Forstay Motel in Forster

Managed by a nice family, a mid priced motel but maintained & cleaned well. Stayed here a few times, I street back from the beach.

Good value clean and tidy

Nothing flash, but was nice.Nice clean room.Close to shops and beach.Staff friendly.

All the necessary things best of all clean linen for a budget motel

A bed to sleep with basic features to prepare your breakfast.

Really friendly check in and out service. Nice clean, comfortable, cosy room. You could hear the traffic outside our window but there wasnt much and I would say thats the only down side.

Welcoming front reception, central to most amenities

Clean comfort room and bed. Friendly family run businesss. Owner even let us look over his boat. Keep up the good work 👏

The booking was easy with Booking.com. The manager and staff could not be anymore freindly or helpful. The room was very clean with everything you need for a comfortable stay.Forster is such a lovely friendly town.Thank you we will be back

Perfect place to stayCleanliness was amazingStaff are friendly and accommodatingWould definitely recommend

Clean a little on the small side. Close to everything. Walk to cafes beach, bottleO, and also walk to laundromat (which was much neededThe manager was wonderful, friendly, and helpful. When driving in be careful not to run over sleeping dog in driveway. Would not hesitate for a revisit. Loved Forster town and beaches.

Moderately priced, recently refurbished rooms, beaches and restaurants are close by add to a pleasant stay . Good Value

Great clean and comfortable roomWe will be back

This was a great place obviously in the middle of renovations and we stayed in the renovation part but everything was great and walking distance to all amenities

Wonderful place to stay. Minutes away to the beach and central town centre. Staff is friendly and helpful. Brian showed me great places to fish. Room was tidy and clean. Highly recommend

Unable to comment on the rooms as I never got to stay in one. After driving 600kms (and having pre-bookedI was turned away after 9pm at night with nowhere to go due to my being deaf and having an assistance dog. They refused to even look at his ID. I ended up at the police station who were fantastic and found me a place for the night before continuing on another 330kms the following day. Human Rights Commission complaint in progress.** UPDATE I am pleased to update this review 7 months later and advise that the owner has made what I believe to be a sincere apology. Just as importantly he has taken steps to make sure that this doesnt happen again including training and signage to ensure that they are welcome.I decided to alter this review rather than delete it as it highlights the difference that awareness, learning and making an effort to understand can achieve and I commend the owner for this.

Very clean and well appointed rooms with working air conditioning. Local and close to everything. Definitely will stay again, and soon !

I and my hubby have a wonderful time this Motel. The owner is so friendly and fantastic. The motel is very clean and convenient area. I will back again.

Extremely friendly host. Brian is very friendly and helpful. The motel located close to everything, 2mins walk to the beach.

Accepted me after 10pm, the room was clean with all you need inside. Communication is prompt.

Had a lovely stay - the staff were very friendly and more than accomodating. Our bed was comfy the room was clean. Location is just a few short minutes walk to fantastic restaurants and beaches. Will definitely return for another stay in the future.

The staff could not be any more friendly, even if they tried. Perfect customer service. Clean and modern rooms. Great location with everything in walking distance. Would definitely recommend Forstay to friends and family visiting Forster. I will definitely be returning as a guest.

They have a reputation of cancelling your booking without notice and we happened to find out the hard way after a 5 hour drive in the evening, they were full but somehow found us a room to make up for their error after telling us we were at fault ??????? Ants in the bed, a few dead insects in the bed. Unless you like constant loud smokers out the front of your door then I wouldnt bother.

Absolutely horrible. Hairs on floor, no window on room, only sliding door that needed to remain shut for security, no ventilation, no shampoo only small soap bar provided, and very expensive for 1 note - $200. attendant called at check in time to see when I was coming so he could go to music event.

Love staying hereThey are always welcoming, rooms always very clean, great dealAfter a terrible experience down the road (Forster beach motel aka Great Lakes motel never stay hereit was lovely to come back and stay at ForstayWill always stay here in the future

We had a very nice stay, our room was very clean comfortable. Will go there again.

Our stay was excellent,lovely staff quite & peaceful.Brian is so lovely.

Clean and tidy rooms, spa room was great for a quick getaway weekend. Service was fantastic, we changed from a normal room to the spa room after arrival and staff were most accommodating to do so for us.

Lovely spot to park yourself if you didnt want to drive during your stay.Room was clean and tidy. Ensuite spotless and functional. Water pressure in shower was awesome. Air con worked very well, mini fridge was nice and cold upon arrival. Free wifi. Bed was very comfy.Pebbly beach and tidal pool are 250m away. The restaurants/pub/bottleshop are literally 5 min walk. Free parking on premises. Lovely host, very helpful and kind.

Good rates, good room sizes, helpful staff, great location rooms a little dated, but motel looks to be getting renovated, would book again

Nice clean rooms, has been renovated lovely staff, no pool but only a couple minutes from beach and walking distance to cafes and shops

Great price. Spotlessly clean and comfortable motel. Convenient location within walking distance to Main Beach, the river front, restaurants, shops and Forster CBD. Staff were fantastic going above and beyond with exceptional customer service. Far exceeded our expectations. Would definitely stay here again no hesitations

Central to shops and beach,staff always friendly and welcoming,rooms clean and tidy,thanks again toreception,enjoyed our stay again and recommend u check this place out

The host was so nice and welcoming! Rooms are super clean! really good spot, close to everything in town. Highly recommend this motel for the stay!

