Northern Arts Hotel, Castlemaine
About the Hotel
Rooms with Artist Names
The Northern Arts Hotel features nine boutique guest rooms named after Australian artists, including Clifton Pugh, Clarice Beckett, Margaret Olley, Mirka Mora, Arthur Boyd, Brett Whiteley, John Olsen, and Hans & Nora Heysen, and Margaret Preston. Rooms offer air-conditioning, television, Wi-Fi, 24-hour tea and coffee-making facilities, a guest fridge, and ironing facilities. Options include queen rooms with ensuite bathrooms, king rooms with ensuite bathrooms and an extra single bed, and twin rooms with nearby shared bathrooms. A queen room with a private bathroom is located across the hall. Some rooms include a sitting area, a terrace, a dining table, a patio, and garden furniture.
Dining at Das Kaffeehaus
Guests can visit Das Kaffeehaus, a Viennese-style coffee house serving small-batch roasted coffee, schnitzels, sausages, strudels, cakes, and more at affordable prices. Room tariffs include a continental breakfast.
Coolroom Entertainment Venue
The hotel features the Coolroom, a venue for jazz and other musical performances. The Coolroom hosts salon-style events, workshops, and film screenings. Frank Veldze and Alan Joyce manage the Coolroom and bar. The Coolroom also presents Frank's Gigantic Wall of Vision and Sound plus Another Roadside Attraction. The venue supports live-streamed performances, local artists, and well-known artists performing locally. Events include jazz performances, film screenings, poetry readings, and workshops.
Castlemaine Location & Landmarks
Located at 359 Barker Street, Castlemaine, the Northern Arts Hotel is 100 km from Tullamarine Airport. Nearby landmarks include the Goldfields Track (1 km), Falkner Gallery (1 km), Buda Historic Home and Garden (0.5 km), and Castlemaine Anticlinal Fold (1 km). Other attractions include Rod Hadfields Hot Rod Museum (7 km), Shades Of Gray Studio and Gallery (2 km), and The Left Bank Gallery (1 km). The hotel is an excellent base to explore Maldon, Harcourt, Newstead, Bendigo, Kyneton and Ballarat. The Castlemaine Market Building in central Mostyn Street provides details on Castlemaine and surrounding towns.
Hotel Services
The Northern Arts Hotel provides an honest, uncomplicated, and comfortable stay. It offers space for workshops, events, and film screenings. The hotel features rich timber paneling, an art deco ceiling, and an extensive collection of antiques and paintings. Note that there is no elevator. The hotel acknowledges the Djarra people, the custodians of the land.
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Price and Room Availability Calendar
Getting around
A list of all available modes of transport
Facilities
General
- No smoking on site
- Free Wi-Fi
- Parking
- VIP check-in/ -out
- No pets allowed
- Luggage storage
- Smoke detectors
- Fire extinguishers
Sports & Fitness
- Hiking
- Cycling
- Golf course
Guest Parking
- Electric kettle
Services
- Housekeeping
Dining
- Special diet menus
Business
- Meeting/ Banquet facilities
Children
- Cots
- Children's buffet
- Board games
Spa & Leisure
- Live entertainment
- Sun terrace
- Leisure/ TV room
Room features
- Wi-Fi in rooms
- Air conditioning
- Heating
- Sitting area
- Patio
- Terrace
- Garden furniture
- Tea and coffee facilities
- Dining table
- Ironing facilities
Bathroom
- Free toiletries
Self-catering
- Electric kettle
Media
- Flat-screen TV
Room decor
- Parquet floor