Is parking available at the property?

Free self parking is available onsite.

What type of breakfast is offered and what are the serving hours?

Full breakfasts are available daily from 7 AM to 10 AM for a fee, approximately AUD 19 to 28 for adults and AUD 12 for children.

What are the standard check-in and check-out times?

Check-in is from 3:00 PM to 10:00 PM, and check-out is at 11:00 AM. Early or late check-in/check-out may be available upon request.

What accessibility features are available for guests with disabilities?

The property offers limited wheelchair accessibility, including step-free entrances and wheelchair-accessible facilities in public areas.

What is the location of the property in relation to key landmarks?

The hotel is located in Tailem Bend, within a 5-minute drive of Poonthie Ruwe Conservation Park and Bend Motorsport Park, 1.6 miles from The Bend Karting Track, and 5 miles from Tailem Bend Golf Club.

What are the policies for guests staying with children?

Children are allowed at the property, and there is no minimum age for children to stay for free.

Rydges Pit Lane Hotel in Tailem Bend

Average nightly price at Rydges Pit Lane by month, last 12 months (USD)
Month	Average price
January	$100
February	$110
March	$133
April	$161
May	$173
June	$157
July	$135
August	$147
September	$149
October	$174
November	$132
December	$97

What guests think

At Rydges Pit Lane, travellers praise clean, comfortable rooms and friendly staff, and many enjoy the unique trackside setting with car displays and balconies or windows overlooking the circuit, though some find rooms compact and the location somewhat secluded.

Food feedback is mixed, with several positive comments about the restaurant and bar meals but recurring frustration about closures on some days and occasional issues with quality or value. Noise is generally low, but a few report in-room quirks such as hard-to-use air conditioning, plumbing sounds, or patchy TV channels. Expect a modern, motorsport-themed stopover that’s best when you plan dining ahead.

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Facilities

Standout features include the trackside setting and car displays in the foyer, which many guests enjoy. Parking is described as easy.

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Craig

Dec 23, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We thought it was a very nice, clean, well appointed hotel. Also very quirky with the sports cars in the foyer of the hotel. Would definitely stay here again on our way through to Adelaide

10

Robert

Nov 11, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great rooms and the reception lady was super nice and helpful The restaurant was great and it was also terrific to see the display of race cars on sight

8

Andrew

Jun 10, 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

Great complex

10

Adrian

Jan 19, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Amazing facility

10

Cheryle

Apr 21, 2022

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Stayed 1 night

An unexpected surprise. Large entry to Reception with a display of race and Classic Cars in the foyer. One staff who was very efficient with check-in. All accommodation on first floor with access by stairs, which suits me, or lift. Large spacious room with big windows and large bathroom. Dining on first floor was by pre-booked times. Good food but the noise levels are loud due to open space.A very comfortable nights sleep. Glad we made the Pit Stop.

10

Liza

Nov 11, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Loved the super cars in the foyer - very unique. Room over pit lane and the track made for excellent viewing and gave a touch that no other Rydges has.

10

Will

Sep 2, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Secluded area, ease of parking and friendly helpful staff Thanks for the last minute booking 😊

10

Jim

Jan 6, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

It has a fantastic display of cars

8

Ralph

Dec 3, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Last minute booking on a road trip from Melbourne area over to Adelaide. Just got tired and wanted to stop. Very cool place, great surprise! It you are a race fan, car buff or just like cool cars you would enjoy the lobby ! Just a bummer it was a Monday, so the restaurant was not open... headed over to the local pub 7 minutes for good old fashioned pub grub.

10

Jordan

Oct 25, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Was very convenient for accommodation when participating in motorsport in the track. Just needs a pool, preferably rooftop!

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Cleanliness

Rooms are widely described as very clean or spotless. A few guests reported isolated issues like an unclean shower or stained towels.

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Benjamin

Feb 27, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Very clean and quiet

8

Michael

Nov 26, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Room great, clean and comfortable. Restaurant closed but bar meals sufficient and well priced.

8

Craig

Dec 23, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We thought it was a very nice, clean, well appointed hotel. Also very quirky with the sports cars in the foyer of the hotel. Would definitely stay here again on our way through to Adelaide

10

Peter

Feb 21, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Nice clean room. Will be staying here again in the future.

10

Heikki

Jan 7, 2026

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Stayed 1 night

We had a great stay. Affordable priced, clean and new rooms. Race circuit and car musem was extra.

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Lindsay

Mar 1, 2026

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Stayed 1 night

Room spotless and very comfortable, if a bit small.

