A 14-Room Workforce Motel Behind The Tav, in Pegs Creek Karratha
Latitude20 Cattrall Park Motel is a single-storey, 14-room budget motel at 27 Bond Place in Pegs Creek, a quiet residential pocket of Karratha that sits about 1 km from Karratha City Shopping Centre and roughly 8.8 km from Karratha Airport. It's the entry-level property in the Latitude20 Apartments group, sister to Latitude20 The Dunes (Bulgarra) and Roebourne Village, and shares its block with The Tav Sports Bar, which doubles as the on-site restaurant. The property has traded continuously since the original Cattrall Park Motel branding pre-2021, rebranded to Latitude20 Cattrall Park in January 2021 and to its current name in August 2022.
What you get is plain and practical: a 20 m² Queen-bed studio with air conditioning, a flat-screen TV, free WiFi, a private bathroom and a kitchenette with refrigerator, microwave, electric kettle and toaster. Every room has its own combo washer/dryer, the single in-room feature regulars cite most often. Check-in is from 14:00 with a keypad code texted ahead so late arrivals work; parking is free at your door. It is basic, it is dated, and guest reviews are middling, Karratha-cheap rather than Karratha-charming. The page reflects the property honestly, age and maintenance backlog included.
27 Bond Place, Pegs Creek, 8.8 km from Karratha Airport, the Door to Murujuga and Hearson's Cove
The motel sits in Pegs Creek, a residential suburb on the western side of Karratha, the regional capital of the West Pilbara, 1,566 km north of Perth and the only full-services hub between Geraldton and Broome. From the door it is roughly 1 km to Karratha City Shopping Centre and the Karratha Visitor Centre, 1.3 km to the Red Earth Arts Precinct, 8.8 km to Karratha Airport (about 12 minutes by car), 25 km / ~30 minutes to Hearson's Cove, and 32–35 km / ~40 minutes via Burrup Road to the Ngajarli (Deep Gorge) trail at Murujuga National Park.
Murujuga, the Burrup Peninsula and surrounding islands, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List on 11 July 2025 for between one and two million Aboriginal petroglyphs across nearly 100,000 hectares of land and sea country, some up to 50,000 years old. The Ngajarli trail is a self-guided boardwalk and the easiest introduction. Hearson's Cove, ~25 km away on the Burrup, is the Pilbara's primary Staircase to the Moon viewpoint on full-moon nights from March to November. For the West Pilbara loop further afield, Millstream-Chichester National Park is ~2 hours south and Karijini National Park ~3 hours south.
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Interesting Points About Latitude20 Cattrall Park Motel
- Operates as the budget arm of the Latitude20 Apartments group with The Tav Sports Bar sharing the block as the on-site restaurant; a structural pricing position that explains how the property holds a workforce-friendly rate point while leveraging the parent group's larger Pilbara operational footprint.
- Every room is a 20 m² Queen-bed studio with kitchenette, washer/dryer combo and private bathroom (no standard or family configurations across the 14-unit inventory); a single-format simplicity that matters for the Pilbara mining-workforce target market, where check-in speed and self-catering are the bookable requirements.
- Contactless keypad check-in across all units (no manned reception); a useful pre-booking detail for fly-in workforce on late or red-eye arrivals from Perth, and the reason the Wi-Fi is the best-reviewed part of the stay while cleanliness and comfort sit among the weakest: keypad IT has to work even when housekeeping has visibly aged.
- A modest 'Passable' overall rating is an honest pre-booking sign that the property is functional workforce accommodation rather than a leisure stay; recurring 2026 reviewers explicitly flag visible age and maintenance backlog as the reason the location and price hold up despite the décor.
Rooms & Accommodation at Latitude20 Cattrall Park Motel
Deluxe Queen Studio
Sleeps 2 · Studio · 20 m² (215 ft²) · Air conditioning · Free WiFi
The entry-rate room and the studio configuration most guests book, a 20 m² ground-floor studio with a Queen bed, air conditioning, flat-screen TV, free WiFi and a private bathroom (shower, toilet, towels). The kitchenette covers a refrigerator, microwave, electric kettle and toaster. A combo washer/dryer is built into the room. Smoking is not permitted. Sleeps two adults; cots and extra beds aren't available, so this isn't a family configuration.
