Address & Contact
73 Bayley Street Coolgardie
Phone: 0409 160 438
Email: denvercityhotelcoolgardiewa@gmail.com
Web: N/A
The only pub in
Coolgardie.Monday: 4pm to close
Tuesday to Friday: 2pm to close
Saturday & Sunday: 11am to closeKitchen: 5:30 pm to 8:30pmAccommodation: Basic rooms and Dongas. Built in 1898 (third hotel on this site — the first two were destroyed by fire).Architecturally a classic Federation-style corner pub with stone/brick construction.Added a second storey and the wide verandah/balcony around the 1930s.In 2016 the hotel gained international attention as the setting for the confronting documentary Hotel
Coolgardie, which follows two
young Finnish backpackers working behind the bar and experiencing the raw realities of remote outback pub life. The film remains a talking point for travellers and locals, adding an extra layer of intrigue to the hotel.At
Coolgardie’s peak in the 1890s gold rush, Bayley Street was lined with hotels. The Denver City survived while most others closed or burned down.
Heritage listed (Municipal Inventory Category 2) and a defining feature of the historic streetscape.