Name: Coffs Shearwater Motel
Address: 19 Grafton St, Coffs Harbour, 2450, AU

8/10

Excellent

09 Jul 2026

Phil

This motel was about right for the price. A place to stay on a long road trip

Family

8/10

Excellent

07 Jul 2026

David

The room was ok for a one night stay. Our family of 7 was was split over 2 rooms. We has an issue when showering with shower door closed, the bathroom floor would get wet.
My wife is allergic to carpet/dust mites and she was bitten all over he legs.
Staff was nice, parking available and rooms air-conditioned.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

18 Apr 2026

Regina

Overall I was completely satisfied with the room and amenities. Having eazy accessable two way enterance into the venue was also a bonus.

The location is central and within walking distance to the local shopping centres, resturants and shops.

A lovely affordable and central venue.

Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

08 Apr 2026

Deepthi

Room was not like the pictures in the web page (we had booked a family room). The bunk bed was a little worse for wear and very creaky. Shower was great and the main bed was comfy.

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

18 Mar 2026

Neville

Close to places to eat

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

05 Mar 2026

Kerrie

Great aircon

8/10

Excellent

04 Mar 2026

Peter

Yes aircon was very effective however the remote was missing a battery. The unit was in a good
Position allowing it to be turned on easily.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Feb 2026

Susan

The room was clean and cooled. (It was a hot day). Very pleasant to relax after a long drive.

The manager was friendly and very helpful.

Leisure

6/10

Pleasant

28 Jan 2026

Melinda

Clean room, nice pool but no seating around the pool. The parking spots are tight so if you have a large vehicle you may need to park in the street. Easy to check in and out.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

03 Jan 2026

Yusuf

Cheap, unsafe bunkbeds
Worn out uncomfortable mattresses
Needs refurbishment

10/10

Exceptional

31 Dec 2025

Mara

Great little room.. private balcony was great.. room was clean, great shower. Great stay..

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

30 Dec 2025

Alissa

Clean room, easy check in. Walking distance to restaurant and shops. Quiet of a night time. Hard to get out parking if you have a 4x4 and all spaces are full. Pool too cold to swim in

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

09 Nov 2025

Cacee

Clean room, close to everything, was able to walk to restaurants for dinner every night. Quiet and had everything needed

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

04 Nov 2025

Steven

Lack of daylight plus bathroom vanity was in poor condition

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

31 Oct 2025

Colin

Very comfortable and quiet Highly recommended

6/10

Pleasant

05 Oct 2025

Robert

Property is in need of considerable upgrade. Facilities are dated. As with all motels generally, it is meant to be non smoking. In the room next door there was a heavy smoker with the smell penetrating our room. It is two level. The room above us was noisy only because of the structure. The guests were not a problem just that whenever they moved around, we could hear it below.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

01 Oct 2025

Todd

Good

8/10

Excellent

18 Sep 2025

Adam

Good

Business Friends

10/10

Exceptional

08 Sep 2025

Gary

Great room felt very safe and secure parking my motorcycle outside

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

05 Aug 2025

Neil

Nice stay

Good clean hotel close to town , quiet , reasonable cost

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jun 2025

sadasivam

Suitable for short stay
Very comfortable

4/10

Poor

21 May 2025

Tom

No hot water, cigarette smoke drifting through my room. Was ok to stay the night but definitely would look elsewhere in the future

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

19 May 2025

Meleah

Beds were not comfortable.
Place could do with a facelift, facilities seem overdone.
Parking is tight for large vehicles.
Outside light beams through bedrooms, can be annoying when you’re not a deep sleeper.
Location is directly off the main highway, so it’s convenient for an over nighter but nothing more.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 Apr 2025

Robert

I

4/10

Poor

27 Apr 2025

Scott

No hot water for the entire stay. No explanation.

8/10

Excellent

19 Apr 2025

Sarah

Great little place to stop over for a night

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Apr 2025

Simon

All good.

