After drving 535km we arrived at Matador Motel on the Pacific Highway which was so easy to find and I was all psyched as we hadn't stayed in a motel since the early 90's in New Orleans, it was as you'd expect clean and a bit 70's-ish and with lovely staff . Nearly made the mistake of booking the motel by the 'Big Banana' but trip advisor mentioned the word cockroaches. Tip: City centre closes at 6pm so we headed out for some libations down Harbour Drive (where there is no harbour in sight!) but there was restaurants and bars.

Booked this hotel for just one night with a friend as we we're going out that night and I live out of town. Checked in at 7.30 pm and went up to our room. We we're there from 7.20-9.30 getting dressed, doing the usual talking and laughing that people do. Left and went out and came home at around 3.30 am. We're very quiet so as to not wake anyone. Open the door to find a threatening note stating "KEEP YOUR BLOODY NOISE DOWN OR LOOK OUT." as two young women alone in a hotel we didn't feel safe so we called reception and the owner came up. His first response was to look at the note and go. "So? just get into bed and be quiet and nothing will happen to yous." We're very upset with his manner of dealing with this, we told he we did not wish to stay at the hotel after receiving such a note and as we'd only been in the hotel for two hours and there was no mess etc. He told us he had to pay for house cleaning and everything else so it wasn't possible and kept pushing for us to just go to bed. He was rude, not understanding at all why we wouldn't feel safe and in fact made us feel threatened. We left and were left on the side of the highway until we got a lift. Worst/scary experience.

We had a nice stay here at the Matador, good location and good value for money. It was Quite which was supprising for it's location.

Please see my earlier feedback on this motel. I have now been staying with Gary, Denise and Brandon for 3 nights a week for the best part of 6 months - after this time if there was anything wrong with the motel I would have found it! Beds - great, towels - great, service - great (and friendly), cleanliness - great, noise - yes, you do hear the odd truck but having stayed at about 10 motels in Coffs the noise is less than most - and so is the cost. There is no point paying an extra $30 or $40 a night for the same quality across the road when their noise is worse.

The Matador is at the top end of the motel 'strip' and is definatly the best when it comes to the things that matter - and having tried them all I know that I am right.