Manly Surfside Apartments 96 North Steyne, Manly, New South Wales 2097

"Spent a couple of months there. Fantastic location, first class furnished apartments, large with all the comforts of home and sensational views. Plus the friendliest reception mascot ever - Billy the mutt is a winner."

"Location, Location, Location... Wonderful short-term 3 bedroom apartment/condo rental for an extended business trip we decided to bring our kids on. Amazing views of Manley Beach from our patio. The building is located directly across the street from the Manley Surf School adjacent to the beach. Large living room and a decent kitchen stocked with enough china, utensils, & cookware to warrant eating "in" most of the time. Small washer/dryer allowed us to keep up with laundry & return home with mostly clean clothes. Everything was within walking distance, although the grocery store is a 2K round trip, so make a list! Lots of shops, restaurants, etc, along the beach road and especially around the pedestrian Corso."

"Great location, plenty of space and beach decor is nice. Directly across from surf club and flags! Only issue is the weak wifi which doesn't go down well with the young ones!! Definitely will come back."

"Please check all the small print and request updated photos before booking! We booked a luxury penthouse apartment that slept nine people for one week over New Year at a cost of $880 per night. For that kind of money we were expecting luxury accommodation. Unfortunately, our experience was anything but. The apartment is split over two floors and is very spacious. There was easily enough room for everyone to move around freely without feeling cramped. However, the apartment is very tired and dated (as is the whole building). The apartment itself seems upside down. There is a huge wrap-around balcony on the top floor which is only accessible from the two upstairs bedrooms. The main living area is on the lower floor and has two (much smaller) balconies, one of which offers views of the ocean. There is also no BBQ, which was a real letdown considering the size of the upper balcony. The fact that there is a dining table and chairs up there therefore makes no sense. Only one of the two upstairs bedrooms had air conditioning. As a result the downstairs bedrooms are extremely warm making for a very uncomfortable night's sleep. There are ceiling fans (not effective) and floor standing fans (old and in poor condition), which are available on request but for a luxury apartment, all rooms should have air conditioning! There wasn't enough supplied crockery to go around, no complimentary tea or coffee and no shampoo, conditioner or shower gel supplied. We rinsed all dishes before putting them in the dishwasher and despite using the most intensive setting, none of the dishes came out clean. We took to washing dishes by hand but the sink leaked. There was a small stereo system located in the kitchen with an outdated iPod dock so we had no means of playing music other than through a small bluetooth speaker we had taken with us. We had a power cut and were without power for three hours on account of nobody answering the emergency out-of-hours numbers supplied. Not great when you have a six-month-old and two other children under the age of seven. All in all a very disappointing experience. The one saving grace was its proximity to the beach, which is right across the road."

"We used Manly Surfside Apartments for an 8 night stay in November 2014, for a trip to Sydney from the US and would have to say it was perfect in every sense. Starting with the booking, they were the easiest, most responsive rental property company I have ever dealt with in Sydney - and I have used many! Our arrival from the US was very early in the morning and they had a whole package of info and the keys waiting for me - could not have been easier. Then the apartment itself (we stayed in the Riviera Apartment overlooking the beach) was simply stunning - the view was spectacular, the apartment itself was very large, extremely comfortable and beautifully furnished. We could not have asked for more! So, if you want the best location to stay while visiting Sydney (nothing beats walking to the Manly ferry for a ride into the City!) and the best accommodation, then this is the place to go."