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Matador Motor Inn: Traveller Reviews

Cnr Pacific Highway and Albany St, Coffs Harbour, New South Wales 2450, Australia
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Matador Motor Inn
3.5 of 5 stars 31 Reviews
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Australia
2 reviews
“This motel just continues to deliver on quality, service and all the important things.”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 January 2011

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.

  • Stayed December 2010, travelled on business
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
“Friendly & Helpful Owner”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 November 2010

We arrived Matador Motor Inn very late at night and was glad that our rooms are still available. Denise and her son gave us a warm welcome. As we have 2 infants n lots of luggages, they even shifted the car lot for us so that we can unload our luaggage without climbing the steep slope. And his son also help to carry our heavy luggage to our room.

The king room we stayed in had a bed bigger than king. But the shower room was little old n need some refurbishing. The location was right beside the Motorway and is easy to locate. Conveniently we can just hit on the road to our destination Goldcoast the very next day. The noise volumn as mentioned in other reviews are minimal & bearable maybe the room we had is not facing the motorway directly. We did not have much chance to experience the motor inn as our stay was just overnight. But the hospitality & friendliness of Denise & Son was warmly felt even during the short encounter. They also try to help us get information of the attractions we wanna visit in Palm Beach. Overall, I will recommend anyone to stay for the hospitality of the owner but do not expect too much for the room. Thou the furnishing is old but it's clean.

  • Stayed November 2010, travelled with family
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Gold Coast
1 review
“Amazing hospitality! Gary provided the friendliest service this side of Sydney”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 July 2010

Offered to pick me up free of charge! So so friendly, extremely clean room, went out their way to make sure I was comfortable

  • Stayed July 2010, travelled on business
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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6 reviews 6 reviews
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“Noisy!!!!”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 June 2010

Not a place for the light sleeper.
If its not the traffic on the highway keeping you awake all night, its the drunks stumbling home from the pub just down the road.
I guess I should have realised with its position on the corner of a busy highway intersection.

  • Stayed May 2010, travelled on business
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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“What a great place to stay......”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 May 2010

I have been visiting Coffs Harbour every week now for 6 months and have really struggled to find a motel that is comfortable, well located, offers great service, and is well priced. I discovered the Matador 3 weeks ago and will not be looking any further, it is just spot on. The owners have done a lot of work, the rooms are spotless, the service is great, I can walk to work or to have a meal or drink; and the price is well under what I would have expected.

I have no hesitation in recommending the Matador to all.

  • Stayed May 2010, travelled on business
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Address: Cnr Pacific Highway and Albany St, Coffs Harbour, New South Wales 2450, Australia
Price range (per night):* 101 AUD - 142 AUD

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