Victoria · Australia
Where to stay in Warrnambool
Warrnambool is a city in Victoria, Australia, home to about 30,000 people. This guide covers 1 aparthotel in Warrnambool, with about 87 rooms between them.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Best months
- October to April
- Nearest airport
- PTJ88 km · Portland Airport
- Currency
- AUDAustralian dollar
- Time zone
- Australia/Sydney
- Language
- Auslan, Australian English, English
About
About Warrnambool
Warrnambool ( WOR-nəm-BOOL; Maar: Peetoop or Wheringkernitch or Warrnambool) is a city on the south-western coast of Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 census, Warrnambool had a population of 32,894.
It is 260 km west of Melbourne, and has a population of 35,000 (2018). It is the largest town in southwestern Victoria and makes a good base for travellers to explore the surrounding area. The name "Warrnambool" originated from Mount Warrnambool, a scoria cone volcano 25 km northeast of the town. Warrnambool (or Warrnoobul) was the name of both the volcano and the group of Aboriginal Australian people who lived there. In the local language, the prefix Warnn- designated home or hut, while the meaning of the suffix -ambool is now unknown.
Wikipedia and Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Things to do
What to see and do in Warrnambool
See
- Warrnambool Art Gallery (WAG)
- Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum
- Lake Pertobe and Foreshore area
- Logans Beach Whale Watching Platform
- Botanical gardens
- Moyjil - Point Ritchie
- Hopkins Falls
Do
- Tower Hill Wildlife Reserve
- Port Fairy - Warrnambool Rail Trail
- The Lighthouse Theatre Warrnambool
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Where to stay
Places to stay in Warrnambool
1 place to stay from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
| Place to stay | Rooms |
|---|---|
| Quest Warrnambool aparthotel | 87 |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
Where to stay
More hotels in Warrnambool
23 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Merrijig Inn | 1846 | 21.0 km |
| Ashmont Motor Inn & Apartments | 21.6 km | |
| Banyan Place | 0.6 km | |
| Best Western Olde Maritime Motor Inn | 0.7 km | |
| BIG4 Nrma Warrnambool Riverside Holiday Park | 7.8 km | |
| Blue Whale Motor Inn & Apartments | 1.8 km | |
| Comfort Inn on Raglan | 1.9 km | |
| Comfort Inn Warrnambool International | 0.5 km | |
| Comfort Inn Western | 0.3 km | |
| Deep Blue Hotel & Hot Springs | 1.8 km | |
| Drift House | 21.1 km | |
| Eight Spence | 0.5 km | |
| Elm Tree Motel | 0.5 km | |
| Gallery Apartments | 0.4 km | |
| Hopkins House Motel & Apartments | 2.2 km | |
| Lady Bay Resort | 1.8 km | |
| Mahogany Motel | 0.9 km | |
| Mid City Motel Warrnambool | 0.5 km | |
| Port Boutique Accommodation | 21.4 km | |
| Raglan Motor Inn | 1.7 km | |
| Seacombe House Motor Inn Port Fairy | 21.3 km | |
| The Victoria | 21.6 km | |
| Tudor Motor Inn Warrnambool | 0.6 km |
All 24 hotels in Warrnambool, with their history and operators
When to go
The best time to visit Warrnambool
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Warrnambool are October to April. January is the warmest month, with average highs of 25 °C; August is the wettest, with about 95 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 Warrnambool: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Portland Airport (PTJ), about 88 km from the city centre in a straight line.
Getting in
Warrnambool has an airport approximately 15 km north of the CBD, although there are no scheduled commercial flights. Mount Gambier is 2 hours drive away to the west and has scheduled flights, but the best choice is generally Melbourne that has many more services and facilities and is a 3.5-hour drive to the east. Due to Avalon Airport's location between Melbourne and Geelong, 204 km from Warrnambool, flying to Melbourne, renting a car and driving on to Warrnambool is much easier from Avalon Airport than from Melbourne Tullamarine Airport.
Getting around
Warrnambool is easy to navigate by car. Metered parking in the city costs 70c per hour, but it is easy to find unmetered parking. Transit South West operates 10 bus routes within the city of Warrnambool. Most routes run hourly, and the city terminus is a short walk from the railway station. Tickets are $2.00 for 2 hours, and $3.40 for a full day (half price concession/children's tickets).
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PTJ · Portland Airport
Good to know
Accessibility, parking and families in Warrnambool
How many places to stay in this guide offer each, in their operators' own words.
of 1 place
of 1 place
Questions
Warrnambool: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Warrnambool?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Warrnambool are October to April. January is the warmest month, with average highs of 25 °C; August is the wettest, with about 95 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Warrnambool?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Portland Airport (PTJ), about 88 km from the city centre in a straight line.
Are there accessible hotels in Warrnambool?
1 place in this guide list accessible rooms.
What currency is used in Warrnambool?
Australian dollar (AUD).
Nearby
Destinations near Warrnambool
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; 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.