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4.0 of 5
Corner Pittwater Road & Robertson St, Narrabeen, New South Wales 2101, Australia
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Ranked #1 of 1 Narrabeen B&B and Inns
3.0 of 5 stars 22 Reviews
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Melbourne, Australia
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9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
“Looks can be deceiving”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 February 2012

Until this trip I had not stayed in the Northern Beaches area of Sydney. I had an appointment early the following morning so I opted to find a reasonable hotel in the area. The Sands only has a Suite left and I thought what the heck, at least I will get a really great experience. The Suite was large, but dark and dreary with no view. The separate bedroom was small and had no outside window. I dined in the bistro and was amazed at just how poor the selection was. The quality was barely passable. I has my wife travelling with me and thought I might buy a bottle of wine. After consulting the wine list I reasoned I could do without the one and only Chardonnay.... a $7.00 - $8.00 bottle of Oxford Landing which would have set me back over $30.00. All in all I felt ripped off. The room was overpriced at $280.00 and this was supposedly at a discounted corporate rate.

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  • Stayed February 2012, travelled on business
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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“Go elsewhere. Wait there is nowhere else in Narrabeen.”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 January 2012

Recently stayed and was disappointed. Had an engagement up the road and thought I would stay close. Should had taken taxi back to Sydney CBD. Service ordinary and noise levels from band unacceptable. Band finished late on the Saturday night.

  • Stayed January 2012
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Excellent service, nice room, great breakfast, free parking, good location.”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 January 2012
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Great friendly organised and helpful service. Room was new clean and neat. Plus Balcony. Great location. Standard continental breakfast but very Yummy hot breakfast. Definitely stay again.

  • Stayed January 2012
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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“Very disappointing”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 December 2011 via mobile

We read the reviews and thought we would give it a go even though some of the reviews were bad. We had a wedding to attend up the road and thought, why not. Well we were very disappointed for what we got for the $285 that we paid. Basic room with a sea view. We were there on a Saturday night. Could hear the band playing till well after 11.30pm. The sun was up early and light came in the side windows which weren't curtained. No sleep in.
To add insult to injury we were charged an extra $10 for an hour early check in. And we only arrived at 1pm! Again very disappointed.
Would have been better staying in Sydney CBD for the same price.
Think the hotel relies on people not knowing. That's what's good about Trip advisor.

  • Stayed December 2011
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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“week day stay”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 December 2011

We stayed on a Monday and Tuesday The room was tidy and clean, reception staff were really friendly and helpfull i would recomend paying the extra for a seaview room though, very handy location close to a coffee shop and grocery and petrol station, a walk across the street and you are at the beach. Its not a huge hotel but they have breakfast and meals at the sands/resturaunt/pub right underneath. Would recomend this as a week stay, We did have a car so I am not sure on public transport.The parking was free too .

  • Stayed December 2011, travelled with family
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Corner Pittwater Road & Robertson St, Narrabeen, New South Wales 2101, Australia
Price range (per night):* INR10,449 - 13,506

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