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title: "Sovereign Hill Hotel, Ballarat: 8.6/10 guest rating, reviews & location"
description: "Sovereign Hill Hotel in Ballarat: rated 8.6 by guests, 4-star. Amenities, location and nearby alternatives compared side by side."
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retrieved: 2026-11-15
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Hotel · ★★★★
# Sovereign Hill Hotel

Golden Point, Ballarat, Australia

8.6 ·  Very good 174 reviews ·  #9 #9 of 21 in Ballarat ·  4.5 Location score
## About Sovereign Hill Hotel

Sovereign Hill Hotel is a hotel in Golden Point, Ballarat, Australia. It holds a 4-star rating. Guests rate it 8.6 out of 10 across 174 reviews. Facilities include free parking. It is 1.2 km from the centre of Ballarat. The nearest airport, Melbourne Avalon International Airport (AVV), is 74 km away.

- **Type:** Hotel

- **Star rating:** ★★★★

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

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

- **Floors:** 2

- **Last renovated:** 2013

- **Formerly:** Comfort Inn Sovereign Hill

- **Other stays within 500 m:** 2

39 Magpie Street

## Live prices around Sovereign Hill Hotel

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## How Sovereign Hill Hotel scores

Better rated than 52% of hotels in Ballarat

-   Guest rating **8.6**
-   Location **4.5**
-   Public transport **2.3**

Ballarat average

## Amenities

### Leisure

-   Terrace

### Internet

-   Wi-Fi

### Parking & transport

-   Free parking

### Services

-   Luggage storage

### In the rooms

-   Air conditioning
-   Balcony
-   Coffee or tea maker

Based on the property listing at our booking partner.

## Location

- **Location score:** **4.5**/10

- **Walk grade:** **37**/100 Car recommended

- **Restaurants & cafés within 500 m:** **4**

- **Sights within 1 km:** **5**

<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 station<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Ballarat Station</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">1.6 km</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">4 min drive</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Nearest airport<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Melbourne Avalon International Airport (AVV)</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">74 km</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">167 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="">Ballarat</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">1.2 km</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">19 min walk</span></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Everyday places nearby

<table class="dist" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tbody data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Food shop<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Woolworths Ballarat Central</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">940 m</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">15 min walk</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Pharmacy<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Eureka Pharmacy</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">1.1 km</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">17 min walk</span></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Sights nearby

-   Gold Museum310 m
-   Gold Smelting350 m
-   Sovereign Hill390 m
-   City Of Gold Mines ( Ballarat)470 m
-   Ballarat Municipal Observatory & Museum970 m
-   Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute1.2 km

## Weather in Ballarat

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## Questions about Sovereign Hill Hotel

### How do guests rate Sovereign Hill Hotel?

Sovereign Hill Hotel has a guest rating of 8.6 out of 10 from 174 reviews, which is better than 52% of rated hotels in Ballarat.

### What are the check-in and check-out times at Sovereign Hill Hotel?

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

### Is there parking at Sovereign Hill Hotel?

Yes, the listing mentions free parking.

### How far is Sovereign Hill Hotel from the airport?

The nearest airport, Melbourne Avalon International Airport (AVV), is 74 km away in a straight line.

### What was Sovereign Hill Hotel called before?

Sovereign Hill Hotel was previously known as Comfort Inn Sovereign Hill.

### Is there a supermarket or food shop near Sovereign Hill Hotel?

Yes: Woolworths Ballarat Central, about 940 m away (15 min walk).

### Where is the nearest pharmacy to Sovereign Hill Hotel?

Eureka Pharmacy is the closest pharmacy we know of, about 1.1 km away (17 min walk).

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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