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Seaside Garden Retreat

3.5 star property

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Seasonal outdoor pool
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Front of property
Property entrance
Desk, laptop workspace, free WiFi, bed sheets

Reviews

6.8 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Breakfast available
  • Pet-friendly
  • Pool
  • Laundry
  • Parking included

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871 The Entrance Road, Wamberal, NSW, 2260
  • Terrigal Beach
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Erina Fair
    ‪9 min drive‬
  • Copacabana Beach
    ‪19 min drive‬

Room options

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Desk, laptop workspace, free WiFi, bed sheets

1 Queen 2 Single

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds OR 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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Desk, laptop workspace, free WiFi, bed sheets

2 Queens

  • 29.7 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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1 Queen with Spa

1 Queen with Spa

  • 46 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Desk, laptop workspace, free WiFi, bed sheets

Pet Friendly Room With Two Queen Beds

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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1 Queen

1 Queen

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Desk, laptop workspace, free WiFi, bed sheets

1 Queen 3 Single

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 Queen Bed and 3 Twin Beds

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1 Queen 1 Single

1 Queen 1 Single

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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About the area

Wamberal

Located in Wamberal, Seaside Garden Retreat is a 3-minute drive from Terrigal Beach and 9 minutes from Erina Fair. .This golf motel is 9 mi (14.4 km) from Central Coast Stadium and 9 mi (14.5 km) from Westfield Tuggerah.
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What's nearby

  • Terrigal Beach - 3 min drive - 1.8 km
  • Wamberal Beach - 3 min drive - 1.8 km
  • The Skillion - 8 min drive - 6.0 km
  • Erina Fair - 9 min drive - 7.8 km
  • Copacabana Beach - 19 min drive - 15.2 km

Getting around

  • Tuggerah Station - 18 min drive
  • Sydney Airport (SYD) - 95 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Bateau Bay Hotel - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Pizza Hut - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Terrigal Hotel - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Darrons Seafood - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪KFC - ‬4 min drive

About this property

Seaside Garden Retreat

Motel with free parking, near Terrigal Beach
Seaside Garden Retreat offers 43 accommodations. Accommodations are furnished with desks and desk chairs. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access.
Recreational amenities at the motel include an outdoor tennis court and a seasonal outdoor pool.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 43 guestrooms featuring refrigerators. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Conveniences include desks and desk chairs.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities including an outdoor tennis court and a seasonal outdoor pool. Additional amenities at this motel include complimentary wireless internet access, an arcade/game room, and tour/ticket assistance.
Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. English breakfasts are available for a fee.
The front desk is staffed during limited hours. Free self parking is available onsite.
English breakfasts are available for a surcharge.

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin), English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • English breakfast available for a fee: AUD 10 per person
  • A bar/lounge

Things to do

  • Arcade/game room
  • Basketball
  • Billiards/pool table
  • Outdoor tennis court
  • Playground
  • Seasonal outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Arcade/game room
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities
  • Playground
  • Seasonal outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk

Guest services

  • No housekeeping service
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Conference centre

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden

Accessibility

  • No lift

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV

Food and drink

  • Refrigerator

More

  • Desk
  • Desk chair
  • Laptop workspace
  • Mobile key entry

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:30 PM; Check-in end time: 7:00 PM
Contactless check-in available
Late check-in subject to availability

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 8:30 AM - 7:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
If you are planning to arrive after 5:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of AUD 35 per accommodation, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Specific rooms only, restrictions apply; pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for English breakfast: approximately AUD 10 per person
  • Pet fee: AUD 35 per accommodation, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, and a first aid kit

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Pacific Garden Hotel Wamberal
Apollo Wamberal
Pacific Garden Wamberal
Pacific Garden Hotel
Seaside Garden Retreat Motel
Seaside Garden Retreat Wamberal
Seaside Garden Retreat Motel Wamberal

Seaside Garden Retreat Reviews

Reviews

6.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 31 out of 126 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 23 out of 126 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 39 out of 126 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 21 out of 126 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 12 out of 126 reviews

6.4/10

Cleanliness

6.8/10

Staff & service

6.0/10

Amenities

5.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Paulo

Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2024

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Hospitality the worst.