10

Deanna

Mar 19, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Awesome to say in when events are on, only thing that wasn’t pleasing was that bathroom floor towel looked like there was poop on it and the cupboards had brown sticky stuff on them

4

Sally

Jan 7, 2023

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Stayed 19,359 nights

Stayed because of the Rydges reputation and discounted room. Shower was not cleaned (hair in drain and sand in corners), finishing in room was not good quality. Bed was comfortable but room smelt 'musty'.

10

Jane

Mar 19, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Short stopover on roadtrip back to Melbourne. Was perfect for what we needed somewhere clean, modern and quiet to stay. Would stay again.

10

Meredith

Jan 21, 2026

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Stayed 1 night

Rooms are always spotless and staff are always happy to help.

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Rooms

Beds are very comfortable, and some rooms provide engaging circuit views, but several guests found room size compact and noted minor in-room issues like tricky air conditioning, plumbing noise, or patchy TV channels.

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Natasha

Jul 2, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

it was a great place to go to unwind. nice a quiet to think and relax. the only thing is the channels on the tv. some frozen and I had to turn off and back on again for it to work and some channels are not on them. but I enjoyed my stay and will do it again. thank you to all the staff and the cleaning lady on Sunday the 30th of June for her help with something when I turned up

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Lindsay

Mar 1, 2026

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Stayed 1 night

Room spotless and very comfortable, if a bit small.

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Gary

Feb 4, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Rooms are quite small but the bed is so comfortable and the bathroom/shower nice and roomy. Loved the cars on display in the foyer creating a feeling excitement and awe. Staff were lovely !

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Leigh

Oct 30, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Room was smaller than the pics. Two singles made into a so called Queen bed. Definitely was not worth $348 a night.

10

Bryan

Aug 14, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

That the hotel was sitting right on a super car racetrack! AND we could see the racing from our balcony! What a great experience for us! Comfy beds and good shower. Staff friendly and helpful. Would stay again!

10

Barry

Jan 14, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Location & the views. Beds were amazing

4

Paul

Dec 12, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Aircon didnt work but the beautiful receptionist moved us. Ordered room service which came in a Paper bag with wooden cutlery. I ordered from your restaurant NOT UberEATS. A tray and dinner plate and proper cutlery would have been expected at $180 a night???? Chips were from a frozen bag 1/2 cooked. Very disappointed, and received a very poor email back from The Rydges Pit Lane.

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Shaun

Apr 17, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The Air con was to hard to understand couldn’t get it to work

6

Alison

May 17, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel staff were great and the room was fine. The only problem was that there was a water pipe behind the wall in our room and every time someone in one of the rooms above or nearby flushed the toilet or took a shower there was a rush of water and other noises. The noise made it difficult to sleep. Luckily they provide complimentary ear plugs in the bathroom (probably intended for racing noise). I have stayed there before in other rooms without this problem. This was in room 139.

10

DAVID

Dec 26, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Overall brilliant. The comfort of the bed was exceptional.

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Service

Staff are commonly described as friendly, helpful, and welcoming. However, service in the restaurant area drew occasional complaints about rudeness or slow attention.

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Tim

Jul 9, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

From time we checked in, it was very welcoming. It was great to watch some car out on the track doing some practice laps.

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David

Sep 26, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Generally a very nice place with pleasant staff. 👍👍

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Sandra and Glenn

Jun 1, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Just wonderful all round. Great service, great room, and I mean great!! Staff were wonderful, we got upgraded! We could see the track and watch cars going around! Our bed was so warm and comfortable. Very clean. Music was great and the guy singing chose great songs. I could go on but the bottom line is that it is a wonderful place to stay and reasonable, and yes we would stay there again for sure 😊🙏

10

Robert

Nov 11, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great rooms and the reception lady was super nice and helpful The restaurant was great and it was also terrific to see the display of race cars on sight

8

Jason

Feb 14, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Rooms and location were very good, hotel staff were very good but restaurant staff were very rude

6

David

Jan 15, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Rooms good, unfortunately service was ordinary. Restaurant service was basically non existant - went down for breakfast and was ignored for 10 mins before we decided to leave

10

Michael

Dec 29, 2022

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Stayed 19,353 nights

Very Pleasant and helpful staff

10

Bryan

Aug 14, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

That the hotel was sitting right on a super car racetrack! AND we could see the racing from our balcony! What a great experience for us! Comfy beds and good shower. Staff friendly and helpful. Would stay again!

10

Michael

May 29, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Beds were very comfy service was great.

10

Meredith

Jan 21, 2026

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Stayed 1 night

Rooms are always spotless and staff are always happy to help.

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Location

Unique location directly at the racetrack delivers great views and is convenient for motorsport stays. Multiple reviews also note the setting is secluded or isolated, so dining and services may require a drive.

