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title: "Hotels in Ballarat: compare the best places to stay"
description: "Compare 50 hotels in Ballarat, Australia: guest ratings, areas, amenities and prices, and put any two head to head."
url: https://stayversus.com/en/australia/ballarat/
language: en
source: StayVersus (https://stayversus.com)
retrieved: 2026-10-10
---

# Where to stay in Ballarat

Ballarat has 50 places to stay in our index. 22 have enough guest reviews to rank. The average guest rating is 8.6.

- **places to stay:** 50

- **ranked by guests:** 22

- **average rating:** 8.6

- **5-star hotels:** 4

- [Hotels with a pool 7](https://stayversus.com/en/australia/ballarat/pool/)
- [Spa hotels 7](https://stayversus.com/en/australia/ballarat/spa/)
- [Hotels with free parking 20](https://stayversus.com/en/australia/ballarat/free-parking/)
- [Central hotels 9](https://stayversus.com/en/australia/ballarat/central/)

## Good to know about hotels in Ballarat

- **Best-rated hotel:** [Sovereign Park Motor Inn](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/sovereign-park-motor-inn-ballarat/)

- **Area with most hotels:** Bakery Hill

- **Average guest rating:** 8.6

- **Hotels with a pool:** 7

- **Average walk grade:** 43/100

- **5-star hotels:** 4

## Areas of Ballarat

Where the hotels are and how guests rate them.

-    [**Bakery Hill** 4 hotels, 8.5](https://stayversus.com/en/australia/ballarat/?area=Bakery+Hill)
-    [**Golden Point** 4 hotels, 8.5](https://stayversus.com/en/australia/ballarat/?area=Golden+Point)
-    [**Eureka** 3 hotels, 8.6](https://stayversus.com/en/australia/ballarat/?area=Eureka)

## All hotels in Ballarat

Ranked by StayVersus score: guest rating adjusted for the number of reviews.

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## Popular match-ups in Ballarat

-     [**Central City Motor Inn Ballarat** *vs* **Mercure Ballarat - Hotel & Convention Centre** Ballarat, 8.9 / 8.4](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/central-city-motor-inn-ballarat-ballarat-vs-mercure-ballarat-hotel-convention-centre-ballarat/)
-     [**Mercure Ballarat - Hotel & Convention Centre** *vs* **Sovereign Park Motor Inn** Ballarat, 8.4 / 9.1](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/mercure-ballarat-hotel-convention-centre-ballarat-vs-sovereign-park-motor-inn-ballarat/)
-     [**Central City Motor Inn Ballarat** *vs* **Sovereign Park Motor Inn** Ballarat, 8.9 / 9.1](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/central-city-motor-inn-ballarat-ballarat-vs-sovereign-park-motor-inn-ballarat/)
-     [**Barkly Motorlodge** *vs* **Mercure Ballarat - Hotel & Convention Centre** Ballarat, 8.3 / 8.4](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/barkly-motorlodge-ballarat-vs-mercure-ballarat-hotel-convention-centre-ballarat/)
-     [**Mercure Ballarat - Hotel & Convention Centre** *vs* **Sovereign Hill Hotel** Ballarat, 8.4 / 8.6](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/mercure-ballarat-hotel-convention-centre-ballarat-vs-sovereign-hill-hotel-ballarat/)
-     [**Barkly Motorlodge** *vs* **Central City Motor Inn Ballarat** Ballarat, 8.3 / 8.9](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/barkly-motorlodge-ballarat-vs-central-city-motor-inn-ballarat-ballarat/)
-     [**Central City Motor Inn Ballarat** *vs* **Sovereign Hill Hotel** Ballarat, 8.9 / 8.6](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/central-city-motor-inn-ballarat-ballarat-vs-sovereign-hill-hotel-ballarat/)
-     [**Avenue Motel** *vs* **Bell Tower Inn** Ballarat, 7.7 / 8.6](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/avenue-motel-ballarat-vs-bell-tower-inn-ballarat/)

## FAQ: Ballarat

### What is the best-rated hotel in Ballarat?

By StayVersus score, Sovereign Park Motor Inn is the best-rated hotel in Ballarat, with a guest rating of 9.1 from 207 reviews.

### Which area of Ballarat has the most hotels?

Bakery Hill has the most, with 4 rated places to stay.

### How many 5-star hotels are there in Ballarat?

We list 4 5-star hotels in Ballarat.

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Source: https://stayversus.com/en/australia/ballarat/. Facts are compiled by StayVersus from partner data (Agoda), Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, public Google Maps listings and hotels' own websites. Scores use one formula for every hotel. Methodology: https://stayversus.com/en/about/