Looking for family friendly accommodation in Ballina? Here’s where I recommend families stay.
On the weekend, we had a family friendly getaway to Ballina. The main reason for our trip was to introduce Phoebe to Jacob’s side of the family. It was a chance for Jacob’s grandparents to see all three of our girls and for Jacob’s parents to meet Phoebe for the first time. Because of the family structure, and room availability with our family, it’s easier for us to arrange our own accommodation.
Over the years since Jacob and I have been married we have stayed at a number of hotels in Ballina. As a couple we would stay at The Ballina Manor or The Ramada but as we introduced children to our little family, we needed an apartment as opposed to a hotel room because babies and toddlers don’t sleep well in the one room I’ve found.
Ballina Lakeside Holiday Park
I had seen a bit of online promotion about the Ballina Lakeside Holiday Park on Facebook and decided to book a 3 bedroom Holiday House for our weekend stay.
After staying in many resort and holiday parks around Australia, I would say hands down that it is one of the best. It is family friendly accommodation that is suitable for big or small families.
Our three bedroom holiday house had been refurbished and could sleep up 12 people. The size was perfect for our family of 5 because the girls could play in the big open plan area and there was a gated courtyard where they could throw a ball around.
Despite the weekend being time spent with family, we were able to invite Jacob’s parents back to the park to interact with the girls while they had fun in the water play area.
Facilities at Ballina Lakeside Holiday Park
The holiday park has a fantastic water play park area that is suitable for toddlers and up. The pools aren’t too deep but of course Jacob was always watching our girls as they took on each part of the water zones.
Next to the water play area is a playground and a huge jumping pillow. I had a go on the pillow to satisfy my inner child but decided not to stay on for long remembering I had just had baby and would need to be cautious of putting strain on my lower regions.
The holiday park also has a mini putt putt course and a great kids games room with one side of the room dedicated to kids under 5 with a range of toys to play with, and the other side dedicated to games for older kids. Right next to our holiday house was a bird Avery that the girls enjoyed looking into.
Ballina Lakeside offers camping/caravanning sites, cabins, villas, cottages, bungalows and holiday houses to suit larger families or friendly gatherings.
I was impressed with the onsite facilities. There was even a large catering room with tables and chairs so you could cook inside as opposed to cooking outside if the weather isn’t particularly accommodating.
We stayed only for two nights but I know we will be back again. It cost us $465 for the whole weekend to stay in the holiday house. There is a house rate and then a rate per person over the age of 2 added to the room rate cost. All those details can be found on the Ballina Lakeside website.
For us, the accommodation was perfect for our family and the girls enjoyed their stay immensely. It certainly is the best family friendly accommodation in Ballina for big or small families.
