Stopped here on the way from Melbourne to Coffs Harbour just before Easter. This is the second time we have stayed here. Rooms are very clean, beds comfortable. Very well priced breakfast. Would definitely recommend this if you're looking to break up a trip up the East coast.

We stayed here twice this month, firstly in a king room then in a queen room. Both rooms were nicely refurbished and very clean and tidy. The owners were lovely and very accomodating as we were travelling with a baby. Overall we were pleasantly surprised by how much this budget priced motel had to offer! Definitely worth the short trip... More

Modern, clean and quiet rooms with good value. Friendly and helpful owners. Decent chinese/australian restaurant close by for food.

I was looking for somewhere to stay close to Port Stephens that was also cheap. This was the cheapest place I could find that looked pleasant and wasn't a hostel. This place is fantastic. The service was great and they seemed to be waiting for us :) When we opened the door to the room we were pleasantly surprised at... More

We based ourselves at the Karuah Motor Inn for a Port Stephens holiday during the new year holiday period. Didn't want the hustle and bustle of Nelson Bay during that time of year. It was also quite hard to find accommodation offering two rooms for a reasonable price, to allow us to enjoy our evening after our daughter went to... More

The room was clean and modern, the owners/managers were very friendly and helpful, and there were no issues with traffic noise (it's on the main road through town but is fairly quiet as Karuah is off the main highway) - our only real issue was that it was a very small room for a family room. It had only a... More

Just got back from a trip to Port Stephens with my husband & 2 young chilldren and very disgusted in the way the owners of this motel treated us. I book a Queen room thru the internet and was rudely told off by the owners that this room was for people 18+ only. My bad I made a mistake but... More

We stayed here for one night. We did not know that the booking was at 2pm when we had arrived at 11am. No-one had informed us about that over the phone. Nevertheless, there was plenty to do at Nelsons Bay in the meantime. We stayed in a family room which was moderately spacious and cozy. The bathrooms were nice and... More

I was heading back to Sydney and was late evening and i really didn't want to stay on the main highway listening to trucks rattle by all night, took the chance for the turn into Karuah; not know what I will find, but I am bloody glad I did. I found a 5star 3 star hotel! Room was clean, new... More