The Fitzroy River Lodge has picked up a gong at the prestigious Australian Hotels Association WA's annual awards for excellence.

The Kimberley-based Indigenous-owned Lodge, which is 400 kilometres east of Broome, won Western Australia's Best Mid-Range Accommodation at the Perth Airport WA Accommodation Awards for Excellence at the Devil's Lair Gala Ball recently.

Fitzroy River Lodge manager Kandula Herat said winning the award was a massive achievement.

"It will keep pushing our accommodation sector to the next level," he told National Indigenous Times.

"We are always trying to provide the best customer service, especially being in the middle of nowhere it's important to provide that service for the guests.

"We provide four different accommodation types, including the eco-tents and eco-friendly accommodation and we provide accommodation types for the day-to-day travellers, all the corporate clientele and the European travellers."

Mr Herat said the lodge, which is situated on the banks of the mighty Fitzroy River, is in a true outback town.

He said there are several significant Aboriginal cultural sites and stunning gorges where tourists can spot native wildlife in abundance.

"We have Geikie Gorge, which is one of the main attractions tourists come to see and there are excellent caves, rock climbing and fishing," he said.

"It's the Kimberley – it's the outback, that's what makes it special around here."

Like many businesses in the Kimberley, Mr Herat said the lodge took a financial hit after the region was cut off because of the massive floods earlier this year.

Although he said there was a silver lining as the lodge became a hub for rescue workers and volunteers.

"We had early nearly 100 volunteer workers and the army, police, all the other services, including hospitals nurses," he said.

"The lodge became a base camp for this side of the town because it was disconnected from Western Australia, but it was still connected to the Northern Territory.

"It's been a struggle, but we are battling along alright."

Australian Hotels Association (WA) chief executive Bradley Woods said the calibre of award finalists reflected the strength of WA's accommodation industry.

"WA's accommodation industry continues to rebound stronger than many other parts of Australia and this is being facilitated by the incredible hotels that can be found in Perth and regional WA," he said.

"Our reputation as a premier destination is in good hands, given the quality of the accommodation and the professionalism of the service provided by the staff and teams that work in WA's hotels."