We are five adults whose sole reason for visiting Hervey Bay was to take advantage of the whale watching. We were looking for inexpensive accommodations and this fit our needs. It was a two bedroom: a double bed in the master bedroom and two twins and a bunkbed in the other. One bathroom had two doors with a separate room for the toilet.
Parking was free and right next to the unit. Kids would have loved the high bunkbed with its own light; however, the steep ladder made it difficult for us older adults.

Great value apartment in a lovely quiet setting. It is only a 10 minute walk to the boat harbour but further away from the main strip in Hervey Bay. Very helpful staff who can sort tours directly. If you are looking for directions make sure you search under "The Esplanade" rather than "Charlton Esplanade".

We stumbled upon this place by accident although it's recommended in a couple of guide books as being a little different from the usual concrete institutions.
The place is built of hardwood [Fraser Island?]. The main building is just 2 levels and yes you have to climb a set of stairs to get to the best rooms, although the ones at the front ground floor are super too if that's a concern. There's family bungalows which our friends with children stayed in. They are a home away from home and are located further back each with it's own large deck and parking; heaps of room for boats.

There's no restaurant on site [plenty not far away though] but we travel on a budget so do our own meals. The room we had was equipped with cooking facilities enough for light meals and there's a big BBQ available to cook the fish if you are lucky enough to catch something on the rock wall. We cheated and bought some already scaled and cleaned from the fisheries across the road. Unfortunately we were too early to visit the Seafood Festival which is on mid August. This is just across the road as well.

The rooms are really clean with little extras that you don't always get; friendly staff and managers. Best of all it's peaceful and private; we needed a break from the city. the only thing I would recommend is if you don't have a car be prepared to walk or cycle [hire these] to the supermarket about 1.5kms away.

Very nice, clean and friendly place to stay. Great location to beach, bike track along foreshore and Hervey Bay Marina. We really enjoyed our stay.