Southern Tablelands: where to stay, where to eat, where the locals drink.
Pub accommodation on the Southern Tablelands follows the Hume and Federal highways between Sydney and Canberra. The Empire Hotel is in Goulburn, Australia's first inland city, with ensuite rooms and a bistro downstairs. The Bushranger Hotel is a traditional pub in Collector, a village just off the Federal Highway with a bushranger story in its past.
Either makes a good-value overnight stop that beats a roadside motel: a real town, a real bar, and dinner without getting back in the car. Enquire directly with the publican for rates.
Southern Tablelands at a glance
- Pubs listed
- 2
- Towns covered
- 2
- State
- NSW
Affordable pub accommodation in the Southern Tablelands
A pub room is usually the best-value bed in town. You're paying for a clean room in a good spot, not for a lobby — and both Southern Tablelands pubs listed here are run by their publicans. You enquire with them directly, so there are no booking fees and no commission built into the rate. Most publicans here quote directly rather than publishing rates online — send an enquiry with your dates and they'll come back with a price.
The value is in what's downstairs, too. One of the 2 pubs serves meals on site, so dinner is a flight of stairs away rather than a drive. One of the 2 pubs has parking for guests.
Traditional pubs in the Southern Tablelands
One of these is a traditional pub — rooms upstairs, bar and bistro below, usually right on the main street. The rooms are simple and priced to match. Some have an ensuite; others share a bathroom down the hall, the way pub rooms always have. Each listing says what's included, and the publican will tell you exactly what you're getting when you enquire.
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