Ashmont Inn Hotel Motel

The Ashmont Inn Hotel Motel is a pub with accommodation at 55 Tobruk St in Wagga Wagga, west of the CBD. It is known locally for generous pub feeds, a busy bistro and good value rooms, and it keeps a small number of dog-friendly rooms for travellers crossing the Riverina with their dogs.

Dogs at the Ashmont Inn

Pets are accepted by direct arrangement with management rather than through open booking. The inn has historically set aside a limited number of designated dog-friendly rooms, with a grassed area out the back for exercise, but only a few rooms are given over to pets so allergy-free stock stays available. Some booking aggregators flag the property as no-pets because of those limits, so the reliable path is to ring ahead on (02) 6931 1899 or email the motel and confirm a pet room for your dates before you book. Expect the usual conditions: dog on lead in shared areas, no unattended pets, and bedding down for your dog.

The vibe

This is a working pub-hotel rather than a quiet motel. Reviews call out the specials board, the mixed grill, cold beer and value for money, and the bistro does a steady trade. If you want dinner without driving, the pub feed downstairs is the point of staying here. Tobruk Street sits in the Ashmont end of Wagga, a few minutes' drive from the CBD and the Riverside precinct on the Murrumbidgee.

Getting there and parking

Ashmont is on the western side of Wagga off the Sturt Highway, with free on-site parking at the motel. The Sturt Highway makes it an easy stopover between Griffith, Narrandera and Adelaide-bound drives.

Close by with the dogs

Narrung Street Fenced Dog Park is Wagga's fenced off-lead run beside the Wiradjuri Golf Centre, and Chaston Pet Hub is the city's dedicated dog precinct. For comparison, The Charles Boutique Hotel and Dining is the city-side option.

More options are on the New South Wales dog friendly stays guide and the Wagga Wagga destination page.

Pepsi: ring the pub before you book here, only a few rooms take dogs and the aggregator listings get it wrong.