Outdoor pool

Reviews of Port O'call Motel

3.5 out of 5
Port O'call Motel
105 Hastings River Drive, Port Macquarie, NSW

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 246 out of 640 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 277 out of 640 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 87 out of 640 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 23 out of 640 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 7 out of 640 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

John, Sooke

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Clean and basic, good vfm compared to others and a nice powerful shower but bed old and un comfy and very dated in the small room. We could have got as good or better for less money elsewhere but in future will just spend the extra $50 on a name brand motel/hotel one night here was $157 in April 24
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from midget on 2 Apr 2024
Glad you liked the clean Room and nice powerful shower.Most people tell us how nice and comfortable the beds are.We are probably the cheapest motel in town and our guests keep coming back.Hope you re consider and come back again.

8/10 Good

Mark, Gorokan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from midget on 1 Mar 2024
Thanks Mark,We appreciate your good Review.Please come and stay with us again sometime.

8/10 Good

Ted

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Seems that it has become an "el cheapo " outfit with card board glass /bowls
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from midget on 24 Feb 2024
Thank you for your good Review.Disposable utensils are there for your protection against covid and are used in some of the best establishments.

10/10 Excellent

Donna

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Port I Call was an older motel in lovely condition. Everything we needed. Clean Great nights sleep. Pool Little courtyard Friendly Gentleman behind counter at office Thank You 🙏
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from midget on 13 Feb 2024
Thank you Donna. Nice having you stay with us.

8/10 Good

Jane

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Property is quite dated but immaculately clean and bed was comfortable. Even though on a main road it didn't seem too noisy at night.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from midget on 11 Feb 2024
Hi Jane,Thank you for your Review.

8/10 Good

Keith

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
OK for passing through
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from midget on 9 Feb 2024
Hi Keith,Thank you for your Good Review.Hope we see you again sometime.

8/10 Good

Daren

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good easy access pool in very private setting.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
Response from midget on 28 Jan 2024
Hi Daren,Thank you for your Report. Glad you enjoyed your stay.

4/10 Poor

Dong

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from midget on 22 Jan 2024
Dong did not show. He did not let us know that he was not coming so we could let the Room to other guests.

6/10 Okay

Anneliese

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
Property was visually clean however there were a number of cockroaches in our bathroom! Room Decor, bathroom and kitchenette could do with an upgrade and remodel. Was okay for an overnight stay however would not recommend longer than this. Pool was great!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from midget on 20 Jan 2024
Hi Anneliese,Thank you for your Report.We spray for pests regularly and will certainly give that Room a good going over. Room 11 is one of our largest and often requested Rooms .

8/10 Good

Md

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pleasant stay in Port Macquarie
Neatly cleaned room, very cordial welcoming on arrival, could not find any issue to complain about, highly recommended.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from midget on 17 Jan 2024
Thanks Md. Glad you liked the Motel. Call again sometime.

6/10 Okay

Rhonda

Travelled with partner
Apparently room nine lacks WFI reception wasn`t informed till we checked out. Motel is dated needs upgrading. Would not stay there again
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from midget on 16 Jan 2024
Good Morning,Thank you for your Report.Fiber from the street is soon to be installed which will improve reception to that particular Room.The Room was recently renovated with cement render and painted walls , new floor tiles. new curtains, new fridge and new larger TV.Also in the Room is a modern split air conditioner and the bathroom has modern variety dispensers.Thanks

10/10 Excellent

Gurbaj singh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very quite and nice place
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from midget on 15 Jan 2024
Glad you enjoyed your stay here. Have a nice holiday. Please call again sometime.

10/10 Excellent

John

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Exactly as advertised. Clean, neat and had everything I needed! Polite and friendly staff, easy check in and out process. Thankyou!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from midget on 14 Jan 2024
Great review. Thanks John. Please call again sometime.

8/10 Good

Donna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The property was all very clean and the pool was great!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from midget on 12 Jan 2024
Thank you for your nice Report. Have a nice trip. Please call again.

