Chalet Motel Brunswick Heads

The Chalet Motel is a renovated motel at 68 Tweed Street in Brunswick Heads, a short walk from both the beach and the town centre, with a handful of designated pet-friendly rooms. It suits a couple or small group travelling with one dog who want to park the car once and walk everywhere.

Dogs at the Chalet Motel

The motel's terms are specific: one dog per room, a pet fee of $50 per stay, and dogs are not permitted on the furniture. You must book directly with the motel and add the pet fee to your booking before arrival. The sharp edge is that arriving with a dog you did not declare gives the motel the right to turn you away without a refund, so there is no upside to leaving the dog off the booking. Bring your own bedding, since the furniture is off limits.

The rooms are compact but recently renovated, and guests regularly mention the touches beyond the room: a BBQ area, free bikes to borrow, and sparkling water on tap. It is an easy, well-kept base rather than a resort, and the walk-to-everything location is the real draw.

Close by with the dogs

The Brunswick Heads Main Beach dog exercise area gives you an off-leash run a few minutes' walk away, Footbridge Cafe and drift2483 both welcome dogs at outdoor tables, and the river bank along Simpsons Creek suits a flat on-leash stroll of an evening.

Pepsi: book direct, pay the $50 on the booking, not at the door, that is the entire trick with this place.

Getting there and parking

Brunswick Heads sits just off the Pacific Motorway between Byron Bay and the Queensland border, about 20 minutes north of Byron. Tweed Street is a quiet street on the town side, with on-site parking at the motel so you can leave the car for the length of your stay.

Worth knowing

Pet-friendly rooms are limited, so ring or email first and confirm the room type before you book. For a beach village where almost everything is walkable, the $50 fee and one-dog rule are a fair trade.