The Dorsal Boutique Hotel

Property class: 4.5
Forster luxury hotel with restaurant

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When visiting Forster, The Dorsal Boutique Hotel is a great choice to consider. Free perks include WiFi and self parking. Fellow travelers love the helpful staff and beach location.

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Free WiFi
  • Non-smoking
$161 nightly
The total price is $178
Nov 9 - Nov 10
Total with taxes and fees

Room options

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Showing 5 of 5 rooms

View all photos for Superior Room, Balcony (Superior Suite)

A balcony with a view of a beach and ocean.

Superior Room, Balcony (Superior Suite)

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(14 reviews)
  • Ocean view
  • 430 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Deluxe Room, Balcony (Deluxe Suite)

A hotel room with a bed, a sofa, a small table, and a balcony with a view of the sea.

Deluxe Room, Balcony (Deluxe Suite)

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(30 reviews)
  • Ocean view
  • 409 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Deluxe Room, Balcony (Deluxe Triple)

A balcony with two wicker chairs and a table, overlooking a beach with waves and a clear sky.

Deluxe Room, Balcony (Deluxe Triple)

  • Ocean view
  • 409 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Bed

View all photos for Standard Room, Balcony (Standard suite)

A view of a beach with a pool, umbrellas, and cars parked on the side.

Standard Room, Balcony (Standard suite)

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(31 reviews)
  • Partial ocean view
  • 377 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Apartment, Ocean View

  • Ocean view
  • 2 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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About the neighborhood

Map
1 West Street, Forster, NSW, 2428

What's nearby

  • Pebbly Beach - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • The Sanctuary - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Forster Town Beach - 12 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Forster Marina - 14 min walk - 1.2 km
  • One Mile Beach - 3 min drive - 2.3 km

Getting around

  • Taree, NSW (TRO) - 44 min drive
  • Port Macquarie, NSW (PQQ) - 80 min drive
  • Newcastle, NSW (NTL-Williamtown) - 99 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Lakes & Ocean Hotel - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Limlong - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Wharf St. Distillery Restaurant - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪House Of Highness - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Spice Monkey Forster - ‬8 min walk

About this property

The Dorsal Boutique Hotel

  • When visiting Forster, The Dorsal Boutique Hotel is a great choice to consider. Free perks include WiFi and self parking. Fellow travelers love the helpful staff and beach location.

At a glance

CHECK-IN
2:00pm
CHECK-OUT
10:00am

Hotel size

    • 31 rooms

Arriving/Leaving

    • Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 7:30 PM
    • Express check-in available
    • Minimum check-in age: 18
    • Check-out time is 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

    • The front desk is open daily from 7:30 AM - 7:30 PM
    • Front desk staffed during limited hours
    • This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
    • Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Required at check-in

    • Credit card, debit card, or cash deposit required for incidental charges
    • Government-issued photo ID may be required
    • Minimum check-in age is 18

Children

    • No cribs (infant beds)

Pets

    • Pets not allowed

Internet

    • Free WiFi in public areas
    • Free WiFi in rooms

Parking

    • Free onsite self parking
    • Onsite garage

Other information

    • Smoke-free property

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Reviews

The Dorsal Boutique Hotel Reviews

8.8

Excellent

9.0

Cleanliness

9.4

Location

8.8

Staff & service

8.4

Property conditions & facilities

Guest review summary

What guests liked

  • The restaurant offered excellent food, great service, and good value with pleasant waiters. (27 reviews)
  • The property offers a perfect beachfront location with stunning ocean views and easy access to the beach and surrounding amenities. (31 reviews)
  • Parking was easy and convenient for guests, with many reviewers mentioning secure and free parking options. (13 reviews)
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10/10 Exceptional

Lovely view over the ocean
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10/10 Exceptional

Perfect location. Nice, big, light room. Great bed, good price, courteous and professional staff. Highly recommended.
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8/10 Very good

Great location, Room clean nice size and the balcony just added to the stay, with the restaurant on the premises was added bonus and plenty parking overall great stay
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10/10 Exceptional

Beautiful room and view straight across road from the main beach and pool
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10/10 Exceptional

Wonderful friendly staff, clean, roomy, great views, easy parking......loved our stay
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8/10 Very good

The Beautiful view
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10/10 Exceptional

Great location and nice hotel, walking distance to nearby restaurants and the beach is across the stree.. extremely convenient
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10/10 Exceptional

Well located adjacent to the sea baths. Meals in the restaurant are very good. Staff are pleasant.
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10/10 Exceptional

The room was great, very spacious, staff were very friendly and helpful. Food at the restaurant was excellent (had lunch and breakfast twice). Easy parking. Walking trail nearby and excellent swimming at the beach opposite.
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8/10 Very good

Great location, very clean large room with nicely updated bathroom. Kitchen area has basic utensils but no toaster or microwave which was a shame. Restaurant looked very nice even though we didn’t use it.
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10/10 Exceptional

Close to the beach
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10/10 Exceptional

The restaurants were close and swimming was good as you had a choice of the baths or the beach right across the road. staff were good and parking onsite was good
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10/10 Exceptional

The room was spotless,really comfortable bed ,brilliant shower,& ofcourse the view is to die for .The staff were friendly & efficient .Heaps of parking & the restaurant was very good Great place to stay 😊
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10/10 Exceptional

Close to all amenities. Large room, great views. Friendly check in on arrival.
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10/10 Exceptional

Staff was very friendly, room was clean and comfortable, great restaurant down stairs
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10/10 Exceptional

Lovely hotel in a prime location. The staff were very friendly and the room was extremely comfortable and well equipped
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10/10 Exceptional

A perfect stay - stayed in superior ocean room which was a large comfortable room, had great views and well appointed with everything you needed also newly renovated. Enjoyed a great breakfast and a dinner below in restaurant!!
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10/10 Exceptional

The room was very comfortable and spotless. Access to the ocean pool is fabulous as is the proximity to the local shopping strip.
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10/10 Exceptional

Restaurant was excellent. Good food and service
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8/10 Very good

Great location. Close to main beach & easy walk to shops and in house restaurant was excellent.
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10/10 Exceptional

Stayed the weekend, right on the beach and close to shops etc.
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10/10 Exceptional

Lovely sea breezes kept the room cool. Room service was excellent.
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8/10 Very good

The ocean views, restaurant and closeness to beach.
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8/10 Very good

Staff were excellent, waiters in restaurant were fantastic
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8/10 Very good

Check in great - room cleaning staff very attentive