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Budget Double Room
Sleeps 2 · 20 m² (215 ft²) · Same Queen-bed footprint as the Deluxe Studio
Despite the “Budget” label, this is the same 20 m² Queen-bed footprint as the Deluxe Studio, simply named differently. It usually appears when the Deluxe Queen Studio has sold out for the night. Same air conditioning, flat-screen TV, free WiFi, kitchenette and combo washer/dryer. Treat it as the Studio's overflow rate rather than an upgrade.
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Best Suited For
- FIFO and contract workers on Rio Tinto, BHP, Woodside and Dampier Salt rotations who need a predictable Queen room with in-room laundry next to a pub
- Karratha overnighters and West Pilbara road-trippers stitching together the North West Coastal Highway / Warlu Way
- Solo travellers and couples on a budget by Karratha standards: it is meaningfully cheaper than the Karratha International or ibis Styles
- Late-arrival guests who want contactless keypad check-in rather than a manned desk at midnight
- Travellers heading to Murujuga National Park (UNESCO since 11 July 2025), Hearson's Cove or the Karratha Visitor Centre and happy with a 30–40-minute drive to the rock-art trails
- Guests who want The Tav Sports Bar (with kitchen 11:00–21:00 and a free courtesy bus from 4 pm) literally next door
Worth Considering Alternatives If
- You expect boutique-hotel finishes: this is a dated 1980s-era motel and 2026 reviews consistently flag run-down rooms, water damage and patchy maintenance
- You want a swimming pool, gym or spa: none are on site
- You're travelling with a child needing a cot or extra bed: none are available; every room is a Queen sleeping two
- You want to bring a dog: pets are not allowed
- You're towing a boat trailer or camper trailer: the parking layout doesn't fit them; book Discovery Parks – Pilbara Karratha (~3 km away) for the rig
- You only carry cash: cards only at this property (Visa, Mastercard, American Express)
- You expect breakfast every day: continental breakfast is optional, and not served on Sundays
Amenities & Facilities
Food & Drink
- The Tav Sports Bar on site, kitchen 11:00–21:00 daily, full pub menu
- $25 weekday meal specials at The Tav (parmy, barramundi, steak)
- 28 sports screens at The Tav and a free courtesy bus from 4 pm into Karratha town
- Optional continental breakfast, paid add-on, not served on Sundays
Room Amenities
- Air conditioning in every room
- Combo washer/dryer in every room, guest-favourite feature
- Private bathroom: shower, toilet, towels, toilet paper
- Kitchenette: refrigerator, microwave, electric kettle, toaster
- Flat-screen TV
- Linen and bed-making supplied
- Non-smoking property-wide
- Every room is a Queen, no twins, no doubles, no kings
- Not available: Cot or extra bed
- Not available: Internal connecting / adjoining doors
Property-wide
- Free WiFi property-wide, the property's best-reviewed feature
- Single-storey, ground-level access to every room (a few steps connect the two halves of the site)
- Contactless keypad code check-in for after-hours arrivals
- Not available: Swimming pool
- Not available: Gym, spa or sauna
- Not available: Balconies
Parking & Transport
- Free public on-site parking, no reservation needed
- Karratha Airport (KTA), ~8.8 km / about 12 minutes by car (roughly A$27–33 by taxi)
- Karratha town centre and Karratha City Shopping Centre, ~1 km
- Free courtesy bus from The Tav into town from 4 pm, separate from the airport route
- Not available: Boat or camper trailer parking
- Not available: Airport shuttle
Policies
- Cards only, Visa, Mastercard, American Express. No cash accepted
- AUD 200 refundable damage deposit charged to the card 7 days before arrival; released within 7 days of check-out subject to room inspection
- Check-in 14:00 (window 14:00–00:00) · check-out 10:00
- Children of any age welcome; 18+ charged as adults; no cots or extra beds available
- Non-smoking property-wide
- Not available: Pets
Pegs Creek, Karratha, On the Doorstep of Murujuga and the Pilbara Coast
Latitude20 Cattrall Park Motel sits at 27 Bond Place in Pegs Creek, a quiet residential pocket on the western side of Karratha, the regional capital of the West Pilbara in the north-west of Western Australia. The City of Karratha takes in Karratha, Dampier, Wickham, Roebourne, Cossack and Point Samson: a coastal arc of red-rock ranges, mangrove inlets and the 42-island Dampier Archipelago.
