Great Lakes Motor Inn in Forster

Dont dismiss due to affordable price. Brilliant location, short walk to beach, pub, eateries and laundromat. Room is clean and tidy, nice ensuite.

Didnt get money back for a weeks stay,left as the managers girl friend was telling me my bf cheated on me with 3 girls at the motel.

Good clean rooms close to beach and everything of interest. Friendly und helpful staff. Fair room price. Very enjoyable stay.

NEVER STAY HERE - doesn’t even deserve one starI booked this booking for the Forster beach motel formally known as Great Lakes motel on booking.com and had put in card details for payment. Upon arrival the office was closed and had a number to call for after hoursThe cleaner told us the whole motel was closed and we couldn’t stay but we were confused as we had just booked it on booking.com we decided to call the after hours number anyway and the man who answered (Wane I think it wasagreed to meet us to check us in. We walked back to the office to wait for Wane and the cleaner approached us again and started to yell at us and get angry that we were waiting to be checked in and yelled at us to leave, we explained we had booked online I showed him the booking and told him we had already contacted Wane and he was checking us inHe still yelled at us told us we couldn’t stay and said no one can stay at the motelWe were confused about whether we were welcome or not this man who is the cleaner was claiming to be the managerWane arrived and checked us in and we paid the 100 dollarsWe would’ve cancelled the whole booking however it said on booking.com we would receive a 100 dollar cancellation feeWe were concerned about the fee so we decided to check in however felt very uncomfortable after the whole ordeal and we were very shaken upWe decided to book another motel (forstay very nice and welcoming, highly recommend and rooms are 10x betterand explained to Wane that the whole situation was very unpleasant and left us very upsetWe had not touched the toilet or even got in the bed we had only put our bags in the room so the room is completely untouched and I took photosWane said we couldn’t get a refund however I think we definitely deserve a whole refund as the experience was horrible and we had to move to a different motel.Wane did his best to make it upto us but unfortunately the damage had been done by the cleaner and we would like our refund as we do not want to pay for a motel we couldn’t stay in... no way I was sleeping there I was almost certain the delusional cleaner claiming to be the manager was going to kill us in our sleep.Trying to organise a refund through booking.com

Views to the water if you get the right room, walk across the road to the beach, how good is that for the price, budget Motel for budget minded.If you want an expensive weekend go somewhere else with Main Beach so close.

Last resort! It was last room available on a busy holiday time, it was dark, damaged cupboards, air-conditioning hardly worked and so noisy. Bed ok, hot water almost none. we almost walked out

On a heavily booked weekend this was the only place we could find with vacancy. Price was way too much in my opinion. Air con was so loud it was deafening in a 40C heatwave with only one window that could be opened. The bed was horribly uncomfortable and the shower leaked hot water straight out the wall. Reception was rude on arrival and not open Sunday.Grateful for the vacancy however that is the only positive I can offer.

Excellent accommodations and service.

Toilet was blocked up, and they were rude would stay again

The bathroom looks updated, the room was clean. The bed was the worst of it. Very hard and woke up with a headache every morning I was there. The reception hours aren’t flexible and I was charged twice for my room by a guy that was off with the fairies. I wouldn’t recommend going here. Yeah it’s cheap but you get what you pay for.

Location perfect, but no hot water for shower. Cheap accommodation. Needs a reno.

The manager is fantastic , rooms are excellent and price is CHEAP

Very basic cheap 1970 style motel. No hot water, slightly warm. Stayed 3 days good bed

The room we were staying in was absolutely horrible. The microwave didnt work and the fridge was dirty as heck. And the t.v was on top of a giant wardrobe. The only reason this has two stars was because it is close to the beach.

Clean and quiet in side street away from main street and tourist noise

Close to beachFair dinkum price, nice bloke behind reception, better than I expected for a budget price. Decent rooms, air con, clean.AffordableIll be back.

All good. Clean and close to town

Good, cheap & clean. Close to clubs and beach.

Nice and basic. A bit worried when we realised that our security chain was electrified. The manager removed it without questions. Location to the beach is fabulous and takes only 3 minutes.

Friendly service and basic amenities. Great for short stays. Walking distance to the beach and ocean pool.

As a last resort this place is fine but we weren’t impressed by the extremely loud air conditioning unit (couldn’t sleep with it onand the doors that couldn’t be deadlocked (security screen couldn’t be locked - so what’s the point?). Google says there’s free breakfast but that’s not accurate.

Old and small. But clean

The price rate is good nice comfortable rooms they need a cleaner to come in and bring them back up to standard due to dust on the fan under tv and on top off cubeds other then it not being as clean as it should be form some one that cleans Holliday apartments and motels i will stay again

Close to center. Nice rooms. 2 minute walk to beach

Comfortable rooms and friendly staff

Cosy, nice view of the beach if you get the right room, i was very happy with the location and cheap rates.

Never again

Ive rated it 5 stars but lets clear something up: the price is a large factor here.The rooms are serviceable, and clean, but are also very basic. However, you are directly across the road from Main Beach in Forster and the cost of these rooms is insanely cheap. Ive spent more money taking my family out to a meal.For the price, this place is quite a good deal.

Reasonable accommodation but check other motels too.

Location great. Needs updating

Given our last minute decision to stay two nights in Forster post new years, we were stuck on options. And although the cost of the room was on the low scale, the mattress was extremely well aged and uncomfortable. Though the literally 2 minutes walk to the beach made it tolerable.Upgrade the mattresses and this would improve the stay dramatically.

Motor Inn is old but rooms were clean and comfortable. Within easy walking distance of Main Beach and Ocean baths. Close to Forsters main shopping street. Very enjoyable stay.

Muy práctico. Limpio y cómodo

Good clean rooms for a very economical rate. Very centrally located Motel.

Clean, tidy and comfortable oh and affordable😁 Hubby and I have stayed twice now and will definitely be staying again when we have our mini weekend escapes.

1980s rooms with 1980s prices. I would have definitely been annoyed if i paid more. If you are a clean freak then do not come here. The lady in the office the night before was lovely. The man in the morning must have had a bad morning but luckily his dog made up for his fowl mood.

Needs more bins

Reasonable rooms at a budget cost. Not a bad place to do a break on the cheap. Walking distance to the beach

Dont bother :(

Good motel on a budget...

Broken windows, tepid water from the hot tap. Derelict staircase. Pathetic aircon couldnt even keep the tiny room cool. Noisy and dirty construction going on in the place by the guy that worked the front desk. We had to cancel and walk out, it was unfit for habitation.

Good clean rooms for a quick weekend away to Forster. Friendly helpful staff. Close to everything of interest. And very cheap rates. But when things are cheap there will be some downfalls. The place is a little run down. We had trouble receiving hot water to our unit, shower took ages to heat up. Plus some of the locals around the area can be a touch noisy. If your not too fussy, the great lakes motor inn is good value accommodation.