Beach Hotels in Newcastle

This hotel is in a perfect location and the staff make you so welcome . Rooms are clean and comfortable. James and Daniel at reception are very efficient , lovely lads who instantly made us feel so welcome and continued to look after us throughout our stay . Can’t wait to come back

I’ve stayed here before, but my most recent stay was underwhelming. After I checked in, I got the luggage from my car. I had quite a lot with me and I was loading it on a trolley (I was clearly struggling) and 2 staff members stood there talking and just watched me! After I loaded everything on and was pushing it inside only then did one of them reluctantly ask ‘are you right with that?’. The very long corridors were inconvenient to push so much luggage with no assistance. While my room was clean and tidy, I noticed when I got into bed that the sheets smelt as though they had been left in the washing machine too long and had that odour to them. I didn’t bother complaining as when I checked in I was told they have me in a disability room because ‘that’s all we had left to put you’. The smell was so strong that when I got home I realised my pyjamas had the same odour to them. I got room service one night and the food was awful. Staff member who checked me out was lovely, and this time, a staff member immediately offered (politely) to help get my luggage in my car. I would give this hotel another chance purely because other times everything has been fine, but this experience was not so great!

Opposite is the main beach. It is still very convenient to play the beach and the sea. The restaurant has a 180-degree floor view. You can enjoy it at breakfast. It is really good. There is a free low parking garage. It is two standard rooms connected together, which is really good. The bed in the standard room is very large, which is very convenient for family use. It ’s important to say that the hotel ’s restaurant service is really good. When I arrived at the hotel, one of my noodle cooker lines fell into the previous hotel and I went back to get it for another 2-3 hours. Later, I negotiated with the restaurant. Since the restaurant ca n’t cook takeaway food, the manager helped me think of a way to soak the noodles in hot water and then turn them in the microwave. Finally, Erbao had noodles and was happy. Wonderful. There are some shopping malls near the hotel, you need to go a little earlier, and there are many Chinese shops, dim sum shops and Japanese food shops, as well as spicy spicy pots. The closer you are to Sydney, the more Chinese food features appear. The ice cream shop opposite the hotel must go, go early in the evening, usually Australian shops open late in the morning, especially on weekends, and close at 8-9 in the evening.

Awesome accommodation, amazing and compassionate staff (especially Demi). The rooms are always clean. There can be better rooms for the same price/cheaper elsewhere but I always prioritise The Lucky when booking as they always look after us. Additional bonus, they have a lift for accessibility.

For a hostel, the Newcastle Beach YHA is a great value for money. Location is perfect, 5 minute walk to the beach, right off the light rail from the train station and overall quiet (minus weekends). The vintage home has great curb appeal and is in overall good condition inside. The stained glass windows, deep couches and foyer/staircase are very comfortable to relax in. Kitchen is a little tired but overall in good condition and well stocked. Laundry worked well too and powder is available for sale. The bedrooms can get really warm and stuffy, even with the window open. And with no air con, summer would be hot here. Good storage with outlets in the rooms but the bed squeak and move around a lot of both bunks are filled. WiFi works well in the common space too. And the hostel has activities during the week, like a free sausage sizzle, which was fun. My only quibble was how well the WHV kids living there cleaned the place. Watching a few of them while eating or cooking, it seemed like a quick touch and go job. Kitchen doesn’t seem to be cleaned out regularly as I could smell rotting food regularly in the fridge. Would recommend it and would stay again, but if you want quieter atmosphere, don’t go on weekends.

Lovely hotel in central location. Staff very nice & helpful. Recommend paying the extra & get valet parking as other option can be confusing to begin with. Roof top bar was lovely but music very loud. Love the Kevin Murphy bathroom products. Yes, we would stay again when in Newcastle.

Those staff who have good will still remember you when you stay next time. Great location, close to restaurants, CBD, businesses and government. There are several restaurants in their alliance, which is convenient when holding business lunch or dinner.

