Aerial view

Reviews of San Mateo on Broadbeach

4 out of 5
San Mateo on Broadbeach
93 Old Burleigh Road, Broadbeach, QLD

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 100 out of 238 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 102 out of 238 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 29 out of 238 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 7 out of 238 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 238 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Rick, Dromana

Travelled with family
Response from San Mateo Management Team on 17 Jan 2024
Hi Rick,Thank you for your 5 star feedback on our apartments.Take care!Kind Regards,San Mateo Management

4/10 Poor

Cameron

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Response from San Mateo Management on 13 Dec 2023
Hi Cameron,We are disappointed to read that our apartments did not meet your expectations. In future, please reach out to us during your stay so we can try and assist you with anything that is not meeting your expectations.

10/10 Excellent

Chook

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
COULD WATCH THE AIR SHOW FROM THE BALCONY.
Stayed 8 nights in Aug 2023
Response from San Mateo Management on 24 Aug 2023
Hello, thank you for your review and feedback and we are thrilled to hear that you could enjoy the fabulous airshow from your apartment. We hope to welcome you again in the future.Kind Regards,San Mateo Management

10/10 Excellent

Vasil

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Rangehood needs updating. Other ways all good.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2023
Response from San Mateo Management on 20 Feb 2023
Hi Vasil,Thank you for your review and feedback of our apartments. It was a pleasure having you stay with us and we hope to welcome you again.

10/10 Excellent

Darryn

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
We’ll be back!
Great stay. Easy check-in. Fantastic and handy location. We’ll be back :)
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2022
Response from Management on 1 Nov 2022
Hi Darryn,Thank you for your fabulous review of our apartments, we hope to get the pleasure of welcoming you back in the future.Kind Regards,San Mateo Management

8/10 Good

Ashley

Disliked: Amenities
Convenient, not a massive high rise, not well maintained, pool and spa not open, no reception staff. Unit could be cleaner.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022
Response from San Mateo Management on 27 Aug 2022
Hi Ashely,Thank you for your feedback, unfortunately as you checked in at 8pm we couldn't personally welcome you as you checked in after-hours.Kind Regards,Management

6/10 Okay

Victor

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
OK stay but too far from main Broadbeach
Reasonably good, but distance from OASIS, Pacific Fair and Casino was tht only let down.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022
Response from Management on 26 July 2022
Hi Victor, Thank you for staying with us at San Mateo Apartments and for taking the time out to leave a review. Regards, Management

6/10 Okay

Carol

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
TV didn’t work, the guy did try to fix it though, the cup were dirty in the cupboard.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022

6/10 Okay

AMANDA

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness
Apartment was quite dirty - as in doors covered in black marks, bathroom not clean enough - curtains dirty and stained
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2022
Response from Management on 11 Jan 2022
Hello Amanda, Thank you for your feedback and for staying with us at San Mateo. At San Mateo we pride ourselves on the cleanliness of our apartments and complex, unfortunately dirt on the outside doors/windows is something we can't help due to the extreme rain and wind we are experiencing. With regards to the bathroom please in future notify us so we could have rectified any items right away . Kind Regards, Management

8/10 Good

Tracey

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
nice apartment, great location and nice views
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021
Response from Management on 15 July 2021
Hello, Thank you for your review of our apartments, we are thrilled to hear you enjoyed your stay with us. We hope to welcome you again.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I was disappointed there was nobody in reception on arrival .It didn't feel very hospitable. There was no one to ask basic questions about local ammenities.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2021
Response from Management on 5 July 2021
Hi Anonymous, As we are boutique apartments we have set office hours which are stated on this booking site. If you are arriving late then you will check-in though our after-hours staff. We are only a call away if we could have assisted you with anything at all.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2021
Response from Management on 18 June 2021
Hi Anonymous, We are sorry to read through a review that our apartments did not meet your expectations, cleanliness of our apartments and complex is something we pride ourselves on at San Mateo as you would be able to see from previous guests reviews. If something wasn't up to your standard in future please advise staff so this could have been rectified. Thank you. San Mateo Management

