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3.5 out of 5
Canal Rocks Beachfront Apartments
97 Smith's Beach Road, Yallingup, WA

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 68 out of 105 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 25 out of 105 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 9 out of 105 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 105 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 105 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Keith, Singapore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Fantastic location right next to the beach
Some apartments are dated, others are renovated. If you get a renovated room, they are much better. Great location by the beach.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2018

10/10 Excellent

maca, perth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
just awesome
I don't know where else you can stay on the beach like that ...what a awesome getaway a weekend on smiths beach was, just magic...
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2017

8/10 Good

Steph, Perth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ocean view stay
This is a lovely small resort right on Smiths Beach. The room was newly renovated, very clean and comfortable. Even though you probably won't want to leave Smiths Beach for long, Canal Rocks is a great base for exploring the area being very close to Yallingup and many wineries. It was very difficult to leave yesterday morning. We'll be back!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2017
Response from Management & Staff - Canal Rocks on Nov 17, 2017
Hi Steph, Yes it is a hard spot to leave - especially with this wonderful weather - thank you for the great review - we look forward to having you stay again.

10/10 Excellent

Cathy, Sydney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A top spot
We stayed in the one bedroom executive apartment on the ground floor - smaller than the other apartments but perfect for a couple. It was next door to the office (open from 8.30-5) but that made no difference - we didn’t hear a peep. The apartment is quite new and very modern with a well equipped kitchen and plentiful supplies of soaps etc to keep you going. A magical spot directly opposite the beach with views over the ocean - a lovely place to sit with a wine or beer bought from one of the many nearby wineries or breweries and watch the whales frolicking.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2017
Response from Management & Staff Canal Rocks on Nov 17, 2017
Hi Cathy, Thankyou for your great feedback - we are glad you had a nice stay with us and YES we agree you can't beat the wonderful location. :)

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location and facilities. Will definitely be back
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017

8/10 Good

Lorraine, Willetton wa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
very enjoyable stay room was lovely and clean and staff very friendly at check in and check out plenty of towels and toiletries supplied and lovely heater, would stay again and recommend to friends
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

Brodie, Perth, WA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Apartments with a view
We came with another couple and our 7 week old baby for 2 nights as we had a wedding to attend to in the area - Modern, clean and comfortable - Beds were very comfortable and one of the only places that offered two bedrooms both with queen sized beds (rather than one being twin only), great as we were travelling with another couple and not children! - Great amenities including a laundry. Only thing I potentially would have liked was an iron and iron board (I looked but couldn't find one - at the end of the day not a necessity) - Portacot and Cot bedding was provided on request. It would have been nice to have the Cot already set up for us, but as these are apartments not a hotel certainly not expected or necessary - Staff were very helpful with suggesting nearby places to go and helping my husband when he needed to print something - Spectacular location with a great view of the beach. Would be wonderful in summer but we enjoyed it just as much in spring! Overall we were very happy with the experience and would return again
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This was the perfect location to relax and enjoy the WA sunshine, beautiful beach and stunning canal rocks. From our balcony we watched dolphins swimming in the ocean and kangaroos feeding in the neighbouring nature reserve.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017

6/10 Okay

Beanie, Australia

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Close to the beach
Our room is downstairs, so the water view is ok but not great. Also, couple in next unit enjoyed their drink at the front yard, their talking and laughing were annoyed. I think the water view at upstairs should be good. The TV set in the room was a bit high up when watching from the couch. The bottom and the sides inside the kettle was filthy. The tissues was full of black stain when I wiped it. I had to wipe it and clean it with boiling water thoroughly before using it. We did not use the microwave but I could see inside along the top rims were covered with food splashes. Yak. The room rate was not cheap. The cleaning problem stated above was worse than motels standards in Australia.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

10/10 Excellent

Kasey, Perth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Close to the beach
Receptionist was very friendly and welcoming. The room was very clean and spacious. Would love to stay again
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic apartment and location to match. We will be back!

