Best Hotels in Tambo

Amazingly comfortable beds and pillows, wonderful little extras in the room to make you feel extra comfortable and a wonderful restaurant on site.

Located in Blackall, Blackall Coolibah Motel is a 2-minute drive from Blackall Visitor Information Centre and 9 minutes from Blackall Woolscour Administration.At Blackall Coolibah Motel, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge.The front desk is staffed during limited hours. Free self parking is available onsite.Make yourself at home in one of the 15 air-conditioned rooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wired and wireless internet access is available. Bathrooms feature showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Conveniences include coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided on request.

I’d heard about the chicken races in Tambo but hadn’t really known where Tambo was…. so when we were going to Longreach it was great to discover it was only 3 hours away…. therefore totally do-able!! And it was the most rewarding 3 (well 6) hours we’ve driven, as Ben and his chickens were an absolute scream and provided some of the silliest fun we’ve had in many years. I don’t know how Ben keeps up that show night in night out, but HUGE thanks to him for doing so!!!! How could we not keep putting our hands up and up and up to ‘bid’ for rights to the orange and purple chickens….. they might have been the stupidest two birds of a stupid bunch but to contribute a little bit to charity for such an all-out good-times experience was worth any $$$s!! We stayed on for a few drinks and dinner at the Royal Carrangarra Hotel and the very cheap wine (I think the house Chardonnay was called ‘Foul Play’ or similar ha ha ha) was not as nasty as you might imagine!!! Our two meals hit the spot, even if it was poor taste to order a chicken schnitzel ha! The Royal Barramundi (topped with garlic prawns) went against my rule about ordering seafood when nowhere near the sea but it was goooood! The line-up to order food after the races finish is somewhat chaotic so we sat and had a drink to let the queue die down and the food didn’t take long to arrive. That is something to bear in mind. Sitting back and having a glass of something and reflecting on world class chicken racing instead of standing in a line is the better plan!!!