The Best Hotels for a Weekend Getaway in Ballina

Planning a weekend trip to Ballina, Australia? Whether you're planning a romantic getaway, a family vacation, or a girls weekend to remember, Ballina offers a terrific array of weekend hotels waiting to welcome you with open arms. Our researched suggestions will help you decide where to stay for a weekend in Ballina. With terrific amenities such as pools, comfortable rooms, and delectable restaurants, these hotels provide the perfect backdrop to a long weekend adventure in Ballina. Choosing the right hotel for your stay is crucial, and we've analyzed the best hotels for a weekend retreat in Ballina based on key criteria such as location, guest ratings, price, amenities, and more, making them perfect for a 2-day or 3-day trip. So, let's start planning your weekend getaway trip with one of these best hotels in Ballina below.

(Prices are listed in U.S. Dollars.)

Ballina Homestead Motel

Motel with prices starting at $106 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Nice Option for a Weekend Retreat
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • Outdoor pool
  • Pets allowed

Located at 95 Cherry Street, Ballina Homestead Motel has great rooms from $106 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, scuba diving, and snorkeling. It has a terrific 8.30 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 0.4 km from the city center, visitors will especially love hiking, rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, golf, and pet-friendly rooms at this convenient hotel. We love the convenience of room service, and it's really nice here. The price of this hotel is less than average for weekend trip hotels, which makes it a great value.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
  • Pets allowed
  • Horse riding
  • Airport shuttle
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Saltwater pool


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The Cubana Ballina

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $94 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel for a 3-day trip in Ballina
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Outdoor pool

A great place to stay is The Cubana Ballina which has nice rooms starting at $94. Offering an outdoor pool, scuba diving, snorkeling, hiking, and golf, it also has a great guest rating of 8.90 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 329 River Street. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers free parking, bicycle rental, family rooms, a tour desk, and air-conditioning which weekend visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 1.7 km from the city center. The pool here was very nice, relaxing, and fun. It's also less than the average price for weekend trip hotels, so it's a great value.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Snorkeling
  • Bicycle rental
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Hiking
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator


Ballina Beach Resort

3-star Resort with prices starting at $111 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Stay for a Weekend Trip to Ballina
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for weekend trip hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Outdoor pool

We found Ballina Beach Resort to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $111. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, room service, snorkeling, rooms with kitchenettes, and child care, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.70 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 76 Cedar Crescent. You'll also find golf, a hot tub, free parking, horse riding, and laundry facilities which weekend travelers will love. And this comfortable hotel is just 2.2 km from the center of town. That hot tub is terrific after a long day of sightseeing. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for weekend trip hotels.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
  • Hot tub
  • Horse riding
  • Bicycle rental
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Tennis
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Ramada Hotel & Suites by Wyndham Ballina Byron

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $140 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Hotel for the Ultimate 3 Days in Ballina
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
  • Outdoor pool
  • Spa
  • Heated pool

With terrific rooms from $140, Ramada Hotel & Suites by Wyndham Ballina Byron, at 2 Martin Street provides an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. Its terrific guest rating is 8.90 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. Travelers will really like this relaxing hotel which also offers rooms with kitchenettes, child care, laundry services, golf, and a hot tub. It's located just 0.7 km from the city center, too. Having the delicious restaurant in the hotel is an added bonus.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Hot tub
  • Spa
  • Child pool
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family-Friendly
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Ballina Byron Islander Resort and Conference Centre

4-star Resort with prices starting at $88 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for 2 Days in Ballina
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • Outdoor pool
  • Pets allowed
  • Spa
  • Heated pool

Ballina Byron Islander Resort and Conference Centre has a great guest rating of 8.10 out of 10, and offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and laundry services. The great rooms here start at $88 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 1 Ronan Place. Furthermore, it also offers pet-friendly rooms, a spa, free parking, laundry facilities, and bicycle rental, which is nice for visitors. Just 2.8 km from the city center, this terrific hotel is a terrific choice. You'll love relaxing in the heated pool after a busy day exploring. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for weekend trip hotels.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Pets allowed
  • Spa
  • Bicycle rental
  • Airport shuttle
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Comfort Inn All Seasons

Inn with prices starting at $91 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Weekend Getaway Hotel
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • Outdoor pool
  • Spa

The great guest rating of Comfort Inn All Seasons is 8.50 out of 10. This place has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, snorkeling, and a bar. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $91, and it's located at 301 River Street. We also love the child care, laundry services, a spa, free parking, and laundry facilities which are great for weekend visitors. And since it's just 1.4 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too. The price of this hotel is less than average for weekend trip hotels, which makes it a great value.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
  • Spa
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Ballina Manor Boutique Hotel

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $134 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Terrific Hotel for a Long Weekend in Ballina
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
  • Outdoor pool

A cool place is Ballina Manor Boutique Hotel because it has great rooms that start at $134. It has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, golf, and free parking, it also earned a great guest rating of 9.30 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 25 Norton Street. Only 0.4 km from the city center, weekend travelers will especially love air-conditioning, a refrigerator, balconies, outdoor dining areas, and private parking at this fun hotel.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Family-Friendly
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Free parking
  • Refrigerator


Ballina Colonial Motel

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $132 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Stay for a Weekend Escape
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Ballina Colonial Motel offers room service, golf, a child pool, free parking, and laundry facilities which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $132 (before taxes). It's located at 9 Bangalow Road and has earned a guest rating of 9.00/10. This comfortable hotel is also nice because it offers family rooms, tennis, air-conditioning, a 24-hour desk, and a microwave which travelers will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.6 km from the city center.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Child pool
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Tennis
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Saltwater pool


Richmond Motor Inn

Motel with prices starting at $119 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Nice Option for a Weekend Retreat
  • Outdoor pool
  • Spa

Located at 227 River Street, Richmond Motor Inn has great rooms from $119 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, rooms with kitchens, a spa, and free parking. It has a terrific 8.60 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find family rooms, air-conditioning, a 24-hour desk, a microwave, and a refrigerator which visitors will love. And this relaxing hotel is just 0.9 km from the center of town. We always love being able to cook meals in a hotel room, and the kitchen here was a nice touch.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Kitchen
  • Spa
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Saltwater pool


Riversleigh House

Guest house with prices starting at $140 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel for a 3-day trip in Ballina
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

A great place to stay is Riversleigh House which has nice rooms starting at $140. Offering a water park, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, golf, and a hot tub, it also has a great guest rating of 9.20 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 5 River Street. Weekend visitors will really like this terrific hotel which also offers free parking, laundry facilities, bicycle rental, air-conditioning, and a microwave. It's located just 0.6 km from the city center, too. Having a water park here is a terrific addition, too.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Water park
  • Kitchen
  • Hot tub
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family-Friendly
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Kitchenette
  • Free parking
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Also, take a look at the weekend trip hotels in nearby destinations: Byron Bay, Surfers Paradise, Ballina, Yamba, and Broadbeach.

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How much do hotels for a weekend visit cost in Ballina?

Ballina Average Weekend Trip Hotel Price
$111

After analyzing 15 weekend trip hotels in Ballina, Australia, we found the average weekend trip hotel price to be a remarkably economical $111. Naturally, this destination has many fantastic weekend trip accommodation options with a variety of prices. The price will vary by the hotel's amenities, available dates, and the general location. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Ballina.

The average prices of our suggested weekend trip hotels by star rating:

  • 4-star hotels: $119
  • 3-star hotels: $106


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