First time at a Crystalbrook hotel. It was a pleasant experience. Rooms are really spacious with nice modern decor/retro design touches. Bed was ok, pretty firm. Room entry is a bit of a wasted space around closet area, probably could have been better utilised. Bathroom was well equipped, probably could have been bigger based on wasted entry area. The hotel has a rather sombre vibe so a bit vanilla in that respect. Restaurant not open Sunday eves so couldn't try. Bar on top level has pretty good views but a bit disjointed between nice bar and seating area in a seperate room. Didn't get a buzzy feeling there. Location was ok, bit out of central CBD but close enough to Darby St eateries so had my Sunday dinner there. Opposite Civic Park and close to waterfront. Loved the ”no plastic bottle” and refillable water stations for an eco friendly experience.

We have stayed at the Grand many times and have always loved it for its history, architectural style, and cleanliness. We were greatly disappointed by our last stay, to find the attention to detail was lacking and the room (Grand room 7) was in a state of disrepair. The bathroom had broken towel rails and moldy tiles, missing stonework from the fireplace, random scruffy miss-matched furniture, a grubby ironing board in the poorly built wardrobe, the pillows were thin and lumpy. The accommodation is not at the high standard it once was and it's sad to see the once smart and stylish decor has deteriorated. Also, be aware, the website advertises on-street parking, however, this part of town is very busy and it's tricky to find a park in the street or the parking station across the road, which charges $40 for 1 overnight stay. This hotel is in an excellent location and is close to the beach, cafes, and CBD. There are lovely views of the Cathedral from the corner balcony and you can hear the sea at night. I hope the hotel management will take the time to repair the damage in the rooms and give the place a good scrub and replace some of the out-of-place furniture. We love this place but would hesitate to stay again based on our last experience. Currently, it does not meet the standard expected for 4-star accommodation, and at $179 per night, it was very disappointing.

We booked this property as it was suggested by our team manager for a weekend competition held in Newcastle. None from our team has stayed here before so we were all going in blindly and we only had reviews from different sites to go on with. Believe me that reviews were overflowing with more negatives than positives. That got us worried from the start as we have young teens travelling with us. With this said, I can only speak from my Family’s experience. We booked a 2 bedroom apartment on the first floor that has an outdoor balcony with an outdoor setting enough to sit 4. The apartment allocated to us we were very pleased. Floorboards in main living space and bedrooms. There were 2 separate showers and toilets which was handy for a family of 4. The apartment has a washing machine and dryer and laundry detergent sachets provided. Kitchen is equipped with necessities and all what we required for a long weekend stay. Sachets of Coffee, tea, small individual milk and biscuits were provided too. The bedrooms were clean and we were provided with cotton sheets, there were a few woollen blankets in linen cupboard provided for cooler nights, but since my children cannot use these blankets I had to make a special request for a proper quilt and cotton covers and it was attended to straight away. There are selections of pillows provided so do check the wardrobes/ cupboards. Huge 3 TV’s in Living Room and both bedrooms. Netflix, Stan etc included. Wi-fi included. The decor is very simple but pleasing to the eye. Loading Zone in front of building. I had no problem with the booking and it was straightforward and the staffs for after hours calls are quick to reply. The cafe on ground floor “Mockingbird” serves good food and ranked #3 / 20 in best coffee in Newcastle city which I gave it a thumbs up for coffee drinker like myself. CONS: - Parking isn’t in same building and cost $20/ ngt. Building to park is 2-3 mins walk. We didn’t book any parking and we parked on the streets which has lots of lights and side streets has CCTV. - Leather Couch in living room has a rip, property owner can address this and is easy fix. But comfy couch to sit on. - No reception in building. - Self Check -In Codes use on lifts and another to apartments. Annoying at first but we looked at it positively “ keeping us safe” . So keep those codes handy with you all the time. Overall, I can recommend this property and we won’t mind staying here again.