Pacific Paradise Motel

This budget motel sits at 612 David Low Way on the Sunshine Coast, close to the airport and the Mudjimba turn-off. It takes dogs in designated Dog Friendly Double Rooms, which makes it a straightforward stopover for travellers with one small dog.

Dogs at the motel

Dogs stay only in the designated Dog Friendly Double Rooms, capped at one dog up to 12 kilograms. You must book one of those rooms specifically rather than asking on arrival. Third-party pet listings indicate a pet fee of about $25 a night with a refundable $100 deposit, and that dogs only are accepted, but the motel publishes no fee of its own, so confirm both directly when you book. Conditions apply to these bookings and pets cannot be left unattended in the rooms.

Max: the 12 kilogram cap is the deal breaker here. Ring ahead and confirm the dog-friendly room is actually available for your dates before you drive in.

The motel

Guests describe tidy, comfortable rooms for the price, with a BBQ area and on-site car parking. It reads as a practical overnight base for the airport end of the coast rather than a destination in itself, and the local beachside resorts generally do not take dogs at all, which is what makes the dog-friendly rooms here useful.

Getting there and out and about

The motel sits on the David Low Way corridor a few minutes from the Sunshine Coast Airport, with Mudjimba Beach a short drive towards the coast. Mudjimba Dog Beach is the off-lead run nearby, Marcoola Fenced Dog Park suits a morning exercise stop, and Flawsome Café does coffee at Mudjimba. If the dog rooms are full, Surf Club House at Marcoola is a fenced holiday house nearby.

More options are on the Queensland pet friendly stays guide.