8/10

Excellent

17 Mar 2025

Neroli

No face washers provided.
No shower gel in the dispenser in shower and limited handwashing soap in the bathroom dispenser.
Was clean but the floor and bedside tables felt sticky.
Bed was comfortable.
Grateful for the fan and air-conditioning.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

24 Feb 2025

Jan

Lady at reception was very nice. Rooms very clean 👍👍

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Feb 2025

adriana

Comfortable beds and good shower

8/10

Excellent

19 Feb 2025

Faileen

easy process to book and enter. Room clean and quite

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

06 Jan 2025

Dawn

Served my need as an overnight stop over. Not for longer

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

31 Dec 2024

Lachlan

Quick and convenient, good central location, basic conveniences

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

29 Dec 2024

Shaishav

No kitchen. Expensive

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

22 Oct 2024

john

mould in the shower. shower base leaking water onto bathroom floor area.
carpet stained near bed.
cockroaches in the fridge, butter on plate in fridge had roach droppings on it the next morning. cockroach droppings on tray of glasses and cups on bench top.
shower extractor fan covered in dust/fibers

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

17 Oct 2024

Roger

Room very dated,bathroom door rubbing on floor & wouldnt close properly,bathroom very small &narrow

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

14 Oct 2024

Lorraine

Very outdated, not especially clean, mismatched crockery and cutlery, old cracked lounge and noisy near the highway.

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

14 Oct 2024

Stephen

Nice enough for the night

Nice enough, bit noisy
Lots of truck traffic, which isn't the motels fault

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

09 Oct 2024

tony

Average

6/10

Pleasant

30 Sep 2024

Peter

This old style motel is very basic.
On the plus side our room had new carpet, new bedding, a new bar fridge and modern style toilet.
There was tea, coffee, milk portions and biscuits.
Most importantly it was clean.
What wasn’t so good was the small bedroom with little space around the very hard bed and large, mostly empty bathroom. Having a cupboard or bench in the empty space that I guess used to be a bath would have been a lot more convenient than balancing our toiletries on the shower chair.
The hot water is not so hot.
A picture on the wall, a plant, any decoration would have been an improvement on the bare decor and made the room seem more inviting.
I was woken up twice during the night by the person staying in the room above me, by them just walking around so there’s not much soundproofing.
Also room 11 is next to the stairs, and again I was woken up by people leaving via the stairs.
For one night this motel is just ok - it’s as expected for the price.

Leisure

6/10

Pleasant

12 Sep 2024

Jeff

The property was located well to the Main Street and food options.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

10 Sep 2024

Heather

Only stayed one night but this older style motel had everything we needed....clean room, clean bathroon, comfortable bed, nice linen and towels, microwave fridge, etc, easy parking. Friendly manager. The only issue was the outside light coming through the bathroom window... a blind would fix this issue.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Sep 2024

Billy Joe

I like the room since there are a lot of amenities and freebies to use.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

10 Aug 2024

Glenda

Just travelling through, clean sheets, hot shower, on the highway.

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

22 Jul 2024

Denise

Noisy. Old. Not even proper windows to look out. Not enough toilet paper and no one in reception.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

22 Jul 2024

Paul

Dirty carpet, noisy, poor WIFI

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

06 Apr 2024

Rodney

Average motel

Owners were helpful advising where to park my car and trailer. Lucky there was only one of us with a trailer or otherwise the next would be out on the street. Bathroom is small. Everything else was Ok for an overnight stay. The price reflects the motel

Partner

8/10

Excellent

28 Mar 2024

Rhonda

Been in better but it’s just a bed after all

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

30 Jan 2024

Marcelo

Size of the room was large enough for us bathroom was clean enough. Shower was leaking, freezer was dirty and had a frozen meal in it. Sofa was large enough. Window had no flyscreen on it and the outside table on the balcony was very dirty.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

31 Dec 2023

Mohida

The property met my needs for overnight accommodation. A bit expensive however has easy access to the highway

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

27 Dec 2023

Maryam

Sparkling clean. ☺️ Thank you.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

16 Dec 2023

Clint

Great little place to stay, beds comfy nice and clean, showers were nice plenty hot water. Only down side some road noise but that’s to be expected.
Would happily stay here again especially for the price 👌

10/10

Exceptional

13 Dec 2023

IAN

Very good motel liked it a lot will stay again.

