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4 out of 5
Marlin Waters
131-133 Williams Esplanade, Palm Cove, QLD

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 53 out of 85 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 27 out of 85 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 85 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 85 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 85 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Terry, Buckeye

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This property was in the perfect beach location, directly across from the safe swim area. The woman working at reception was very helpful, kind, nice. The outside of the building could use a little updating. The decor is basic, but clean. We would recommend this place.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Pauline

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
We thoroughly enjoyed our stay. Although basic, the apartment was very comfortable, spacious and well kept with a fantastic view of the ocean. Helpful, friendly managers and excellent location. We enjoyed falling asleep and waking to the sound of the waves and would certainly choose to stay here again.
Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Suzanne

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Great Location
Great location with views of the beach. Modern furniture and very comfortable bed. Great place to stay for a couple with kitchen facilities. Lift was very handy as stayed on the 4th floor. Would definitely stay again.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Rhonda on Nov 10, 2023
Thank you for your lovely review.

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Nice size, location and friendly staff.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Janice Anne

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Rhonda on Jul 9, 2023
Thank you

8/10 Good

Jenny

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Rhonda on Jul 9, 2023
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Jayne

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The location of Marlin Waters is fantastic....right in the middle of everything and directly opposite the netted swimming area. The Surf Club is right next door and a host of restaurants are within short walking distance. Our apartment was spacious, modern and clean and had a great view of the water. Rhonda was wonderful and so helpful after our flight was cancelled and we had to rush off to catch an earlier flight. In our haste to leave, we left our car keys behind which Rhonda kindly found and mailed back. We would definitely recommend a stay at Marlin Waters!
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2023
Response from Rhonda on Apr 4, 2023
Thank you for your lovely review. I am pleased you had a great holiday an could get into your house!

8/10 Good

Maria

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Sparkling clean apartment right across the road from the swimming net. Rhonda offered a pleasant discount for meals and drinks at the local Irish pub.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2022
Response from Rhonda on May 24, 2022
Thank you for your lovely review, we hope th see you again.

8/10 Good

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Spacious apartment with beachfront views. Friendly staff. Quiet air conditioning. Convenient to many restaurants and shops. Great place to stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The location next to the beach and near all the restaurants and shops is the best. Close to all the action
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location, spacious apartment & Rhonda was a fountain of local knowledge. I liked that access was from behind apartments & not from through a reception area.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic location loved the fact that it is a stones throw to the beach. Our apartment was very spacious and had everything we needed. The pool area could do with an update, very hot during the middle of the day, could do with some umbrellas for shade.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Janet, Bribie Island

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The position of the units is perfect. The beach is straight across the street and you walk to cafes and restaurants. Rhonda was very helpful and informative. The bed was extremely comfortable. Everything was perfect. Had a great stay.
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Wayne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to relax
Fabulous location, across the road to the beach and close to everything. Comfortable, functional room. Owners friendly & helpful. Nice pool area.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic trip, location and room superb.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2019
Response from rhonda on Oct 1, 2019
Thank you for a lovely review.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Being right on the beach front was great. The pool area and BBQ were lovely.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Rhonda on Oct 1, 2019
Thank you for staying at Marlin Waters

8/10 Good

Joseph

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
lovely appartment.
comfortable with views of the sea. large flat with all amenities and near all restaurants.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Rhonda on Sep 11, 2019
Thank you for staying at Marlin Waters

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property condition was excellent. Proximity to the beach and shopping strip was also excellent. Undercover parking was a bonus. Staff very friendly.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Rhonda on Sep 11, 2019
Thank you for staying at Marlin Waters and writing a lovely review.

10/10 Excellent

Greg

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Carole

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Col, Gold coast

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great time thanks
Top location superb outlook so handy to restaurants and shops beach across the street
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2018
Response from rhonda on Oct 2, 2018
Thank you for your review

8/10 Good

Glenn, Nundah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great holiday unit , perfectly located
Hard to beat this for a stay in beautiful Palm Cove. Highly recommend it.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018
Response from rhonda on Sep 25, 2018
Thank you for your lovely review.

10/10 Excellent

Keith

Nice place, well located. The apartments had everything we wanted.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2018
Response from rhonda on Sep 25, 2018
Thank you for your lovely review, we hope to see you again.

8/10 Good

Maureen, Sydney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A comfortable stay in a beautiful setting opposite the water.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2018
Response from rhonda on Sep 25, 2018
Thank you for your lovely review, we hope to see you again.

8/10 Good

trev, Adelaide

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Management very helpful and good location overlooking beach and close to many restaurants Apartments are quite comfortable
Stayed 10 nights in Aug 2018
Response from rhonda on Aug 21, 2018
Thank you for your lovely review

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Location
Very easy to arrange, friendly managers. Close to everything
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Spacious apartment opposite beach and esplanade
Merlin Waters is located at Palm Cove, north of Cairns. It's a very beautiful place with a good atmosphere and ambience. Nice walking and swimming. Good place for families.
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2018
Response from Rhonda on May 1, 2018
Thank you for your review, we would have like to know about any apartment issues so we could have addressed this immediately. Thank you for staying at Marlin Waters, it is a lovely location and property.

10/10 Excellent

Debra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
great get away
awesome place straight across the road from the beach and swimming net great view from our room the pool was lovely as well staff friendly room comfy altho a/c right above our head in bed room and light from sensor shines right in your eyes only complaint ..:)
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018

10/10 Excellent

Rowdy, Craigmore South Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent location.
Fantastic location, excellent facilities for a good price. Staff were very friendly.
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2017
Response from Rhonda on Dec 7, 2017
Hi, thank you for your review and that you enjoyed your stay. I do apologize for missing your towel change. We hope you will stay with us again.

