The Wallaby Hotel is a classic pub on Railway Street in Mudgeeraba, on the Gold Coast, with 10 guest rooms including an accessible queen. Dating from 1883, it ranks among the Gold Coast's oldest pubs, and guests often remark on its history and old-style character.
Rooms come as queen or twin, each with a balcony, flat-screen TV, desk, bar fridge, microwave, toaster, and tea and coffee making, with parking on site. The pub itself has a public bar, a bistro, a large open-air deck, a kids' playground and a gaming lounge. Reviewers regularly mention cheerful, helpful staff and fresh, tasty meals.
Recently visited to get some food and drink as I had some time to kill on trip to visit family. I was welcomed at the bar by Jordan who was great ! Recommended me a drink which tasted great and took my food order with my amendments and did not complain. He offered a warm smile and a good conversation making me feel welcome. Thank you Jordan !
Staff were cheerful and happy to help with things, basic stuff like ice in my water bottle, directions to room, dining menus during lunch and dinner, as well as the reduced menu from 14:00-17:00. My room had breakfast items, Weet-Bix and Coco Pops, with two small milk cartons in the fridge. There's a microwave in the room, and per usual an iron and board. If you have a laptop and bring a HDMI cable, you can use the TV as a monitor. It's a good modern connected TV. The Wi-Fi is free, just remember to get the password from the bar. When I stayed it was Hotel101 I was in room 9, but it's up stairs. Parking in the day, around check in time can be a bit hit/miss, however later in the afternoon and into evening there is plenty of parking, and undercover parking bays for motel guests which are quite spacious....plenty of room either side and a the depth of the bays is good too. It's a 3 minute walk to a pizza place, Thai, and some other places to buy dinner. The closest Woolworths is just 5 minutes drive. Update 19 August.... Forgot to mention....The Wallaby Hotel is very close to the M1, so makes a great waypoint stay over if travelling from south onto Brisbane. With proximity to the M1, and supermarkets, and food places, and value for money, please don't stay here, else it's booked out the next time I want to stay there. ;-p
Grew up in Mudgeeraba. Recall going here when I was 8years old with mum n dad. Never changed in 50 years. Same beautiful place. Super popular. Excellent food. Huge servings, affordable and best is the beautiful old pub, just as it was back in the day!
Within 200 km of Mudgeeraba — for the road trippers.




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