Warragul's Freeway Motor Inn is located on the southern edge of Warragul in West Gippsland, Victoria. The locale offers magnificent views of rolling hills and in winter the snow capped Mount Baw Baw in the distance.

Our Motel is just 1 hour from Melbourne offering guests 18 modern motel rooms set in attractive landscaped gardens, with double glazed windows, air conditioning, electric blankets, heaters, colour TV, phone, queen size beds, and tea/coffee making facilities.

Freeway Motor Inn also has 2 Executive Spa units with king size beds, corner spa and video. Interconnecting family suites are available and for the disabled, we have a room set up to be used without assistance. There is a free on-site laundry and wireless broadband to all rooms.

Things to See and Do in Warragul

Warragul is known as the Dairy Capital of Victoria and the regional capital of West Gippsland. It is home to some of Victoria's richest farm land as well as being a major supplier of milk for Melbourne. The name Warragul is thought to come from an Aboriginal word for "wild" or "wild dog." The area was settled in the 1860s as a staging point for coaches on the Old Sale Road.

A number of festivals and events are centred around the town's agricultural and dairying industry, including Farm World and the Harvest of Gippsland. There are several attractive gardens and parks in Warragul, with the most scenic being Civic Park, situated in a valley, it features a large lake, rotunda, picnic shelters, walking tracks and a waterfall. While in the area a delightful activity is to take the Gourmet Deli Trail which consists of a network of surrounding farms, vineyards and outlets selling local produce and small goods.

There are also a number of Arts and Crafts galleries and Antique shops in the area to explore. Other sites include the Warragul Historical Museum, several Historic Buildings from the 1880s, the Warragul Vintage Craft Park in Copelands Road, which has a miniature steam train to take visitors through the park and gardens. Darnum Musical Village and Wild Dog Winery are also popular stops. For outdoor adventures try Mount Worth State Park and Moonlight Creek picnic area where the Cameron Valley walking track begins. If you like golf visit the Warragul Country Club where you will find great views to Mt Baw Baw to the north, and the Strezlecki Ranges to the south.

Finding Our Warragul Motel

Warragul is situated in West Gippsland, about 100 kilometres south-east of Melbourne between Drouin and Yarragon off the Princes Hwy. To reach the Freeway Motor Inn from Melbourne take the Warragul/Korumburra exit from the freeway, turn right over the freeway and follow the directional signs at the roundabout. The Motel is situated along Rulemount Road, overlooking Warragul. From Sale take the Warragul exit from the freeway and follow the directional signs to the left at the roundabout.