise kept us awake all night, even though it stated sound proof?? Unusual leads running t.V with extention cords, defiantly wouldn't stay again. Add an extra $30 a night and you can get a lot better
Business
10/10
Exceptional
19 Mar 2025
Dil
Easy no contact check-in, clean linens, smart TV.
Business_and_leisure Partner
10/10
Exceptional
15 Mar 2025
Dina
It is a little dated but very clean and comfortable beds. Great having a microwave and toaster. Family room is very spacious
Business
8/10
Excellent
06 Mar 2025
Kirsten
Easy parking. Easy check in. Large family room. Good price. Big fridge. Was a last minute booking, I'd return if needed.

The bathroom window let in alot of light. And curtains weren't dark enough. I get concerned about dusty curtains also blinds would be better.
Leisure Family_with_children
6/10
Pleasant
16 Feb 2025
Jessie
Very outdated as far as rooms and facilities.
Draws were dirty and had what looked like crumbs in them.
Curtains were stained and also the roof had some dirty looking marks.
There was no bins, none even in the bathroom/near toilet for female items.
There wasn’t anything to look through as far as things to do around the area, info about the motel if needed to contact.
No little milks to go with coffee/tea.
Leisure Partner
8/10
Excellent
12 Feb 2025
Douglas
Not luxurious but Low cost for reasonable accommodation which was quite clean and comfortable
10/10
Exceptional
08 Feb 2025
Brian
Room was huge and well appointed. It was a qick overnight stay, but would happily book there again. Great value.
Leisure Partner
10/10
Exceptional
02 Feb 2025
Natasha
Fantastic customer service! Overed an upgrade on arrival. Very clean and spacious room
Leisure Self
4/10
Poor
30 Jan 2025
Barbara
Found the room very dated. Bathroom facility had to step into bath to have a shower. Appliances all old. Could do with some love. Pool facility poor. All pool furniture rusty.
Business_and_leisure Partner
4/10
Poor
19 Jan 2025
Kylie
Hardly any water to shower,bed was very uncomfortable, not clean, didn’t get clean linen for 5 nights, had to ask for plates and bowls and knife and forks, but did have 2 cups and a jug and a toaster, spa not working in room or pool,
10/10
Exceptional
16 Jan 2025
Karen

Pleasantly surprised, would stay again.

We just needed an overnight stay and was apprehensive due to the photos and the price but were pleasantly surprised when we got there. We were upgraded to queen bed and smart TV. Room was very clean, well presented, plenty of fresh towels, bathroom supplies and tea and coffee. Bed and pillows were super comfy. Nice and quiet area. Would stay again.
Partner
2/10
Poor
16 Jan 2025
Timothy
Advertised the pool in photos as something it really wasn't. Had a big bit of ugly plywood over the big end window, where they had had a spa. Pool was dirty and whole area was unkept. Disappointing as we book places for the pool
Leisure Family
8/10
Excellent
12 Jan 2025
peter
Not bad.
Negative points :-
1. Extra cup and cutlery would have helped. There were three of us.
2. Some desert bowls would have helped; we routinely have quick oats for breakfast
3. A kettle would have helped.



10/10
Exceptional
10 Jan 2025
Samantha
Receptionist was very friendly and welcoming. The room was beautiful and clean and smelt amazing inside it.
Really comfy beds. Had a blast staying there
6/10
Pleasant
09 Jan 2025
Melissa
We had a stop over as a family and the family room accommodated our needs quite well. The beds were comfortable and the location was great for walking to dinner and close to Sovereign Hill.
Leisure
8/10
Excellent
08 Jan 2025
Lucy
Comfortable bed. Clean.
Business Self
6/10
Pleasant
07 Jan 2025
Luke
The staff were friendly and helpful, the room was clean and it was quiet so I had a good nights sleep. A couple of annoying things happened, the inside door handle fell off the first time I closed the door and was just sitting on the fitting thereafter and the toilet blocked after the first use even though minimal toilet paper was used. As I was only there for one night I wasn't overly bothered about these two inconveniences, but I would have been if my stay was longer.
Business Self
10/10
Exceptional
06 Jan 2025
Dianne
Rooms are a little tired but clean and well serviced
Leisure Partner
8/10
Excellent
03 Jan 2025
Ty
Clean room.
We’ll pl ed and easy checkin
Friends_and_family Family

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Main Lead Motel
Main Road, 312-316, Ballarat, Australia

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