4/10 Poor

Nathanael

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Pool was nice, bathrooms clean. Couldn’t use fan because their was a layer of filth on it, the property has some wasp nests in which I got stung by one and told the person in charge and all he said was “ oh, have not seen them in a while” , no apology , just handed me some insect spray.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from midget on 9 Jan 2024
All our fans are cleaned and dusted regularly.We cannot understand how the guest was able, wthout a ladder to climb up near the ceiling to inspect the fan.Please see numerous reports of other guests on how clean our Rooms are.We stand by our claim that we have not seen a wasp here for years.We handed the guest a can of fly spray because he specifically asked for a can of fly spray.

10/10 Excellent

Cameron

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from midget on 6 Jan 2024
Great review Cameron. Please call again sometime.

8/10 Good

Bin

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from midget on 6 Jan 2024
Thank you for your good review. Please call again.

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great convenient accomodation. Friendly staff. Comfortable rooms. Thanks
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from midget on 11 Dec 2023
Hi Peter,Thank you for your nice review. Glad you enjoyed your stay. Please come again sometime. You will always be welcome.

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from midget on 10 Dec 2023
Thanks Robert. Glad you had a good time. See you again sometime.

8/10 Good

Rodney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from midget on 10 Dec 2023
Thanks Rodney for the good review. Stay with us again sometime.

8/10 Good

Sean

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
As far as old motor inn motels go, it was great. It in excellent condition for its age and you get what you pay for. Only faults was it had lots of bugs. Needs new fly screens and slightly more cleaning. Also guy at front desk couldn't care less about customers.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from midget on 21 Nov 2023
Hi Sean,We disagree with your report.Management checks all Rooms for cleanliness after the cleaners have finished.If you leave windows and doors open with the lights on bugs will fly in in any Motel.If people look at reports from other people you will see that our Rooms are very clean and the management is very friendly and helpful.

10/10 Excellent

Mitch

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Most down to earth clean and peaceful place to stay in port macquarie.i stay here alot and its very convenient .quickest check in and no fuss especially if its been a hard long day on the road travelling
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from midget on 20 Nov 2023
Hi Mitch,Good to see you again. Thanks for the nice review. Have a safe trip.

8/10 Good

HANS

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from midget on 9 Nov 2023
Thanks Hans for your good review. Glad you enjoyed your stay. We hope to see you again sometime.

8/10 Good

Johannes

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The stay was fine but we were very disappointed to be given paper/cardboard plates and mugs plus wooden cutlery. Surely, given the size of the motel, we could have been provided with decent crockery.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from midget on 1 Nov 2023
Hi Johannes,Thank you for your report.People thank us for our Covid friendly plates and cutlery. They are always guaranteed to be germ free and safe and are used in some of the best establishments.We hope that you enjoyed your trip.

10/10 Excellent

Colleen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great little motel. Older style but don't be put off. Comfy beds, everything was covid friendly ....very clean and tidy. Walking distance to hotel for eats and Aldi for shopping. Staff very friendly.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from midget on 31 Oct 2023
Thanks Colleen for your great review. Hope to see you again sometime. Glad you appreciate our efforts.

6/10 Okay

Linda

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from midget on 20 Nov 2023
Hi Linda,Thank you for your review. We hope to see you again sometime.

8/10 Good

Jamie

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Needed to use a BBQ and one was onsite near the pool area. On enquiring were given the necessary utensils to use including paper towel. The rooms arent 5, just 4.5 star but they were practical and functional. The shower was nice, lots of hot water and the pool and pool area was clean and well kept.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from midget on 8 Oct 2023
Hi Jamie,Glad you enjoyed the Room and pool and BBQ.Hope to see you all again sometime.

6/10 Okay

Jessica

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from midget on 31 Oct 2023
Thanks Jessica. Hope to see you again soon.

10/10 Excellent

Dianne

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from midget on 31 Oct 2023
Thanks Dianne for your nice review. Enjoy your trip and hope to see you again sometime.

10/10 Excellent

peter

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from midget on 8 Oct 2023
Thank you for your review.

2/10 Terrible

Susan

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Extremely dated. Decor reminiscent of a bric a brac garage sale & give away. And I felt like I was in the Disney Pixar cartoon "A Bugs Life"! Never again.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from midget on 1 Sept 2023
We completely disagree with your review. We save spent an enormous amount of money renovations our Motel which we are very proud of.A simple check of comments by other guests will show that they love our Motel and keep coming back.

