Central Motel Nelson Bay
Location: 1A Church street, Nelson Bay, au
Star Rating: 3 Stars
Property Type: Motels
About this Property
Convenient Location
Central Motel Nelson Bay is perfectly situated just 280 metres from the Marina and 500 metres from the town centre of Nelson Bay, providing easy access to the area's attractions and activities.
Comfortable Accommodation
The air-conditioned guest rooms, located on the ground floor, are well-equipped with modern amenities including a microwave, DVD player, and flat-screen TV. Guests can also enjoy the convenience of an en suite bathroom with complimentary toiletries and a hairdryer.
On-Site Facilities
Guests can take advantage of the outdoor pool and barbecue facilities during their stay, as well as benefit from free on-site parking, ensuring a stress-free and enjoyable experience at Central Motel Nelson Bay.
Book your stay now to experience the perfect blend of comfort and convenience at Central Motel Nelson Bay!
Important Information
Please note that Central Motel does not accept payments with American Express credit cards.
The pool is open from October 1st, to May 1st.Please inform of your expected arrival time in advance. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly using the contact details in your confirmation.
Guests under the age of 18 can only check in with a parent or official guardian.
Policies
Check-in: 02:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Check-out: 10:00 AM
Amenities & Facilities
- Offsite parking discounted rates available
- Parking
- Non-smoking rooms
- Air conditioning
- Swimming pool
- Room service
- Family rooms
- BBQ facilities
- Luggage storage
- Express check-in/check-out
- Non-smoking throughout
- Private check-in/check-out
- Salt-water pool
- Shallow end
- Fence around pool
- Staff adhere to local safety protocols
- Guest rooms disinfected between stays
- Cleaning standards that are effective against Coronavirus
- Physical distancing rules followed
- Hand sanitizer in guest room and key areas
- Cashless payment available
- Fire extinguishers
- Contactless check-in/check-out
- Invoice provided
- Guests can opt-out any cleaning services during stay
- Smoke alarms
- Shared stationery like menus, pens are removed
- Guest room sealed after cleaning
- Key access
- CCTV outside property
- 24-hour security
- Security alarm
- Television in common areas
- Express check-in
- Free wired internet
- Access to nearby outdoor pool
- Golfing on site
- Snorkeling on site
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Beach umbrellas
- Pool sun loungers
- Offsite parking discounted rates available
- Internet access
- Exercise/lap pool
- Secured parking
- Fishing nearby
- Swimming nearby
Rooms Available
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Family Room
This air-conditioned room is equipped with a microwave, a fridge and a flat-screen TV with DVD player.
Please note that the price is based on 4 guests. Maximum occupancy is 6 (see Hotel Policies).
Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Minibar
- Shower
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Refrigerator
- Seating Area
- DVD player
- Toilet
- Microwave
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Additional toilet
- Private entrance
- Sofa
- Tile/marble floor
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Toaster
- Linen
- Dining table
- Entire unit located on ground floor
- Toilet paper
- Books, DVDs, or music for children
- Sofa bed
- Salt water pool
- Shallow end
- Chocolate or cookies
- Trash cans
- Wine glasses
- Cots
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Body soap
- Shower cap
- Smoke alarm
- Key access
- Single-room air conditioning for guest accommodation
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Queen Room
This air-conditioned room is equipped with a microwave, a fridge, a kettle and a flat-screen TV with a DVD player. There is a queen bed plus a single bed.
Please note that the price is based on 2 guests. Maximum occupancy is 3(see Hotel Policies).
Max Occupancy: 3 (3 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Minibar
- Shower
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Refrigerator
- Seating Area
- DVD player
- Toilet
- Microwave
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Additional toilet
- Private entrance
- Sofa
- Tile/marble floor
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Toaster
- Linen
- Dining table
- Entire unit located on ground floor
- Toilet paper
- Books, DVDs, or music for children
- Salt water pool
- Shallow end
- Chocolate or cookies
- Trash cans
- Wine glasses
- Cots
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Body soap
- Shower cap
- Smoke alarm
- Key access
- Single-room air conditioning for guest accommodation
-
Twin Room
This air-conditioned room is equipped with a microwave, a fridge and a flat-screen TV with DVD player.
