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The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Mackay

Where to Stay on Your First Trip to Mackay

Visiting Mackay, Australia for the first time can be an exciting, yet overwhelming experience. With so many incredible hotels to choose from, it can be difficult to know where to stay. If you're deciding where to stay for your first visit to Mackay, we've compiled a list of the best hotels for first time visitors. We analyzed all of the hotels in Mackay based on price, location, amenities, guest ratings, and more to determine which would be the ideal places to stay for first timers. Whether you're here for just a few days or longer, these hotels offer the perfect combination of amenities, location, and price. For those visiting Mackay for the first time, it's important to choose a hotel in a safe and convenient area to make the most of your first visit. You'll want to be close to the activities, shopping, and dining options, of course. When looking for hotels, consider the amenities they offer. Some hotels may have a fitness center, a bar or restaurant, a pool, or even a spa. All of these features can add to your overall enjoyment if you've never been to Mackay before. Also, guest ratings and reviews are also important to consider when choosing a hotel. Whether you're visiting Mackay for the first time, or you're a seasoned traveler, the best hotels in Mackay for first-timers offer the perfect combination of comfort, convenience, and affordability. So, here's our list of suggestions for your next trip.

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

Windmill Motel & Events Centre

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $93 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
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Located at 5 Highway Plaza, Windmill Motel & Events Centre has great rooms from $93 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and rooms with kitchenettes. It has a terrific 8.50 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 5.2 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love child care, laundry services, golf, a hot tub, and free parking at this relaxing hotel. You'll enjoy relaxing while having room service delivered.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Airport shuttle
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  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Tennis
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Saltwater pool
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Comfort Resort Blue Pacific

3-star Resort with prices starting at $121 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Mackay
  • Heated pool
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A great place to stay is Comfort Resort Blue Pacific which has nice rooms starting at $121. Offering an outdoor pool, skiing, room service, a water park, and scuba diving, it also has a great guest rating of 8.30 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 26 Bourke Street. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers snorkeling, hiking, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, and child care which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 11 km from the city center. The kids will love the water park, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Skiing
  • Room service
  • Water park
  • Snorkeling
  • Kitchen
  • Spa
  • Horse riding
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  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Tennis
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Saltwater pool
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Mackay Oceanside Central Hotel

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $77 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • Family-Friendly
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We found Mackay Oceanside Central Hotel to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $77. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, a restaurant, a bar, child care, and laundry services, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.00 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 2c East Gordon Street. You'll also find free parking, laundry facilities, bicycle rental, family rooms, and air-conditioning which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 0.3 km from the center of town. The pool here was very nice, relaxing, and fun. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Saltwater pool
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Mackay Resort Motel

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $78 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Mackay
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
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With terrific rooms from $78, Mackay Resort Motel, at 154 Nebo Road provides an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and rooms with kitchenettes. Its terrific guest rating is 8.60 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers laundry services, a child pool, free parking, laundry facilities, and family rooms. It's located just 3.6 km from the city center, too. The service at the restaurant is terrific, and so is the food. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Child pool
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Saltwater pool
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Ocean International

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $129 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
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Ocean International has a great guest rating of 8.60 out of 10, and offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and laundry services. The great rooms here start at $129 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 1 Bridge Road. Furthermore, it also offers a hot tub, free parking, laundry facilities, family rooms, and air-conditioning, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 1.7 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. Having a hot tub at this hotel is also a nice splurge.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
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Coral Cay Resort

4-star Resort with prices starting at $88 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Mackay
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
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The great guest rating of Coral Cay Resort is 8.50 out of 10. This place has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $88, and it's located at 14-18 Nebo Road. We also love the rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, golf, and a hot tub which are great for visitors. And since it's just 2.9 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too. Being able to prepare food in the room is also very convenient. The price of this hotel is less than average for first time trip hotels, which makes it a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Kitchen
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Saltwater pool
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Shamrock Gardens Motel

Motel with prices starting at $96 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
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A cool place is Shamrock Gardens Motel because it has great rooms that start at $96. It has an outdoor pool, a casino, a restaurant, a bar, and rooms with kitchenettes, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.60 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 48 Donaldson Street. Only 3.8 km from the city center, travelers will especially love laundry services, free parking, a pool table, laundry facilities, and air-conditioning at this convenient hotel.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
More Great Amenities
  • Casino
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
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Aligned Corporate Residences Mackay

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $126 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
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Aligned Corporate Residences Mackay offers an outdoor pool, a restaurant, parking, child care, and laundry services which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $126 (before taxes). It's located at 38 Macalister Street and has earned a guest rating of 8.50/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers pet-friendly rooms, laundry facilities, family rooms, air-conditioning, and a microwave which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 2 km from the city center.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Parking
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Saltwater pool
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Mackay Adventure Lodge

Hostel with prices starting at $83 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Mackay
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
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Located at 2 Poco Place, Mackay Adventure Lodge has great rooms from $83 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, a restaurant, snorkeling, free parking, and a tour desk. It has a terrific 8.40 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find air-conditioning, an airport shuttle, a plunge pool, private parking, and water sports which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 5.7 km from the center of town. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Snorkeling
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Free parking
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The Marco Polo

Motel with prices starting at $90 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
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A great place to stay is The Marco Polo which has nice rooms starting at $90. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and child care, it also has a great guest rating of 8.20 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 46 Nebo Road. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers laundry services, a hot tub, a spa, free parking, and laundry facilities. It's located just 3.1 km from the city center, too. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Spa
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Saltwater pool
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Also, you might be interested in the nearby first time trip hotels in Mackay and Airlie Beach.

For more terrific hotel ideas in Airlie Beach, make sure you also see Best Family-Friendly Hotels in Airlie Beach, Best Luxury Hotels in Airlie Beach, Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Airlie Beach, Best Hotels for a Weekend Getaway in Airlie Beach, Best Hotels for One Week in Airlie Beach, Best Hotels for One Night in Airlie Beach, or Best Hotels for Scuba Diving in Airlie Beach.


How much do hotels for first-time visitors cost in Mackay?

Mackay Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$92

Visitors will find a large range of terrific first time trip hotel choices when planning a visit to Mackay, Australia. The price of these first time trip hotels can vary according to location, type, and amenities. The average first time trip hotel price in Mackay, Australia based on data from 17 hotels is an affordable $92. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Mackay.

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

  • 4-star hotels: $92
  • 3-star hotels: $92


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