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Initially I thought the ground-floor unit would be noisy, but it was lovely and quiet. The (restored) unit was quite good, with everything working mostly well.
Stayed 8 nights in May 2021
Response from Management on 6 June 2021
Hello, Thank you for your review, our ground floor apartment is a fabulous renovated apartment. We hope to welcome you back to San Mateo in the future.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 8 nights in May 2021
Response from Management on 6 June 2021
Thank you for your review, we hope to welcome you again.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great property. Very clean with all the amenities you would expect.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2021
Response from Management on 16 May 2021
Thank you for your fantastic feedback of our apartment, we hope to welcome you again.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location, walking distance to the beach, restaurants and shopping facilities. Quiet smaller apartment complex. Will visit again.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2021
Response from Management on 15 Mar 2021
Hi, Thank you for staying with us at San Mateo apartments, we are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your stay and we hope to welcome you again.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location & very spacious rooms
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2020
Response from Shara Janiak on 16 Dec 2020
Thank you for your excellent review! We hope to welcome you back to San Mateo again soon. Merry Christmas & Happy New Year.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Amenities
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2020
Response from Shara Janiak on 16 Dec 2020
Thank you for review! We hope to welcome you back to San Mateo again Merry Christmas & Happy New Year.

10/10 Excellent

Bee007, Brisbane

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very clean and comfortable. Children loved the pool and that it’s close to the beach and shops.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020
Response from Management on 23 Jan 2020
Thank you for taking the time out to leave our apartments a 5 star review, we are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us at San Mateo and hopefully we can welcome you back again. Kind Regards, Management

10/10 Excellent

Robyn Edmunds

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Working trip good place
Good spot good service good price stay again 😃
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2019
Response from Shara Janiak on 15 Dec 2019
Hi Robyn, Thank you for your fabulous review, it was a pleasure having you stay with us and hopefully we get to welcome you back again. Kind Regards, Management

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019
Response from Shara Janiak on 3 Dec 2019
Thank you for your 5 star review, we hope to welcome you back to San Mateo again. Kind Regards, Management

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Close to restaurants and cafes. Rooms clean and well maintained
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019
Response from Management on 10 Nov 2019
Hi, Thank you for taking the time out to leave our apartments a review, we hope to welcome you back to San Mateo again in the future. Kind Regards, Management

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019
Response from Management on 5 Nov 2019
Thank you for staying with us at San Mateo.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Convenient
The self contained unit was comfortable enough except for the fold out sofa mattress, which was very thin. Unfortunately, no replacement was available. The location was good being close to the surf. The wifi cut off the afternoon before checkout. Clean unit and otherwise a nice short stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Shara Janiak on 10 Oct 2019
Hello, Thank you for your review and feedback. We hope to welcome you back to San Mateo again in the future. Kind Regards, Management

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay
We enjoyed our stay and will be back. Great location friendly management
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Shara Janiak on 4 Oct 2019
Hi Peter, Thank you for your fabulous review and hopefully we get the pleasure of welcoming you back again. Kind Regards, Management

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Close to the beach, shopping, generous sized kitchen.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Shara Janiak on 4 Oct 2019
Hello, Thank you for taking the time out to leave our apartments a great review, hope to welcome you back again. Kind Regards, Management

8/10 Good

Ian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very comfortable accommodation in convenient location
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Shara Janiak on 30 Sept 2019
Hi Ian, Thank you for your review, hopefully we get the pleasure of welcoming you back to San Mateo again in the future. Kind Regards, Management

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Suggest Locks on the bathroom, update tv, other wise great place, location, clean and definitely book again next time.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Shara Janiak on 24 Sept 2019
Thank you for your review, we hope to welcome you back to San Mateo again in the future. Kind Regards, Management

10/10 Excellent

Dennis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very pleasant
Great location close to Broadbeach beach and easy walk to shops and restaurants. Good pool.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Shara Janiak on 10 Sept 2019
Hi Dennis, Thank you for your fabulous review, we hope to welcome you back to San Mateo again sometime. Kind Regards, Management