Please note that the price is based on 2 guests. Maximum occupancy is 3 (see Hotel Policies).
Max Occupancy: 3 (3 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Minibar
- Shower
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Refrigerator
- Seating Area
- DVD player
- Toilet
- Microwave
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Additional toilet
- Private entrance
- Tile/marble floor
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Toaster
- Linen
- Dining table
- Entire unit located on ground floor
- Toilet paper
- Books, DVDs, or music for children
- Salt water pool
- Shallow end
- Chocolate or cookies
- Trash cans
- Wine glasses
- Cots
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Body soap
- Shower cap
- Smoke alarm
- Key access
- Single-room air conditioning for guest accommodation
Guest Reviews
- Leonard (7/5): -
- katie (9/5): -
- Ian (5/5): not for me - Another guests smoking The shower floor dirty
- Brooke (10/5): Great location for a quick weekend getaway. - Great location, perfect check in, simple facilities, all that was required for a quick weekend. Nothing
- Romi (5/5): Convinced - Location Ok
- Tiiu (9/5): - Location was excellent. Short walk to Nelson Bay.
Staff understanding when we checked out a little late after losing direction back to motel after coffee/cake.
- Steve (10/5): -
- Trent (5/5): We made the most of one night stay - It was very clean and simples Tv on the wall didnt reach a power point . Bedding was just a thin duvet cover on the bed . Mattress was very hard
- Karishma (10/5): - Good location and suitable check in time. Clean rooms.
- Robert (10/5): - Great location, very clean, well equipped Everything perfect 👌
- Heather (6/5): Easy and convenient for a one night stay - Self check in was very easy. Older style, needs an upgrade.
Floors, surfaces felt dirty.
- Robert (10/5): - Clean, well equipped, staff helpful and friendly.
Great location Loved everything
- maree (8/5): -
- Joseph (9/5): -
- Carmeng13 (9/5): We enjoyed our stay in Port Stephens. Nelson Bay and Shoal Bay Beach well worth the visit. - Our accommodation was very clean and comfortable. The location of this motel was superb. A couple of minutes walk away from Nelson Bay Marina, shops and restaurants.
- John (10/5): Comfortable, great value. - Very comfortable stay. Well equipped room. Straightforward check-in. Very responsive hosts. Great value for money!
- Az (7/5): -
- Anthony (2/5): - Have stayed there several times before found it quite pleasant but our last stay wasn’t like before The bathroom wasn’t very clean had mould in the shower and floor wasn’t very clean
- Iqbal (8/5): -
- Rohit (8/5): -
- Vicki (10/5): -
- Christina (8/5): Perfect for a night - The ease of booking, location and support from staff.
If you’re looking a for safe spot to rest, this is the place for you. Follow travelers (including fishing families were here when we stayed) also stay here- so be prepared for happy and friendly voices to complement your stay. We’d happily stay again for a night or two. Location was perfect along with the support from staff when we left something behind. Thank you again
- Marita (7/5): -
- A (7/5): Uitstekend locatie voor onderweg 1 nacht - Dichtbij centrum Niets
- YUMIKO (8/5): -
- ewa (9/5): -
- Marcus (10/5): Einfach, sauber und gute Lage - Das Check-In ist ganz einfach: Die Zimmer -Nr. wurde uns per Mail zugeteilt und das Zimmer war offen.
Es war sehr sauber und es fehlte an nichts.
Es ist sehr gut gelegen.
Für uns war es nur für eine Nacht und wir fuhren am nächsten Tag sehr früh weiter. Der Vorplatz ist aus Kieselsteinen und macht einen Lärm bei ankommenden und abreisenden Gästen. Mich hat dies aber nicht gestört.