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Good location but inflexible staff
Great location and nice partial views. But to be honest, the management of the hotel was far to inflexible and added an unnecessary amount of stress to our stay. Our family had booked another room in the hotel and they were persistent they weren't allowed to check in at midday to prepare for a wedding in the afternoon after a 30hr travel from London. Even though the room wasn't being used the night before they still couldn't confirm and required multiple calls and visits to reception to plead with them. Whilst last minute they let them use the room early, we had wasted 2 days and stress preparing other family in the area to let them use an area to get ready. They said they get it all the time with weddings and brushed us off very rudely - so basically, if you are in MR for a wedding and need the proficient service of a legit hospitable hotel then probably wise to steer clear and leave your stress for something more warranted whilst on holidays.....
Hi, Thank you for your comments. I would like to respond by saying we always try and accommodate guest requests whenever we can- that particular room had scheduled maintenance pre-booked with a tradesman, therefore, even though we were hoping to get your family in earlier (which we did) but were not sure on his exact finishing times. We are glad you enjoyed the location and we were able to accommodate your family as requested in the end. The Team at Canal Rocks Beachfront Apartments

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect.
Perfect.
Hi Karen, Thank you so much for the great score - so glad you had a nice holiday and we hope to welcome you back soon. The Team at Canal Rocks Beachfront Apartments

10/10 Excellent

Bec, Syd

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Little gem
Great value for money, nice unit with direct beach access.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice beachfront apartment with spectacular views of the sea and Smith's Beach. Walking distance to Canal Rocks and beautiful beach just in front. Apartments are clean and well-equipped.

10/10 Excellent

Stephanie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean, tidy and in the most amazing location!
I can honestly say the location of our apartment left me speechless! The drive down the hill and to the apartment was stunning. Apartment was clean and tidy with everything we needed for our short but sweet stay. 6 adults had more than enough space and there wasn't a negative word said amongst us. We all absolutely loved our stay at Canal Rocks.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Everything is fine but not the wifi.
Choose this hotel if you like the beachfront view. Room facilities and condition is okay and staff is pleasant and friendly. But if wifi is critical to you, it will be a great disappointment.

8/10 Good

keentraveller, Perth, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
There is no better view of Smiths Beach
Nothing beats the view... the only down side would be that it's pretty isolated so you have to drive somewhere for dinner (unless you're happy with the overpriced Lamonts restaurant next door). But you can always self-cater if you're into that. It would be nice to be able to pre-order a hamper so that some basics were already there in arrival... say bread, butter, spreads, milk, eggs, yoghurt etc. Other than that, I struggle to find fault.

10/10 Excellent

anne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Convenient and excellent price. Very very clean
Went for a wedding and had a beautiful weekend. Weather was great and had a room facing rhe beach and barbecues outside our door with grass areas for children to play. Could walk straight to the beach from our apartment.

10/10 Excellent

Julian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beachfront and brilliant
We stayed 2 nights in Apartment 13 on the second floor. The unit is at the end of the estate so there is more privacy. Being on the second floor, there is a better view of the ocean than being on the ground floor. The beach is just across the road and there is usually between 1 to 4 kangaroos in the back lawn. We had great walks around the area. My family totally enjoyed ourselves.

10/10 Excellent

Jo, Mudgee NSW

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfy beds... ocean views.
Just wish I had of checked the booking confirmation as it does say downstairs room although all the pictures are of views from the top floor rooms so this was a little disappointing. But it was still beautiful. Friendly staff, super comfy beds, good shower and products, great kitchen.

10/10 Excellent

Amanda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Right on Smiths Beach!!!
We loved being right on the beach, it was just beautiful!!

10/10 Excellent

Joday , W.A

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
great loction right on the beach,
Great loction but just far enough away from town. The gas log fire in the room is just what you need on the cold nights.

10/10 Excellent

simone, baldivis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful
Loved it! Beautiful location and view. Would definitely stay again

8/10 Good

Michael CHUN KWONG

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice and Quiet apartment by the ocean.
The apartment was clean and private. Close to vineyards and attractions.

10/10 Excellent

LESLEY, PERTH

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ocean views at their best!!
3 ladies having a 3 day getaway and we couldn't have picked a better place. The apartment was stunning with everything you need for an end of winter stay and the fire was brilliant, warming the whole place within minutes. We were close to everywhere we wanted to visit, galleries restaurants and wineries. I would absolutely recommend Canal Rocks to anyone. The views of the ocean and coastline were amazing, can't wait to go again.

10/10 Excellent

Chris, Pth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice hotel. Very quiet. Pity there was no restaurant within walking distance at that time of the year.

8/10 Good

Sang-Il

10/10 Excellent

Anonymous , WA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Apartment close to the beach.
Great positioning. Room well maintained. Would've loved a dishwasher rather than washing everything myself, but otherwise it was fantastic!

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We had a lovely 2 day break. Our hot water system didn't work for a period of time but we were given access to another unit to shower whilst it was being fixed. I'd imagine the rooms would be quite warm during summer and there was no air conditioning, only an overhead fan in the main living area.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We enjoyed the quiet location with ocean view. The studio is spacious and the kitchen is well equipped with a gas cooktop.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
grest view, awesome location
We have stayed there before and booked a 2 bd apartment as we were unsure of the size of the studio apartment , we were very surprised at the size and the view was just as good , will definetly stay again , top location

8/10 Good

Cindy, Perth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
GREAT VIEWS
great location, close to beach, Lamonts cafe. Clean and comfortable room

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice apartment, beautiful ocean views.
Very nice self contained apartments. Metres from the beach. The only downside was if you wanted to drink you needed to get taxis into Yallingup. Which was about $25 each way, which was fine just a bit of a wait.