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I was lucky to stay in a sub-penthouse on level 7 and it was excellent. We had water views from the balconies and both bedrooms. The property is only 1 block back from the beach and was an easy 15 minute stroll to the Boadbeach shopping centre. WiFi was good and the TV had Foxtel channels so I would definitely stay there again.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Shara Janiak on 29 Aug 2019
Good Afternoon, Thank you for your fantastic review, we hope we get the pleasure of welcoming you back to San Mateo. Kind Regards, Management

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Close to beach and bowls club, quiet at night, very good 👍
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Shara Janiak on 11 Aug 2019
Thank you for staying with us at San Mateo on Broadbeach and reviewing our apartments! Kind Regards, Management

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great quiet location, good sized room, fee wifi, Foxtel & pool.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019
Response from Shara Janiak on 1 May 2019
Good Morning, Thank you for taking the time out to review our apartments. We are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us and hopefully we get the pleasure of welcoming you back to San Mateo in the future.

8/10 Good

Darren

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Overnight Stay
We just needed a bed for the night and found everything we needed for a comfortable stay. Great location with the beach just meters away and shops/restaurants within walking distance.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019
Response from Shara Janiak on 23 Apr 2019
Hi Darren, Thank you for taking the time out to leave our apartments a great review & thanks for mentioning our great location that we have on offer here. Hopefully we get the pleasure of welcoming you back to San Mateo for a longer stay in future :) Kind Regards, Shara

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019
Response from Shara Janiak on 31 Mar 2019
Thank you for taking the time out to review our apartments.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very old decor and bed. poor air conditioner. Rude owners at reception
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great position & presentation, close to cafes & bowling club. Property well presented & maintained
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019
Response from Sha on 5 Mar 2019
Good Morning, Thank you for taking the time out to leave our apartments a fantastic review we are thrilled that you enjoyed your stay with us and hopefully we get the pleasure of welcoming you back to San Mateo sometime in the future. Kind Regards, Shara

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Great location
Nice location, close to the beach. Check in over the phone, reception times quite limited. 500mb internet/day
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019
Response from Shara on 5 Feb 2019
Good Afternoon, Thank you for taking the time out to review our apartments and mentioning our great location that we have on offer at San Mateo, as a boutique hotel we don't have any set office hours however are contactable 24hrs shall our guests require any assistance at all. Hopefully we can welcome you back to San Mateo in future. Kind Regards, Shara

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2019
Response from Shara Janiak on 19 Jan 2019
Thank you for leaving our apartments a 5 star review!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely property, well located, clean & tidy and accommodating hosts.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019
Response from Shara Janiak on 17 Jan 2019
Good Morning, Thank you for taking the time out to leave our apartments a fantastic review, we are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us and hopefully we have the pleasure of welcoming you back to San Mateo in future. Kind Regards, Shara & Ben

