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Desert Sand Motor Inn
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8.3

Excellent

103 reviews

103 reviews

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8.7

Excellent

Location rating score

Excellent location
Parking
FREE
Nearby landmarks
Silver City Mint & Art Centre 340 m
Silver City Mint and Art Centre 380 m
Mutawintji National Park 400 m
Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery 410 m
Tri State Safaris 500 m
Art Confessions Studio & Gallery 530 m
Aboriginal Arts & Crafts 550 m
Trades Hall 560 m
Royal Automobile Association of South Australia 640 m
Musicians Club 650 m

Desert Sand Motor Inn

357 Cobalt Street, Broken Hill, Broken Hill, Australia, 2880 - See map

Get your trip off to a great start with a stay at this property, which offers free Wi-Fi in all rooms. Conveniently situated in the Broken Hill part of Broken Hill, this property puts you close to attractions and interesting dining options. Don't leave before paying a visit to the famous Broken Hill Airport. Rated with 4 stars, this high-quality property provides guests with access to fitness center, indoor pool and spa on-site.

Highlights

Airport transfer

Free Wi-Fi in all rooms!

Air conditioning

Daily housekeeping

Bar

Facilities

Pets allowed

Car park

Free Wi-Fi in all rooms!

Check-in/out [express]

Swimming pool [indoor]

Fitness center

BBQ facilities

Luggage storage

Cheaper than 96% of all properties in Broken Hill in the last 24 hoursCompared to 51 Broken Hill properties at Agoda for various dates
Value for money8.4
Distance to city center1km
Location rating8.7

Rooms available at Desert Sand Motor Inn

Family Deluxe
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  • Room size: 30 m²/323 ft²
  • Outdoor view
  • 1 queen bed and 2 single be...
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Desert Deluxe
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  • Room size: 30 m²/323 ft²
  • Outdoor view
  • 1 queen bed and 1 single be...
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King Suite with Spa Bath
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  • Room size: 30 m²/323 ft²
  • Outdoor view
  • 1 king bed
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Standard Family Room Pet Friendly
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  • Room size: 36 m²/388 ft²
  • Outdoor view
  • 3 single beds and 1 queen b...
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Deluxe Double or Twin Room
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  • Room size: 30 m²/323 ft²
  • Outdoor view
  • 1 queen bed and 1 single be...
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Standard Twin Room Pet Friendly
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  • Room size: 30 m²/323 ft²
  • Outdoor view
  • 1 single bed and 1 double b...
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Standard Queen Room Upstairs
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  • Room size: 30 m²/323 ft²
  • Outdoor view
  • 1 queen bed
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Family Standard
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  • Non-smoking
  • Shower
  • 3 single beds and 1 queen b...
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Luxury Suite(SPA)
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  • Room size: 30 m²/323 ft²
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Standard Twin Room
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  • Room size: 30 m²/323 ft²
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Frequently asked questions

What time is check-in and check-out at Desert Sand Motor Inn?

Check-in is from 02:00 PM, and check-out is until 10:00 AM. You may request early check-in or late check-out during booking, subject to availability. Guests checking in or out before or after the designated periods may be charged an additional fee. The motel offers luggage storage to guests for before check-in and after check-out.

How do I get to Desert Sand Motor Inn?

For those who wish to drive their own cars, Desert Sand Motor Inn has a car park on site, as well as additional parking nearby if the first car park is full. Self-parking is conveniently available at the motel. If you're looking for an easy way to get around Broken Hill with private transportation, the motel can arrange taxi service.

Is breakfast offered at Desert Sand Motor Inn?

Adults can enjoy breakfast offered with an additional charge of 20 AUD if not included in the room rate. You may save on breakfast costs with Agoda by booking a room with breakfast, which is often included for less than buying it at the motel.

What are my dining options at Desert Sand Motor Inn?

Desert Sand Motor Inn features an on-site restaurant for your dining convenience.

What is the smoking policy at Desert Sand Motor Inn?

Desert Sand Motor Inn does not permit smoking in any of its rooms, but allows smoking in designated areas.

What is the closest airport to Desert Sand Motor Inn?

The closest airport is Broken Hill Airport, 5.0 km away from Desert Sand Motor Inn.

What restaurants are nearby Desert Sand Motor Inn?

Desert Sand Motor Inn is located in Broken Hill, famous for good restaurants such as Southern Cross Hotel, Dunes Restaurant and Domino's Pizza.

What popular shopping places are close to Desert Sand Motor Inn?

Desert Sand Motor Inn is located in Broken Hill area which features shopping places such as Silver City Mint and Art Centre, Art Confessions Studio & Gallery and Aboriginal Arts & Crafts.

What are popular attractions near Desert Sand Motor Inn?

