Modest rooms in a roadside lodging with a garden, a restaurant and 2 bars, plus an outdoor pool. Built in 1962, this simple roadside hotel is a minute’s walk from a metro stop, 7 km from the Auburn Botanical Gardens and 12 km from the Sydney Super Dome. The 10 straightforward rooms feature flat-screen TVs; tea and coffeemaking facilities are available. Amenities include a casual restaurant, 2 bars showing big-screen sports, and a cafe with patio seating, as well as a liquor store and a game room. There's also a beer garden, a kids’ playground and an outdoor pool. Parking is free.
- Shikha Behal