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Commonwealth Hotel

★★★★ 35 Union street, Newcastle, AU

7.6 guest rating· 766 reviews

About this hotel

Convenient Location

Located just minutes away from popular beaches and a vibrant street with shops and eateries, Commonwealth Hotel offers the perfect blend of relaxation and convenience.

Comfortable Accommodation

The air-conditioned rooms are equipped with modern amenities like a flat-screen TV, kettle, and refrigerator. Choose between rooms with shared or private bathrooms for added comfort.

On-Site Dining and Entertainment

Unwind at the hotel's bar or grab a meal at the onsite restaurant, open until 21:00. For added convenience, there's a cash machine available for guests.

Experience the best of Newcastle at Commonwealth Hotel - book your stay now for a memorable getaway.

Rooms & rates

Twin Room with Private Bathroom

Sleeps 2 · 2× Twin bed

  • Air conditioning
  • Private bathroom
  • Fan
  • Toilet paper
  • Window

Twin Room with Shared Bathroom

Sleeps 2 · 10 m² · 2× Twin bed

  • Air conditioning
  • Fan
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Window

Double Room with Shared Bathroom

Sleeps 2 · 10 m² · Queen bed

  • Air conditioning
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • TV
  • Refrigerator
  • Fan

Triple Room with Shared Bathroom

Sleeps 3 · 10 m² · 3× Twin bed

  • Air conditioning
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • TV
  • Refrigerator
  • Fan

Family Room with Private Bathroom

Sleeps 4 · 12 m² · 2× Twin bed, Queen bed

  • Air conditioning
  • Private bathroom
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Refrigerator
  • Fan

Double Room with Private Bathroom

Sleeps 2 · 10 m² · Queen bed

  • Air conditioning
  • Private bathroom
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Shower
  • TV

Amenities

  • Free WiFi
  • Street parking
  • Restaurant
  • Bar
  • Air conditioning
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Non-smoking throughout
  • Family rooms
  • ATM/cash machine on site
  • Casino
  • Designated smoking area
  • Kid meals
  • Special diet menus - on request
  • Vending machine - snacks
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  • Wine/champagne

Location

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35 Union street, Newcastle, AU

Check-in
from 02:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Check-out
until 10:00 AM

What guests say7.6766 reviews

+ Friendly staff+ Great locationCleanliness issuesNoise concerns
Cleanliness5.7
Service9.2
Location9.2
Room Quality6.1
Amenities7.2
Value for Money7.6

Dim

3.0

Staff were fine.

Rooms were well below basic and depressing. Tea is cheap crap brand and has no actual flavour. Milk is crap. Room over noisy. Just outdated. Basically they don't care and it shows.

Elliot · AU · 2026-07-19

Customer service amazing wouldn’t hesitate to stay again

9.0

The staff are really helpful couldn’t do enough for us

Separation partition in the room we had feels a bit isolating if you have children

Rau& Peter · AU · 2026-07-17

Great location if I didn't get woken up at 4am every morning

1.0

Junkies up the hall keeping me up at 3 am on a Monday night and the pokies error noise waking U ap at 5 mins to 4 am every morning. Very inconvenient when getting up for work or if traveling with a child. Good staff. Great location just a few issues. Maybe invest in some sound proofing

Nation · AU · 2026-07-15

Guest review

1.0

Location

3 beds cramped into small room and kitchenette is literally ontop of fridge, no room to mive for 3 people, 3 bed room

Nursing · AU · 2026-07-12

Guest review

7.0

Nice as a hotel. Good location. Good pub atmosphere and decore. Nice food.

The room stunk of cigasmoke. Even though no smoking signs. Shower recess had mold in it.

Paul · AU · 2026-06-28

Disappointing, we stayed one night and left - we were booked in for 3

1.0

Nothing

It was really dirty. There were stains on everything. The door didn’t close on the bedroom or the bathroom. It didn’t feel safe

Leah · AU · 2026-06-25

Good to know

Please inform of your expected arrival time in advance. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly using the contact details in your confirmation.

Guests are required to show a photo ID and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.

A deposit may be required at the property.

Parking

No parking available.

Children and extra bed policy

Children of any age are allowed.

Children up to and including 1 year old stay for free when using an existing bed.

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Pets

Pets are not allowed.

Internet

WiFi is available in the hotel rooms and is free of charge.