Oaks Gladstone Grand Hotel

Oaks Gladstone Grand Hotel is a modern apartment-style hotel at 79 Goondoon Street in the Gladstone CBD, and the headline for dog owners is a negative one: despite the property appearing in some dog-friendly listings, the Oaks terms and conditions and the major booking platforms currently state pets are not permitted, with properly certified assistance animals the only exception.

The pet policy

Oaks' published policy across its properties is no pets, assistance animals excepted, and Expedia and Trip.com listings for this hotel both confirm no pets allowed. If you have seen older references to pet-friendly rooms here, confirm directly with the hotel before booking, because the listings do not match the current published policy.

Max: when the booking platforms and the brand's own terms line up against a third-party listing, believe the brand. Ring the hotel if you want certainty, and get the answer in writing before you drive in with the dog.

The place

Setting the dog question aside, it is a well-regarded central hotel: modern, furnished rooms with kitchenettes, balconies, washing machines and comfortable beds, an outdoor pool, on-site restaurant and bar, conference facilities and free self-parking across 144 rooms.

Location and nearby

It sits in the middle of the CBD, walking distance to Gladstone station, the marina precinct and the city library, with the harbour-side parklands a short drive for on-lead strolls. If you need genuinely pet-friendly accommodation in Gladstone, the Harbour Lodge Motel has a better track record with travelling dogs, and the Gladstone CBD Motel is another central option to check.

Who it suits

Business travellers and couples wanting a self-contained central base, or anyone travelling with a certified assistance animal. Not the right pick for holidaymakers with a dog, and calls ahead are worthwhile if policies change.

More options are on the Queensland pet friendly stays guide and the Gladstone Central destination page.