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.)

Comfort Resort Blue Pacific Mackay

3-star Resort with prices starting at $113 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach
  • Heated pool

Located at 26 Bourke Street, Comfort Resort Blue Pacific Mackay has great rooms from $113 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, skiing, room service, a water park, and scuba diving. It has a terrific 8.90 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 11 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love snorkeling, outdoor tennis, hiking, rooms with kitchens, and rooms with kitchenettes at this relaxing hotel. You'll enjoy relaxing while having room service delivered.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Skiing
  • Room service
  • Water park
  • Snorkeling
  • Kitchen
  • Spa
  • Horse riding
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Hot tub
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Table tennis
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Saltwater pool


Mackay Rose Motel

Motel with prices starting at $81 (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.

A great place to stay is Mackay Rose Motel which has nice rooms starting at $81. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and breakfast, it also has a great guest rating of 8.70 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 164 Nebo Road. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers laundry services, a free breakfast, pet-friendly rooms, free parking, and kids meals which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 3.7 km from the city center. Everyone loves a nice pool, and you won't be disappointed with this one. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Saltwater pool


Best Western Marco Polo Mackay

Motel with prices starting at $85 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

We found Best Western Marco Polo Mackay to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $85. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and child care, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.50 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 46 Nebo Road. You'll also find laundry services, a hot tub, a spa and wellness center, a spa, and free parking which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 3.1 km from the center of town. Unwinding at the restaurant after sightseeing is a nice way to end the day.

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
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Saltwater pool


Ibis Mackay

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $83 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Mackay
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.

With terrific rooms from $83, Ibis Mackay, at Boundary Rd East Mackay Airport South Mackay provides room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and a kid-friendly buffet. Its terrific guest rating is 8.40 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers laundry services, city views, free parking, a pool table, and kids meals. It's located just 3.2 km from the city center, too. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Table tennis
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator


The Windmill Motel and Events Centre

Motel with prices starting at $78 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.

The Windmill Motel and Events Centre has a great guest rating of 8.30 out of 10, and offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and outdoor tennis. The great rooms here start at $78 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 5 Highway Plaza. Furthermore, it also offers rooms with kitchenettes, child care, laundry services, golf, and a hot tub, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 5.2 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. Having a hot tub at this hotel is also a nice splurge. 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
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Saltwater pool


Alara Motor Inn

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $90 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Mackay
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

The great guest rating of Alara Motor Inn is 8.90 out of 10. This place has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and laundry services. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $90, and it's located at 52 Nebo Road. We also love the golf, pet-friendly rooms, a hot tub, free parking, and kids meals which are great for visitors. And since it's just 3.2 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too.

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


Country Plaza Motor Inn

Motel with prices starting at $72 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

A cool place is Country Plaza Motor Inn because it has great rooms that start at $72. It has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and laundry services, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.70 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 40 Nebo Road. Only 3.1 km from the city center, travelers will especially love free parking, kids meals, laundry facilities, family rooms, and air-conditioning at this convenient hotel. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

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


Shakespeare Motel

Motel with prices starting at $84 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Shakespeare Motel offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and breakfast which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $84 (before taxes). It's located at 309 Shakespeare Street and has earned a guest rating of 8.50/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, a free breakfast, free parking, and kids meals which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 2.1 km from the city center. Having a kitchenette is a nice way for you to have some meals in the room, too.

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


Mackay Oceanside Central Hotel

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $86 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Mackay
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly

Located at 2c East Gordon Street, Mackay Oceanside Central Hotel has great rooms from $86 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, a restaurant, child care, laundry services, and free parking. It has a terrific 8.40 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find laundry facilities, bicycle rental, family rooms, air-conditioning, and a coffee shop which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 0.4 km from the center of town.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Airport shuttle
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Saltwater pool


Mackay Resort Motel

Motel with prices starting at $84 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip

A great place to stay is Mackay Resort Motel which has nice rooms starting at $84. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and rooms with kitchenettes, it also has a great guest rating of 8.40 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 154 Nebo Road. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers laundry services, free parking, kids meals, laundry facilities, and family rooms. It's located just 3.7 km from the city center, too.

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


For more terrific hotel ideas in Mackay, make sure you also see Best Beach Hotels in Mackay, Best Luxury Hotels in Mackay, Best Hotels for a Weekend Getaway in Mackay, Best Hotels for One Week in Mackay, Best Hotels for One Night in Mackay, Best Romantic Hotels for Couples in Mackay, or Best Business Hotels in Mackay.


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

Mackay Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$84

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 25 hotels is an affordable $84. 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: $84
  • 3-star hotels: $84


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