- Karina (9/5): - Central to all the shops, fair pricing, motel was clean
- Fernando (10/5): Very good holidays - Location is amazing
- Christodoulos (9/5): -
- Nirupam (8/5): -
- Walker (10/5): -
- Watling (10/5): Would stay again. Great value for money. - Lovely staff in a small friendly family run motel.
- Rob (9/5): - Great location, easy walk to town. Room was ready when I arrived and was clean, tidy and comfortable. Had some trouble with the TV remote and the rules regarding linen and towels seemed excessive (though I understand why they have put them in place).
- Sharyn (8/5): Great location, clean and comfortable - Good facilities, great location
- Ella (8/5): -
- Swanson (10/5): - Pleasant surroundings
- Vicki (9/5): A great location and a clean well serviced old style motel - Central location and although an old style motel is was spic and span Nothing
- Diana (8/5): -
- Stefan (7/5): -
- Ute (9/5): Gut gelegenes Motel - Gute, zentrale und ruhige Lage. Kommunikation mit der Verwaltung hätte besser sein können.
- Francesca (8/5): Posizione perfetta - La posizione perfetta, camera ok Le lenzuola e coperte avevano qualche macchia
- maria (6/5): - Clean close to town Very hard bed and music going all night
- Anne (9/5): - The location is an easy walk to the main shops and marina area. No need for a car
This is a budget hotel which offers simple facilities suitable for a short stay
Staff were very accommodating and helpful
- Tracy (8/5): Convenient location in Nelson Bay - Convenient check in and close to everything in Nelson Bay. Rooms are older style but very clean and the comfortable bed and nice towels were appreciated. The temperature adjustment in the shower takes a bit of time.
- Dean (8/5): -
- Samantha (9/5): Overnight stay, great location - Great location, easy booking and check in, clean and tidy Bed was a bit hard
- Wendy (2/5): $194 for the nightHighway robbery - Position Poor quality, run down, room stuffy, a threatening laminated letter about damaging towels and linen. No sign of any staff. No contact at motel. Police and ambulance attended a screaming couple 2 rooms down. Pool closed. Appalling BBQ area on the roadside on car park.
- Dunn (8/5): - I couldn't fault a thing.
I will add that the Manager did ensure we had an early check in (earlier than I had requested) even though they were booked out the previous night. I rate that as excellent customer service. 💯👏 No complaints at all.
- Mel (10/5): -
- Alison (10/5): -
- Lee (9/5): -
- Mel (10/5): -
- Rita (8/5): Perfect last minute no frills accomodation - Simple, clean and convenient last minute accommodation
- Ken (8/5): -
- Louise (6/5): Great location - Great location We stay at the central motel a lot and it always is clean and tidy , staff are great and always go out of their way to help us with our stay .
- Mohammed (9/5): Superb -
- Paul (8/5): Very good -
- Kirstie (10/5): Exceptional -
- Pooja (9/5): Good and convenient - Close to the shops and restaurants, spacious for the family. Bed linen can be improved and bathroom taps can be renovated.
- Dwain (7/5): Great location, but over priced for it's age. - It's just a plain and honest old hotel, no frills, but it met my expectation. It seemed that the grumpy checkin dude over the phone didn't appreciate being asked for assistant by pesky guests looking to check in. Other than that it was also over priced for what it was, if it was priced more appropriately for the age and style of hotel that it is, I could have rated it better.
- Kialie (8/5): Very good -
- Rijan (7/5): Good -
- Michael (5/5): Passable -
- Chaffey (8/5): Very good -
- Susan (10/5): Exceptional -
- Richard (8/5): Very good -
- Rachael (10/5): Exceptional -
- Thomas (8/5): Very good -
- Kathryn (10/5): Perfect Location for Nelson Bay Getaway. - We love the Central Motel for its fantastic location.It's always clean and comfortable.Leave the car parked safely on site,and its a short stroll down to the Marina,cafes shops and restaurants.
