Whale Watch Ocean Beach Resort

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• Natasha M

  06 abril 2019
  Beautiful weekend away

  Great resort. Clean and tidy resort. We had beautiful weather so spent our entire weekend outside so did not look at the gym or games room. Walking distance from the beach and North Gorge walk, coffee shops and a few restaurants and takeaway shops. Both my children (age 3 and age 6) loved the pool area. We stayed in a gardenview room (unit 3) but would probably upgrade to oceanview/oceanside as I think the view would have been spectacular only wish we had booked for longer. We will be back!

  

• Trish2650

  26 julio 2019
  Aptly named

  It was great to sit on verandah and watch the whales swim by. The Whale watch apartments would be great for a family as there is plenty of space. These are not serviced however there is a laundry in the apartment so you could wash your own towels. I would definitely recommend getting a premium ocean view apartment as that was what made our stay here. 10 minute walk to cafe, bakery, fish and chip shop, as well as main beach and gorge walk.

  

• Louise W

  08 octubre 2019
  Straddie getaway

  We had a wonderful time on Nth Straddie recently. We stayed at Whale Watch resort and from the time of booking to checking out the staff were friendly. Our room was lovely and clean. Very spacious. We had a great view of the beach. Kids loved the pool. Would definitely recommend.

  

• peterwV975TL

  02 marzo 2020
  Nice resort, average apartment

  We booked a 4 day long weekend and our apartment was on the ground floor next to the pool. Disappointed would be an understatement to describe our first impression of our apartment. The apartment was rather tired in terms of decor and furnishings.....a tired, worn, "pleather" sofa as the main seating does not give a good first impression. Most importantly, it was not clean...and the resort manageress on inspection, agreed with us. We had to have the apartment cleaned again such was the state of the floors, dining table and kitchen work surfaces. Decor wise all the paintwork in the flat was marked, chipped or bore signs of damage and repair. There was a hole in the wall behind the front door. The skirting boards needed repainting and cleaning. The dirty oven and hob, that were on my wifes list for the manageress to instruct the cleaners on their "second attempt", was ignored. The hob was heavily stained with saucepan rings and it had old grease around the edges. The grease came off with a cleaning wet wipe but why should we have to do it? The oven floor was heavily encrusted with burnt grease and needed a proper oven cleaner to solve the problem. So in general terms not a good start. The underground secure parking is good. The Pool and BBQ area was very pleasent, clean and with two, large, free to use BBQs. Plenty of seating, with well kept gardens around the pool and resort. The Games Room, the only place we were able to access the free public area WiFi, had table tennis and a pool table. The gym was sufficient for a basic workout. So those aspects of the resort were good. No complaint. The apartment was spacious, well equipped with utensils etc., and would be very nice if repainted, deep cleaned and nicely furnished. As it was as one of the cheapest on offer it was acceptable, at the price, for our 4 day break on the island as we did not intend to spend a lot of time inside. For the sake of a few dollars in paint, some new furniture and a serious deep clean this apartment, without a sea view, would get a "Very Good" from us.

  

• localsfromcoolum

  01 febrero 2021
  A wonderful location - but the apartments are becoming tired.

  The units in this complex are apparently privately owned and are rented-out by the property onsite managers. It is arguably the best located block on Stradbroke with exceptional ocean and beach views - that is if you rent a unit at the front of the buildings. The rest look out onto bushland and the difference between ocean view apartments and the rest is very marked. Some of the apartments - I suspect most of them - have become tired and have that "run down" appearance and atmosphere. The building's been up for quite a few years and some owners appear to feel they can continue to ask top dollar but offer tired furnishings and internal areas badly in need of refurbishment. Top dollar requires top condition, regardless of views, and people will pay. But it's probaby time some owners at this property either dropped their rates or started doing up their properties.