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 $107 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Nice Option for a Weekend Retreat
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach
  • Outdoor pool
  • Pets allowed

Located at Corner Fox and Cherry Streets, Ballina Homestead Motel has great rooms from $107 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, scuba diving, and snorkeling. It has a terrific 8.60 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 kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, and golf 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
  • Kitchen
  • Pets allowed
  • Horse riding
  • Airport shuttle
  • Beach
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Saltwater pool


Ramada Hotel & Suites by Wyndham Ballina Byron

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $236 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel for a 3-day trip in Ballina
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly
  • Outdoor pool
  • Spa
  • Heated pool

A great place to stay is Ramada Hotel & Suites by Wyndham Ballina Byron which has nice rooms starting at $236. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, it also has a great guest rating of 8.70 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 2 Martin Street. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers rooms with kitchenettes, child care, laundry services, golf, and a hot tub which weekend visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.8 km from the city center. You'll enjoy unwinding in the hot tub, too.

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


Ballina Colonial Motel

Motel with prices starting at $105 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Stay for a Weekend Trip to Ballina
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach
  • Outdoor pool

We found Ballina Colonial Motel to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $105. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, room service, golf, free parking, and laundry facilities, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.60 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 9 Bangalow Road. You'll also find bicycle rental, family rooms, air-conditioning, a 24-hour desk, and a microwave which weekend travelers will love. And this comfortable hotel is just 0.6 km from the center of town. Make sure to set aside some time for swimming in the pool, too. 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
  • Bicycle rental
  • Beach
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Saltwater pool


Ballina Beach Resort

4-star Resort with prices starting at $161 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Hotel for the Ultimate 3 Days in Ballina
  • Beach
  • Outdoor pool

With terrific rooms from $161, Ballina Beach Resort, at Compton Drive (Corner Cedar Crescent) provides an outdoor pool, room service, outdoor tennis, rooms with kitchenettes, and golf. Its terrific guest rating is 8.13 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. Travelers will really like this relaxing hotel which also offers a hot tub, free parking, horse riding, laundry facilities, and bicycle rental. It's located just 2.2 km from the city center, too. Having a kitchenette is a nice way for you to have some meals in the room, too.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Hot tub
  • Horse riding
  • Bicycle rental
  • Beach
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Kitchenette
  • Free parking
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Saltwater pool


Ballina-Byron Islander Resort and Conference Centre

Motel with prices starting at $119 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for 2 Days in Ballina
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • Beach
  • Outdoor pool
  • Spa

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 $119 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 1 Ronan Place. Furthermore, it also offers a spa, free parking, kids meals, laundry facilities, and family rooms, which is nice for visitors. Just 2.9 km from the city center, this terrific hotel is a terrific choice. The restaurant serves delicious food, too. 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
  • Spa
  • Airport shuttle
  • Beach
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Saltwater pool


Comfort Inn All Seasons

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $131 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Weekend Getaway Hotel
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for weekend trip hotels.
  • Beach
  • Outdoor pool
  • Spa

The great guest rating of Comfort Inn All Seasons is 8.40 out of 10. This place has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and child care. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $131, and it's located at 301 River Street Pacific Highway. We also love the laundry services, a spa, free parking, kids meals, 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
  • Spa
  • Beach
  • 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 $164 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Terrific Hotel for a Long Weekend in Ballina
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly

A cool place is Ballina Manor Boutique Hotel because it has great rooms that start at $164. It has room service, a restaurant, golf, free parking, and a tour desk, it also earned a great guest rating of 9.08 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 24-hour desk, a refrigerator, wedding services, and balconies at this fun hotel.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Free parking
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Riversleigh House

Guest House with prices starting at $147 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Stay for a Weekend Escape
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly

Riversleigh House offers a water park, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, golf, and free parking which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $147 (before taxes). It's located at 5 River Street and has earned a guest rating of 9.00/10. This comfortable hotel is also nice because it offers fishing, air-conditioning, a microwave, a refrigerator, and shuttle services which travelers will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.6 km from the city center. The water slides are especially fun!

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Water park
  • Kitchen
  • Airport shuttle
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Kitchenette
  • Free parking
  • Fishing
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Ballina Palms Boutique Motel

Motel with prices starting at $111 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Nice Option for a Weekend Retreat
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly
  • Outdoor pool

Located at Corner Owen Street & Bentinck Street, Ballina Palms Boutique Motel has great rooms from $111 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, rooms with kitchenettes, golf, free parking, and laundry facilities. It has a terrific 8.80 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find family rooms, air-conditioning, a microwave, a refrigerator, and private parking which visitors will love. And this relaxing hotel is just 0.4 km from the center of town. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for weekend trip hotels.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Kitchenette
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Saltwater pool


Richmond Motor Inn

Motel with prices starting at $151 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel for a 3-day trip in Ballina
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach
  • Outdoor pool

A great place to stay is Richmond Motor Inn which has nice rooms starting at $151. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a spa and wellness center, free parking, and family rooms, it also has a great guest rating of 8.70 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 227 River Street. Weekend visitors will really like this terrific hotel which also offers air-conditioning, a 24-hour desk, a microwave, a refrigerator, and balconies. It's located just 0.9 km from the city center, too.

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


Also, take a look at the Weekend Trip hotels in nearby destinations: Byron Bay, Yamba, and Tweed Heads.

For more terrific hotel ideas in Ballina, make sure you also see Best Beach Hotels in Ballina, Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Ballina, Best Hotels for One Week in Ballina, Best Hotels for One Night in Ballina, Best Romantic Hotels for Couples in Ballina, or Best Business Hotels in Ballina.


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

Ballina Average Weekend Trip Hotel Price
$131

After analyzing 16 weekend trip hotels in Ballina, Australia, we found the average weekend trip hotel price to be a remarkably economical $131. 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: $157
  • 3-star hotels: $116


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