The Oasis Hotel is a welcome stop on the Mitchell Highway for travellers following the popular “The Back O’ Bourke Mud Map Tours”. Enngonia is featured in Mud Map 9 – Bushrangers – Bush Poets – Spinifex, Sandhills & Wildflowers.
The population swells each September when the ever-popular Enngonia Picnic Races are held, rivalling the Birdsville races for drawing a crowd from all around Australia.
The Oasis Hotel consists of a convenient single bar operation with a pool table and darts for entertainment. A wood fire is a welcome addition during the cold, but the fact that the whole hotel is air conditioned makes it an even more welcome cool break for travellers.
The dining area, serviced by the commercial kitchen, has the convenient addition of a small general store, incorporating a Community Postal Mail Collection which provides an additional income stream to the strong cashflow of this solid business.
Out the back there is a two room owner’s residence and three guest rooms.
The massive lawn area, with established gardens, also features an outdoor kitchen and covered bar area for functions and entertainment.
There are separate male and female guest bathrooms that cater to the securely gated caravan and camping sites.
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Discover the history of the Oasis Hotel
Enngonia Hotel
The first of the European settlers to push into the country around the lower Warrego river was Cornelius “Con” Bride, a young stockman in the employ of pastoralist, and later politician, Thomas G. Dangar. Bride’s favourable reports of the country surrounding the Warrego saw a rush of wealthy investors snap up grazing leases along the river frontage.