Welcome to Wagga Wagga! A town so good, one Wagga just wasn’t enough!
Wagga Wagga is nestled in the heart of the Riverina region of New South Wales, and offers visitors the opportunity to dive into local culture and connect with friendly locals who are proud of their city and eager to share its treasures.
Explore the bustling markets or enjoy a picnic by the marvellous Murrumbidgee River! Walk or cycle the Wiradjuri Trail, and then recover with some delicious regional cuisine at a local cafe or restaurant – maybe take a farm tour of Wollundry Grove Olives. You’ll feel welcomed like a member of the community and be screen-printing your own “I Love Wagga Wagga” t-shirts in no time. Send me one when you have some stock.
Wagga Wagga has a vibrant arts scene, with numerous galleries, museums, and cultural events celebrating heritage and creativity. Check out the Museum of the Riverina, and their botanic garden! There’s always something exciting happening in Wagga Wagga to captivate your senses and enrich your travel experience.
Beckoning you with open arms, Wagga Wagga promises to treat you to an ice-cream.*
What are you waiting for? Let’s check it out!
* Ice-cream treat may be at your own expense. Also, you’ve already shared Wagga’s riches, so stop being so cheap. Shout Wagga an ice-cream instead – it’s earned it. Be more Wagga Wagga.
We’ve enjoyed staying at the International Hotel on previous visits to Wagga Wagga, and it was an easy decision to stay again.
The International Hotel Wagga Wagga is only 2 minutes from the CBD and 10km from Wagga Airport. There are a variety of different hotel rooms and suites to choose from, with plenty of off-road unallocated parking on the property. With a restaurant onsite – Pinnacle’s Restaurant & Bar – you’ll be feasting and sleeping before you know it!
This visit we booked into a King Deluxe suite, and had a room on the 3rd floor. The International Hotel is quite a big building, but there are lifts and stairs so you don’t need to be airlifted in through the window. Make sure you have your swipe-card with you as you dance back and forth from your car to your room, as you’ll have to prove your identity to the door to get back inside.
As you enter your room, you’ll be amazed by the soothing black velvet accessories. You may even be forgiven for pretending you’re the Canterville Ghost who has just been upgraded from his English castle. Unlike the Canterville Ghost, you can eat some of the complimentary biscuits as you settle in.
The king-sized bed is super comfy and will have you snoozing only the most velveteen of dreams. With plenty of space in the room to put the display pillows and foot sash, feel free to put these immediately in the corner, as is appropriate.
Have a sit in the velvet chair, with leg rest. A good sit and think here now, will help when you move over to the other side of the room to pen your memoir at the business desk. May we be so bold as to suggest you call your opus … ‘My Journey From the Velvet Chair to the Desk of the Future‘. I’m sure your readers will know what that means. Careful you don’t get distracted from your writing by the hotel room-service menu! Eyes on your own work, please!
Over on the sideboard, there are mini bar provisions to get you through the long hours of relaxing. And a PELICAN eating PODS! *swoon* Dig through to find the hot chocolate sachets in with the tea and coffee supplies. Hold your horses – the choc sachets are DOUG EBGERTS!! Oh calloo callay! You’ve won the free drink lottery!
I’m not saying we only road trip to collect Doug Egberts, but its always a highlight. And yes, it’s ‘written’ as Douwe but it will always be Doug in our hearts.
Speaking of the mugs, they were quite small. The mug size may suit those sipping espresso in Italy, but it’s not big enough for the large glass of milo or Doug Egbert that I’m craving after a 5 hour drive.
But don’t fret, dear reader – we survived.
We had a wonderful one-night cosy rest at the International Hotel Wagga Wagga – and will definitely be return visitors.
The large cupboard in the living area was appreciated. It probably leads to Narnia, but we just put our bags in there (sorry, Mr Tumnus). Free wi-fi was provided, which worked well and – should we have wished to venture further into Narnia – would have been sufficient for us to plot a course to Aslan.
The bathroom was huge and had tiles for miles, with a waterfall shower. Water pressure was ok and the temp nice and hot. The shower head (like most waterfall ones) is set in the middle of the space, so hard to dodge the water if you don’t want your hair wet. Although I don’t imagine *insert rainforest lady’s name here* cares about getting her hair wet when she’s in the forest washing in the waterfall which this shower is attempting to emulate.
I would have loved (well, loved is a strong word) some more towel hooks, so we didn’t have to put our two towels up damp near each other – but again, the fictional lady in rainforest I’m imagining, probably puts their towel on rocks, so we’ll count our blessings.
There is a restaurant onsite, however this trip we were pretty beat by the evening and only wanted a snack. Not a huge amount of options for the medium-peckish person on the room service menu. The addition of a pizza or a side of green veg would have suited us to a tee. Everything sounded tasty though and you should totally try it and tell us what you ordered. Easy and quick to get into the CBD from the hotel, where there are alternate food options also.
We’ll recommend all our friends and family (you included, dear reader), make a booking at the International Hotel Wagga Wagga as soon as you can. Watch the sun rise through the trees in the morning, the dappled sunlight dancing off the kitchen kettle, before resuming your journey into a future filled with Doug Egbert sweet chocolate horizons.
If you’re listening, Doug. Not sponsored, but wouldn’t say no *wink wink*. Wagga Wagga.
When we go away, we always take a few books with us so that we’ve got something on-hand to read 🙂
We encourage you to always source books from your local independent bookshop or library – however, we understand this is sometimes not practical based on location or budget.
Therefore, this part of the post contains Amazon affiliate links. This means, if you click on the link and purchase the book from that link, I get a few dollars at no extra cost to you! This way we can both stock up on holiday reads! 😀
The books we bought with us on this trip included:
