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Reviews of Beachside Holiday Apartments

4 out of 5
Beachside Holiday Apartments
48 Pacific Drive, Port Macquarie, NSW

Reviews

8.4

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 77 out of 199 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 82 out of 199 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 32 out of 199 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 199 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 199 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

4.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Melissa

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Quiet Great location to the beaches and walks Central to all activities and places of interest
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Stuart

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Charging extra for toilet paper….
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Allister on Mar 17, 2024
Thank you for your response. Please note that these are "self catered" apartments and we only provide a starter supplies.

6/10 Okay

Denise

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Needs a thorough spring clean of screens, curtains, windows. Lounge suites offer no back or bottom support. They need updating. The place smelled stuffy so we opened all the windows we could and left them open on our departure. We sprayed with Glen 20 as well. Our had no ocean views yet it's called Beachside apartments??? We had to walk up tedious steep steps to the car park.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Allister on Mar 17, 2024
Thank you for your feedback. Our Ocean view rooms are seperately listed and available for booking, however they usually book out months in advance. We are also working through our apartments and updating as necessary.

8/10 Good

Kyleigh

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We were there for Rep basketball and we enjoyed our stay. Will book again.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023
Response from Natalie on Apr 13, 2023
Thank you for your feedback, Kyleigh. We are glad you enjoyed your stay and look forward to welcoming you back next time!

8/10 Good

Polly

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

6/10 Okay

mellony

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Good location!!
Place is in a great location close to Flynn’s beach and shops and food places. The man in reception was great and easy to deal with. I wouldn’t stay on ground level apartment again as there is no privacy and other people were having a large family gathering and using the seats out the front so couldn’t sit out the front or open the windows as very noisy. It stated the outdoor pool was heated but it wasn’t and was cold. They had a detailed list laminated in the kitchen of additional costs which was very full on and a bit much.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Disliked: Room comfort
I was very disappointed, expecting a 4 star place as stated. The room smelt musty, and was definitely not what 4 star sadly.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Prudence

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The barbecue areas and spacious balcony areas were a highlight, as was the pool and the ocean views.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Kirstin

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay, beautiful beach opposite. 100m walk to coffee, patisserie & dining.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022
Response from Natalie on Apr 12, 2022
Thank you for providing your feedback! We are glad you enjoyed your stay with us and look forward to welcoming you back next time!

6/10 Okay

Shruti

Liked: Amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
It was not clean.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022
Response from Natalie on Mar 22, 2022
Hi Shruti, Thank you for letting us know about your experience at our holiday apartments in Port Macquarie last weekend. I have passed your comments on to our housekeeping staff for inspection.

10/10 Excellent

shay

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic ! Would definitely stay again ! So accomodating for bigger groups
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022
Response from Damien on Mar 14, 2022
Very glad you enjoyed your stay with us Shay. Would gladly accept you and your family back with us.

10/10 Excellent

Aaron Lani

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location..Beach right across the road and the views were amazing!..We really enjoyed our stay here..Nice,clean spacious rooms..Will definitely be returning to these apartments in Port Macquarie again..Thank you 😀
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022
Response from Damien on Mar 14, 2022
Very glad you enjoyed your stay with us. We look forward to welcoming you back on your next visit to Port Macquarie.

8/10 Good

Jennie

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good location, short drive from cbd and a close walk to the beaches. Dining options within 50 metres. Very good base to explore the region from.
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2021
Response from Damien on Dec 30, 2021
Thanks for the feedback Jennie, was lovely having you stay with us. Hopefully we will see you again on your next visit to Port Macquarie.

8/10 Good

Janelle

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Excellent Apartment
Very comfortable apartments in a prime location opposite Flynn’s Beach and close to excellent restaurants and cafes. Very nice pool area and well equipped apartment. Highly recommend.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2021
Response from Damien on Dec 16, 2021
Thank you for leaving your feedback and ratings Janelle. We are glad you enjoyed your stay with us and look forward to welcoming you on your next visit to Port Macquarie!

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2021
Response from Natalie on Apr 9, 2021
Thank you for leaving your ratings

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Clean spacious room with friendly staff who were happy to assist with any request. Room was nice and clean and outside area was very appealing.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2021
Response from Nat on Jan 15, 2021
Thank you for your feedback and rating. It is much appreciated. We look forward to welcoming you on your next visit to Port Macquarie!

