Last weekend I rode from Adelaide to Wilcannia to check out the Darling River (in March it was 0.0 metres and a national disgrace, on Saturday it was over 6.5 metres and well worth the ride) with a couple of mates. On the way I stayed at the Palace Hotel Broken Hill and the Railway Hotel Peterborough (it was a quick trip and I didn't want the bother of tents etc.). This is my report on the two establishments - both of which I'd recommend.
Location: Peterborough, 221 Main Street.
Business Name: Railway Hotel/Motel
Contact Details: 08 8651 2427
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Railway Hotel/MotelYour Experience: Good. Stayed in single hotel rooms which had been renovated 3 weeks earlier and they had done an excellent job - new everything. A single room was $65 although one of the older single rooms could have been had for $50. This included locking the bikes away in a garage for no extra cost (Geoff the publican owned an HD - we didn't hold that against him - he was very biker friendly). The meals were standard pub tucker, good quality and large serves.
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Location: Broken Hill, 227 Argent Street
Business Name: Palace Hotel
Contact Details: 08 8088 1699
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Palace HotelYour Experience: Good. This is the Priscilla Queen of the Desert Hotel, interesting murals on the walls, 2-up on Friday nights (but not this Friday night because most had disappeared to Silverton for the Outback Ball. The hotel single rooms were adequate, each room had a basin and running water. Cost was $55 plus $5 for a lock up garage for the bike. Dining room was expensive so we had a meal across the road at the Barrier Social Democratic Club - reasonable pub fare at a reasonable price - things were generally expensive in Broken Hill