- Ganzon-santiago (8/5): Very good -
- Nicole (8/5): Amazing - I liked it was so close to everything, amazing service I really appreciate the daily change of towels if we wanted or the choice of the do not disturb sign if needed. All of it was lovely would stay here again Nothing ??
- Lauder (9/5): Superb - Location, Location. Everything at your doorstep including Fine Dining, Shopping, Marina and Beaches. Very comfy and Clean rooms. Private Pool to relax in.
I Highly Recommend !
- Vanessa (7/5): Affordable and easy. - Good location. Comfortable enough and did the job for a cheap and easy trip.
- Meg (1/5): Bad - Didn’t feel safe to stay. Door only had push lock. Nil chain on door for extra security. Windows were basic gauze you could just push out.
Self checkin so no for help at reception.
Room was clean but had a very odd smell. Location great but very expensive for what you get.
Didn’t end staying my second night as I did not feel safe
- Ivo (9/5): Superb - We love it, thank you for the lovely stay !
- Deep (2/5): Bad - Nothin Bathroom was stinky
Room was not clean and had some sort of smoking thing left
- Mangion (7/5): Good -
- Carlos (4/5): Uncomfortable - Location Very noisy
- Paul (7/5): Good -
- Judith (9/5): WR DEFINITELY WILL RETURN - LOCALITY MOSTLY NO PROBLEMS
- Nelio (10/5): Great stay will book again - Close to everything and clean The location
- James (10/5): A great choice - great value for money
very comfortable,
large rooms,
very clean
- Glen (8/5): Very good -
- Michelle (9/5): Great little motel with good in room amenities and easy walk to everything! - Great location - easy walk to shops, marina, cafes & restaurants. Nice to have a swimming pool to cool off in. Good amenities in room - toaster, microwave, good size bar fridge, snacks, cutlery, crockery and mugs for tea & coffee! The bed was too firm for me but my partner likes a firm bed.
- Kate (8/5): Very good - Fantastic location & quiet.
Jug, toaster,micro& fridge which was very handy
- Dennis (10/5): Exceptional -
- Ann (8/5): Very good -
- Shannon (8/5): Very good -
- John (8/5): Very good - Will stay again.
- Tamika (7/5): Good -
- Marjan (5/5): Passable -
- Margaret (9/5): Quite motel - good location N/A
- Jenny (10/5): Exceptional - Location close to centre The Bbq area is not clean because people are sitting there and smoke , and the cigarettes are everywhere .reception has to be improved a bit feel not comfortable with conversation which is female reception..
- Pamela (7/5): Good - Generous size room. Easy walk to the shops and Marina. Was clean & tidy The designated smoking area bbq area needs to be kept cleaner
- Kathleen (4/5): Impersonal, noisy but clean - Location fine. No breakfast The amount of noise coming from outside, and the room next door. Disturbed sleep.
- V9578MPlisab (2/5): Terrible - avoid - Cons:
• Bed was horrible and hard
• Air conditioner/heater was broken so the room was freezing
• Could hear the neighbours fart ( honestly I did, twice! )
I left a bag of personal belongings upon checkout, called that day, was told I’ll receive a call back that afternoon, nothing.
Called next morning was told it had been located.
Collected bag that day and personal item ( medication ) had been stolen from the bag.
When asked why was told “ not in the office call later “
Police matter now.
- Jose (7/5): It is an OK place to stay for a night or two - It is ok. Does the job
- Danielle (9/5): Great stay, perfect spot, easily accessed. - We had craft retreat but accommodation was not suitable so we booked to stay at the Central motel. It was a great position enough beds to suit us and facilities were great, and the staff were lovely. Will be back to stay again. Only thing is the plug was on the floor behind bed so we had to move it out to plug an adapter in. But the bed was easy to move. Not really a problem.
- Barbora (8/5): Very good -
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