Begonia City Motor Inn - Sebastopol (Ballarat)

The Begonia City Motor Inn offers quality accommodation, value for money, comfort and friendly service.

With a large variety of recently refurbished and well maintained rooms, our Golden Chain motel has accommodation to suit every guests needs. We have 17 ground floor non smoking units, a swimming pool, barbeque area and guest laundry with plenty of parking space for coaches and trailers.

Our friendly staff can assist you with their local experience and knowledge to assure your stay captures the unique charm and character of our City. Ballarat is sure to satisfy your holiday needs with so many great attractions open daily. You might just have to stay longer than you expect.

Things to Do in Ballarat:

The City of Ballaraat is a city steeped in history with leafy boulevards lined with heritage buildings and world-class attractions. Today it is alive with cafes, restaurants, bars and galleries. Ballarat, with it's gold mining history, was founded on determination, innovation and hard work, thus producing a unique place where history and folklore combine to create a quintessential image of Australian culture.

Some of the attractions in and around Ballarat include the prestigious Scody Australian Open Road Cycling Championships held in January and the annual Begonia Festival held in March on the Victorian Labour Day long weekend. The Eureka Stockade Centre, Sovereign Hill and the Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Australia's oldest and largest regional gallery, provide insights into Ballarat's colourful history.

Wine connoisseurs are well catered for with around 20 wineries within a 25 kilometre radius of the city, specialising in crisp chardonnays, spirited pinots and sparkling wines.

Finding Us

Begonia City Motor Inn is ideally located on the Midland Highway enroute to Geelong, The Great Ocean Road, The Gold Fields, Grampians and Melbourne. Ballarat is just over 1 hour from Melbourne and Geelong.

From Melbourne, take 1st exit off Western Highway into the city centre. From Sturt street turn left (same side as the Bendigo bank) into Doveton Street (Midland Highway A300) Drive for 5 minutes (5 Km) we are at 244 Albert Street, just past the Sebastopol Bowls club. We are on the right hand side of the road.

From Geelong, we are the first Motel on your left hand side. Safe driving!