Woolgoolga Motor Inn

I want to preface this review that the owner is a lovely man, very friendly. I was working in Coffs and due to my error left the booking too late to secure my normal motel. Every where was booked out and the only available rooms were here. Whilst the rooms are very spacious, they are not maintained to a great standard. Fly screen missing in the bathroom. Empty soap wrappers and long black hairs in the shower. Bathroom very small and vanity is in the main room. The mixer tap on the vanity was very loose and I nearly pulled it out the first time I used it. The rooms are not serviced daily ( if staying longer than a night) owner said he would get “ the girl” to service room on the Wednesday. This was not done. So no clean towels until Thursday. Floors were not swept or anything wiped down. Thank god since covid I always travel with glen 20 and disinfectant wipes. There is a full sized fridge in the room which was handy, but on top is the microwave. So when I used it I had to stand on the chair. Milk , tea bags and soap are not replaced so bring your own. The beds are very comfortable and the air conditioning works well.

We rang a few hours before arrival and booked room #4 for $150. We normally stay at the #1 TA rated motel 200 metres away but because they've gone pet friendly, we decided on this motel for a change. The owner was very friendly and thanked us for staying with them. No offer of a bottle of wine as a previous reviewer mentioned. I would find that strange anyway and he told me they were always fully booked. He'd be going through hundreds of bottles per week if that was the case. The room was very clean, a good size, with a bar fridge, tea and coffee but no biscuits. No small cartons of milk, just those small single serve capsules. No shampoo, conditioner or body wash, just 2 small cakes of soap. The room was quite light unless you closed the bathroom door (which was off its bottom runner) and pulled down a blind above the vanity. Bed was comfortable but strangly, the bed only had a top sheet for warmth. We had to get the blanket out of the cupboard and found it had a slight dusty odour and was only a double sized blanket for a queen size bed. It also had some damage in one area. The vanity wasn't in the bathroom so you had to go to the bathroom to use the handtowel if you wanted to have it hung up. We just left it on the vanity. A simple towel rack would be beneficial. The bathtowels were thin and scratchy, so need replacing. We had a single bed as well so there was only 1 bedside table on one side. The room had reasonable lighting, tiled floor, 3 comfy chairs. We didn't put the air con on but realised it was on in the morning, whether deliberately left on we don't know but it was so quiet we didn't know it was on. For $150 it was expensive, but most motels in that area and nearby Coffs Harbour are.

Very easy check in and nice owner and staff. Close to beach and Woolies. Good number of beds in room to fit our family. Was easy to get in and out off the highway on our way back to Sydney. Was a bit expensive but it’s normal for these holiday times. Everything has gone up