A renovated country motel a block from heritage Warwick
Warwick Motor Inn is an independently run, 21-room country motel on Albion Street, a single block north of Warwick's heritage Palmerin Street CBD. The road frontage is honest 1980s motel-row, a vacancy sign, drive-up doors and a freshly trimmed hedge, but step inside and recent guests find rooms they consistently describe as "beautifully renovated": cream walls and contemporary bedlinen in some rooms, sage-green family suites in others, with air-conditioning, flat-screen TVs and full kitchenettes in the Family Suite and Queen rooms.
The renovations are what recent guests talk about most. Alongside the updated rooms, the comments that come up again and again are the walkable Albion Street location, the genuine value of a smartly renovated room at a country-motel rate, and a friendly team that quietly accommodates late arrivals. Enough guests come back that repeat business runs high, unusual for a 3-star country motel, and solo road-trippers, families on the inland Brisbane drive and couples on Granite Belt weekend escapes all leave happy.
Albion Street, walking distance to every Warwick CBD park
Step out the front door and you are 200 yd from Queens Park with its 15-metre Cobb & Co horse sculpture, 400 m from the Warwick Art Gallery, and inside a 10-minute walk of every heritage building on the Palmerin Street trail, the 1898 sandstone Post Office, the 1888 Town Hall (now the visitor centre), the 1886 Court House and St Mark's Anglican Church (1868). Reviews single out the location for exactly this reason: every reason a traveller stops in Warwick is a comfortable walk from Albion Street.
The motel sits on the New England Highway corridor, which is the practical advantage, free, easy on-site parking right by the room door, and a 4-minute drive to the Warwick Showgrounds (home of the October Rodeo and Gold Cup Campdraft). Warwick train station is 0.8 mi (15-minute walk), Brisbane is roughly 2 hours by car down the Cunningham Highway, and Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport is around 1 h 20 min north. The trade-off honest reviews flag is that front-facing rooms can pick up some Albion Street traffic noise; ask for a back-of-property room when you book if a quiet sleep is your top priority.
Self-catering kitchenette, and a cafe next door if you don't
Two of the four room categories include a kitchenette: the Family Suite is fully kitted with crockery, cutlery, a microwave, fridge, kettle and toaster, and the Queen Room and Twin/Double both carry the same fridge / microwave / kettle / toaster setup for self-catering essentials. The Family Suite is also the only room with a bathtub. Every room is air-conditioned, fully non-smoking, with a flat-screen TV and a private bathroom, and tea and coffee provisions are reliably described as plentiful.
If you don't want to cook, Warwicks Gardens Galore, the cafe and working garden nursery directly adjoining the property, is open from 7am for breakfast and lunch and is named in review after review as the de-facto motel breakfast room. Order takeaway and bring it back to your room or eat by the pool. Domino's and KFC are around 250 yd up Albion Street, and the IGA, the heritage pubs (Criterion, Warwick Hotel, Horse & Jockey) and the bulk of Warwick's country-town restaurants are 5–10 minutes' walk down Palmerin Street.
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Interesting Points About Warwick Motor Inn
- Walking distance from Warwick's heritage Palmerin Street CBD (the bluestone-and-sandstone heritage strip listed on the Queensland Heritage Register), Queens Park and Warwick Art Gallery; a multi-attraction radius unusual for a 3-star country motel and the editorial reason day-trip travellers from Brisbane (90 minutes north) book the property as a Warwick base.
- Free private parking 'right at the room door' rather than a separate lot, sized for cars (a configuration the standard 'Free parking' flag flattens); a practical pre-arrival detail for road-trip travellers carrying eskies, fishing gear or other vehicle-loaded equipment they want to keep within sight.
- Pet-friendly rooms available across part of the inventory (specific rooms required, not whole property); useful pre-booking context for Queensland Darling Downs road-trippers travelling with a dog, since pet policies in the Warwick country-motel comp set vary substantially by property and rate plan.
- Warwicks Gardens Galore cafe and nursery directly next door is a structurally rare 'adjacent garden-centre cafe' configuration for an Australian country motel; a useful editorial detail for guests who want morning coffee with a horticultural-retail browse rather than a generic petrol-station cafe across the street.
Rooms & Accommodation at Warwick Motor Inn
Family Suite
Carpeted suite with bathtub & full kitchenette · Private bathroom
The premium room category and the only one with a bathtub. The Family Suite is carpeted, fitted with a full kitchenette, crockery and cutlery, microwave, fridge, kettle and toaster, and a bath/shower combo bathroom, making it the natural pick for families and longer Warwick stays. Air-conditioned, non-smoking, with a flat-screen TV, iron and linen.