6/10

Pleasant

24 Oct 2023

janette

No breakfast menu and very uncomfortable chairs to sit in. Bathroom a good size for a small motel room, but the vanity could have been bigger allowing extra space for toiletries. Driveway needed some repair, but otherwise the motel was reasonably quiet and an OK spot to pull into, along a small side road paralleled to the Pacific H'way, for a night's stay.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

07 Oct 2023

Tracey

Not a big enough room for a family

2/10

Poor

06 Oct 2023

David

This property needs a big makeover, lights not working, terrible smell coming from the drains. We were there for 4 nights with our young granddaughters, and our room wasn't cleaned, or towels changed in that time. Pool was dirty and the noise from the highway was unbearable at times. A lot of money needs to be spent on this property to bring it up to a suitable standard. The only good thing about it is that its close to the shops.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

31 Jul 2023

Shantelle

Complete and utter rip off at $185 a night, shower leaks to the point the carpet in the lounge area gets wet, dangerous power board hanging mid air with air-conditioning and fridge plugged in while hanging over whoever sleeps on the fold out sofa bed (i was worried it was going to fall on my head during the night) reverse cycle air-conditioning rattles and shakes like a road train, skylight in the bathroom has been covered in and not finished (its mouldy) supposed to sleep 4 people but only 1 queen bed, supposed to be wheelchair accessible (no lift to get to the second storey) was meant to have a disabled grab rail next to the toilet i sure as hell couldnt find it, the relieving manager was so rude when i went to see them about having no hot water, i was close to telling him to get out of our room, the building is that old and run down it takes almost 15 minutes for the hot water to eventually come through, so dont get undressed for a shower until you have hot water otherwise you will freeze

Business Family

6/10

Pleasant

16 Jul 2023

Man Ching

Motel is conveniently located to town centre but it is a bit noisy at time. The room is a bit aged and there is not enough furniture for a family in the family room. Resident managers are friendly. My main issue is that air conditioning is timed and will shut itself down after 1-2 hours and the room becomes so cold that you need to get up to press the switch to restart it.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

13 Jul 2023

Shabah

Good overall. However there were lots of noise as it was just beside pacific highway.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

05 Jul 2023

Leonie

Unable to get A/C to heat properly but didn’t ask for assistance as it was only one night
The A/C needed cleaning and the vent in the bathroom needs cleaning otherwise it was satisfactory and comfortable

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jul 2023

Helen

Clean, with everything you need.

2/10

Poor

25 Jun 2023

Bernard

Did not like anything. Light from hall shone through architrave. Noisy aircon. Hot water took ages to reach hot. Tap handle kept falling off hot shower tap. Old pillows. Badly needing complete makeover.

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jun 2023

Gabor

Easy comfortable for one night stay

Leisure

4/10

Poor

03 Jun 2023

Helen

Certainly did not like the room as it had no outside window. Felt very oppressive. Bathroom was huge but no where to put anything down except on the floor. Needs shelving especially near the basin.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 May 2023

Jodie

Was very helpful when I asked if we could have a late checkout.

4/10

Poor

13 May 2023

Amanda

Room had a weird smell in it and just didnt feel clean because of the smell.

Room was outdated and old. Definitely needs some updating.

Chairs in the room were stained.

Only perk really about it was that its close to the highway for when you're travelling.

Leisure Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

01 May 2023

Tammi

Room smelled, blankets were thin, fold out beds were horrible

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

29 Apr 2023

Geoffrey

It had a good bed and shower,thats all we needed. Thankyou.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

27 Apr 2023

Tracy

Room was nice and clean. Parking was right outside room & plenty of room to unpack car. Bathroom was nice. Having a microwave, toaster & kettle with a good size fridge was great. Check in was quick & easy.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Apr 2023

Lisa

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Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

16 Apr 2023

William

Coffs Harbour over night.

Comfortable motel room at a good price.