6/10 Okay

Teresa, Victoria

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Well equipped, hot water capacity for 4 adults insufficient. Common area, stairway & parking area could do with a sweep & clean.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020
Response from NH on Jan 9, 2020
Hi Teresa, Thank you for taking the time to leave your feedback and rating. Unfortunately, when the building was made, the smaller systems were installed. We have started the installation of gas hot water for our apartments, for instantaneous hot water. Regular cleaning of the stairways and common areas occurs each morning, however, due to the high food traffic and weather, it can become dirty quickly.

8/10 Good

Nadia

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ok for a night.
Definitely wasn’t 4-star accommodation but is was fine for one night. Across from Flynn’s beach and cafes which is great location!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Would have liked to stay longer👍😃 Very spacious and clean and comfortable Would love to return
Stayed 1 night in May 2019
Response from Allister on May 31, 2019
Thanks for your comments and great rating.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019
Response from Allister on May 31, 2019
Thanks for your rating

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness
Only one toilet - waiting time too long Carpark width - difficult to leave the vehicle when another was backed at the same time
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019
Response from Allister on Feb 8, 2019
Thanks for your feedback.

6/10 Okay

Pete

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great proximity to beaches, very noisy because of school holidays. The fridge within our room was very noisy and kept us awake on the two night we stayed. There didn't appear anyone who we could report this to !!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019
Response from Allister on Jan 17, 2019
Hi Pete, Sorry about the fridge. It appears to have been "things" inside the fridge rattling against eachother as the motor ran. The fridge is due for replacement shortly.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lots of room in the apartment, and good amenities, very clean and well kept. The mattresses were not great, quite firm and uncomfortable..
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018
Response from Natalie on Jan 8, 2019
Thank you for your feedback and rating. Sorry about the mattresses, they are a rating of Medium, which may be hard for people who are used to soft beds.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
the hotel is close to the beach and neat. Good experience
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018
Response from Natalie on Jan 8, 2019
Thank you for your feedback and rating!

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Close to the beach, very spacious
We were very happy with our room and will be back to book again
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable short stay
Stayed specifically for the Ironman weekend - so needed good location, comfortable and affordable (not using space much on the Sunday). All reqt met.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2018
Response from Allister on May 8, 2018
Thanks for your feedback.

8/10 Good

Jeremy, Coffs Harbour

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Spacious and quiet
The 2 bedroom apartment was spacious and comfortable. complex is handy to the beach and very quiet. staff were friendly and helpful. Great place for families.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2018
Response from Allister on Apr 24, 2018
Thanks for your feedback and rating.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Close to beach... spacious enough poor layout..
Beds super uncomfortable... staff were friendlly Easy to book
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2018
Response from Allister on Apr 24, 2018
Thanks for your feedback and rating. Some people like the beds, others hate them.

2/10 Terrible

Julian, Crookwell

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cockroaches, bad smells, unclean and no refund!
Having paid a very large sum of money to stay in January we arrived and checked-in. Our first impression was that the room smelled very mouldy. We tried to open the windows to let fresh air in but they could only open about 1 inch. The room was not very clean and the verandah had not been cleaned in a very long time. The we read the accommodation booklet on the coffee table about cockroaches and I quote " don't be alarmed if you see two or three cockroaches in your apartment" " A shoe should easily dispatch them" (please see photo). With the potential of sleeping for four nights in a room with cockroaches sent my wife into an anxiety attack. We decided that we could not stay in such a place. We checked out with the receptionist stating the room was sprayed about a month ago and that we shouldn't see any cockroaches; we couldn't take that chance. We offered to pay the first nights accommodation and asked for a refund for the rest. We were advised to talk to the manager. As we had checked-in, we had no right to a refund. If we hadn't shown up at all, we would have been entitled to a refund of all but the first nights accommodation. When we booked the apartment, there was no indication of cockroaches being a potential threat and so we feel that it is very unfair that we have been refused any refund by the manager Allister. Whilst we did not see any cockroaches, the fact that they feel it necessary to state it in the "welcome" means to us that it is a big problem. Please be aware
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2018
Response from Allister on Jan 24, 2018
Hi Julian, Unfortunately, some of our rooms (like yours) were affected by a sea mist that came in overnight. (Rooms were left open to air). So the moldy smell was actually a salty residue from the sea mist. Window restrictions are now a legal requirement, so small children do not fall to the death or serious injury. As explained to you at the time, Port Macquarie is an idyllic environment for Cockroaches, and even though we have the apartments sprayed regularly, they "fly in" on occasions. This is why we include it in our "Compendium" to educate guest that it does not indicate a "dirty" room. As we are a small establishment, we do not refund guest for shortened stays under any circumstances. In your case I did relist the apartment as being available the following night, and would have given you a partial refund had the apartment sold, which it didn't.

