The Townview Motel in Mt Isa is a family run accommodation with 24 spacious rooms, a Licensed Restaurant and a complete array of hotel amenities to make your visit to Mount Isa a success - be it for business or pleasure.

Guests of Town View Motel can expect friendly and personal service. At the same time, we offers you great value. Our rooms range from Budget Accommodation to Suites with multiple rooms and we even have a self-contained 3 Bedroom House perfect for groups wanting a home away from home while staying in Mt Isa for business.

All rooms are beautifully appointed - many have microwaves and kitchenettes. All have frosty air-conditioning to help you cool down after a day in the heat of Mount Isa`s sun....

All rooms have wireless broadband (wifi), tv's with Austar, tea and coffee making, ironing boards, hair dryers, desks and extra chairs for seating. All rooms are Non-smoking, but there is space to smoke outside. There are interconnecting suites - that actually make a three bedroom executive suite. Should you require Disabled Access Facilities, we have a specially equipped room available upon request. Sorry, pets are not allowed in Rooms.

Abyssinian Cafe Restaurant in Mt Isa

The Abbysinian Cafe is open daily serving a wide range of cuisines... from traditional Australian meals to exotic Ethiopian and Indian Cuisine. The Abyssinian Cafe is an award winning restaurtant that won't disappoint.

The Restaurant is open to the general public, and guests of the Townview Motel can charge-back meals to their room and room service is available upon request. This is a Licensed Restaurant where you can enjoy a drink served with your meal.

Things to Do in Mount Isa QLD

Mount Isa is a progressive city built in one of Australia's most important mining centres.  Mount Isa is the industrial, commercial and administrative centre in North Queensland - the Outback Region.

Mt Isa is located 977 kilometres west of Townsville on the Barkly Highway.  Mount Isa is an important rail head; a key point in an extensive highway system Brisbane (1829km`s south), Townsville, Alice Springs and Darwin. Townview Motel provides a great base to explore the Queensland Outback

"You`re not a real Aussie `til you`ve been to... THE ISA", or so the locals say. Mount Isa is one of the biggest cities in the world with an area of 41,000 square kilometres... believe it or not equal to the size of Switzerland. It has a population of 22,000 and is described as the `Oasis in the Outback`, a shimmering mirage on Queensland`s horizon for travellers from all corners of Australia.

Kalkadoon Tribal Centre - Next to the Tourist Information Centre is the Kalkadoon Tribal Centre and Cultural Keeping Place which contains some interesting Aboriginal artefacts from the area. It is not possible to visit the Aboriginal art sites around the city without a guide. There are, however, a number of tours to the sites. Information can be obtained from the Information Centre.

The Frank Ashton Rotary Underground Museum - Perched on top of a hill this establishment contains good displays of old mining equipment and some interesting Aboriginal artefacts. It has been designed to convey a sense of what the old mines at Mount Isa must have been like. The museum actually enters the hill from the top and goes down into a series of underground chambers and rooms. It was originally the city's reservoir.

Riversleigh Fossil Centre - Behind the city library, under an amphitheatre, is the Riversleigh Fossil Display. This is a genuinely interesting, if small, collection of fossils from Riversleigh Station, located 250 km north of Mount Isa. There is everything from bat's teeth to the bones of a huge flightless ancient bird known as Dromornorthis - the precursor of the emu. It is open from 9- 4.30.

The Lakes - There are a number of pleasant lakes around the city. Most of them are artificially designed. About 10 km from the city centre is the Lake Moondarra reservoir and 100 km north is Lake Julius, which has a delightful recreation park. Because of the shortage of water in the area all the lakes have quickly become important bird sanctuaries.

Finding Our Mount Isa Motel

Townview Motel is on the East side of Mount Isa as you come into town from Cloncurry on the Barkly Highway. We are located at the Corner of Kookaburra St and Marion St.

Getting around `The Isa` is a piece of cake with access via rail, road, air or coach. On arrival at the Mount Isa airport, there are a host of rental car companies (the Townview Motel recommends Hertz) that can look after you. For those wanting to get off the beaten track and experience the rugged terrain of the Queensland Outback, many car hire companies specialise in 4-wheel-drive hire. Certainly contact us if you would like help arranging rental cars in advance. Prices are available upon request.

A taxi ride into the city centre (1.5km`s) will cost you around $5. There is a domestic airport in Mt Isa located 10 kilometres from the Townview Motel, and the closest International airport is located in either Darwin or Cairns.