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Dion

Oct 7, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Rooms were fine, ideal for an overnight stopover if travelling to Adelaide. Restaurant was closed on the night I was there but they did call to warn me and there are options nearby. I bottle of complimentary water would be a nice touch. A must-stay if you are a car enthusiast - you don't often get a McLaren P1's or Aston's parked in the foyer of hotels.

10

Jane

Mar 19, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Short stopover on roadtrip back to Melbourne. Was perfect for what we needed somewhere clean, modern and quiet to stay. Would stay again.

10

Liza

Nov 11, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Loved the super cars in the foyer - very unique. Room over pit lane and the track made for excellent viewing and gave a touch that no other Rydges has.

10

Will

Sep 2, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Secluded area, ease of parking and friendly helpful staff Thanks for the last minute booking 😊

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Ralph

Dec 3, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Last minute booking on a road trip from Melbourne area over to Adelaide. Just got tired and wanted to stop. Very cool place, great surprise! It you are a race fan, car buff or just like cool cars you would enjoy the lobby ! Just a bummer it was a Monday, so the restaurant was not open... headed over to the local pub 7 minutes for good old fashioned pub grub.

10

Bryan

Aug 14, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

That the hotel was sitting right on a super car racetrack! AND we could see the racing from our balcony! What a great experience for us! Comfy beds and good shower. Staff friendly and helpful. Would stay again!

10

Barry

Jan 14, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Location & the views. Beds were amazing

10

Jordan

Oct 25, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Was very convenient for accommodation when participating in motorsport in the track. Just needs a pool, preferably rooftop!

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Wayne

Aug 9, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Property itself was great and if you like cars and motor racing very good. But it was very isolated.

10

Meredith

Oct 14, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great location

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Dining

Feedback is mixed: many enjoyed good restaurant meals, while others found food quality or value lacking. Recurring frustration about the restaurant being closed on some days, and limited breakfast availability on certain mornings.

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Michael

Nov 26, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Room great, clean and comfortable. Restaurant closed but bar meals sufficient and well priced.

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Kym

Mar 29, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Comfortable well appointed rooms friendly staff fantastic food.

10

John

Jun 24, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Our stay was excellent, great atmosphere, great dining, friendly staff service. Highly recommend this facility, and look forward to a return stay. Rating 4.8 out of 5.0

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Kym

May 20, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great place to overnight shame restaurant closed

4

RONALD

Feb 12, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Travelled all day only to check in and find no restaurant or room service available Had to travel into town or OTR convenience store back out on highway Apparently no dining options Monday- Wednesday Very very poor for the price asked to stay Rooms extremely small

6

Gordon

Apr 25, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

A full hotel on a long weekend and get its Monday we don’t do Breakfast on a Monday, frankly it’s absurd

8

Ralph

Dec 3, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Last minute booking on a road trip from Melbourne area over to Adelaide. Just got tired and wanted to stop. Very cool place, great surprise! It you are a race fan, car buff or just like cool cars you would enjoy the lobby ! Just a bummer it was a Monday, so the restaurant was not open... headed over to the local pub 7 minutes for good old fashioned pub grub.

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Greg

Jun 9, 2022

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Stayed 1 night

Stop over for the night. An interesting place to stay with it's museum of racing cars. Comfy bed. Only negative comment, dinner, expensive, undercooked and cold roast spuds. Partners meal avg. for the cost. A glass of retail 30$ for $16.00. C'mon. Coffee in the morning, very good

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Marlin

Sep 16, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Now I know it was a quiet Tuesday night, but the offering of meals was very ordinary. I went with the scotch fillet which I didn't realise for $42 only came with chips (no offer of salad or vegetables) I ordered medium rare it was medium well at best and the steak had a very strange taste to it almost like it had been washed in the dishwasher, the chips were your average cheap yellow generic chips the kind you expect at the local fish and chip shop (not a nice bar/restaurant) and the pepper sauce was straight from a packet and tasteless. I accompanied the meal with a glass of Cab Sav, the glass was dirty and the kind you expect at the local bowling club. Very underwhelming considering the elite foyer area and beautiful rooms. Unfortunately the food is a mile behind where it should be. Sorry guys very disappointed.

10

Warren

Jun 11, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

What a place to stay. Fantastic cars on display and great food at the restaurant.

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				1 $191	2 $220	3
4 $219	5 $148	6 $119	7 $119	8 $119	9 $153	10 $153
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18 $122	19 $122	20 $122	21 $122	22	23	24
25	26 $122	27 $122	28 $122	29 $145	30 $122	31 $122

Rydges Pit Lane

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