Lightning Ridge Outback Resort & Caravan Park

3.5 star property

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Reviews

8.0 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Free airport shuttle
  • Bar
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping
  • Parking included

Explore the area

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Onyx Street, Lightning Ridge, NSW, 2834
  • Place, Australian Opal Centre
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Lightning Ridge Historical Society Trust
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Cooper's Cottage
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Airport, Lightning Ridge, NSW (LHG)
    ‪9 min drive‬

Room options

Superior Room, Multiple Beds (Queen & Single)

8.2 out of 10
Very good
(41 reviews)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed

Deluxe Double Room, 1 Queen Bed (Deluxe Queen)

8.2 out of 10
Very good
(63 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About the area

Lightning Ridge

With a stay at Lightning Ridge Outback Resort & Caravan Park in Lightning Ridge, you'll be within a 5-minute walk of Lightning Ridge Historical Society Trust and Australian Opal Centre. .This motel is 0.2 mi (0.4 km) from Cooper's Cottage and 0.4 mi (0.7 km) from John Murray Art Gallery.

What's nearby

  • Australian Opal Centre - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Lightning Ridge Historical Society Trust - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Cooper's Cottage - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Bottle House Mining Museum - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Artesian Baths - 19 min walk - 1.6 km

Getting around

  • Lightning Ridge, NSW (LHG) - 7 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Bruno's Pizza Italian Restaurant - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Ridge Bakehouse - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Stardust Cafe - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Piccolo - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Nobby's Bar - ‬3 min walk

About this property

Lightning Ridge Outback Resort & Caravan Park

Motel with free parking, steps from Lightning Ridge Historical Society Trust
Lightning Ridge Outback Resort & Caravan Park offers 50 accommodations. This Lightning Ridge motel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Recreational amenities at the motel include an outdoor pool.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 50 guestrooms featuring microwaves. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as an outdoor pool, or other amenities including complimentary wireless internet access and tour/ticket assistance.
Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge.
The front desk is staffed during limited hours. A roundtrip airport shuttle is complimentary (available 24 hours).

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • 24-hour free return airport shuttle
  • 24-hour airport shuttle
  • Free self parking on site
  • Onsite parking includes off-street options

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge

Things to do

  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Microwave
  • Toaster

More

  • Connecting rooms available

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 7:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in fee: AUD 50
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
Late check-out fee: AUD 50

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Guests planning to arrive outside of normal check-in hours must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions and key retrieval information; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 6:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours), key retrieval

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Early check-in fee: AUD 50 (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out fee: AUD 50 (subject to availability)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a smoke detector

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation

National rating

This property has been awarded a star rating from the Australian Star Ratings Agency, Star Ratings Australia.

Property is also known as

Lightning Ridge Outback Resort Caravan Park
Outback Resort Caravan Park
Lightning Ridge Outback Caravan Park
Lightning Ridge Outback Resort & Caravan Park Motel
Lightning Ridge Outback Resort & Caravan Park Lightning Ridge

Lightning Ridge Outback Resort & Caravan Park Reviews

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 255 out of 845 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 360 out of 845 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 166 out of 845 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 43 out of 845 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 21 out of 845 reviews

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Olivia

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic helpful staff love having everything in one place .. fantasic
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Phillip

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
An authentic outback mining town experience with some magic curiosities and an outstanding experience in the hot springs pool over sunset and moon rise. The First Shaft lookout is not to be missed and Stanley the Emu is just fantastic
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kristy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We jagged a last room queen with single bed. $333 which it’s a nice big room basic yet clean and comfy. Staff were friendly, reception had a little shop and bottlo attached. Quick walk to the big open bar which was great we had dinner both nights. Food was great hubby loved thr Parma! Close to 3 pubs we would stay again thanks team!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Ok
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Patricia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed before. Had all we required for an overnight stay.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Martin Thomas

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
could do with a bit of updating but was pleasant enough. bed was too hard
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Elaine

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely rustic cabins close to all that Lightning Ridge has to offer.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Geoffrey

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Had a reasonable night's sleep in a comfy bed & a hot shower which meets the basic needs in a remote place. Resort is a misnoma. Rooms & public areas could do with a refresh. Rooms & grounds are spacious.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Anthony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I wouldn’t call the room deluxe but it was clean, comfortable and quiet with lots of space around.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Robert

Liked: Staff & service
Old fashioned
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Luke

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Bradley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Chris

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Bed & room fine. Walking distance to Bowls Club. Shore drive to bore baths. Good overnight stopover heading North
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Vickie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good parking received wrong order with tea prompt service bed comfortable
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dave

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great Motel in a great location to everything in LR
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Warren

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was a really nice and comfortable place to stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Peter

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Plumbing maintenance required. Restaurant didn't cater adequately for GF
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Yeong

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Craig

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Ok
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Louise

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Keith

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The room is badly in need of renovation. Wardrobe door was hanging off as were some of the curtains which were a bit dirty. The carpet was very grotty. Altogether not a pleasant room to stay in. However, it appeared clean, the bed was comfortable and the shower was clean and efficient. The price was a bit much for the condition of the room.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

ellen

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Big room and cosy bed
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

ellen

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the country feel and cosy bed. Such a big room. After loosing booking due to accident was happy to be greated and quick check in
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Bruce

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property was a touch "dated" BUT that is understandable being the original part of town. Staff were very helpful & attentive. Hayley in particular was most helpful. Rooms were big, bed was a King & very comfortable. Facilities all functioned well. Hot water was excellent. Location to town & LRBC was great. Room was quiet & well double brick insulated. complaints !No
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025