Heritage Resort

Check in after hours was the easiest I’ve experienced. Reception was welcoming. Not much else to say; the stay was very short. Have stayed there in the past and the meals served in the incorporated restaurant were excellent.

One of the earlier reviews - 'Manage your expectations' - sums it up very well. We found Pauline and her partner very friendly and welcoming, ready for a chat and advice. I encountered an interesting phrase used by the locals during our week-long-stay - there's good, and there's Weipa good. The Heritage is Weipa good: good considering Weipa's isolation, often transient workforce (miners and associated workers going in and out, including early in the morning at the Heritage), and visitors often in 4WDs heading off to even remoter areas. It is not a resort in the Port Douglas sense, a place to go and stay in luxury and venture out of occasionally for a tour. It's a base, a motel. You enter through the Woolworths car park, and about a third of the rooms face the back of the store about 15 m away. Our rooms faced the other way, into a patch of woodland, which was very pleasant (especially as I watch birds), but we were warned to keep all the sliding doors locked and chained. The rooms are a good size, with unusual furniture (perhaps due to its reportedly quirky past), but all a bit tired. If your neighbours are at all noisy, you'll hear them, as well as any early risers. The meals are 'pub grub' - tasty but nothing special, but the young staff are lovely and do their best. So don't expect a resort, but a remote hotel, and you'll be fine.

Simple rooms. A bit outdated but comfortable and clean. Friendly staff and great Mexican restaurant.

Pretty standard for regional/remote accomodation in northern Australia, and there is a low bar. Understandably Covid is continuing to make it hard for accomodation providers e.g. staff shotages, kitchen closes earlier than advertised etc. But the place is dated, staff weren't very welcoming or acoomodationg - they just seemed grumpy and fed up. Walls are thin so I had to contend with snoring. Weipa is a minimg down and honestly, there is nothing much nice about mining towns. So have low expectations about everything and it will be fine.

Relatively inexpensive compared to other motels and next door to the shopping centre.

We liked the spacious room and easy access to the small shopping centre with supermarket just 2minutes walk away. Also, the short walk to Barramunchies at the Caravan Park across the way, for a meal and to sit in the garden looking out to sea as the sun set. The pool area looked nice, but we didn't use it. Otherwise, the hotel looked tired and unloved. Old cans and a few bottles were strewn along the driveway that were not picked up the 3 days we were there. The verge belonged to the shopping centre i think, but it isn't a good look as you drive in and it would've taken 5-10 minutes to clear. The small palm trees along the drive could have looked attractive had the dead branches been removed. The toilet brush holder in the bathroom had so many dead bugs and muck in it, you could have grown potatoes in it. These things are a shame as with little effort they could be fixed. I would not choose to stay here again.

Very friendly hosts and relaxing environment.

Room furniture a little old looking but clean and comfortable. Friendly staff and a nice Mexican restaurant on site. Small shopping centre next to the motel. Motel a little bit difficult to locate as not off main street.

Walked in to reception to check in and wasn’t greeted at all! I asked to check in, was handed room key and that was it. No explanation/conversation entered into whatsoever. Room very dated, hotel very dated and not well maintained. Pool dirty. Had to go back to reception to ask for wifi details, handed me a piece of paper with details on it. Again no conversation and why would he not give me this information with the key. Very unimpressed!