Name: Augusta Budget Motel
Address: LOT 1 National Highway A1, Port Augusta, Port Augusta, Port Augusta, 5700, Australia
Rating: 6

Air conditioning

Smoke-free property

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Non-smoking rooms

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Family room

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Wheelchair Accessible

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Laundry

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Bottled water (at extra charge)

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Free Wi-Fi

Internet

English

Languages Spoken

Barbecue grill(s)

Picnic area

Barbeque

Recreation

Parking

Parking nearby

Family/Kid Friendly

Kids

Pets allowed

Pets

Extra decontamination measures

Additional measures against COVID-19

Health and Safety Measures

Location

At the mini-hotel

Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden

Port Augusta Airport

Augusta Budget Motel

Port Augusta

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smoking

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safe

mini-bar

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pets-allowed

wi-fi

kitchen

Great place to stop as you can walk straight across the paddock to a servo and grab take aways.
Rooms tidy and clean, with ample tea, coffee and sugar.
Parking in front of your room,  them back out and drive around the complex to arrive at the highway.
We stay here when in the area.

Good value for the price

Stayed at the Augusta Budget Motel on 3 May 2018 and paid $100 for two people in a queen room with a queen bed, private bathroom, TV, fridge, WiFi, and parking outside the door. A comfortable and decent stopover with helpful reception staff. A number of eating options next door at a roadhouse.

Budget stay in Pt Augusta

It's convenient, great bed & shower air con didn't work last time, bloody cold! Overall, not too bad, but there must be some who have grubby pets, given the extra cost! We'll probably stay again, because the options are non existent!

Dog plus 2

The room was clean but looked old and decor wise a bit tired.  The bed was really comfortable with a lovely, firm, quality mattress. Good for the budget traveler who just wants a good night's sleep before they hit the road the next day.

Well named!

Definitely a 'budget' option. Old, small, a little run down and no frills. If you're only after a bed befor you hit the road early the following morning, it's conveniently located on the highway, and adjacent a fuel station and hungry jacks. The staff were friendly and the place was clean enough, however, I wouldn't choose to stay here again over trying somewhere else.

The name says it all...

Had booked but had to cancel on day of arrival (before arrival - personal reasons) staff were friendly and courteous and accepted my cancellation without hesitation or complaint.Thank you. (Can't advise on the motel as never got there!)

Thanks

This place was a dive we could not have stayed any more than one night. The towels were frayed, the cups take away polystyrene. outside there was a makeshift ash tray on the wall full of butts floating in water. A truckie overnight stop be be prepared for noise early and late. There is no staff onsite. The tv didn't work so we had to ring up , someone did come to fix it. $120 is not a budget price for this place. not walking distance to town. The town is depressed, only coffee shop we found was at the visitor centre. I stayed because we wanted to go to the arid botanic garden, which was terrific, good cafe as well. To top it all off I got a speeding fine going between here and the town for 70 in a 60 and they do not take any off. They have a $94 levy for victims of crime which is not explained on the ticket, I had to google it.
It made for a very expensive stay.

Less than budget

Personally I would avoid at all costs if possible and I certainly don't ever want to return. The motel is run down and looks as if no one cares. When walking our small dog around the grounds, we noticed that it was covered in beer bottle lids, broken glass and dog poo. I understand that the motel is pet friendly (obviously the reason we booked) but we travelled in pet friendly accommodation the whole way from Perth to Melbourne and not one other accommodation was in such a bad state. Furniture chewed by animals, doors scratched up....
Didn't see one staff member at all, even when we checked in we rang a number and she told us the room number and where the keys were. Room next door had a longer term resident - he was the one who provided us information about things such as how to check out etc and where to eat. The website indicates free wi-fi, no information provided on how to access that.
It was a bed to sleep in and that was about it. The terrific water pressure in the shower is what got it over to a 2 star rather than a 1 star.


Be prepared - not great at all

First I will say our room was clean.
BUT
There was a toaster but no utilises to use, only 1 spoon for coffee.
The tiles on the floor of the bathroom looked dirty, brown and white design, it put us right off to go bare foot in there  though the floor was clean.
The heater, well it did work, but no adjustment for it, woke during the night and had to turn it off!
Laundry facilities,  we needed to wash our clothing, but the 1 washing machine was out of order!!
I will research more if we need to stay in Port Augusta again.
This was budget by all means.

Disappointed stay

This is certainly not a 3.5 star hotel.

There is apparently free internet but no details how to access, no hotel or room information available or left in the room.

The noise from the main road and service station 50m away keeps you awake, this is compounded by the curtains being see through and not blocking any light. The room was lit up all night making getting to sleep a challenge. 

The fittings and amenities in the room are outdated and falling apart. 

If you are seeking a good rest over night, this isn't the place.
If you are seeking a nice room, this isn't the place.

Unfortunately there isn't much I can say that's positive about my stay here. I guess one is, it had a bed, but even then the pillows were flat and uncomfortable.

Overall, the motel needs to lift its game a little, I get this isn't designed for business travel but even just having neat tidy rooms and curtains that actually block out the light.

Augusta Budget Motel

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