Budget
Aussitel Backpackers
Close to the jetty area and Coffs Creek. It offers free canoes, free bodyboards, free fishing rods. Nice friendly atmosphere with daily activities organised by staff. Beds from $20 per night in a dorm room, double rooms from $50 per night. [email protected]
Coffs Harbour YHA Backpackers Resort
The YHA is very close to the Jetty area. Facilities include a swimming pool. Beds from $25 per night in a dorm room, double rooms from $70 per night.
Midrange
Matador Motor Inn
At the top of the basic motels good for a nights stay. Friendly owners.
Country Comfort Coffs Harbour
3.5 star hotel with large hotel rooms and apartments.
Dolphin Sands Holiday Villas
Dolphin Sands has seven freestanding cabins one block back from Park Beach. The cabins are 2 bedroom and sleep up to five people. The cabins share a pool, spa and barbecue area. The standard rate is $150 per night per cabin, some discounts might be available if booking in advance.
The high season in Coffs Harbour is the summer school holidays, from late December until the end of January each year. Some accommodation on the spot is likely to be available even at those times.
In addition to the usual hostel/motel/hotel accommodation, Coffs has a large number of motel-like facilities that call themselves 'holiday apartments'. These are typically large motel like flats with 2 or 3 bedrooms and some cooking facilities. They are designed to be booked on a week-to-week basis but are often available for shorter bookings.
Top end
Coffs also has some of the best beachside resorts in New South Wales. Pacific Bay, Opal Cove and Nautlius are all resort style accommodation near the beach in the Coffs area.