Commercial Hotel, Murrumburrah
Harden-Murrumburrah NSW, AUSTRALIA
updated 7 February 2010
The historic Commercial Hotel was originally built in 1861 during the
bushranging era.
150 years ago this year, John Dillon, the first
publican, bought the land for his hotel.
Today the hotel provides guests with the friendly,
relaxing atmosphere of a big country house. Eleven spacious rooms have comfortable beds
and pressed metal ceilings. Guests can use the private Lounge or mingle in the bar, dine in the bar or the Dining
Room, and breakfast in the Breakfast Room.
Many guests say that it's the best country hotel
they have stayed in, and the food is sensational!
We serve
restaurant food at affordable prices. Our kitchen prepares the freshest, most innovative dishes in Harden-Murrumburrah.
The menu changes daily and relies on fresh,
seasonal and mostly local ingredients. Check a
sample dinner menu here, or our brunch
menu here.
The Commercial Hotel is the only venue in Harden-Murrumburrah
offering a bar, meals and accommodation. It is locally owned and staffed.
Harden-Murrumburrah are twin towns and Murrumburrah is
2 km from Harden Railway Station, 20 minutes from Young, 25 minutes from
Cootamundra or Jugiong, and 30 minutes from Yass.
|
¯
Commercial Hotel,
Murrumburrah |
|
Bookings 02
6386 2210 or
email us |
 |
|
COMMERCIAL HOTEL
Bar ¯
Bistro ¯
Bed & breakfast
337 Albury St (Burley Griffin Way),
Murrumburrah NSW 2587
T 02 6386 2210 E
lighthorsehotel@bigpond.com
ABN 68 126 490 097
Featured in Country Style
magazine June 2009
An
historic hotel with great food
The Commercial Hotel is a nostalgic
experience, like being a guest in a grand country house. The historic
hotel was established during the bushranger era in 1861.
Bushrangers Ben Hall, Johnny Gilbert and John Dunn stole two of
publican John Dillon's horses in 1865. The hotel's dining room (1868)
and guest rooms (1892 & 1926) have been repainted in
the 1926 cream colour scheme. The building and grounds are being
restored.
The Commercial
Hotel offers warm hospitality and fresh, restaurant quality meals. The bar
serves beer, wines, spirits, soft drinks, tea and
coffee. It is ideal for
visitors on business, for small conferences or
for a relaxing break for a couple, groups, a family
or a family-oriented sports team. Stay here and
re-discover your family history. Rest, explore the countryside,
play sport, and enjoy a meal with local
Hilltops wines |
|
¯Accommodation
¯Bed & breakfast
¯Functions |
|
Bookings 02
6386 2210 or
email us |
 |
|
Eleven guest rooms on the first
floor are spacious and offer single, double, queen, twin and family
accommodation.
The rooms have pressed metal ceilings,
quality linen and towels. Most open onto the broad, shady
veranda. Furnishings reflect the hotel's history, and each
room is different. All have comfortable beds, ceiling fans, electric
blankets and heaters, while some have TV, a desk and armchairs.
The Guest Lounge has couches, books and magazines, TV and a wood fire. The sunny
courtyard is being enhanced so guests can enjoy breakfast or lunch al fresco,
have a drink while keeping an eye on children or dine
under the stars.
Cool drinks, and tea and coffee
making facilities are available. Smoking is not permitted inside the
building.
Room price ($60 single, $10 extra
per person) includes Continental breakfast of juice, cereal, toast,
tea and coffee.
|
|
¯
Groups |
|
Bookings 02
6386 2210 or
email us |
| |
|
|
 |
|
Groups
We welcome groups of friends and family for celebrations,
get-togethers, car and bike clubs, photographers and train spotters.
Family-oriented sporting groups (especially netball teams, pony clubs
and lady golfers) are welcome. We can organise dinner, bed and
breakfast group packages.
Short break packages including two nights’ accommodation and
some or all
meals (three-course dinner Friday and Saturday, breakfast, lunch and
morning or afternoon tea Saturday and Sunday) can be arranged to suit
your needs.
Family history research
If you are researching your family history, we can often
help or tell you where to go and who to see. The local history museum is
just 200m away.
We provide tourist information
about the district and can suggest activities and other
interesting places to eat. The local Olympic swimming pool and tennis courts
are popular. For groups, we can even provide escorted tours of the
district. |
|
¯
Dining |
|
Bookings 02
6386 2210 or
email us |
 |
|
Our 1868 Restaurant, housed in
the hotel extensions completed in 1868, is open Friday and Saturday evenings, and
for groups and functions by appointment. Dining is informal and
relaxed. Prior booking is recommended.
The changing dinner menu offers choices for three
courses. Check out a sample dinner menu
here. Try local red and white wines from
the Hilltops region to complement our food. Children's meals are available
and for groups, we can feed the children early in the breakfast room.
Guests can sit and relax on comfortable couches before and after their meals. Table d'hotes meals are
usually available for
hotel guests and as bar meals every day. Soup, steak, lamb cutlets, pasta and a couple of desserts are staples. The range is wider on
Friday and Saturday. Vegetarian and special meals are available on request.
Dining options nearby are limited
so if booking accommodation, please let us know if you will dine here. |
| |
|
|
|
¯
Summer brunch |
|
Bookings 02
6386 2210 or
email us |
| |
|
Try our new summer brunch, served on Friday,
Saturday, Sunday and Monday from 10.30 am
|
|
¯
St
Valentine's Eve Dinner |
|
Bookings 02
6386 2210 or
email us |
| |
|
Special dinner for the eve of St Valentine's Day,
Saturday 13 February. Four course classic French meal $45 per
person, and stay overnight for $70 per couple with Continental
breakfast.
Menu and more info click here |
|
¯
An
Italian Feast |
|
Bookings 02
6386 2210 or
email us |
|
|
|
Six-course degustation menu on Saturday 13 March,
with entertainment from singing quartet Counterpoint, $65 pp. Stay
overnight fro $70 a couple with Continental breakfast
Menu and more info click here |
|
|
|
|
|
¯
Functions &
events |
|
Bookings 02
6386 2210 or
email us |
| |
|
|
|
Private
functions
The Commercial Hotel is the
only venue in the twin towns of Harden-Murrumburrah that combines meals and accommodation. We even host small conferences.
For a birthday, anniversary,
conference or
get-together, the Commercial Hotel offers a range of function
possibilities. Formal sit-down dinners cater for up to 50 people with two
or three courses. Quality finger food is available for as little at $12 a
head, or you can show off your own cooking skills with a barbecue in the
courtyard.
We can provide drinks for your
group and they can buy their own from the bar.
Call 02 6386 2210 or email
lighthorsehotel@bigpond.com
for details |
|
 |
Contact us for bookings or more information
|
www.harden.com.au |
Harden NSW 2587 |
|