Altair Motel

A small and comfortable hostel in a beautiful town called Cooma with a good quality of sleep.

Nicely refurbished rooms with comfortable bed (ie not too hard), lovely crisp bed linen, useful microwave and kitchenette (but you need you’re own cooking gear if you want to use the cooktop), clean bathroom and a small lounge area for sitting. Room was set bs k from road so very quiet but outside light stays on which might bother some. Owner/manager Charlie is very friendly and efficient. Shame the restaurant wasn’t open when we went. Apparently she makes fabulous Mexican food (not the gloopy cheesy sour cream laden stuff that is passed as Mexican)

I was responsible for organising a get-together of touring motorcyclists from SA, Vic, NSW, Qld and the ACT where I live. Riding the sinewy roads of the Snowy Mountains was our objective, Cooma was our base. I did a recce of several motels in Cooma and chose the Altair because it met numerous of our requirements: comfortable rooms, very good off street parking for our bikes, away from prying eyes; located within a short walking distance to places to eat & drink, good coffee and supermarkets; an excellent centrally located, raised, covered veranda for socialising when we weren't riding; a very welcome group discount on our room rates. Friendly staff, from the front office to the team of cleaners. All in all, a great experience.

We booked as a large group. Most of us found the elderly lady in reception was not very receptive or accommodating, which in a service industry is not good. The shower leaked and flooded the bathroom as the floor waste is higher than the rest of the floor. This is a building code violation. The room was tiny but the bed was comfy. I don't think our group would stay here again.

I have stayed here multiple times while working and have had family stay with me - that means I've tried many rooms at quiet and peak times. The rooms are always spotless with cleaning staff ready to go above and beyond to make my stay comfortable. Super friendly owners - I wouldn't stay anywhere else!