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title: "Downtown Motel, Wollongong: 7.8/10 guest rating, reviews & location"
description: "Downtown Motel in Wollongong: rated 7.8 by guests, 2-star. Amenities, location and nearby alternatives compared side by side."
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Motel · ★★
# Downtown Motel

Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia

7.8 ·  Good 101 reviews ·  3.4/5 on Google, 192 reviews ·  7.5 Location score
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## About Downtown Motel

Downtown Motel is a motel in Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia. It holds a 2-star rating. Guests rate it 7.8 out of 10 across 101 reviews. Facilities include beachfront, free parking. It is 260 m from the centre of Wollongong. The nearest beach is 540 m away. The nearest airport, Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD), is 59 km away.

- **Type:** Motel

- **Star rating:** ★★

- **Check-in from:** 14:00

- **Check-out until:** 10:00

- **Other stays within 500 m:** 10

76 Crown Str. [downtownmotel.com.au](https://downtownmotel.com.au)

## Live prices around Downtown Motel

Real nightly rates from booking partners for the dates you picked above. Tap a price for the offer.

## Rating on Google

3.4/5

192 Google reviews

-   5★18%
-   4★20%
-   3★21%
-   2★15%
-   1★26%

From the property’s public Google Maps listing. It is shown for reference and is not part of the StayVersus score.

## Amenities

### Leisure

-   Beachfront

### Parking & transport

-   Free parking

### In the rooms

-   Air conditioning

Based on the property listing at our booking partner.

## Location

- **Location score:** **7.5**/10

- **Restaurants & cafés within 500 m:** **133**

- **Shops within 500 m:** **8**

- **Sights within 1 km:** **2**

<table class="dist" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tbody data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Nearest beach<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">City Beach</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">540 m</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">9 min walk</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Nearest station<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Wollongong Station Platform 1</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">980 m</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">16 min walk</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Nearest airport<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD)</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">59 km</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">133 min drive</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Distance to the centre<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Wollongong</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">260 m</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">4 min walk</span></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Sights nearby

-   Illawarra Museum230 m
-   Vietnam Veterans War Memorial930 m
-   Mathews P. Memorials1.3 km

## Weather in Wollongong

[Wollongong weather: 15-day forecast](https://atlasofseasons.com/en/australia/new-south-wales/wollongong/weather)

## Lists this hotel is on

-   [Hotels with free parking in Wollongong](https://stayversus.com/en/australia/wollongong/free-parking/)
-   [Central hotels in Wollongong](https://stayversus.com/en/australia/wollongong/central/)

### Compare

## Compare Downtown Motel with nearby hotels

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-   [Mantra Wollongong](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/mantra-wollongong-wollongong/) Apartment 1.1 km away
    
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-   [The Palms Motel](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/the-palms-motel-formerly-flinders-motel-wollongong/) Hotel ★★★ 1.2 km away
    
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-   [Sky Accommodation](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/sky-accommodation-wollongong/) Apartment 1.2 km away
    
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## Questions about Downtown Motel

### How do guests rate Downtown Motel?

Downtown Motel has a guest rating of 7.8 out of 10 from 101 reviews, which is better than 20% of rated hotels in Wollongong.

### What are the check-in and check-out times at Downtown Motel?

Check-in starts at 14:00 and check-out is until 10:00.

### Is there parking at Downtown Motel?

Yes, the listing mentions free parking.

### How far is Downtown Motel from the airport?

The nearest airport, Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD), is 59 km away in a straight line.

### Is Downtown Motel close to the beach?

The nearest beach is 540 m from the hotel.

Updated 6 Oct 2026. Data: Agoda, Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports and hotels' own websites. We may earn a commission from partner links; it never changes the comparison. [How we score](https://stayversus.com/en/about/)

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