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Queen Room
Up to 2 guests · 1 queen bed · Carpeted · Private bathroom
Same entry-level rate as the Twin/Double but with a queen bed, the natural couples pick and the room category that drives the 8.9 Couples' Top Pick location score. Carpeted, air-conditioned, non-smoking, with a flat-screen TV, fridge, microwave, kettle, toaster, iron and linen. Private en-suite with shower.
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Twin or Double
Up to 2 guests · Twin or double config · Private bathroom
The lowest-priced option, the same entry-level rate as the Queen Room but reconfigured with two single beds (or a double on request) for travellers happy to share. Air-conditioned, non-smoking, with a flat-screen TV, fridge, microwave, kettle, toaster, iron and linen. Private en-suite with shower.
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Standard Family Room
Family configuration · Brick feature wall · Private bathroom
The mid-tier family option, sleeps a small family in a room with a striking exposed-brick feature wall and oversized beach driftwood photography as artwork. Air-conditioned, non-smoking, with a flat-screen TV, fridge, microwave, kettle, toaster, iron and linen. Shower-only private bathroom; if you want a bathtub or full kitchenware, book the Family Suite instead.
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In-room
- Air conditioning in every room
- Flat-screen TV
- Fridge, microwave, kettle and toaster
- Iron and linen included
- Free Wi-Fi in rooms
- Tea and coffee provisions reliably described as plentiful
- Family Suite adds full crockery and cutlery + bathtub
- Not available: No in-room shampoo or conditioner, bring your own
Bathroom
- Private en-suite in every room with toilet and towels
- Shower in every room
- Bath and shower combo, Family Suite only
- Not available: No towel rails in some rooms, confirm
Property-wide
- Outdoor swimming pool, fenced and free of charge
- Garden setting around the pool with brick edging and palms
- Fully non-smoking property
- Late arrivals supported by phone-and-keycode check-in
- Not available: No on-site restaurant, bar or breakfast, Warwicks Gardens Galore cafe is directly next door
- Not available: No gym, spa or business centre
- Not available: No on-site laundry / washing machines
Parking & transport
- Free private on-site parking, no reservation needed
- Direct vehicle-to-room access, trailer-friendly
- Warwick train station 0.8 mi (15-minute walk)
- Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport ~1 h 20 min drive
- Not available: No airport shuttle service
Policies
- Pet-friendly rooms available, small additional fee, confirm amount
- Children of all ages welcome, but no cots or extra beds available
- Minimum check-in age 18; check-in 14:00–midnight, check-out by 10:00
- Cash listed as accepted payment, confirm card acceptance directly
- Genius loyalty programme partner; Couples' Top Pick badge
- Not available: Smoking not permitted anywhere on the property
Location & getting to Warwick Motor Inn
Warwick Motor Inn sits at 17-19 Albion Street in central Warwick, the administrative seat of the Southern Downs Region in southern inland Queensland, 130–158 km south-west of Brisbane down the Cunningham Highway. The address is one block north of Palmerin Street, the heritage main drag, putting Queens Park 200 yd from the door, the Warwick Art Gallery 400 m away, and every sandstone landmark on the Warwick heritage walk inside a 10-minute stroll.
The 1898 Post Office, the 1888 Town Hall (now the visitor information centre) and the 1886 Court House anchor the CBD. East of town, Falls Drive in Main Range National Park strings together Browns Falls, Daggs Falls and the dramatic 40-metre Queen Mary Falls about 45 minutes by car. South down the New England Highway, the Granite Belt wine region and Stanthorpe cellar doors are a 30–45-minute drive. The Warwick Showgrounds (1 mi), home of the October Rodeo and Gold Cup Campdraft, is 4 minutes by car.
By car, allow about 2 hours from Brisbane CBD via the M3 and Cunningham Highway, and around 1 h 20 min from Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport (the closest airport with regional commercial flights). Brisbane Airport (BNE) is the practical international gateway at roughly 170 km and a 2-hour drive. Greyhound and Murrays coaches connect Warwick with Brisbane down the Cunningham Highway corridor; scheduled passenger trains no longer serve the station, which is now the base for the Downs Explorer heritage steam and diesel services.
- Warwicks Gardens Galore (cafe & nursery): 400 yd · adjoining · The motel's de-facto breakfast room, open from 7am for breakfast and lunch.
- Queens Park: ~2 min walk · Home to the 15-metre metal Cobb & Co horse sculpture honouring Warwick's coaching, farming and rodeo heritage.
- Warwick Art Gallery: ~5 min walk · Regional gallery on Albion Street, the closest cultural attraction to the door.