6/10 Okay

Shantala, Sydney

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Close to the beach
Convenient location, but kitchen equipment, carpets were dirty
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2018
Response from Allister on Jan 26, 2018
Hi Shantala, Thanks for your feedback. We are unaware of any maintenance issues with your apartment. I'm sorry your apartment was not up to our usual high standard of cleanliness. Unfortunately, sometimes guests put equipment away with washing properly, and this is sometimes missed by our cleaners.

10/10 Excellent

Bobby, Sydney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
100% 5 STARS - best in Port Maquarie !
Superior location directly opposite Flynn’s Beach(10sec walk over the road), 3 bedroom apartment was HUGE for our large family (5 kids) in fact it would be the equivalent of a 4 bedroom in Sydney, each of the bedrooms had its own balcony, the apartment was spotless and the kids loved the spa bath, the swimming pool has a very shallow area which is perfect for toddlers and the pool is heated, we will definitely be booking here again ! (Side note: we were originally booked 1 week earlier and had to cancel due to unforeseen circumstances, Natalie was more than accommodating to move the dates for us hassle free) 5 stars all the way !!! THANK YOU
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018
Response from Allister on Jan 14, 2018
Thanks for your feedback and rating. Glad we could be of service to help you have a great escape.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Great Location
Clean, great location.
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2017
Response from Allister on Jan 14, 2018
Thanks for your feedback and rating.

8/10 Good

Michelle, Gold Coast, Queensland

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort
Great location, across the road from the beach
The location is fantastic, beach, cafes and local store within meters, the apartments were a great size and while a little dated they were reasonably comfortable and well fitted. The kitchen had plenty of crockery, cutlery, pots, pans and utensils. The only drawbacks were: Very very uncomfortable mattress in the main room which meant that we hardly slept. The fact that while the apartments were non-smoking, the open plan of the balconies meant that if our neighbour was smoking on their balcony the smoke drifted straight onto ours and into our apartment if the door was open. Made it hard for us to sit out on our balcony and relax. Pool could do with more regular maintenance, particularly on busy days. The you-beaut coffee machine which was advertised all around the property and in the apartments itself with the bi-line of SPOIL YOURSELF....was out of order. Otherwise we truly enjoyed our stay.
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2017
Response from Allister on Jan 14, 2018
Thanks for your feedback and rating. The beds are rated as "medium" which suits most people, but could be a bit hard for those used to a soft bed. The coffee machine was out of order only for a few hours. The Pool was smashed during the hot days and was attended to early each morning, and was super-chlorinated whenever needed. Glad you had a good break anyway.

10/10 Excellent

wendy, brisbane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great position right opposite a patrolled beach!
Clean, very spacious, lovely staff, secure car parking and only about 35 minute walk along the beachside track to the centre of town.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2017
Response from Allister on Dec 29, 2017
Thanks for your feedback, glad you have a great break.

8/10 Good

KC, Newcastle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice Apartment close to the beach
We stayed in a 2 bedroom apartment at the front of the building with an ocean view. Free upgrade, which was a nice surprise. There was plenty of room and we had everything we needed for a two night stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2017
Response from Allister on Dec 29, 2017
Thansk for your feedback, glad you had a good stay.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
Close to beach
In a great position in Port Macquarie. On arrival greated by staff in grubby clothing and found accommodation the same. Apart from sheets and towels, everything else needed a good clean and refurbishment. No air conditioner bedrooms. There are 3 flights of stairs from car park to upper level, no lift.
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2017
Response from Allister on Dec 29, 2017
Hi, sorry you didn't find our accommodation to your liking. Apologies for the Maintenance Man being receptionist for the afternoon, (not the best look).

10/10 Excellent

Andy , Edmonton, AB

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The room was spacious and clean. It's a nice place to stay and I would go again.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2017
Response from Allister on Nov 28, 2017
Thanks for the feedback and rating, much appreciated.