6/10 Okay

Airlie

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was clean. One of the beds was broken and the hot water lasted for 5 mins max. Served its purpose for a place to sleep the night.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from midget on 24 Aug 2023
Hi Airlie,We replace immediately any broken legs on beds.There is a quick recovery hot water system in every Room.. The only thing that will cause hot water to run out is taking very long showers..

8/10 Good

Sherry

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very clean with a comfy bed. Nice and quiet.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from midget on 14 Aug 2023
Thanks Sherry. Glad you enjoyed your stay. Enjoy your trip. Call again sometime.

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Repeat visit to our favourite Port Macquarie motel
As usual, Reg was welcoming and we had a great time. Whilst we spent most of our time out with friends who lived nearby, it was nice to come 'home' to a really comfy, warm room at night and we didn't even need the air conditioning during our early July weekend. Hot, firm shower in the morning was great and the kitchenette facilities (including a microwave and eco-friendly cutlery) were more than adequate for breakfast.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from midget on 13 Aug 2023
Thanks Jennifer,Good to see you again. Glad you had a nice time.

8/10 Good

Simone

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Close to evverything and economic
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from midget on 8 Aug 2023
Thanks Simone. Glad you enjoyed your stay here.

8/10 Good

Linda

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Easy to find Room was quiet
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from midget on 27 Jul 2023
Thanks Linda. Glad you enjoyed your stay.

8/10 Good

Melissa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Basic but comfortable and clean. Highly recommend for COVID-conscious travellers - they took a number of steps to ensure hygiene. Good location. Only downside was thin walls.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from midget on 25 Jul 2023
Thank you for your review. Please call again sometime.

10/10 Excellent

margaret

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Happy time
Lovely place to stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from midget on 15 Jul 2023
Hi Margaret,Thanks for your nice Review. Glad you had a happy time and hope you enjoyed the sights of Port Macquarie.

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Absolutely great for the price! Stayed one night on way threw the town. Super clean! Not one complaint! Great friendly customer service also. Five stars from me and my family.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from midget on 5 Jul 2023
Thanks Rebecca. We love getting great reports like yours. Please spread the word and call again sometime.

8/10 Good

Ann

Liked: Cleanliness
Well located - very comfortable!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from midget on 5 Jul 2023
Thanks Ann for your nice Report. Glad you enjoyed your stay. Please call again sometime. Enjoy your trip.

10/10 Excellent

Rosemarie

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from midget on 28 Jun 2023
Hi Rosemarie,Thank you for your good report. We hope to see you again sometime soon.

4/10 Poor

richard

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
was very pour, i considered not staying and going somewhere else.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from midget on 25 Jun 2023
Hi Richard,Sorry that you did not like your Room . Pity you did not tell us what you did not like about the Room. Please see comments from other guests who love our Motel which we are very proud of.

8/10 Good

Lynette

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from midget on 5 Jun 2023
Hi Lynette,Glad you enjoyed your stay here. Hope you had a good look around Port Macquarie. With luck we might see you again sometime.

6/10 Okay

Gary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Reasonable budget motel but tired & showing signs of wear. WiFi is terrible if you need WiFi do not stay here.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from Midget on 19 May 2023
Sorry you did not notice all of our recent renovations. Sometimes your ability to get wifi depends on the quality of your receiver.

8/10 Good

Stephen

Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from midget on 5 Jun 2023
Hi Stephen,Thank you for the good Report. Enjoy your trip.

8/10 Good

Anthony

Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from Midget on 19 May 2023
Thank you for your good Report.

10/10 Excellent

Jamie

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was perfect as I was just there for work. parking, place to work, very clean. Definitely eco friendly. Clean and comfortable.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023
Response from midget on 10 May 2023
Thanks Jamie. We appreciate your good Report.

10/10 Excellent

Rajesh

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a pleasant, comfortable stay - thank you.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from midget on 10 May 2023
Thank you for your kind words. Enjoy your trip.

8/10 Good

Lynne

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A little out of town but for one night clean and comfortable. The Settlers Inn within walking distance was a great place to have a meal
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from midget on 18 Apr 2023
Hi Lynne. Thank you for your nice Report. We appreciate it. Enjoy your trip and please call again.

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Friendly staff good room handy to eating places
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from midget on 18 Apr 2023
Thanks Susan. We appreciate your kind words. Have a good trip.