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By The Sea Port Douglas


72 Macrossan St | (formerly Archipelago Apartments), Port Douglas 4877, Australia
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5 of 5 stars
california
15 Nov 2009 | Trip type: Couples

We stayed in a room with a sea view from the balcony and side window, facing Macrossan street. It is the best location, closest to the beautiful beach, and just a couple minutes walk down Macrossan St to the restaurants, pubs, and shops. The room was spacious, very clean, with a newly upgraded king sized bed. The new owner Wendy... more

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5 of 5 stars
England
10 Nov 2009 | Trip type: Couples
1/1 found this review helpful

Very pleasently suprised with these very well kept apartments in probably the best location you can get in Port Douglas. We had a side sea view room which over looked the road with the beach on the left of the balcony. We heard no noise whatsoever from the road and the beach was literally a 30 second walk away. The... more

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4 of 5 stars
A suburb of NYC
6 Nov 2009 | Trip type: Family

We stayed here for several nights in August. If you are staying in Port Douglas, this area of Macrossan St is the area to stay at - literally a few steps to the beach, and just a short walk to town. At By the Sea, the room was comfortable, clean and spacious. Definitely a good value for the money. The... more

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4 of 5 stars
melbourne
31 Oct 2009 | Trip type: Solo travel

Rooms were very nice, even the cheaper ones out the back on the ground floor. Very nice feel to them- I was in # 3. Only criticism is the quality of the sheets, otherwise all perfect. It's under new management and they seem efficient and very good at giving advice on tours...impartial more

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5 of 5 stars
Canberra, Australia
21 Oct 2009 | Trip type: Friends getaway
1/1 found this review helpful

I love Port Douglas; it has a fabulous and safe beach with warm water, easily the best in the region (if you want big surf, do not go to the Great Barrier Reef). I wanted somewhere on Macrossan Street (which has all the restaurants, shops etc and is most attractive) but as near to the beach as I could afford.... more

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5 of 5 stars
Cairns
20 Oct 2009 | Trip type: Friends getaway
1/1 found this review helpful

Excellent location walking out the front door to the beach and close to the heart of Port Douglas. Great price, friendly welcoming staff who gave us great advice on all local attractions including restaurants, tours and reef trip. The accomodation was great value for money - you can't go past this little beauty. more

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5 of 5 stars
Cairns
16 Oct 2009 | Trip type: Family

From the moment we walked in, we felt welcome...smiles & greetings & conversation from the staff & management at 'By the Sea'. Our room was lovely, 3 of us shared a room & 3 or us were very satisfied. It was comfortable, roomy, clean, relaxed, surrounded by tropical foliage with the sound of the waves rolling in the background. So... more

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4 of 5 stars
Cairns
15 Oct 2009 | Trip type: Friends getaway

I recently had the pleasure of visiting Port Douglas and meeting a wonderful team of people who I considered the heart of Port Douglas. I found them to be extremely helpful and with their intimate knowledge of the area was a major contributor to a great holiday had by all. The apartments were comfortable and where can you get views... more

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3 of 5 stars
bedfordshire
14 Oct 2009 | Trip type: Family

after reading lots of reviews on apartments I eventually opted for By the Sea. The ladies were friendly enough, however, even tho I saw a cleaner, not once was our apartment cleaned, hoovered or towels changed within the 5 days we stayed! It was right on the main road and the traffic from 5am is very noisy. You pay extra... more

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wendy crossman, owner

We are sorry that, unlike most of our other guests (see other reviews since 1st May 2009), this reviewer was unhappy with our resort. We are even sorrier that before booking accommodation at our resort, this reviewer did not carefully check out the services and facilities that we offer, or the details and visuals of our apartment types. Our accommodation...

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4 of 5 stars
Huercal Overa
9 Oct 2009 | Trip type: Couples

We stayed for three nights and enjoyed our stay - the hotel has an excellent location. The staff were friendly and helpful. I appreciate we were staying in an apartment but I would have liked clean towels every day and the bed made. The internet connection is expensive and not good - go to one of the several good internet... more

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wendy crossman, Owner

We thank this guest for staying and his overall positive comments. For the benefit of others reading this review, I would like to make the following points for future reference because some of the contents of this review are not correct: TOWEL CHANGE. We do offer a free daily towel change. In fact we will change them twice a day...

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72 Macrossan St | (formerly Archipelago Apartments), Port Douglas 4877, Australia
Port Douglas B&Bs / Inns By The Sea Port Douglas
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