Surf Motel

Byron Bay & Northern NSW


On a bluff overlooking Yamba's main beach, this modern place has spacious studios with kitchenettes, with all but the smallest able to accommodate a family with one or two kids. Some have balconies, too. Aside from the surf, it's blissfully quiet.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Byron Bay & Northern NSW attractions

1. Yamba River Markets

0.4 MILES

Held by the Clarence River, this market features locally produced food and craft, and live music.

2. Angourie Blue & Green Pools

2.91 MILES

These springwater-fed waterholes south of Spooky Beach are the remains of the quarry used for the breakwater. Daring folk climb the cliff faces and plunge…

3. Bundjalung National Park

9.61 MILES

Stretching for 25km along the coast north of the Clarence River to South Evans Head, this national park is largely untouched. Most of it is best explored…

4. New Italy Museum

19.99 MILES

A stop between Grafton and Ballina, this museum complex and cafe – set on the site of the original New Italy Settlement – is a good spot to stretch the…