There was no one in attendance during the hours they promised reception to be open. I had to look long and hard for a phone number to raise someone. When I did, the phone message said no one is in attendance and a message could not be left. That is the worst feeling I have ever had in arriving to a place. Other aspects are: crack in the bathroom basin; no soap-holder in the shower; toilet lid cracked; bathroom fan too noisy; no Queen bed as booked, instead a double; sliding door to balcony difficult when attempting to slide; no box of tissues; roof structure above the balcony had its roof missing; only one bedside table light; some furniture missing creating a big 'hole' in the room; lighting was awful. The whole thing was substandard.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Fiona

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The goldfish were amazing ! The staff were very friendly and helpful
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

4/10 Poor

Hugo

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Not enough security cameras, not enough control, the quality of people were very disrespectful, they were ding dong ditching all hours of the night, people were very noisy didnt do anything about it. False publicity interms of the entertainment areas, the pool table was a joke, all cue sticks had no tips the pool table was MDF and not stone. The swimming pool water was dirty and nobody did anything about it, my son got a rash after swimming in the pool water, our room television didnt work, my refridgerator was leaking and had terrible temperature control. In conclusion I would never recomend to anybody about staying the night a Seaside garden retreat Wamberal.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Maricon

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice to stay,clean and quiet
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

2/10 Terrible

Aaron

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Gavin

Room was very spacious but location of property not close to beaches or shops.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Bruce

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Enjoyed our stay Was very noisy
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

2/10 Terrible

Jimmy

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

4/10 Poor

Chloe

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very outdated. Curtains randomly hanging on whatever hooks are not broken. Dogs barking all night from people walking up and down all night. Pillows were so thin they could barely be called pillows. Cockroaches in the room.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

4/10 Poor

PJ

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort

Just basic... I won't go there again

Just basic... I know it was cheap, but extremely basic. All very old and out dated. Bad beds and pillows, no kitchenette only a toaster and kettle on one "cupboard", a fridge over there. No lounge and a tiny table. Old bathroom with a shower curtain that was not closing due to a screw in the track. No flyscreens in the window & only letting flys in, so we just kept the aircon on most of the time (a shame as I love the coastal air and it wasn not too hot) The room was huge and totally waste of space Other guests were loud till 10pm and no one fro the hotel told them to quite down
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Dianne

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Sascha

Travelled with family and small children, Travelled with pets
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Definitely a good location and handy for people travelling with pets. However it’s an old hotel in dire need of maintenance and updating, not a place you’d stay for longer than two nights. We did enjoy the pool on a hot weekend!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Barry

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The property is looking very tired and dated and needs renovating. However, our stay there was pleasant. The room was large,clean and very comfortable and the staff are good.The grounds around the motel buildings are very nice and spacious and include large grassed areas and a tennis court.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Maria

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
overall the place is lovely - very light and airy and clean. the one thing that let us down was the scum around the taps in bathroom sink and the scum around the sink - the rest was clean however didn't finish the job. As a result I ended up cleaning it myself with tissue and a spoon the clean the edges. Was so simple to clean and if I had cleaning fluid would have taken seconds - lazy cleaning. Didn't end up staying the night and left early
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Mandy

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
I loved having a yard for my dog, very convenient and the reason I chose this property. The pool was well maintained and I enjoyed having it. Unfortunately the property has been allowed to slowly fall into disrepair. It would have been awesome in its heyday, there were now overgrown veggie gardens, coy pond still has fish but was lacking water and needed a good clean. The aircon in my room dripped water inside directly above one of the few power points. No coffee machine or available breakfast that was advertised and very minimal teabags etc. I assume the dog friendly rooms are probably the least maintained as the place was quite full. I did enjoy my stay despite this.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Ben

It was ok.

Hotel a little tired, moldy curtain in the room, no fly screen on the sliding door to the balcony. Old musty smell in the room. However, the stay was pleasant enough the spa bath was ok, worked and was clean.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Jessica

Travelled with family and small children, Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Room was dirty and dusty. Using shower caused floor waste to flood bathroom.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Janine

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Check in was easy, room was quiet and clean but looking quite tired.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Steven

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Deirdre

Travelled with pets
Liked: Staff & service
Such a comfortable room overlooking beautiful gardens. Felt so rejuvenated after the one night stop over.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jian

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sherree

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great service
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

4/10 Poor

Wendy

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Walls dirty, door had rust all the way down to the floor from the door opener on top of door. The bathroom power plug unsafe, hairdryer plug fellout of the wall, dangerous. Was left 2 inches of toilet paper on roll. Carpet was dirty in corners. Soap holder in shower was broken. Drain was dirty. No microwave in room & comon microwave was fifthly. No tea towel or soap to was cups. Coffee cups were in fridge. Fridge leaked & was noisy. The power plug next to single bed was impossible to turn on. Had to move bedside tables from under headboard to get a plug to charge ph. Cupboard in entryway was left open due to very had to close.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

Dale

The property looks dated whilst clean and easy to navigate around
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024