Commonwealth Hotel
Highlights
- Savour hearty meals in the all-weather courtyard, perfect for enjoying lunch or dinner with friends.
- Relax with a schooner of your favourite beer in the welcoming front bar, where sport always entertains.
- Experience the charm of a historic venue built in 1882, a beloved Newcastle institution for over 140 years.
- Stay comfortably in one of ten clean, wallet-friendly rooms, ideal for both work and play in Cooks Hill.
Built in 1882, the Commonwealth Hotel is a Cooks Hill and Newcastle institution serving food and drinks to locals for over 140 years! It’s the go-to watering hole for Lunch or Dinner in the all-weather courtyard or a schooner of your favourite beer in the front bar where there’s always a friendly face and sport on the screens.
The Commonwealth Hotel has ten comfortable, clean and wallet-friendly rooms for those in town for work or play.
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Actively welcomes people with access needs.
General access
- Offers multiple options for booking – web, email, phone is available.
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