Friends_and_family Friends

6/10

Pleasant

14 Apr 2023

Kenneth

Very basic motel.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

06 Apr 2023

david

New fresh towels
Clean sheets
Easy parking

2/10

Poor

04 Mar 2023

Michelle

Price was $129 when I booked but $193 was taken out of my account NOT HAPPY

Business Partner

8/10

Excellent

03 Mar 2023

Deborah

Good location for travellers passing through.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

19 Feb 2023

Peter

Good position

8/10

Excellent

04 Feb 2023

M

Quiet and close to town center

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

28 Jan 2023

Lyndall

Clean room and amenities and comfortable bed good water pressure in the shower quick check-in and check-out.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

17 Jan 2023

Mark

Booked on the day of travel while I was transiting north; $200 per night for a run down motel room was not value for money.
The good - room and bathroom were clean.
The bad - the bed was OLD, uncomfortable; the ceiling fan was noisy

Most concerning was that in the shower was the AC duct!!!!! The duct runs from the compressor outside to the to the head unit on the adjacent wall. In the duct is the AC gas pipes - AND 240V electrical cable. That is just plain unsafe and dangerous!

Business Self

2/10

Poor

16 Jan 2023

Ross

One of the worst hotels I've stayed in. Overpriced and the room had a terrible smell.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jan 2023

Cassandra

The motel is older and becoming rundown but is beautifully clean, the staff are wonderful and couldn't be more helpful, it's great for larger families as you can book the apartment BUT it is right next to the Pacific Highway so you might need earplugs.

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

08 Jan 2023

Jennifer

Clean(ish) with good water pressure but $414 for this place/room even in peak season was exorbitant.

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

06 Jan 2023

Danielle

Check in was quick and easy and operators accomodating when needed to upgrade to a bigger room.
The room had an overpowering smell of bleach for the whole time we were there, the air con is on a hard timer so on hot nights, you’re woken up by being hot and sweaty as there are no accessible windows to open, the bunk beds were unstable and the linen was dirty and had visible bugs. We also had other guests attempting to open our door whilst staying.
Wouldn’t stay here again.

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

28 Dec 2022

Megan

Room was quite dirty and in desperate need of a revamp. Couches were stained, as was the carpet.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

28 Dec 2022

Theresa

Basic motel room. We had a ground floor unit and the noise from the people above us was dreadful.
The bed was comfortable.
Little else to say. Would not reccomend.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

07 Nov 2022

Ben

Budget friendly. No kitchen ette in room. Manager no suppling room with correct linen. Leaking tap which had to be fixed. Just not good enough

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

03 Oct 2022

Sally-ann

This was a last minute booking due to being let down by booking company it was a long weekend so accommodation was very scarce and expensive. The hotel room was clean but a bit tired,in saying this if you are just looking for a cheap bed for the night it was ok. Only had check in and check out conversations with the reception but they were friendly enough. Was woken up at 4.30am by car lights shinning in the room as cars park right outside the rooms this was not ideal.
If you are a light sleeper then this hotel is not for you.
The room had a toaster and microwave but I couldn’t find any cutlery or plates.
All in all it was ok and for a 3* it was a good one.

6/10

Pleasant

27 Sep 2022

Loraine

The property definitely needs an upgrade as it is quite run down in areas but it was very clean and beds were quite comfy. It was ok for a stopover. The traffic noise is quite bad so some soundproofing would be nice. There is a microwave in the room which is great but my only suggestion is that they should maybe have some plates and cutlery in the room. The gentleman at reception was straight to business and not overly friendly or talkative.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

16 Sep 2022

ERNIE

Was decidedly grubby and needed updating

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

05 Sep 2022

Gregory

Older facility but clean.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

17 Jun 2022

Steven

Good

Nice room but pillows were too soft. Toaster provided but no plates or utensils.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

20 May 2022

Justin

The gentleman at reception was fantastic, very calming demeanor after a long trip, helped with unloading and securing our trailer when we got in at night.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

11 May 2022

Craig

Very disappointing room was very old with mouse droppings in single bed never again

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

05 May 2022

Leah

This property was nothing like the pictures in the advertisement, it was absolutely disgusting...the bathroom vanity was completely cracked to piece with thick green mould all through the vanity doors. Absolute rip off $180 I'd have preferred to sleep in my car with my teenage sons

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

01 May 2022

Greg

Paper thin walls and floors do not get a ground floor room

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

17 Apr 2022

Lee

Good location