8/10 Good

KIm

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable cosy accommodation
Great location friendly staff
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2017

8/10 Good

Annie, Victoria, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay, beautiful beach view and walking distance to restaurants.
Response from Rhonda on May 17, 2017
Thank you for your review

6/10 Okay

Sal, Melbourne, Victoria

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Location was perfect because it's directly in front of the beach, walking distance to restaurants, beautiful beach view however the apartment we were given really needed some upgrading. The reason I booked this hotel was because of what I saw in the pictures advertised which looked very modern and nice. The apartment came with a dishwasher, tumble dryer and washing machine, very spacious with all the amenities. Chris and Rhonda were very friendly and helpful.
Response from Rhonda on May 17, 2017
Thank you for your review, we do have a beautiful location.

8/10 Good

Michelle

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
Great position opposite beach
Marlin Waters is an older resort however the location is fantastic. We loved being able to walk across the road to the netted swimming area and it is a short walk to cafes, resturants, a children's play area and small grocery store and pharmacy. We were a bit disappointed that the patio area of our unit was dirty. We can understand with all the paperbark trees around that leaves would be dropping constantly, but the patio itself and table needed a good clean. The draws and cupboards in the unit also were very dusty. Otherwise we were very happy with the unit, it is very comfortable with fans and aircon and also extras such as a dishwasher.
Response from Rhonda on May 17, 2017
Thank you for your review, the trees do cause some problems, but they are just beautiful.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
very nice … friendly,and very happy...The traffic is convenient, the door is the bus can go to the CITY
Response from Rhonda on Jan 26, 2017
Thank you for your review, we are lucky to have such a great place.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location
Beautiful property with great view. Excellent location.
Response from General Manager on Jan 26, 2017
Thank you for your review and that you enjoyed your holiday, we are lucky to have such a great location. We hope you will come back and stay at Marlin Waters again.

10/10 Excellent

Margaret, melbourne aus

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very happy stay
Well situated across from a patrolled beach with stinger net. Easy access to free parking at rear. Bookings for activities you wish to do during your stay can be organised with the reception. Walking distance to plenty of eating venues and right next door to the SLSC. The place is not big, it is three levels high with 36 apartments, all overlooking the main thoroughfare and the beach. It's not noisy though. Our apartment had everything we needed for our stay, you can cook for yourself if you wish to stay in or if you'd rather head out to eat there's plenty to choose from. Stayed for 9nights, loved it. Very friendly hosts, Rhonda and Chris.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great self-contained apartment with beach views.
As above, fantastic apartment with nice views, 30 second walk to the lovely Palm Cove beach. On the esplanade so walking distance to all shops and restaurants. Staff were friendly and helpful.

10/10 Excellent

Bryan, gold coast

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
very well situated motel.
This motel is in a beautiful position right opposite the beach.Great view of ocean and magnificent old trees.Parking is close to lift for easy unpacking.Restaurants close by and a good variety.

10/10 Excellent

Bob, NZ

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good place right by the beach
This was a very pleasant place to stay-directly across the road from the beach. The accommodation was clean, good standard, not grande luxe, but absolutely fine. Happy to secommend it.

10/10 Excellent

Bernice, South Coast NSW

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect location, close to everything!!!
Wow!!!! A fantastic week in Palm Cove. Marlin Waters was the perfect place to stay for our mid winter getaway. Rhonda was a great help when we needed advice on what trip to the GBR would suit our needs. Nothing was too much trouble. We would certainly recommend a stay at Marlin Waters. We hope to be back again, for another week of summer next winter.

8/10 Good

Lynette, Sydney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic location and waterfront rooms

8/10 Good

Deborah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Value for money, elevator a bonus
This is an older style block and it is still being updated, but every room looks on to the beach, the managers are a great asset and the elevator is a bonus for those who can not manage stairs. What it misses on finesse, it makes up for in the outlook of every apartment over the beach, the generous balconies, free Wifi and the price. The managers genuinely care about every visitor and seem to take special care of older visitors. It is next to the Surf Club but no noise issues and I was there over a weekend when it was its busiest. In fact, you can pop next door for a cheap meal or to buy your alcohol or a family meal. Even though it is not as glamorous as some other resorts, I would stay here again.

10/10 Excellent

Douglas, Bayswater

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Arrived to friendly and relaxing staff member who helped take the luggage up to our room with us. The room was spotless and easy to keep that way. Showed us the room and all the amenities along with how every thing worked. Had excellent view of the beach (10 metres away). Location was better than we had planned.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Great location, apartment very clean but blue walls too overpowering!

10/10 Excellent

Gary, Whitstable

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful Marlin Waters
Beautiful hotel right on the beach with it's own private pool, very friendly staff and really helpful. To the other side of the hotel was the Rain Forest it was just a lovely area, the apartments are large and well equipped. The only thing missing was free WiFi but you could buy it if you needed to.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice place and close to everything but....
Needs better quality fixtures, fittings & furniture. More luxury!

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Apartment style holidays
Well furnished apartment with laundry and kitchen.

10/10 Excellent

Sheena, Broken Hill, NSW, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice apartments.
Clean, spacious apartments. Great to have a kitchen with stove and oven and full size fridge. Washing machine and dryer. Nicely decorated. Comfortable bed. Views of the beach. Would definitely stay again!
View of the front
Swimming Pool
Beach Views