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By The Sea Port Douglas


72 Macrossan St | (formerly Archipelago Apartments), Port Douglas 4877, Australia
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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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4 of 5 stars
Nelson, New Zealand
1 Oct 2009 | Trip type: Couples

We have recently returned from two weeks at By the Sea Port Douglas. It was a great place to stay in part due to its proximity to everything we wanted to do while in Port Douglas. The view from our seaview room was lovely and we enjoyed having breakfast on the balcony while watching the sea through the palms that... more

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5 of 5 stars
Geelong Victoria
29 Sep 2009 | Trip type: Couples

We were truely holidaying in Paradise. The beach was 1 minute away so each morning we would have a swim before breakfast, then we toured during the day sometimes or simply went back to the beach. By evening we would sit on our balcony sipping wine admiring the stunning view of the Sparkling Teal Blue Water, Golden Sand and Palms... more

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5 of 5 stars
Melbourne
29 Sep 2009 | Trip type: Friends getaway

We stayed at this resort for the best part of a week and had a wonderful stay there. We were fortunate enough to have a room with a gorgeous sea view. Our friends stayed in a room with a view looking over rainforest and loved it. Palm trees, beautiful water, comfy bed and lovely people! Right on the beach and... more

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4 of 5 stars
Cairns
27 Sep 2009 | Trip type: Family

After a long journey from Townsville, arriving at "By The Sea" was sheer bliss. We were made very welcome and provided with rooms that were all that we could ask for. When staying in Port Douglas and golf is not your interest then you really should be in Macrossan St for the restaurants and to be close to the departure... more

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5 of 5 stars
Palo Alto
24 Sep 2009 | Trip type: Family

This property is under GREAT new management, so ignore any old posts. This is a great property situated a few yards from the best end of 4 Mile beach and right on the main street. Note, there are no true beach-front properties on 4 mile beach. The local government have very sensibly not permitted anything more than palm trees on... more

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5 of 5 stars
Stuttgart
17 Sep 2009 | Trip type: Couples

We spent around 2 weeeks in Port Douglas and enjoyed the time very much. The hotel we had contributed to this feeling tremendously. Not only was the location perfect with 3 minutes to the beautiful beach and 5 mintutes to the center of town. The rooms had everythings we were looking for; a good layout with kitchen bathroom and spaceious... more

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3 of 5 stars
Wicklow Ireland
11 Sep 2009 | Trip type: Couples

Stayed a week - its a great location just like it says its By the Sea - right next to the beach at the very end of the street leading to the beach. You will have a view of the sea but its filtered - we stayed in 2 separate apts whilst there for over a week and the views... more

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wendy crossman, owner

We thank this guest for staying with us and thank them for their comments. For those reading this review we would like to respond to some points as follows: Sea Views. Yes the Sea Views are filtered through palm trees as is all sea views from the few resorts that have them in Port Douglas and certainly those any where...

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5 of 5 stars
Manchester
6 Sep 2009 | Trip type: Solo travel

I arrived late in the day to Port Douglas to find a place to stay, and was a bit scared to go into By The Sea because it looked so nice, and as a solo traveller it looked like it would be too expensive. However, I was amazed by the welcome from Wendy - the very hands on owner of... more

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5 of 5 stars
Melbourne
17 Aug 2009 | Trip type: Family

By the Sea is at the quiet end of the main street in Port Douglas, almost next to 4-mile beach and within very easy reach of the cafes, restaurants and shops. The apartment we stayed in was spacious and bright and quite private and very adequately accommodated our family of 5 adults. It would be hard to beat its location... more

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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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