Desert Sand Motor Inn is located in Broken Hill area, which is famous for attractions such as Silver City Mint & Art Centre, Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery and Trades Hall.

What popular natural sightseeing spots are close to Desert Sand Motor Inn?

Desert Sand Motor Inn is located in the Broken Hill area, which is famous for natural sightseeing destinations such as Mutawintji National Park and The Broken Hill Sculptures & Living Desert Sanctuary.

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What people love about Desert Sand Motor Inn

  • 10

    Exceptional
    Location

    "Good, clean and central location to town centre."

    James

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    January 22, 2023

  • 9.6

    Exceptional
    Cleanliness

    "The Day Dream Motel was clean, well located and generally very good value."

    Geoffrey

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    August 24, 2022

  • 10

    Exceptional
    Location

    "Very quiet and central to the town"

    Nicole

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    September 21, 2022

Property ranking|Compared to 51 Broken Hill properties
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Cheapest price score
Value for money score
8.4/10
Service score
8.6/10
Location score
8.7/10
Better than
96
%
of Broken Hill properties
Better than
90
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of Broken Hill properties
Better than
90
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of Broken Hill properties
Better than
88
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of Broken Hill properties
Overall rating:

8.3

Excellent
103 reviews
Cleanliness
8.4
Facilities
7.9
Location
8.7
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What travelers say they love:
Great location.
Marieanne from Australia
Couple
More about Desert Sand Motor Inn

More about Desert Sand Motor Inn

Desert Sand Motor Inn

Getting in and around Broken Hill is a breeze when staying at Desert Sand Motor Inn, located just minutes away from the city center.
Every effort is made to make guests feel comfortable by providing the best in services and amenities. Post your pictures and answer your emails whenever you want, with the motel's free Wi-Fi internet access. The motel provides taxi services to help you find what you want in Broken Hill. Parking is always available, provided by the motel for their driving guests.
The helpful staff at the front desk can assist you with services including luggage storage. If you want seats to city's best entertainment, you can get help through the motel's ticket service and tours. The motel's on-site laundromat helps you keep your favorite travel outfits clean so you can pack less. In-room conveniences include room service and daily housekeeping, so you can relax and enjoy your stay.
The motel is entirely non-smoking, ensuring a clean air environment. Smoking is restricted to the designated smoking areas.
Guestrooms are designed to provide an optimal level of comfort with welcoming decor and essential amenities. The motel provides linen service and air conditioning in some rooms for the benefit of guests. Some selected rooms have television and cable TV to keep guests entertained. The motel also provides guests with a coffee or tea maker and mini bar in some rooms.
Knowing that bathroom amenities play an important role in increasing guests' satisfaction, the motel provides a hair dryer, bathrobes and towels in some select rooms.


Dining and things to do

Have fun at night with your travel companions right at the motel's bar. If you're truly selective about eating, you'll be grateful for the in-house BBQ facilities and shared kitchen available here.
Motel's host of recreational offerings ensures you have plenty to do during your stay. Pamper and indulge yourself with a visit to the spa. The many offerings at Desert Sand Motor Inn ensures you'll have plenty to do during your stay. No vacation is complete without a refreshing jump into the pool. For those who hate to miss a workout, a trip to the motel's fitness facility will keep you fresh and healthy.


Reasons to stay here

Rooms here are cheaper than 93% of accommodations in the city.
This motel scores higher than 89% of the city's accommodations on value for money
This motel stands out for its staff and service, scoring higher than 89% of the city's accommodation.

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Amenities and facilities

Very good
Facilities

7.9

Most talked about facilities

Housekeeping

6 mentions

Swimming Pool

1 mention

Languages spoken
  • English
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible
Internet access
  • Free Wi-Fi in all rooms!
  • Internet
  • Internet services
  • Wi-Fi in public areas
Things to do, ways to relax
  • Fitness center
  • Garden
  • Outdoor recreational features
  • Spa
  • Spa/sauna
  • Swimming pool [indoor]
  • Swimming pool [outdoor]
  • Ticket services
  • Tours
Cleanliness and safety
  • Anti-viral cleaning products
  • Breakfast in room
  • Cashless payment service
  • Daily disinfection in all rooms
  • Daily disinfection in common areas
  • First aid kit
  • Guest rooms seal after sanitization
  • Hot water linen and laundry washing
  • Individually-wrapped food options
  • Physical distancing of at least 1 meter
  • Room sanitization opt-out available
  • Rooms sanitized between stays
  • Sanitized kitchen and tableware items
  • Shared stationery removed
  • Staff trained in safety protocol
Dining, drinking, and snacking
  • Alternative meal arrangement
  • Bar
  • BBQ facilities
  • Kitchen
  • Room service
  • Shared kitchen
Services and conveniences
  • Air conditioning in public area
  • Cash withdrawal
  • Contactless check-in/out
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Elevator
  • Food delivery
  • Heating in public area
  • Invoice provided
  • Ironing service
  • Laundromat
  • Laundry service
  • Luggage storage
  • Meeting/banquet facilities
  • Smoke-free property
  • Smoking area
  • Xerox/fax in business center
For the kids
  • Family room
  • Kids meal
Access
  • CCTV in common areas
  • CCTV outside property
  • Check-in/out [express]
  • Fire extinguisher
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Pet-friendly [charges apply]
  • Pets allowed
  • Safety/security feature
  • Service animals are welcome
  • Smoke alarms
Getting around
  • Car park [free of charge]
  • Car park [nearby]
  • Car park [on-site]
  • Taxi service
Available in all rooms
  • Air conditioning
  • Free bottled water
  • Mini bar
  • TV

