Lake Macquarie Motor Inn
Highlights
- Relax in spacious ground-floor rooms, enjoying easy access to free parking right outside your door.
- Explore nearby beaches and Lake Macquarie, perfect for kayaking and fishing adventures.
- Indulge in local dining options with bistros and clubs just minutes away.
- Unwind in a quiet setting, conveniently located away from traffic noise for a peaceful stay.
Welcome to Lake Macquarie Motor Inn. The Lake Macquarie region has so much to offer every traveller – fabulous beaches, the Hunter Valley and the cosmopolitan business and entertainment centre of Newcastle.
The motel is conveniently located on the Pacific Highway, set well back, away from any traffic noise. The 20 rooms are large and located on the ground level, with convenient free parking just outside your room. Rooms are quiet, well equipped with private bathroom/ensuite, air-conditioning, refrigerator, toaster, microwave, kettle, plates and cutlery to ensure you have a comfortable stay.
Lake Macquarie Motor Inn is located just 12 minutes from the major shopping areas of Charlestown and Westfield Kotara. Newcastle CBD is just 20 minutes to the North along the Pacific Highway. The Pacific Ocean is just to the east, with many beaches to choose from, including Blacksmiths and Caves Beach. To the west, Lake Macquarie, home to the Belmont 16’s Sailing Club and Lake Macquarie Yacht Club, is an ideal spot to kayak, stand-up paddle board or motorised watercraft. A fabulous beach, lake and ocean fishing with boat parking and a bait and tackle store is 50 metres away. There are many bistros and restaurants close with a choice of clubs: Marks Point Sports Club, RSL Clubs and Belmont Golf and Bowls Club.
Lake Macquarie Motor Inn are pet friendly. Surcharge applies.
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Features
Actively welcomes people with access needs.
General access
- Offers multiple options for booking – web, email, phone is available.
- Offers a range of contact methods for receiving complaints.
- Staff are trained in disability awareness.
- Accessibility information and photos, including of a bathroom, room and/or floor plan on their website (can be emailed on request).
- Asks all visitors if there are any specific needs to be met.
Communication
Welcomes and assists people who have challenges with learning, communication, understanding and behaviour. (includes people with autism, intellectual disability, Down syndrome, acquired brain injury (ABI), dyslexia and dementia)
- Uses Plain English / easy read signage and information (includes menus and emergency information)
Physical – Mobility
Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
- Uses floors/coverings which are slip resistant, firm and smooth
- Uses non-slip tiles in the bathroom or slip resistant matting
- Seating in common areas including reception area
Physical – Wheelchair
Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
- Step free outdoor pathways (includes picnic areas, barbecues and shelters)
- Doorways which are easy to open and have lever handles (doorways 850mm or wider when open and not heavy).
- A wheelchair accessible toilet / shower and change room is available.
- Portable ramps.
- At least one wheelchair accessible parking space with wheelchair accessible signage clearly displayed (International standards are 3200mm wide x 2500 mm high).
- Step free access to room (Entrance to the room wheelchair accessible with step free greater than 5mm or has a doorway threshold ramp not exceeding 1:8 for 450mm length).
- A lever handle on the door (easier to use).
- A shower curtain (no door).
- Grabrails in shower recess (can be removable and height adjustable).
- A handheld shower hose (should be at least 1500mm long).
- Allows space around toilet for a wheelchair (A space of at least 900mm width beside the toilet pan and 1200mm clearance in front of the toilet pan is required).
- Grabrails provided adjacent to the toilet.
Physical – High support needs
Caters for people with high support needs who travel with a support person.
- Twin beds available on request.
- Rooms which are interconnecting.
- A place to store medical equipment (eg oxygen).
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