Gladstone Day Trip from Rockhampton
Gladstone Day Trip from Rockhampton. Cityville Apartments & Motel is the central Rockhampton base for visitors building a Rocky-and-Capricorn-Coast trip — 21-23 Bolsover Street, central CBD, two minutes' walk from the Fitzroy River and Quay Street's heritage dining strip, with self-contained apartments, motel rooms and townhouses suited to families, FIFO workers, corporate stays and weekenders alike.
Gladstone sits approximately 110 kilometres south of Rockhampton on the Bruce Highway — a 75-minute drive that reaches the industrial port city whose harbour, the offshore islands, and the gateway to the southern Great Barrier Reef provide the day-trip destination that complements Rockhampton's heritage and the Capricorn Coast's beach with the maritime industrial landscape and the reef access that Gladstone's geography provides. The harbour is one of Australia's largest multi-commodity ports — the coal, the alumina, the LNG export infrastructure visible from the harbour-side vantage points with the industrial scale that impresses regardless of the visitor's prior exposure to port operations. Curtis Island's LNG facilities are visible across the harbour. The Gladstone region provides the access point for Heron Island — the coral cay on the Great Barrier Reef whose reef quality and marine life make it one of Australia's premier reef destinations, though the access is by boat or helicopter from Gladstone rather than the day-trip format that the casual visitor might attempt.
Where to stay in Rockhampton
Cityville Apartments & Motel sits in the heart of Rockhampton CBD on the Fitzroy River. The property combines compact motel-style studio apartments for solo travellers and FIFO workers, larger 1 bedroom apartments and 2 bedroom apartments for couples and small families, and riverfront apartments for premium stays. Free undercover parking, on-site pool and BBQ, reception staffed during business hours with after-hours key-box pickup arranged by phone, and walking distance to Quay Street's restaurants and the Fitzroy foreshore.
For trip-type guidance see the family rooms guide, the FIFO accommodation guide, and the long-stay accommodation page; or browse all rooms on the accommodation comparison page.
Related reading
- Things to do in Rockhampton
- Rockhampton dining guide
- accommodation
- Rockhampton events calendar
- three-day Rockhampton and coast itinerary
- Capricorn Caves visitor guide
Book direct at Cityville
Book direct at cityville.com.au for the best available rate — no booking fees, no third-party markups. Or phone reception on (07) 4922 8322. Group bookings (5+ rooms) and corporate enquiries to bookings@cityville.com.au.