Grong Grong Motor Inn

Grong Grong Motor Inn is the town's motel, sitting on Berrembed Street in a Riverina wheat-belt village that exists mainly as a Sturt Highway stopover between Narrandera and Ardlethan. This is a classic travelling-workers-and-families property: modern rooms guests call comfortable, a pool for hot afternoons, friendly hosts and windscreens washed while you eat breakfast.

If you are driving the long haul between Wagga and Griffith with a dog in the back seat, this is the kind of place you are hoping exists in the next town. Pet directories put the fee around AUD 20 per pet, with dogs of any size and occasional cats by request, and the ground-level rooms carry kitchenettes and small patios.

Per the booking-platform listing, pets are allowed here with one condition that matters: you inform the property in advance of your stay that you are bringing a pet. No fee is published on the platform itself, so ask for the charge and any room restrictions when you call ahead; the advance notice requirement is the operative rule, not a formality.

Arriving unannounced with a dog at a small motel risks a very short conversation, so ring the day before and get the pet room confirmed on your booking. Guests mention the hosts keep the rooms spotless, and the matching etiquette is keeping the dog off the soft furnishings.

Dogs at the Grong Grong Motor Inn

Grong Grong itself is a leg-stretch town rather than a destination: quiet streets, a pub meal and open paddocks at the edges for a proper walk. Regulars walk Berrembed and the side streets after dark, when the village goes silent and the traffic disappears entirely.

The Royal Hotel at the end of the street is the village pub, and its beer garden is where the town's dog culture lives; travellers with dogs get folded into it fast. For anything more, Wagga Wagga is under an hour east, with the fenced Chaston Pet Hub dog park for a serious off-leash run, the Wiradjuri Walking Track for a long riverside loop, and Prince of Wales Wagga as a dog-friendly motel if your trip needs a second night in a bigger town.

Worth knowing

Summer in the Riverina is harsh on dogs: do the walk at dawn, use the pool time for yourself, and check the car temperature before deciding the dog comes along to lunch. Rooms are modern and quiet per guest feedback, which helps a dog settle in an unfamiliar place.

When you book, ask for a room towards the garden side rather than the front drop-off; midnight toileting runs are calmer away from the highway end. More dog-friendly stays across NSW if you are mapping the whole route.