Port Macquarie Hostels

Trip will book for kids but the park didn't receive this information so we were short 3 sets of linen and towels. Overall okay. Small family run business so when requested towels and sheets took over an hour to drop off. The hot water system sign was missing which should have told us to wait 10 min after each shower so we all had cold showers.

Leo & Jenelle would have to be the nicest & most accommodating hosts we have ever encountered, going above and beyond to make us feel welcome and at home. A huge jacuzzi over looking the fantastic water views went very well with our welcoming glass of bubbly on arrival. Our favourite part of the stay was the continental breakfast cooked by Leo, he takes great pride in he’s dishes & that shows in the quality of the food. Our stay was exceptional to say the least. We can’t wait to come back. Thank you so much.

Highly recommend staying here. Most things where perfect but there are couple of things I would like to say, the air conditioner had blocked filters, there was damage to a door where the fridge was and lastly the bathroom needs mechanical ventilation such as an exhaust fan, other than these had a perfect time at your place and would recommend anyone stay there.

The hotel is well-regulated, the old hotel, the location is very good, close to the beach, walking, sports are very convenient; facilities are slightly older, but overall ok; in comparison, the price is slightly higher.

The thing that makes this hotel is the staff, everyone we encountered was friendly and efficient. We especially enjoyed the restaurant staff who helped with queries, ensured a nice and accessible table, and were just cheery throughout the evening. We booked a water view room, it was lovely and quiet. There were no events or families on the terrace or around the pool, during our stay so we had privacy and peace. This would have been a five star rating, but room was pricey and our food in the restaurant was okay, just not great. Would we stay again, yes.

Port Macquarie Hotel is located right in the middle of town and provides basic accommodation and good food downstairs. I found the bed comfortable and the ensuite clean and functional. There’s no tea making facilities but nice coffee is available downstairs. Recommend as a basic, reasonably priced, accommodation!

Stayed here for 2 nights with my wife - lovely! Good 4 star hotel - clean, well presented, everything worked. No USB ports, but a minor problem. Underground free car parking, lovely sun shelter covered rooftop pool (and gym / bbq facilities) with great view. Perfect location for exploring harbour / town centre, lovely walk into mangroves along the river, loads of restaurants about. Friendly staff. Great! Would happily stay again.

The door is the beach, with towering trees, it feels good! The underground car park is also very convenient. The service staff is very kind, the kitchen utensils are all available, very good experience!

I was pretty disappointed with our stay here given their rather high prices and after reading all these wonderful reviews on Tripadvisor. I have stayed in Best Western hotels all over the world and were always been impressed. This hotel (motel) is rated 4 stars except I don't see what is 4 stars about it? That it has a pool and a restaurant? Neither of which we used. We could not use the pool as the water was not heated. In fact we never saw anybody ever using it during our entire 3 night stay there. . After looking at the photos again I think it really depends which room you get. Out of the 72 photos of theirs posted here only 2-3 show the old, unrenovated rooms with the brick walls (which we got). . Despite having stayed at many 3 star motels which had microwaves included, at this supposed 4 star motel I had to ask for one. They were nice enough to provide one so the service was good, but it did not come standard with our room (only the bigger, renovated, more expensive, non-brick wall rooms get them I guess). The photos on booking.com for their 'Executive Queen room' are completely misleading as we did not have a kitchen sink/benchtop, microwave, luggage rack/shelf, nor a desk. I will be notifying booking.com about this too. . Our room was very run down with mould in the shower, rust/chipping paint on the wall, and a towel rack which fell down on me while I was getting my towel off it as it was not securely properly. The plastic hook rack at the back of the door was broken and unusable, the carpet was worn at the edges, the sink tap heads had disgusting crap embedded in them, the hand rail at the bottom of the stairs outside our room had an end cap missing leaving a sharp metal edge protruding right around the height of our toddler... The shower area has absolutely nowhere to put our own shampoo bottles etc. There was only 1 roll of toilet paper provided for 2 adults staying 3 nights. . We had no outdoor space, table or chairs, and no drying racks to dry our swimwear and towels etc after going to the beach (which seems quite common for other motels/hotels located near the beach). . They do not clean every day (or at all until after we leave) and don't even take our the rubbish either. I had to ask specifically for them to come and collect our rubbish since we had dirty nappies in it. There are no bathrobes, slippers or in room safes supplied. No laundry facilities. No town maps provided. Again, I'm still baffled what warrants this 4 star rating? . Finally, the mattress moves/shakes so much.. every time my partner moved in the middle of the night it felt like there was an earthquake and he said the same of me (even though I'm far from being a big person). I would wake up every hour of the night. . The only overall good thing I can say is that the service was good and the place was clean, also that we were not given a roadside room which meant it was quieter.. but given the price (I guess we're partially paying for the upkeep of their pool