Short walk to the beach and town centre. Clean and tidy room with air conditioning. Friendly service.

Very efficient and friendly check in.Room exactly what we paid for. Staff very helpful and obliging. Room clean and well stocked.Thankyou for a lovely relaxing stay. 👍😉👌

Nice friendly staff, clean and tidy rooms. Wifi is a bit flakey but it’s free so you shouldn’t complain. The place is currently having some renovation work done which should bring its rating up once completed. Even so as motels go it’s not bad.

Staff were awesome! Rooms clean and larger than expected. Well stocked . Close to everything. Thank you team!

Great place to stay. Comfortable clean rooms. Staff are very friendly.

Very clean, modern bathroom. Excellent service from staff. Close to the beach and great free wi fi access.Air-conditioning in room, clean every day.

Lovely people running the joint. Clean rooms, very well priced. Would stay here again.

The Barkley Inn is a little motel in Forster NSW. Easy to find in the main drag. Service was professional, kind and typical of an overnight stay at a motel. The room was clean and large for what we paid, although slightly dated. I would happily stay again especially if I was to get a good price.

That the taps to the spa bath have been disconnected shows that the place once aspired to greater things. Clean and comfortable

This would have to be the worst motel we have ever stayed at. It was extremely dirty. The bed was so old the springs could be felt. The bed cover had to be at least 60 years old. It was very faded, very sticky and stank. It looked like it had never been washed. The toilet flushed only once and the shower was very difficult to adjust. The room smelt musty and horrible. The cane chairs in the office and room were broken. The padded covers were filthy and very worn in some cases to holes. There were no toiletries only some postage size soap. There was no breakfast on offer even though there appeared to be a breakfast room. It was filthy and there was some crockery and cutlery on a table that looked like it had been there for ages and was also very dirty. So you would think twice about eating in there anyway. We were checked in by a very very rude man who kept us waiting over half an hour and appeared to be completely uninterested in checking us in. The office did little to inspire you as it was dirty and untidy. The chairs were uninviting as they were broken, old and dirty. There was no other staff so if you needed to know anything it wasn’t possible. There was a spa bath in our room which must have been for decoration as the taps and spout had been capped off. We were disgusted as we paid $95 for something we would not stay in if it was free. We are thinking of reporting this motel to consumer affairs. Don’t stay there ever! We certainly won’t ever again.

Maybe spend the extra couple of dollars and stay elsewhere. While the room WAS cleaner than the glasses they supply, it was fairly run down and you could tell that the owners just did not care about their customers at all. Just bare basics. We were given a room with a spa.. which obviously was not in use because there were no taps to fill it, they had long since been removed. I would avoid this motel unless you were on a very tight budget and willing to rough it. Its not all that close to town either.

My husband and i stayed here 2 weeks ago for our anniversary getaway, the room was small but suitable as would spend most our time out of the room anyway, good size, comfortable bed with extra blankets and pillows if needed. The only negatives i had was the fact that the room had no microwave, plates or cutlery (something i now know to check further with booking accomodation, so my fault.The bathroom is older styled shower in a tub but the tub was a very good size corner spa bath, very comfortably fit 2 people and relax. No wifi or foxtel which makes rainy days a little boring and very small balcony but all in all a lovely quaint hotel walking distance to pubs, clubs, fishing, shops and swimmimg. A special thank you goes to the lovely lady that runs it all, she went out of her way to welcome us being our 10 year wedding anniversary we came back to our room later the first night and she had bought us champaign and chocolates (an old offer was attached to booking confirmation Email, i told her so she could have it removed and i didnt mind that we were not going to get it, she then got her husband to run down the shop while we were outthat little gesture made for a lovely first night. Beautiful people who care about their customers stay and comfort.

Clean-ish, but needs some work. Room was dated. Bathroom okay, but toilet didnt flush, and dead cockroach on floor. Live spiders in spa. Bed clean, but small, only a double bed.

Awful awful AWFUL. RUDEST STAFF I HAVE EVER MET. They dont care for there customers. Try somewhere else - anywhere else is better than here. They forgot to add the bed in our room and did nothing to help us, but instead shouted at us and when I rang the manager Tony, he hung up. The most unprofessional hotel ive ever come across

We stayed in a delux room with spa,which had the taps, and spout cut off,so you couldnt use it.room very old and not very clean. The rest of the family stayed in the family room which was worse lounge springs didnt work and it had very old beds uncomfortable. Glad it was only 1 night.Unless desperate dont stay here

Location is great 5 min walk to shops, bowling club and the beach. The rooms are attiquite. I stayed in a spa room for 2 nights and the spa was great after walking around all day. Room was clean and serviced during our stay. For the price the room, location and service were great.