- Warwick Town Hall (visitor centre): A few minutes' walk · 1888 sandstone civic building, one of Queensland's oldest, now the local information centre.
- Pringle Cottage / Warwick Historical Museum: Short walk on Dragon Street · 1870 stonemason's cottage anchoring a seven-building museum complex.
- Warwick Showgrounds (Rodeo arena): 1 mi · ~4 min drive · Home of the Warwick Rodeo and Gold Cup Campdraft each October.
- Glengallan Homestead & Heritage Centre: ~15 km · ~15 min drive · 1867 two-storey heritage homestead, restored from ruin in the 1990s and open for self-guided tours.
- Queen Mary Falls (Main Range NP): ~40 km · ~45 min drive east · 40-metre plunge waterfall with a 2 km circuit walking track to top and base.
Getting to Key Locations
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Queens Park
The closest park to the door at around 200 yd, anchored by the 15-metre metal Cobb & Co horse sculpture honouring Warwick's coaching, farming and rodeo history. Manicured rose gardens, palm-shaded paths and benches make it the natural pre-dinner stroll from the motel.
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Warwick Showgrounds
Home of the Warwick Rodeo and Gold Cup Campdraft each October, the largest two-arena rodeo event in the southern hemisphere, and the busiest weekend on the Warwick calendar. About a mile / 4-minute drive from the motel; book months ahead if your dates overlap.
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Queen Mary Falls
A 40-metre waterfall plunging into a rocky pool in Main Range National Park, with a 2 km circuit walking track that takes you to the top of the falls and around to the base. About 45 minutes' drive east via Falls Drive, on the same loop as Browns Falls and Daggs Falls.
View on MapHow to get to Warwick Motor Inn from Brisbane
- Pick up the Cunningham Highway south-west of Brisbane: From Brisbane CBD, take the M3 (Pacific Motorway) south, then merge onto the Cunningham Highway (A15) heading south-west via Ipswich. From Brisbane Airport, follow the Gateway Motorway south first and pick the Cunningham Highway up at Ipswich. Allow roughly 2 hours / 160 km in total.
- Continue through Cunningham's Gap into the Southern Downs: The Cunningham Highway climbs over the Great Dividing Range at Cunningham's Gap before opening onto the Southern Downs farmland. Stay with the A15 until it meets the New England Highway just north of Warwick.
- Pull off the New England Highway into central Warwick: From the New England Highway, follow the signs into the Warwick CBD. Albion Street runs across the grid one block north of Palmerin Street, and the motel is on the southern side of Albion Street between the New England Highway and the heritage CBD.
- Park at your room door: Pull into the on-site parking court, free, no reservation needed, with direct vehicle-to-room access. If you are arriving after dark, phone (07) 4660 5600 ahead of time and the team will set up a phone-and-keycode check-in.
Warwick, the Rose and Rodeo City
Warwick wears its nickname "the Rose and Rodeo City" honestly. It is one of Queensland's earliest European settlements, and the CBD is a working museum of locally quarried sandstone, the 1898 Post Office, the 1888 Town Hall, the 1886 Court House, St Mark's Anglican Church (1868) and St Mary's Catholic Church (1920–26) all sit within ten minutes' walk of Albion Street. Add the Cobb & Co horse sculpture in Queens Park, the Southern Downs Stone Sculpture trail along the Condamine River, and the rose-lined median strips that bloom each spring, and you have a small inland city that consistently surprises drive-through travellers into staying.
Beyond town, Warwick is the natural northern gateway to the Granite Belt, Queensland's only cool-climate wine region, with Stanthorpe's cellar doors a 30–45-minute drive south. East of town, Main Range National Park's Falls Drive strings together Browns Falls, Daggs Falls and Queen Mary Falls, while the 1867 Glengallan Homestead, restored to public-tour standard in 2002, is a 15-minute drive up the New England Highway. Late October is the busiest weekend of the year, the Warwick Rodeo and Gold Cup Campdraft, and mid-July brings Jumpers and Jazz in July, ten days of yarn-bombed street trees and live jazz across the heritage CBD.
Things to do in Warwick QLD
An on-the-ground area guide to Warwick, the heritage CBD, Queens Park, the Falls Drive waterfalls (Browns, Daggs and Queen Mary Falls), Glengallan Homestead, the Warwick Museum and the Australian Rodeo Heritage Centre.
What 1,619 verified guests say about Warwick Motor Inn
Scores and review counts are aggregated from verified guest bookings on major travel platforms.
