The Sands Torquay

"We had an amazing two night stay at the sands! Staff were lovely, rooms were exceptionally clean and the view of the golf course was incredible! Only a short drive/walk to all the cafes, shops and beach. We will definitely return!"

"We were looking for a venue outside of Melbourne to host our 2 day company offsite. We had come across The Sands and were taken away by its location and the layout of the venue. Monika who had taken care of us from the initial contact and to the end of the end event was wonderful to work with. Communication was constant and especially with all the constant changes we had going on last minute. With the actual day to day, we had Nat, Emma and her team take care of us. They were nothing but exceptional. No task was too big or too small for them and they were fantastic to work with. I can't thank Nat & Emma enough for taking care of our group. It makes a difference having exception service at your event and they shined. The relief I had every time they said no worries. Everyone had a fantastic time and alot of great comments with a few of them mentioning 'it was one of the best offsites so far'. It couldn't of happened without the team at The Sands for all their hard work. Meals were delicious and the team loved the selection of drinks on tap. Accommodation: Great layout, with all the rooms having balconies. Also pet friendly but we didn't have any. Easily accessible from the car park after checking in. Clean and modern beach vibes. Facilities: Fantastic wellness centre with a pool, cardio room, weight and squat rack room. Few options to choose for meals but great view from Bunkers, Shirleys or spikes or the outdoor area. Boardroom available as well for 24pax. Complimentary parking Conference: The space is not your normal conference room, it's a restaurant which is multifunctional. We preferred this to a normal conference room with no windows. The Shirley Bar had floor to ceiling windows/ doors with a view of the golf course. Amazing sunrise views. Also the balcony wraps around the whole venue so there's plenty of space to break out. Special thanks to: Nat, Emma, Monika, Gabbi, Letitia, Cora, Antonio, Siobhan, Artie, Zac, Cybil, Annie for your fantastic hospitality."

"Positives- nice rooms (great shower, clean, good size) service desk very friendly, indoor pool very good clean and good size, also gyms looked good but didn’t use. Negatives- car park view in half the apartments (hard to block out car park lighting even with all blinds down), smoke detector blinking green all night, on site restaurant is terrible - very cold tiled floor, hard wooden chairs with no padding, ordinary food and quite expensive (3 pizzas, 1 schnitzel no chips + lettuce thrown onto plate, 3 drinks $140) Would I go back? Probably not unless it was a golfing weekend but you definitely need to go into Torquay itself to eat which is again super expensive so………overall, unless I was playing golf on site with mates I wouldn’t bring the fam there again tbh."

"Coffee was great, housekeeping was appalling (I took my own rubbish out on the 3rd day, blanket was dirty and had numerous people's hairs on it and my handwash was not refilled), balcony overlooking the golf course was fantastic (but very dusty, dirty and furniture was covered in cobwebs), reception staff were helpful and professional. Room was comfortable and adequate."