The motel is roughly 1 km from Karratha City Shopping Centre and the Karratha Visitor Centre, 1.3 km from the Red Earth Arts Precinct, and 8.8 km / about 12 minutes by car from Karratha Airport. The two big regional draws sit further out: Hearson's Cove, the Pilbara's main Staircase to the Moon viewpoint, is ~25 km / 30 minutes via Burrup Road, and the Ngajarli (Deep Gorge) trail at Murujuga National Park, UNESCO World Heritage-listed on 11 July 2025, is 32–35 km / about 40 minutes further along the same road. Millstream-Chichester National Park is ~2 hours south and Karijini National Park ~3 hours south for the wider Pilbara loop.
Karratha has no passenger rail (the Pilbara network is freight-only). Integrity Coach Lines runs an East Perth ↔ Karratha service twice a week (≈25 hours, A$170–250); most visitors fly in on Qantas/QantasLink or Virgin Australia from Perth (~2 hours), with seasonal extras from Brisbane, Melbourne and Broome. Karratha is car-dependent, hire from the airport (Avis, Hertz, Budget; book ahead).
- The Tav Sports Bar: Next door (~100 m) · On-site Aussie sports pub with 28 screens, a kitchen open 11:00–21:00, $25 weekday meal specials and a free courtesy bus from 4 pm.
- Karratha Visitor Centre: ~1 km · A few minutes' drive · Pilbara's main info hub, pick up the Yaburara Heritage Trail brochure here.
- Red Earth Arts Precinct: ~1.3 km · Karratha's flagship arts / cinema / library complex; home venue of the Red Earth Arts Festival each May.
- Yaburara Heritage Trail: ~2 km · A 3.5 km grade-4 walk past Aboriginal rock engravings and grinding stones, Ngarluma country, trailhead behind the Visitor Centre.
- Karratha Airport (KTA): ~8.8 km · about 12 minutes by car · Daily Qantas and Virgin services to Perth.
- Hearson's Cove: ~25 km · ~30 minutes via Burrup Road · Sheltered Burrup Peninsula beach and the Pilbara's main Staircase to the Moon viewpoint, March–November.
- Murujuga National Park (Ngajarli Trail): ~32–35 km · ~40 minutes via Burrup Road · UNESCO World Heritage-listed 11 July 2025 for one to two million Aboriginal petroglyphs, some up to 50,000 years old.
- Red Dog Memorial Statue, Dampier: ~20 km · ~20 minutes' drive · Bronze 1980 Meri Forrest cast at the Dampier town entrance, the Pilbara wanderer made famous by the 2011 Australian film Red Dog.
- Cossack historic ghost-town: ~50 km · ~45 minutes' drive east · Restored 1860s pearling and gold-rush port; Cossack Heritage Trail and the annual Cossack Art Awards in July–August.
Getting to Key Locations
Photo: Marius Fenger, CC BY-SA 4.0
Murujuga National Park (Ngajarli Trail)
Murujuga, the Burrup Peninsula and surrounding islands, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List on 11 July 2025 for one to two million Aboriginal petroglyphs across nearly 100,000 hectares of land and sea country, some up to 50,000 years old. The Ngajarli (Deep Gorge) self-guided boardwalk is 32–35 km from the motel via Burrup Road and the easiest introduction to the rock art.
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Photo: Jim Bendon, CC BY-SA 2.0
Hearson's Cove
A sheltered tidal beach 25 km / about 30 minutes from the motel along Burrup Road, and the Pilbara's primary Staircase to the Moon viewpoint on full-moon nights from March to November. The cove is also a popular dry-season swim spot.
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Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0
Red Earth Arts Precinct
Karratha's flagship arts / cinema / library complex, 1.3 km from the motel and home venue of the Red Earth Arts Festival each May (REAF 2026 runs 14–17 May across Karratha, Point Samson, Cossack, Dampier, Wickham and Roebourne). The building's angular iron-red facade is one of the most photographed pieces of architecture in the City of Karratha.
