This motel features a restaurant, a bar/lounge and coffee/tea in a common area. Other amenities include a garden and a communal living room.
Wandering Trout offers 6 accommodations with a hairdryer and free toiletries. This Mole Creek motel provides complimentary wireless Internet access.
During your stay at Wandering Trout, you'll be close to Trowunna Wildlife Park. Features include a restaurant and a bar.
Free WiFi
Enjoy local and international cuisine while dining at Wandering Trout
Amenities include a communal living room and coffee/tea in a common area
5 minutes by car from Trowunna Wildlife Park and 9 minutes from Mole Creek Karst National Park
There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Wandering Trout also features a garden, coffee/tea in common area, and a communal living room.
Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this Mole Creek motel.
Wandering Trout – This restaurant specialises in local and international cuisine. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Reservations are required.
Wandering Trout – On-site bar. Open daily.
A hosted evening meal is available for a surcharge on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Reservations are required.
Property amenities
Internet
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Parking and transport
Free offsite parking within 3 metres
Street parking available
Food and drink
A bar/lounge
A restaurant
Coffee and tea in common areas
Hosted evening meal available on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday for a fee of AUD 120; reservation required
Restaurants on site
Wandering Trout
Wandering Trout
Things to do
Games
Video library
Outdoors
Garden
In a nature reserve
Outdoor furniture
Accessibility
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
No lift
Well-lit path to entrance
More
1 building
2 floors
Built in 1890
Communal living room
Designated smoking areas
Eco-friendly cleaning products used
Local artist showcase
No plastic coffee stirrers
No plastic drinking straws
No plastic soft drink bottles
No plastic water bottles
Non-plastic drinking straws available
Reusable cups
Reusable tableware
Some LED lighting used
Vegetarian dining options
Room amenities
Bedroom
Bedsheets provided
Bathroom
Free toiletries
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Shampoo
Soap
Toilet paper
Towels provided
More
Bulk dispensers for toiletries
Eco-friendly toiletries
Heating
Iron/ironing board on request
Laptop workspace
Recycling
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; check-in end time: 7:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age - 18
Check-out
Check-out before 11:00 AM
Special check-in instructions
There is no front desk at this property
Guests will receive an email within 10 days before arrival with check-in instructions; your host will greet you
Prior to arrival, you must complete online registration via a secure link
If you are planning to arrive after 7:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools
Access methods
Host will greet you
Pets
No pets allowed
Children and extra beds
Children 16 and younger are not allowed at this property. All guests older than 16 are welcome.
Payment types at the property
Important information
Optional extras
The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.
Hosted evening meal: AUD 120
This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.
You need to know
This property is managed by a private host (a party not acting within their trade, business or profession). EU consumer law, including the right of withdrawal, will not apply to your booking. The cancellation policy set by the private host will cover your booking.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards and cash
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a smoke detector
This property does not have a front desk. Prior to arrival, guests must complete online registration with the property via a secure link. Guests arriving after 7:00 PM must make advance arrangements by contacting the property using the information on the booking confirmation. Guests will receive an email 10 days before arrival with check-in information. The host will greet guests on arrival.
We should mention
Children 16 years old and younger aren't allowed at this property.
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly).
Property is also known as
Wandering Trout Motel
Wandering Trout Mole Creek
Wandering Trout Motel Mole Creek
Wandering Trout Reviews
Reviews
8.4
Very good
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Very nice atmosphere in the old style building with artistic touch. The room was well prepared and we felt very welcomed. We also enjoyed the food and drinks at the bar.
Good base for what we wanted to do in the area. Room spacious and clean no tv in room. Little expensive compared to some places we have stayed in while travelling around Tasmania
We stayed in the Ironstone room, which was large, homely and had a great view of Cradle Mountain. It was easy to check in and very friendly staff. We booked the tomahawk steak dinner and it did not disappoint! The light breakfast consists of Muesli and yoghurt which was also a nice start to the day. We would highly recommend staying here and wish we had longer!
Jonathan
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025
Verified
8/10 Good
Bas
8 Mar 2024
Wandering Trout
Spacious accommodation. Quiet and close to Mole Creek Hotel which provides very good Tassie Tiger pies at a reasonable price.
Bas
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Verified
6/10 Okay
Annette
6 Oct 2025
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
No choice of breakfast and expected to do own dishes.
Definitely over priced.
An older hotel well renovated. On-street parking on the outskirts of a small country town. Dinner menu was limited but OK. Breakfast was self-serve cereal and yoghurt.
The atmosphere was amazing! Wonderful food and service. Room was comfortable and clean.
We came here as a stop over from Cradle Mountain and was not disappointed. Not only was the room comfortable and worth the price (particularly given the time of year we visisted), the staff were all very friendly and the whole place has a wonderful atmosphere. If you visit and like being able to mingle, we definitely recommend the set dinners they offer from Wednesday to Sunday. You get the chance to mingle with other patrons of the hotel as you eat and the food was amazing quality!
Definitely recommend if you are ever in the area. They do have limited rooms, so you are best to book.
Xavier
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Verified
6/10 Okay
Mike
16 Mar 2023
Old school hotel which is fine, has a lot of character but is a bit Fawlty Towers with instructions as to what you are permitted to eat and the requirement to clean your own dishes after breakfast. I understand that some guests could/would try to exceed the allocated breakfast but there are ways to do that without becoming overbearing with written directions.
Had a tough time finding our way into the accommodation as we did not receive any special instructions from hotels.com and there was no staff since the brewery was closed for business. Our sim card wasn't able to make calls and luckily Susie replied our fb message and guided us into the premises. The bed was comfortable and we enjoyed our stay. It was a waste that we arrived on the days that the brewery was closed for business. Otherwise, it would have been perfect.
100's of weird larvae in the window seal which made their way into the bed. Young bloke in reception came up, vacuumed, changed the sheets and we moved the bed to the other side of the room. Gave me a complimentary bottle of wine which was nice, but we had a terrible sleep worrying about larvae crawling on us (which they didn't). Woke up to find the window seal full of larvae again. Bought a 4 pack of beer to take home with me, only to find they were out of date when I got home. Lot's of potenial, but need greater attention to detail