The Lachlan Valley Hotel Motel

Address: 162 Kendal Street, Cowra NSW 2794
Telephone: 02 6342 2900

The Valley Hotel in the centre of the main street offers The Dek restaurant, presenting great value for money with a lovely old pub charm. Sit in inside or in the beer garden and enjoy the atmosphere and buzz Cowra has to offer.

Open Hours
Lunch: Tues – Sat 12pm – 2pm
Dinner: Tues – Sat 6pm – 9pm

History

Building applications lodged to the Cowra Shire Council by a firm called Paynter and Dixon for the erection of a proposed Hotel/Motel on the site directly behind the “Royal Exchange Hotel” were approved on 15th Feb 1965.
A syndicate of local identities purchased the “Royal Exchange” and took the responsibility for the new hotel being erected.
Ten units were erected adjacent to the already existing motel and were opened to the public on the 15th of November in 1965. This bought the total number of accommodation suites to thirty four.
At this stage the hotel section (in front of the units) was not quite complete but was completed by the end of November.
The demolition of the “Royal Exchange Hotel”, which had served Cowra for 77 years was commenced in December 1965. This allowed off street parking in front of the new “Lachlan Valley”.
In July 1966, Mr Jock McDiarmid who had been in charge of the adjacent motel for three years took over the management of the “Lachlan Valley Hotel/Motel” and the license was transferred from the “Royal Exchange”.
In 1974, carpets, sound proofed acoustic ceilings and two new pool tables were installed. This is how the hotel stands today.


All information sourced from the Cowra & District Historical Society & Museums book “Hotels of Cowra Past and Present”. This book can be purchased at the Cowra Visitor Information Centre.