Location

357 Cobalt Street, Broken Hill, Broken Hill, Australia, 2880
Excellent
Location

8.7

Property policies

Children and extra beds

Extra beds are dependent on the room you choose. Please check the individual room capacity for more details.

All children are welcome.

Children 0-2 year(s)
Stay for free if using existing bedding.
If you need an extra bed, it will incur an additional charge.
Guests 3 years and older are considered as adults
Must use an extra bed which will incur an additional charge.
Others
  • When booking more than 5 rooms, different policies and additional supplements may apply.

Some helpful facts

Check-in/Check-out
  • Check-in from14:00
  • Check-out until10:00
  • Reception open until19:00
Getting around
  • Airport transfer fee15 AUD
  • Distance from city center1km
  • Travel time to airport (minutes)5
Extras
  • Breakfast charge (unless included in room price)20 AUD
The property
  • Non-smoking rooms/floorsYes
  • Number of bars/lounges1
  • Number of restaurants1
  • Number of rooms 32
  • Year property opened1884
  • Most recent renovation2000

Reviews of Desert Sand Motor Inn from real guests

Provided by verified guests of Agoda
8.3
/
10
Cleanliness8.4
Facilities7.9
Location8.7
Service8.6
Value for money8.4
High score for Broken Hill
Rating
9+ Exceptional (19)
8-9 Excellent (7)
7-8 Very Good (7)
6-7 Good (1)
<6 Below Expectation (6)
Time of the year
Mar - May (8)
Jun - Aug (11)
Sep - Nov (11)
Dec - Feb (10)

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10.0
Exceptional
Janet from Australia
Family with young children
Family Deluxe
Stayed 2 nights in January 2019

Great place to stay. All conveniences available. Swimming pool was wonderful. Staff were amazing. ”

Close to CBD. Quiet, peaceful area. Superb customer service. Room very clean and comfortable.

Reviewed January 20, 2019

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10.0
Exceptional
Karamdip from Australia
Family with young children
Family Deluxe
Stayed 3 nights in January 2022

Best place to stay in Broken Hill”

Location , location , location ....friendly and helpful owner who is ever ready to give you all the information you'll need to make your stay in Broken Hill a memorable one .

Reviewed January 07, 2022

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9.6
Exceptional
waraphorn from Australia
Family with young children
Standard Family Room Pet Friendly
Stayed 1 night in November 2020

Good location and big room with 1 bed room inside”

This hotel so good value to stay if you book for adult more than 4 people still have plenty bed to sleep and inside have 1 bed room so good and comfortable and clean room

Reviewed November 19, 2020

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10.0
Exceptional
Shaun from Australia
Couple
Corporate Deluxe
Stayed 2 nights in July 2020

friendly”

helpful and friendly proprieter

Reviewed July 10, 2020

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10.0
Exceptional
Wendy from Australia
Couple
Desert Deluxe
Stayed 1 night in May 2021

Exceptional”

Nice staff great location

Reviewed May 29, 2021

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9.2
Exceptional
John from Australia
Solo traveler
Desert Deluxe
Stayed 2 nights in June 2021

Great Location...”

Good motel close to town, the car parking is a bit tight....

Reviewed July 01, 2021

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8.4
Excellent
Christian from Australia
Solo traveler
Desert Deluxe
Stayed 7 nights in June 2019

Christian Griesbach”

Helpful Staff.Good Location .Foodland Store nearby but most expensive.,better deals at Coles or Woolworth on the road to Silverton. The Pictures in Room 22 were the ugliest encounters on my travels. No DVD Player.

Reviewed June 26, 2019

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8.4
Excellent
Marieanne from Australia
Couple
Corporate Deluxe
Stayed 2 nights in July 2019

Excellent”

Great location. Within walking distance of the main street and some great restaurants and cafes. Also the Regional Art Gallery. Would stay there again.