10/10 Excellent

Alicia, K

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We Loved It!
This was our first stay at this place, after staying at the same place for years. Our room was fantastic! Location is great and the pool is beautiful. We will stay here again for sure.

8/10 Good

Stephen, Sydney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice apartment across the road from the beach
Very happy with the staff and facilities - nice pool with excellent and clean BBQ facilities on site which were well equipped. With the one qualification below, I would happily recommend this apartment. Now for the qualification, this is not a complaint, just a word of caution if you are a family and considering utilising an extra roll-out bed for the third child. The apartment we were in was 2 bedroom, 1 queen and two singles. There was nowhere really to place the roll-out bed. Our third child slept on the mattress in the hallway of our unit between the two bedrooms. Having said that, it must also be said that when we arrived, the roll-out bed apparently wasn't charged on the invoice and the owner waived the fee - thank you

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Disliked: Staff & service
The Manager was not friendly at all. Made me feel like an inconvenience immediately, wasn't acceptable that we only had a visa debit card because if we broke his tv or trashed the room he wouldn't find much money in our account. We were a family of 5! A neat and clean family who were just in Port to visit our 94yr old Grandmother (and Great Grandmother to my children). The 5th person booked was my nearly 3yr old (who we paid additional money for) and that was an inconvenience for the Manager and also no towel was provided for him. We didn't touch the kitchen, had a short swim in the pool and used the lounges/tv. I even took photos of the unit arriving and leaving so that we could prove we didn't break anything.... disgusting how rude he was! No smile or have a good stay! It was all about how he would recoup money if we damaged anything, and the direction we MUST walk to get to our unit!! What a waste!
Response from Manager on Jan 24, 2017
Hi Anonymous, You are obviously an exceptional family. However, some guests have been worse than pigs, trashing the rooms and leaving a huge mess to cleanup. I cannot tell by just meeting you what state you will leave the apartment. Unfortunately the incident I refer too had just happened, and they checked in with a Debit card, and we could not recover the damage costs.

10/10 Excellent

Edward

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Big 3 bed apartment with pool.
6 adults and a nearly 2yo thoroughly enjoyed our stay in a great place. Only a short drive or a good walk into Port Macquarie shopping area.

10/10 Excellent

Aveline, Terranora, NSW

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Family friendly and close to the beach
This place is a great easy-going location and the facilities are very good. The pool is a perfect size for kids, it's also centrally located so all the apartment balcony's can view it. Which means it's easy for parents to see what's going on! Lovely staff, extremely helpful and nothing's too difficult. The apartments are very comfortable with everything you would need, and my kids love the extra big couches in the lounge. We will definitely be back to stay.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

8/10 Good

Simon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Apartment was spacious and relaxing, The key attraction walking across the road to Finley Beach. A few restaurants and shops close by

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Best apartment I stayed in travelling up coast,
Great, right on beach, very clean and had everything we needed. Great to be able to smoke on closed balcony
Response from Allister on Apr 10, 2016
Thanks for your rating and feedback

8/10 Good

Fedi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Response from Allister on Jun 4, 2016
Thanks for your rating, we try to have a particularly smooth and quick checkin experience.

8/10 Good

Ross, newcastle nsw

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place to stay close to beach
Great room and views from the room we had. Lovely pool and area, the pool rules where not adhered to as there was workmen staying there on two afternoons they had glass bottles in the pool which is very dangeras as you have only got to back one and anybody could be cut as the glass would be had to locate
Response from Allister on Apr 1, 2016
Sorry you experienced this, apparently they were going home the next day, and didn't care if they broke the rules. Unfortunately I have to cleanup the broken glass the next morning.

8/10 Good

Damien, Newcastle

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I'd stay there again
Friendly staff, immaculately clean rooms and facilities, good quality well appointed apartments, clean BBQ area. Couldn't fault it really. I would definitely stay again
Response from Allister on Apr 1, 2016
Thanks for your rating and response. See you next time.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great
Fun and good to get away
Response from Allister on Jun 4, 2016
Thanks for your rating and response.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Enjoyable self service apartments minutes away from Flynn's beach. Get place for families with children enjoying the communal pool.
Response from Allister on Apr 1, 2016
Thanks for your rating and response