View on MapHow to Get to Latitude20 Cattrall Park Motel from Karratha Airport
- Pick up at Karratha Airport (KTA): There is no hotel airport shuttle. Pick up a hire car at the rental desks opposite arrivals (Avis, Hertz, Budget, book ahead), or take a taxi (Premier Taxis, Karratha Dampier Taxi Service; roughly A$27–33 to the door).
- Onto Madigan Road: Exit the airport car park onto Madigan Road heading west. Continue ≈4 km to the Madigan Road / Dampier Highway roundabout.
- Onto Karratha Road: At the roundabout, take the second exit onto Dampier Road / Karratha Road heading toward Karratha town. Stay on Karratha Road / Welcome Road for ≈4 km past the Karratha Visitor Centre.
- Into Pegs Creek and Bond Place: Turn left into Searipple Road, then right onto Bond Place. The motel sits behind The Tav Sports Bar, drive past the tavern to the rear motel block. Total drive: ~8.8 km, about 12 minutes.
Karratha and the West Pilbara at a Glance
Karratha was purpose-built from 1968 to service Hamersley Iron's Dampier port and grew again through the 1980s with the North West Shelf gas project. Today it is the regional capital of the West Pilbara in the north-west of Western Australia and the only full-services hub in the Pilbara, and, since the inscription of Murujuga on the UNESCO World Heritage List on 11 July 2025, the gateway town for one of the world's most significant rock-art landscapes. Roughly a million petroglyphs across the Burrup Peninsula and Dampier Archipelago, some up to 50,000 years old, sit under the continuous stewardship of the Ngarluma, Yaburara, Mardudhunera, Yindjibarndi and Wong-Goo-Tt-Oo traditional owners.
Inland, the Pilbara's red-rock spine opens out at Millstream-Chichester National Park (~2 hours south), palm-fringed pools and the iconic Python Pool waterhole, and at Karijini National Park (~3 hours south), the so-called Jewel of the Pilbara, with deep gorges, swimmable rock pools and abseiling tours. East of Karratha, Cossack is a National Trust-listed 1860s pearling and gold-rush ghost town, and Roebourne is the oldest surviving town in WA's north-west. Add the bronze Red Dog statue at Dampier, the Yaburara Heritage Trail behind the Visitor Centre, and the May–October Staircase to the Moon at Hearson's Cove, and the Karratha base earns two to seven nights.
Best time to visit is the dry season May–September, with daytime maxima of 25–29 °C, cool nights and the lowest rainfall. November–April brings 36–40 °C, monsoonal humidity and cyclone risk; February is the wettest month. The local festival highlights are the Red Earth Arts Festival (14–17 May 2026, Karratha and surrounds), the Cossack Art Awards exhibition (19 July–9 August 2026 at the Cossack Bond Store), and the FeNaClNG Festival on the King's Birthday long weekend in early September.
An honest caravanning travel-vlog look at the same Pilbara coast and red-dirt landscape on the motel's doorstep, Overflow Camping, 40 Mile Beach (Gnoorea Point), and the kind of West Pilbara conditions to plan around.
What Guests Say About Latitude20 Cattrall Park Motel
Scores and review counts are aggregated from verified guest bookings on major travel platforms.
Passable
Latitude20 Cattrall Park Motel earns a “Passable” overall rating, the lowest-scoring of the Karratha hotels indexed by the major review platforms, with the Wi-Fi and staff its bright spots and facilities and value its weak ones. Recurring praise lands on the same handful of details: the location next door to The Tav, the in-room combo washer/dryer that turns it into a workable FIFO base, the contactless keypad check-in, and a fair price by Karratha standards. Recurring complaints concentrate on room condition, water damage, rusty door frames, holes in cupboards, mould in the showers, broken fixtures, and inconsistent cleaning. It is a working overnight motel, not a leisure-stay choice; book it for what it is.
The price was good, but the property is in a run-down state, floors, doors and shower all need fixing. Rubbish was left outside the rooms. The Tav next door has good food.
Fine for what we required. Picked it for the location with the tavern next door; the room itself was a bit tatty.
