I don't know how these hotels can get away with the prices they charge sometimes. We paid $150 or just under to stay there one night in a room with a queen bed and two singles.

As soon as I walked in, I lifted back the doona cover to find a cockroach crawling around. The doona looked and smelt stale as if it hadn't been cleaned in a while. There was a shower, but honestly this is a 3 star hotel at best. Instead of building onto this motel, the owners need to refurbish their units. It is dated, old and musty.

I slept a total of 2.5 hours and couldn't wait to get out of there. My wife slept a little bit more, but felt the same way. We ended up packing our bags and leaving half way through the night.

As with all my reviews I like to present a balanced perspective, so while we would not recommend this hotel until after it has been renovated I will state the following positives.
Quiet, nice pool, very friendly owners, nice outside appearance.

In short, the very nice owners need to spend some money and either have the rooms updated to the 21st century. I have stayed in a lot of hotels for cheaper prices than this, and got much, much better rooms. This is a roadside 3-star hotel at best. Whoever reviewed it as better, must have stayed in a very different room to ours.

We found this motel clean, comfortable & convenient to town without being in the middle of it. Our rooms were as quiet or quieter as any we have found on a busy highway, I am a poor sleeper but if there was noise, I slept through it all! The managers are very friendly and helpful, and the facilities really nice. I wouldn't hesitate to stay there again.

My husband and I spent a night at Rocky Gardens Motor Inn on our way up to Mackay last month and we had a very pleasant stay. The office staff were very friendly and the room was clean and comfortable. We had dinner in the restaurant and thoroughly enjoyed our meals (my husband said it was the best steak he's had). We both recommend this motel to travellers to Rockhampton.

Stayed here for 1 night on business, this place has been let down by poor maintenance, the bathroom tap was missing the hot water washer on the tap, tiles were chipped and cracked and the carpet stained.
The bed was quite good and there was a small flat screen tv.
However it is noisy during the night with the continuous sounds of heavy vehicles travelling the Bruce Highway on which this motel is located. If you are a light sleeper I wouldn't imagine you would be getting much sleep.