Tully Motel

Tully Motel sits right on the Bruce Highway at the southern end of town, making it the practical stop for travellers working the Wet Tropics coast between Innisfail and Cardwell. Guest feedback is strong on the essentials: comfortable beds, big bathrooms, modern rooms, hot showers and friendly managers who set a cosy tone. It suits road trippers, workers on cassowary coast jobs and anyone using Tully as a base for the sugar country and nearby coast.

The dog setup

Per the motel's own FAQ page, pets are allowed and most rooms are pet friendly, with guests asked to request a pet friendly room when booking and an extra $10 per night applying. That is a clear, published setup rather than a guesswork arrangement: flag the dog at reservation, confirm the room type and expect the nightly fee. Because most rooms take pets, availability is rarely the blocker, but the request step is still required.

The motel backs onto the edge of the Tully Golf Course, and regulars use the shaded rear garden side for evening walks rather than the highway frontage.

Tully's famous rainfall turns every garden bed into a red clay puddle within minutes of a shower, so keep a towel in the boot for paws.

Tully is one of Australia's wettest towns and the motel leans into being a dry, comfortable refuge, with rainforest country and banana farms all around. The managers get repeated praise in guest feedback, and the rooms are described as functional and modern rather than tired. The highway position means road noise is the trade for the convenience, though the town centre with its pubs and bakery is only a few minutes off.

Close by with the dogs

North along the coast, the Bowen dog off leash beach is a long-haul stop worth knowing for a bigger coastal run, while the Mountainview Lake Holiday Park at Giru shows what a dog friendly park stop looks like further up the highway. Both are verified dog friendly waypoints for the Bruce Highway drive.

The wider set of options is on the Queensland pet friendly stays listing.