Disappointing. Location was good and the price was good for Karratha, but the bathroom needed a working shower head and a clean to remove the mould.
Good location for a solo work trip. The rusty door frame was a noticeable detail.
Liked the keypad room codes and contactless arrival. The bathroom showed its age and some water damage; the price felt high for the condition.
Pleasant. Comfortable bed and a quiet location, but visible maintenance gaps including holes in cupboards and doors.
Air-conditioning should be running before guests arrive in the Pilbara heat, the room was stuffy and hot at check-in. Access to the room was discreet and easy.
Overpriced and in need of maintenance. The property manager was slow to respond to comments about the state of the unit.
Good to Know Before You Book
Cards only, no cash accepted
Visa, Mastercard or American Express. A AUD 200 refundable damage deposit is charged to the card seven days before arrival and released within seven days of check-out subject to room inspection.
Every room is a Queen, no twins, doubles, kings, cots or extra beds
All 14 rooms are Queen-bed studios sleeping up to two adults. There are no twin or king configurations, no cots, no rollaway beds and no internal connecting doors between rooms. Solo, couple or single business traveller only, not a family configuration.
Continental breakfast is optional, and not served on Sundays
Breakfast can be added as a paid extra. It runs Monday to Saturday only. There is no Sunday breakfast service. The Tav Sports Bar opens its kitchen from 11:00 daily.
Parking is free, but trailers and caravans don't fit
Free unreserved on-site parking is available right outside your room. Boat trailers, camper trailers and caravans do not fit the layout, book Discovery Parks – Pilbara Karratha (~3 km away) for the rig.
Check-in 14:00–20:00, after-hours via keypad code
Check-in window is 14:00 to 20:00 (latest 00:00); check-out is by 10:00. After-hours arrivals are handled via a keypad code texted ahead of your stay, useful if your flight lands late.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Latitude20 Cattrall Park Motel is at 27 Bond Place, Pegs Creek, Karratha WA 6714, in a quiet residential pocket on the western side of Karratha. Karratha Airport (KTA) is about 8.8 km / 12 minutes east by car via Madigan Road and the Dampier Highway. There is no hotel airport shuttle, pick up a hire car at the airport rental desks (Avis, Hertz, Budget) or take a taxi (around A$27–33 to the door).
Check-in is from 14:00 (window 14:00–20:00, latest 00:00) and check-out is by 10:00. After-hours arrivals are handled via a keypad code texted ahead of your stay. There is no manned reception desk after 20:00, so the code lets you let yourself in if your flight or drive lands late.
Yes, The Tav Sports Bar shares the block and serves as the on-site restaurant. The kitchen is open 11:00–21:00 daily for lunch and dinner, with $25 weekday meal specials (parmy, barramundi, steak), 28 sports screens, and a free courtesy bus into Karratha town from 4 pm.
Continental breakfast is optional, added as a paid extra rather than included. It runs Monday to Saturday only; there is no Sunday breakfast service. The Tav opens its kitchen from 11:00 daily for everything else.
Free unreserved on-site parking is available for cars right outside your room, no reservation needed. Boat trailers, camper trailers and caravans do not fit the parking layout; book Discovery Parks – Pilbara Karratha (~3 km away) for the rig and the motel for the bed.
All 14 rooms are Queen-bed studios. There are no twin, double or king configurations, no cots, no rollaway beds and no internal connecting doors. Each room sleeps up to two adults; the property does not accommodate cots or extra beds for children.
Cash is not accepted at this property, Visa, Mastercard or American Express only. A AUD 200 refundable damage deposit is charged to the card seven days before arrival and released within seven days of check-out subject to room inspection.
Pets are not allowed. Children of any age are welcome but 18-year-olds and above are charged as adults. Cots and extra beds are not available, every room is a Queen sleeping two, so this is not a workable configuration for families needing additional bedding.
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14 Queen-bed studios with in-room combo washer/dryer, free WiFi, free on-site parking and contactless keypad check-in, sharing a block with The Tav Sports Bar in Pegs Creek, Karratha. Honestly reviewed as a “Passable” budget stay, basic, dated, and Karratha-cheap rather than Karratha-charming.
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