Reviewed July 04, 2019

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8.4
Excellent
John from Australia
Family with teens
Desert Deluxe
Stayed 2 nights in September 2019

Excellent”

No wifi, staff tried their best, two days and no wifi, room was spacoius.

Reviewed October 01, 2019

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8.0
Excellent
Andrea from Australia
Couple
Corporate Deluxe
Stayed 8 nights in November 2020

Helpful Staff ”

Good location to the Railway station. Walking distance .Staff were pleasant and helpful.

Reviewed November 14, 2020

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7.2
Very good
stephen from Australia
Couple
Corporate Deluxe
Stayed 1 night in April 2019

clean room but...”

the room was ok as a 2 to barely 3 star. Its attached to the hotel. Had an evening meal there on a Saturday night. The bistro was empty when i was there. After getting the fisherman's basket i understand why. Everything in it was all pre-battered from a frozen packet. Over cooked and not very nice. The staff in the motel were nice and friendly. Beds are old and pillows paper thin. Im sure there are better options for that price bracket.

Reviewed April 29, 2019

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6.4
Good
Deborah from Australia
Couple
Family Deluxe
Stayed 3 nights in October 2020

Good value for money but has been a long time since it was a 4 or 3 star property”

Great location, good value for money for the location, however the grounds are a bit grotty. Needs a good clean in and around the laundry area and also the front of the property. The hotel that is advertised as part of the complex has been closed for some time, so there is no restaurant .This being said the staff are great are very helpful. The rooms are in urgent need of a update.

Reviewed November 04, 2020

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7.2
Very good
Melissa from Australia
Solo traveler
Desert Deluxe
Stayed 1 night in February 2020

Very good”

It’s fine, but probably overpriced for what it was- not very private rooms, older/shabby.

Reviewed February 23, 2020

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6.0
Chris from Australia
Couple
Luxurious Spa Suite
Stayed 1 night in December 2019

Cockroaches and ants in the spa room”

I have stayed at Deserts Sands on previous occasions without a problem, however this time around we were besieged by cockroaches in the spa room, and lines of ants crawling out of the spa bath jets. The room also looked tired and unclean, almost as if no guests had stayed there in some time. Really huge letdown considering I had recommended we stay there, after the last trip I took.

Reviewed December 30, 2019

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5.2
Hilda from Australia
Couple
Desert Deluxe
Stayed 3 nights in June 2019

Convenient location, good for an overnight stay, pub on property great for meal and drink. Noisy.”

Pro's - Pub on property walk to meals and a drink. Food was good. Bed was okay comfort. Tea, coffee, toaster, microwave, fridge, ironing all in room. Toiletries supplied shampoo conditioner body wash, table and 2 chairs out front of room if you want to watch the stars have a dink looking at car park, no views. Con's - squishy rooms, tight car parking, paper thin rooms, hear people talking walking packing cars closing doors. Staff conversing etc. Loads of work vehicles so early starts and loud conversations, Door slamming early in mornings. Air conditioning was noisy loud and would wake you during the night switching on / off and you could also hear your neighbours air-conditioning as well. Not a place to stay if you are holidaying. Too noisy, too squishy. Only 1 chair in room and bench.

Reviewed June 29, 2019

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2.0
Steven from Australia
Couple
Standard Queen Room Upstairs
Stayed 2 nights in February 2022

Shitpit”

Booked , showed up .. No one yo be found .. can see why the Hotel next door didnt last .. Dont waste your time or money booking this dump .

Reviewed February 06, 2022

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9.6
Exceptional
Montaz from Australia
Family with young children
Luxurious Spa Suite
Stayed 1 night in October 2018

Excellent”

Great hotel. Nice room with a spa! We loved it! Clean and well stocked. Staff really friendly and helpful. The receptionist helped us out in finding places to visit and she even arranged for the return of some books that we inadvertently left behind! Would definitely stay there again. Broken Hill and Silverton are great places to visit.

Reviewed October 23, 2018

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8.0
Excellent
Frances from Australia
Couple
Stayed 1 night in August 2017

Very good”

A simple but comfortable motor inn, the Desert Sand fulfilled our needs.

Reviewed September 04, 2017

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10.0
Exceptional
Desmond from Australia
Business traveler
Corporate Deluxe
Stayed 1 night in November 2017

Great location ”

Value for money staff very friendly and helpful. Great pub and meals next door

Reviewed December 02, 2017

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9.6
Exceptional
Robyn from Australia
Group
Corporate Deluxe
Stayed 2 nights in October 2018

Enjoyable short stay”

Excellent service great location clean and tidy friendly

Reviewed October 08, 2018

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