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Where to stay in Bunbury
Bunbury is a city in Western Australia, Australia, home to about 75,000 people. This guide covers 1 aparthotel in Bunbury, with about 91 rooms between them.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Best months
- March, April and October to December
- Currency
- AUDAustralian dollar
- Time zone
- Australia/Perth
- Language
- Auslan, Australian English, English
About
About Bunbury
Bunbury is a coastal city in the Australian state of Western Australia, approximately 175 kilometres (109 mi) south of the state capital, Perth. It is the state's third most populous city after Perth and Mandurah, with a population of approximately 75,000.
It's a little town with a big town attitude. Aimed at tourists, this place can seem to be 'closed down' in winter. Bunbury has a Mediterranean climate with cool wet winters and warm to hot, dry, summers.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Bunbury
See
- Koombana Beach
- Dolphin Discovery Centre
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Where to stay
Places to stay in Bunbury
1 place to stay from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
| Place to stay | Rooms |
|---|---|
| Quest Bunbury aparthotel | 91 |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
Where to stay
Which part of Bunbury to stay in
Accommodation is varied and can be a bit sparse in the peak times - especially around the horse racing carnival time. Plenty of the hotels and pubs offer basic accommodation - which is fine if you are only looking for a bed to sleep in and plan to explore the surrounds during the day.
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Where to stay
More hotels in Bunbury
6 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Rose Hotel | 0.3 km | |
| Dardanup Hotel | 13.5 km | |
| Best Western Plus Hotel Lord Forrest | 0.5 km | |
| Bunbury Apartment Motel | 1.6 km | |
| Bunbury Hotel Koombana Bay | 0.8 km | |
| Discovery Parks - Bunbury | 5.4 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Bunbury
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Bunbury are March, April and October to December. January is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; July is the wettest, with about 153 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Bunbury
Getting in
Bunbury is around 90 to 120 minutes south of Perth by car — depending on the route you decide to take, coastal or inland. The "Old Coast Road" has a lot of two lane roadway in each direction now, with multiple 'overtaking lane sections' as well. It can be a stopping point to or from the Margaret River, very popular with the surfing community and wine lovers alike.
Getting around
There is a bus service that runs around the city and surrounding suburbs, but do not expect regular (or even handy) transport. It's best to have a car or be prepared to shell out for a few taxis here and there if you have travelled down from Perth via the train service (which is very comfortable and reasonably priced!). The three timetables (each covering a few routes) for the local buses can be found on the.
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Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Bunbury
Drink
3 monkeys, Barbados, Exit & Fitzgerald's are the places to be on Friday and Saturday nights.
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Good to know
Accessibility, parking and families in Bunbury
How many places to stay in this guide offer each, in their operators' own words.
of 1 place
of 1 place
Questions
Bunbury: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Bunbury?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Bunbury are March, April and October to December. January is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; July is the wettest, with about 153 mm of rain.
Are there accessible hotels in Bunbury?
1 place in this guide list accessible rooms.
What currency is used in Bunbury?
Australian dollar (AUD).
Nearby
Destinations near Bunbury
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.