The York Hotel is a pub on Hannan Street in central Kalgoorlie, offering single, double and twin rooms with shared bathrooms.
None of the rooms has an ensuite, but each comes with air conditioning, heating, a fridge, a TV and tea and coffee facilities. Guests have free wifi and use of a saltwater pool, and there is a public car park behind the hotel. The train station, visitors centre and St Barbara's Square are all within walking distance. Restaurant 259 serves lunch and dinner, and the hotel has a spacious main bar and a balcony. Reviewers often mention friendly staff and good food.
After travelling to Kalgoorlie on the Prospector train in late September '26, we stayed at the York Hotel for an overnighter with early get-away next morning for the return train journey. Although the station is a 20 minute walk from this hotel, we wanted to experience the old world charm there that we'd read about. That part was true, although like many older establishments, this otherwise interesting pub was a little tired in some of its detail and in need of a bit of renovation. It's a common enough problem with heritage accommodation. The bedrooms were comfortable, clean and quite well serviced, with the makings of tea and coffee and a TV in-room. The ablution rooms had been modernised and were quite good. They were of course shared, in hotel style. A continental breakfast is available with a range of breakfast cereals and tea and coffee. We ordered a meal in the evening, taken in the dining room. My wife ordered pork belly and I chose the garlic prawns. The meals were served with a small cup's worth of rice as a filler. The prawns were quite good but the pork was dry, chewy and of poor flavour, a real disappointment. I sampled it and was surprised at the low quality. All in all, an interesting enough stay. While we were there, the place seemed to be run by the bar staff. They were friendly but we wonder if they are as committed to customer service as the owners might be. Sadly, the very average meals at a rather high price for the quality means we would try some other stop-over in Kalgoorlie if we go again. Which is on the cards.. we enjoyed the train ride!
We stopped in for a drink on the balcony and really enjoyed the friendly staff and the great view. Later that day, our daughter lost her wallet, but we had no idea where she’d left it. A couple of days later we contacted the hotel on the off chance it had been handed in, and thankfully their staff had found it and kept it safe for us. Even better, the gift card and cash were all still inside. We’re incredibly grateful for the honesty and kindness of the team. It turned what could have been a stressful experience into a happy ending. Thank you!
The best food and service. A great atmosphere. We were only in Kalgoorlie for three nights and had lunch upstairs on balcony one day and dinner in the bar the next. Highly recommend.
Awesome food, location, staff and overall atmosphere. Great memorabilia throughout as well. A must visit
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