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019
Response from Shara Janiak on 14 Jan 2019
Thank you for reviewing our apartments!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 8 nights in Jan 2019
Response from Shara Janiak on 13 Jan 2019
Thank you for your review, we hope to be able to welcome you to San Mateo on Broadbeach again soon.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness
Would have liked to have better feedback
Bad experience on check in due to reception being closed mid afternoon on Saturday. Had to disclose credit card details for our deposit over the ohone whilst standing at the entrance. Once in the room we saw a threatening notice listing the clean up rules that must be followed to ensure the security deposit would be refunded. Clearly the previous occupants didn't follow these rules because there was stale spilled milk in the fridge. After we reported it, the manager, who'd been on the premises as we arrived, came to clean up. Whilst he did remove the mess it didn't solve the smell so we ended up buying fridge wipe & cleaning up sponges to clean the entire fridge to try to make the fridge usable. Unfortunately the smell hung around for the entire stay which kind of spoiled things for us because it rained for the weekend. Other disappointing feature was the lack of aircon in the bedroom which made for a sticky & uncomfortable stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018
Response from Shara on 9 Jan 2019
Hi Sandra, EVERY hotel world-world requires a bond from a guest for security purposes and from our end it's more for any damage that is done to the property or to cover lost keys etc and we definitely don't give out room keys prior to this deposit be paid. You have booked an apartment at a boutique complex and our office hours are clearly stated on our website, if you wanted someone to greet you at 3pm on a Saturday afternoon i suggest that you book at a 24hour hotel. As soon as you phoned us about the smell in the fridge Ben dropped everything and was up in a number of minutes to rectify the problem and ensured it was all fixed for you and your husband it definitely was not off milk it was water that had been sitting in the bottom of the fridge due to the previous guest turning the fridge up to high, either way the problem was fixed and your husband was extremely thankful. Our cleaning standards are of extremely high standards as you would be able to see from guest reviews across all our third party sites. All that we ask is that you leave our apartments are left how you found them, dishes washed up and rubbish taken out we don't think this is too much to ask when booking at a "fully self-contained" apartment, if you leave dirty dishes and rubbish everywhere our cleaners charge us extra time and the charge gets on-forwarded to our guest if need be, you left your apartment spotless so i am not sure why this concerns you so much. Also we don't advertise as having air-conditioner in the bedrooms only living areas, so if this was a deal breaker for you i suggest you do your research prior to booking your accommodation. Good luck with your future accommodation.

8/10 Good

Lee

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018
Response from Shara Janiak on 13 Nov 2018
Hi Lee, Thank you for taking the time out to review our apartments, hopefully we can welcome you back sometime in future. Kind Regards, Shara

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2018
Response from Shara Janiak on 8 Nov 2018
Thank you for reviewing San Mateo on Broadbeach.

6/10 Okay

Robert

Older style apartment, lack of attention to detail. The apartment was comfortable and quiet but there were a number of small things that were missing that detracted from the stay
Stayed 10 nights in Aug 2018
Response from Shara Janiak on 24 Aug 2018
Hi Robert, Yes our apartments are 20 years old but a large percentage of our guests believe that our apartments are at a fantastic standard for their age. In future please let us know what small things were missing prior to your departure or during your stay so we can attend to these if it was going to make your stay more enjoyable. Good luck with your future accommodation.

8/10 Good

Anita

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018
Response from Shara Janiak on 22 Aug 2018
Hi Anita, Thank you for taking the time out to review our apartments and mentioning our fantastic location. We hope to welcome you back sometime in the future. Kind Regards, Shara

8/10 Good

Diane, Wellington

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable and relaxing stay
Our apartment had everything we needed. It was comfortable, quiet at nght, just a short stroll to the beach and with a light rail station at the end of the ajoining street it was super easy to get around without a car. Ben and Shara were very welcoming and helpful hosts.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2018
Response from Shara Janiak on 6 Aug 2018
Hi Diane, Thank you for taking the time out to leave myself and Ben a fantastic review, it was a pleasure having you stay with us and hopefully we can welcome you back in the future. Take care! Kind Regards, Shara Janiak

4/10 Poor

Trevor

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Un-manned reception
Arrived at 2pm. Keys in safety box, reception closed for the day. Went to formalise check-in next morning at 10am, reception closed with sign stating back in 30 mins (from what time???). I did not wait around and we went out for the day. Went to check out at 8.50am after 2 night stay, reception closed. Rang after hours button and was advised reception should be open at 9am. We had already deposited room key in early check-out box, hence could not get our car out of underground garage. There was no instruction given at any time that you were meant to remove car first, then go to reception to deposit key in the early check-out box.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018
Response from Shara Janiak on 9 Aug 2018
Hi Trevor, We are boutique apartments our reception isn't open 24hrs a day however we are contactable 24hrs if our guests require any assistance, there was a sign stating back in half an hour with office open as you left a note on my desk, we were out the front cleaning as i am sure you would have seen us. Also as you were staying with us for two days you would have been aware that you needed to remove your car from the carpark with a fob, so i am not sure why you would need instructions stating this before dropping your key back?? we also assisted you with a key to remove your car. Good luck with your future accommodation.