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Room is clean, tidy and has a well equipped kitchenette. Room has all amenities a traveller needed.
With only four rooms and no children allowed, the hotel is very quiet and suits couples taking a break or business travellers.
Lynne the proprietor is very friendly and helpful. There is a vegetable garden where guests can help themselves with the produce.
Happy to come back and stay again.
Kiah
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2020
Response from Lynne and Darryl on 5 Oct 2020
Thank you Kiah for your lovely review.. It was lovely to meet and I hope we meet again.
Cheers Lynne
Wonderful - Quiet and well sized room. Beach is across the road.
Great BBQ and pool area - and one that can be enjoyed as adults only. :) :)
Shame we only stayed the one night - We will be back!
Bill
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020
Response from Lynne and Darryl on 28 Sept 2020
Thanks Bill for your great review.
Look forward to welcoming you back again.
Kindest regards
very well placed away from the hustle and bustle of the main centre but close enough to everything and the bay is literally just across the road. Very comfortable, quiet and plenty of room. No service due to COVID but the owners are on site and only a phone call away if you need it. Lovely garden area and pool right outside the door.
Gillian
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2020
Response from Lynne on 28 Sept 2020
Thanks Gillian for your lovely review. We feel blessed to live here and love that our guests enjoy it too.
Cheers
Great value central to everything and the owners were most helpful I have dealt with.
Verified traveller
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020
Response from Lynne on 20 Mar 2020
Thank you for your lovely review. We are so pleased you were happy with your stay.
Regards
Lynne and Darryl
8/10 Good
Verified traveller
Travelled with partner
27 Jan 2020
Liked: Staff & service
Owners are amazing! Nice pool, close to shops. Beach across the road. Nice and quiet.
Wish it was cleaner. Towels look a bit old, fridge and curtains a bit dirty.
Verified traveller
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2020
Response from Lynne on 17 Feb 2020
Thank you for your review. We appreciate all feedback .
Regards
Lynne and Darryl
Was extremely pleased with the size of the room and the cleanliness. The owners were very friendly and nothing was too much trouble. Quick and easy book in. Very pleasant pool and outdoor area.
Peter J.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019
Response from Lynne on 16 Dec 2019
Thanks Peter for your great review. Pleased you enjoyed your stay with us.
Clean and tidy. Very quiet and room we stayed in was located to the rear of the property. Although we didn't use the BBQ area, it was well appointed with pleasant surrounds and close to the pool. Very friendly greeting on arrival and explanation of local amenities (cafes, restaurants, etc.).
Verified traveller
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Lynne on 19 Oct 2019
Thank you so much for your lovely review. We are so pleased you enjoyed your stay with us. Regards Darryl and Lynne
Very tidy and clean roomand lovely hosts. Close to the beach, local shops and the bowling club for food and drinks. Not much to do at the place itself but great for a good stopover for a good accommodation.
Verified traveller
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019
Response from Lynne on 20 Aug 2019
Thank you for your kind review.Regards
Darryl and Lynne
Great location, friendly owner, clean and comfortable.
Great stay-will stay again!
Verified traveller
Stayed 1 night in May 2019
Response from Darryl and Lynne on 6 June 2019
Great review. Thanks so much.
Look forward to you staying again.
Regards
8/10 Good
Bill
28 May 2019
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great Location
We were welcomed by Darryl, the owner, lovely gentleman and the check-in was smooth. The property is directly opposite Wanda Beach but also has a beautiful resort style pool. Wasn't heated at this time of year which was a shame but apparently heated at other times. Very tropical bbq area with great outdoor furniture and very big bbq. The motel style room is large with timber flooring. Immaculate throughout. Complimentary juice, cereal and cookies along with the usual tea and coffee. Our only disappointment was the bed, not very comfortable and squeaky.
Bill
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019
Response from Darryl and Lynne on 6 June 2019
Thank you for your kind review Bill. We are sorry that you were disappointed with the bed. They are relatively new mattresses but we will certainly investigate the 'squeak'.
Hope to see you again some time.
Kind Regards
This place was perfect :-) The room was comfy, clean, spacious, and had everything I needed. The grounds are very nice and well looked after, a lot of effort has gone into making both the inside and outdoor areas great.
The people are so friendly and welcoming. I would definitely stay again the next time I’m in the area.
