Mu S Boutique Motel "Matthew Flinders"

Comfortable and clean, recently renovated, offers continental breakfast, laundry facility, pool and ample car space for caravan. After days living on bush campsite in close by National Park, i was keen to have a hot shower and comfy bed with aircon, when outside is below 5c. I like the complementary continental breakfast and laundry facility to wash and dry our clothing. It was a quiet night not too much heavy traffic. So we have a bit of luxury before going back onto the road👍😊

This motel was a welcome site after hours of driving. The greeting was friendly & check in smooth. The motel also offered after hours check in. The only disappointment was the motel was tired & well overdue for a revamp of it decor & fixtures. Loving in the 70’s once again. Our room had a front door that was jamming on opening & closing which made a loud noise each time we entered or departed the room. The window furnishings to the room did not offer much privacy as the cover was not the correct size :( The bed was comfortable, but the electric blanket had broken controls which made it almost impossible to switch on & off. Would search other locations next time.

We stayed overnight recently. It is out of town which is a bonus as plenty of parking. We picked up take away food on the way through town. There is a nice pool in the middle of the property. Upon checking in we were given fresh milk to go with the coffee and tea. The room was large with ac and a very comfortable bed. Although it was older style room it was clean and the bath towels and sheets of high quality. There were tables outside rooms to use. The highway is close but with the door shut at night it cut out most of the noise. Great stop over or stay a few days and see the sights.

I was travelling with my wife and we had an overnight stop at the Matthew Flinders on the outskirts of Coonabarabran. Reception staff at the motel are very friendly and helpful and made booking in easy. Our room was spacious, clean, tidy and reasonably well appointed although the bedhead lights could do with a little attention as one was a little loose. The bathroom while not being huge was more than adequate in size, plenty of hot water for a nice relaxing shower. The bed was a bit on the firm side but once I became accustomed to the noise from trucks on the highway, I was able to get a good nights sleep. There are also pet friendly rooms available and these have a fenced area outside them so pets can run free. A cooked breakfast was included in the price of our room and this was delivered on time and was most enjoyable.

The place has a nautical theme which is quite cool. It was named after Matthew Flinders, a sailor who navigated by the stars, which ties in with the stargazing for which Coonabarabran is famous. The room was excellent, very comfy bed, the bathroom was a little dated but very functional. A great bench/desk to put the laptop on, there's even a couch. Modern air conditioner and bar fridge, the only thing you could whinge about was that there was no microwave, but other than it was great. I'll be back.

This is the standard 1980s-style highway motel from your childhood road trips; with all the painted besa brick and laminated wood charm (and slightly-musty-like-your-granny smell) to go with it. You definitely get what you pay for at $100-odd per night but we did think that what appeared to be bloodstains on the pillow case and god-knows-what stains on the duvet were probably a bit much to have to bear even at this price point. We must admit we wrapped the pillows in our clothes to avoid touching them. But at least you could have a nice hot shower, right? Ah no, not that either, lukewarm water only I’m afraid (you don’t need to turn on the cold tap...); and 3 mins into my lukewarm shower the water turned to ice...and that was the end of it; not the nicest thing in Coonabarabran in mid-winter. On the upside, the reverse cycle heater worked and there was electricity and a flushing toilet in the room, so it was better than camping, just. Coonabarabran is not exactly overflowing with high quality options, but this certainly won’t be a property we will be returning to as clean bedding and hot water are our fairly reasonable (basic) expectations of a motel. You decide...how brave are you? If you have enough petrol and there’s still daylight, I’d keep driving if I were you, this is the very bottom rung of the budget accommodation ladder.