Very good
Review after review, on every major platform, three things come up: the unbeatable Albion Street location (the part of the stay guests praise most, plus a Couples' Top Pick badge), the genuine value of recently renovated rooms at an honest country-motel price, and a friendly team that quietly accommodates late arrivals with a phone-and-keycode check-in. Lower scores cluster around things outside the room, New England Highway traffic noise on front-facing rooms, sparse bathroom toiletries beyond soap, and the absence of breakfast on site (Warwicks Gardens Galore next door fills that gap for most travellers).
Would definitely stay again. Great value, beautifully renovated, all the essentials, and Gardens Galore right next door for breakfast and lunch. Some traffic noise was the only downside.
Mandy
Staff were great to deal with. They organised a phone check-in with a key code when we were running late, and tea and coffee provisions were very plentiful. Bring your own shampoo and conditioner.
I stayed at Warwick Motor Inn some time ago, and it was a pleasure to return and find it as good as I remembered. Everything was to my liking.
Very good value for money, would stay there again. Loved the nursery and cafe next door.
This is a really good motel. The room was decorative and clean, the location is close to the CBD, and the area was good for walking too.
Friendly host, great location, decent-sized room. Would have liked towel rails in the bathroom and an in-room information book.
Location and price, the two reasons I'd book Warwick Motor Inn again.
Best hot water I've had anywhere, and the room itself looked great. The bed felt a little small for me and the TV could have been bigger.
Good to Know Before You Book
Tell them when you'll arrive
Check-in runs 14:00 to midnight. If you'll be late, give the team a call on (07) 4660 5600 and they'll set up a phone-and-keycode check-in, a routine recent guests have flagged as working smoothly.
Cafe next door is the de-facto breakfast room
There's no on-site restaurant or breakfast service, but Warwicks Gardens Galore, the cafe and garden nursery directly adjoining the motel, opens from 7am for breakfast and lunch. Order takeaway and bring it back to your room or eat by the pool.
Pet-friendly rooms with a small fee
Pet-friendly rooms are available with a small additional fee, confirm the current amount and request a pet-friendly room when you book. The motel is fully non-smoking; cots and extra beds are not available, and the minimum check-in age is 18.
Bring your own shampoo and conditioner
Bathrooms are stocked with soap and toilet paper but not shampoo or conditioner, several recent guests flag this. Pack the basics from home or pick them up at the IGA up Albion Street. Cash is the listed payment method; confirm card acceptance directly with the property.
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Want to ask about pet-friendly rooms, late arrivals or a quieter back-of-property room? The Warwick Motor Inn team answer the front desk directly.
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Warwick Motor Inn FAQs
Warwick Motor Inn is at 17-19 Albion Street, Warwick QLD 4370, a single block north of the heritage Palmerin Street CBD in central Warwick. Queens Park is 200 yd from the front door, the Warwick Art Gallery 400 m, and the Warwick train station 0.8 mi.
Check-in is from 14:00 and the check-in window closes at midnight. Check-out is by 10:00. If you'll be arriving late, phone (07) 4660 5600 and the team will set up a phone-and-keycode check-in, confirmed by recent guests as working smoothly.
Yes. There is a fenced outdoor swimming pool, free of charge, set in a small garden courtyard with brick edging and palms. Specific opening hours are not formally published; ask at reception on arrival to confirm seasonal hours.
Yes, free private on-site parking with direct vehicle-to-room access, no reservation required. The setup is trailer-friendly per recent review-site reviews.
Yes, pet-friendly rooms are available with a small additional fee. Confirm the current amount and request a pet-friendly room when you book. The rest of the property is non-smoking and no cots or extra beds are available.
There is no on-site breakfast service. Warwicks Gardens Galore, the cafe and garden nursery directly adjoining the motel, opens from 7am for breakfast and lunch and is named in review after review as the de-facto motel breakfast room.
The motel is one block north of Palmerin Street, every CBD park, gallery, pub and heritage building is inside a 10-minute walk. Warwick train station is 0.8 mi (around a 15-minute walk or 3-minute drive); the Warwick Showgrounds (rodeo arena) is 1 mi / 4 minutes by car.
Warwick Motor Inn has four room categories: Family Suite, Queen Room, Twin or Double, and Standard Family Room. The Family Suite is the only room with a bathtub and a full kitchenette. The Queen Room and Twin or Double are the entry-level options, and the Standard Family Room is the mid-tier family option with an exposed brick feature wall. Every room is air-conditioned, non-smoking, with a flat-screen TV, fridge, microwave, kettle, toaster and a private bathroom.
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Renovated rooms, an outdoor pool and free parking on Albion Street, a block from Queens Park and the heritage Warwick CBD, with the Warwicks Gardens Galore cafe directly next door.
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