10/10 Excellent

Jason, Singapore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was a great view next to the beach.the condition of the apartment is excellent.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Stay
We had a great stay at Canal Rocks. The apartment was well appointed and clean. The view, of course, was amazing! Would stay here again.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Needs a bit more
The location is very good and we had some great meals at the wineries. For the money paid I expected more, such as a sound system that worked; Foxtel etc. Wifi is available but service in that region is dreadful. Bathroom has been renovated and the accommodation layout was fine.

10/10 Excellent

William

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

GC

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Home away from home, right on the beach
Very comfortable stay, we all enjoyed this holiday.
friendly wildlife

8/10 Good

Karen, Perth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Definitely stay here
Best location. Quiet and well priced.

2/10 Terrible

AlbaVJ, UK

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Dreadful! Not value for money.
Over priced, basic accommodation! No aircon in 35oC heat. Got an electric fan offered instead. Basic kitchen with a dirty cupboard and curtains. Electric sockets were dodgy with multi way adaptors used. Lights cut our first night. View of the beach obscured by the other apartments. Also loved the noisy digger ripping up the bush for the 3 nights we were there. Kicking up tons of dust and making it impossible for us to sit on the balcony from 8.30am to 4pm. No-one let us know of the works when we arrived. Also turned the water off with no warning. No notice of works or compensation for the noise and dust. Spoke to the owner who was fairly arrogant and didn't care of the inconvenience caused! Not worth £127 a night. 3 star accommodation priced at 5 star. Complete rip off! Wish we were next door in Lamonts.
Response from ShellforCanal on Jan 7, 2016
We are disappointed to hear you did not enjoy your holiday with us. Unfortunately on Christmas Day we had a water pipe burst and cause a rock retaining wall to collapse which we had to have fixed immediately for safety reasons. We did have workman from Boxing Day for 3 days working hard to repair and prevent further damage with 99.9% of our guests understanding that this was out of our control and even offering to help. Water was off for 15 minutes Max - Sorry for any inconvenience. Kitchens in our STUDIO APARTMENTS ONLY are stove tops, microwave oven and all crockery & cutlery as advertised. Electric Sockets are not dodgy.

10/10 Excellent

Carol, South Africa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing location
Very relaxing, a stone throw away from the beach. We really enjoyed our Christmas time there. A highlight of our trip to Western Australia.
Smith Beach viewed from cape to cape track

10/10 Excellent

Joevy, Malaysia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pleasant and comfortable stay for family
There were 7 of us including three young kids that are 6 year old, and a pair of four year old twins. We stayed here for one night, the apartment is surprisingly new and big for our group. We had a very nice and pleasant stay here, and I wish I could extend one more night here if we have enough time there. The kitchen equipments are sufficient enough and very well in conditions.

8/10 Good

Steve, Perth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ok but not WOW
Location was great, right in front of Smiths Beach. Lamonts is next door but not much food alternative otherwise. Wifi was rather poor, not only it was slow but we were only given 6 hour worth of access (and for only 1 gadget) per day.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Overall superb stay
Overall great experience. Expensive but we paid to stay at an ocean view apartment was just superb. Just right infront of our balcony. Had dinner at Little Fish which was a restaurant built over a beautiful lake. Just a short 5 min drive away, add on to the great overnight stay. Complimentary wifi was only 4 hours a day even though we paid alot to stay in the ocean view apartment.

6/10 Okay

Jane, queensland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Nice apartment right on beach front.
Staff helpful, very clean and simply appointed. WiFi at $5 per hour ridiculous in this day and age. A selection of pillow types would be beneficial. Only able to change pillow after requesting and not readily available

8/10 Good

richard, perth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice unit with nice views of ocean and bush
Room was clean and had everything required. Nice view from balcony. A good place to enjoy dinner whilst watching sunset.

10/10 Excellent

Monica, Perth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beach Delight
The studio had recently been renovated beautifully. Very spacious and clean with a great view to the nature reserve and beach. Peaceful veranah with sun chairs and table with chairs to relax on. All Staff were very helpful and friendly will definitely be back.

10/10 Excellent

J.J, Bunbury

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location right on the beach.
Listen to the waves from your room, as you sit by your gas log fire.