The Rockhampton Riverfront Markets
The Rockhampton Riverfront Markets. 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.
The markets in and around Rockhampton operate on periodic schedules that the visitor information centre maintains as the current reference — the weekend and seasonal markets whose stalls provide the fresh produce, the handmade goods, the prepared foods, and the community atmosphere that regional markets create in the Fitzroy River frontage setting that makes the Rockhampton market experience distinct from the suburban markets whose car-park venues the river setting comprehensively outperforms. The produce quality reflects Central Queensland's agricultural productivity — the beef from the surrounding pastoral country, the tropical fruit whose proximity to the growing areas provides the ripeness that long-distance transport prevents, the seasonal vegetables, and the honey, preserves, and baked goods that local producers create with the quality that the small-batch production and the personal reputation together guarantee.
For the kitchenette guest, the market visit combines provisioning with social experience — the beef from the market butcher, the fruit from the grower, the bread from the baker, and the conversation with the producers whose knowledge of their product and whose pride in its quality the supermarket's anonymous supply chain cannot provide. The handmade goods provide the souvenirs whose local origin the commercial retail strip cannot match. Check the schedule and plan accordingly.
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.