Sir Francis Drake

The bed / pillows were very comfortable and lovely and clean, and the room has a lot of space. The air con was excellent. It's a much older hotel but it's nice and in a good location to Maitland or Newcastle. Meals are of a good quality.

Excellent disabled facilities. The cripples room was the closest to both reception and the restaurant. Lovely meal at the restaurant. I had a taste of the steak and it's one of the best ever. Poor waitress. Her first night so she was still finding her feet. The open fire was also lovely but it needed stoking. Due to ridiculous OH & S regs we couldn't do it. I don't think she'd ever seen an open fire before. She came over with a gas lighter!! We had to instruct her to pick up the poker but she still had no idea. She put some kindling on but it just burned off and didn't heat the redgum. She then offered to put the "Yellow Pages" on!!! A pity she didn't do Scouts or Guides.

The size of the room was excellent! There was a front entrance that you can access from the parking lot and then a back entrance too that provided easy access to the swimming pool area. Small kitchen area (no cooking equipment) where you could sit at the table if you preferred. Nice TV available for use and comfortable beds and the rocking chair was very comfortable! I did not wake up once after I fell asleep. I would definitely stay here again The staff os also very accomodating and friendly

The room was quiet and comfortable and met our needs for an overnight stay. It is on the highway and close to fast food outlets. Parking as great at the door and the room was pleasantly large.

The room was great, very comfortable, and big!! Short on liquid soap in the dispenses. The evening meal took a while, with no update from staff, which would have been the polite thing to do. There weren't that many guests in the dining room. However, the hotel was right on the Pacific Hway, which was a bonus!!