Sandy
Stayed 1 night in May 2019
Response from Lynne and Darryl on 6 June 2019
Thanks Sandy. We love your review and look forward to welcoming you again.
Kind Regards
A wonderful relaxing stay. Having only 4 rooms the accommodation was quiet and peaceful. A nice get away without the noise of large groups or children. Bbq facilities were great.
Darryl and Lynn were great hosts.
Verified traveller
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019
Response from Lynne on 29 Jan 2019
So pleased you enjoyed your stay with us. We are always thrilled to have positive reviews. Thank you so much and hopefully we will see you again sometime. Cheers
Lynne and Darryl
Darryl & Lynne are fantastic, the facility is great, our room # 1 overlooked the Pool wit a small garden out side. its 700mts from Bannister's and about the same from the village, the Village has a good Pizza eatery, Bottle shop a coffee shop plus a Thai, & Chinese
Bill
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018
Response from Lynne on 29 Nov 2018
Thanks Bill. So pleased you enjoyed your stay with us. We certainly enjoyed you staying with us. We are blessed to live in a little piece of paradise here and love sharing it.
Cheers
Lynne and Darryl
My Mum and I thoroughly enjoyed our one night stay. Darryl and Lyn made extra efforts to accommodate us on the ground floor, as my elderly Mum isn't so good with stairs anymore. We enjoyed the pool and BBQ, with Darryl lending some kind assistance on Sat night to help me start the gas on the BBQ.
The room was spacious, very comfortable, clean and quiet. We heard no traffic at all or the other guests. Darryl let us also use some spinach from their lovely garden. Will definitely return to this otherwise tucked-away piece of paradise and relaxation.
Christine
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018
Response from dazza on 6 Nov 2018
Thank you so much for your kind words. We are so glad that you enjoyed your much needed getaway.
P.S. Hope you enjoyed the spinach and any other vegetables that you may have tried.
Regards Lynne and Darryl
We had the apartment on the first floor which had lots of light and space, whereas the others were ground floor and seemed quite confined. Walking past the other rooms between the swimming pool, was a little off -putting, but they were out most of the time. The beach is not visible but across the road, and the little shopping center is 100M away. Great Thai or fish and chips. All other activities you need your car.
Beautiful place to stay. Unfortunately the room cleaning service came when we were still in the room, but then never came back to clean the room later or fill up the light breakfast for the next morning. Otherwise, great room, service & location.
Verified traveller
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2017
Response from Dazza on 23 Nov 2017
Hi anonymous,
This is the first review that I have ever responded too, because your premise for criticism is just wrong.
The cleaner was never there to clean your room at all she was doing the next room which was empty. She was not there to clean your room because we don't clean occupied rooms at all. We only ever clean rooms when you leave. this is clearly stated on our website and with all of our booking agents, it is also written on our compendium in the rooms. It also says on the compendium that if you do need anything please call us. It would have been nice if you did that rather than have it affect your stay and then have you give us a bad rating when we actually did nothing wrong.
As far as the light breakfast is concerned, it is also clearly stated that we do not provide any meals. The breakfast provided is a complimentary breakfast for the first night only.
I hope this has not been seen as an aggressive letter but it is truthful and your review has disturbed us because of the above reasons.
If you wish to visit us again we would be happy to provide you with more service and you only have to ask up front or during your stay.
Regards Lynne and Darryl
Really beautiful place and the owners are lovely. Very accomodating and friendly. Some great advice for spots to go and take some photos in the local area.
Megan
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2017
Thank you Megan. So pleased you enjoyed your stay with us and look forward to seeing you again. Port Stephens is certainly the best place for you to capture some great pics!
Cheers Lynne and Darryl
A very comfortable and spacious unit. Well fitted out.
JohnL
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017
6/10 Okay
G, mudger
11 Sept 2017
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
One night
A beautiful room & peaceful surrounding gardens. However would be a nice touch to be able at least have a biscuit with s cuppa after a long trip.
Battery for acon & tv were both flat ! Finally not everyone can drink local town water a simple chesp bottle of water provided would have been nice also.
Value for money on our stsy 6/10.
Arrived to be turned away as we had a baby, had not classified him as an adult so unaware they didn't take children when booking for 1 night only. Spoken to rudely and spoken over the top of. Accused of trying to be sneaky when an honest mistake was made. Would not recommend based on service experienced.