Archer Park Motel

Archer Park Motel is a relaxed, central Rockhampton motel at 39 Albert Street, and it is one of the few in town with genuinely designated dog-friendly rooms. The pet rooms sit on the ground floor, so you can unload the car and the dog straight into the room, which works for a one-night Bruce Highway stopover or a longer stay.

Dogs at the Archer Park Motel

Dogs are booked into the Pet Friendly Queen Room or the Pet Friendly Twin Room, both ground floor with en-suite, air conditioning, microwave and smart TV. Not every room takes animals, so book the correct room type and mention your dog when you do. Pets stay in your assigned room, and you keep the dog on lead through the car park and other communal areas. Fees and any size or breed limits are not published; third-party listings put the pet fee around 30 dollars a night, but confirm the details with reception before booking.

Worth knowing

Rooms are clean and modern with free Wi-Fi, and the motel adds an outdoor pool, BBQ grills and free secure self-parking on-site. Bring your own pet bed to be safe, and give the room a once-over for escape routes before you settle in for the night.

Max: ground-floor pet rooms and secure parking make this an easy in-and-out. Book the right room type first, then everything else is simple.

Getting there and parking

Albert Street sits just off the Bruce Highway on the city side of Rockhampton, with free secure self-parking on-site. The ground-floor rooms make access with a dog and luggage straightforward, no stairs to negotiate.

Close by with the dogs

Georgeson Oval at The Range gives a leashed grassy walk a few minutes away, and Kinsfolk Coffee does a proper morning coffee on the way out of town. If you prefer cabin-style lodging, Southside Holiday Village also takes dogs.

More options along the highway are in the Queensland pet friendly accommodation guide, and the suburb's other entries are on the Rockhampton destination page.