Novotel Sydney Brighton Beach, Brighton Le Sands Hotels from $126

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Based on 1,433 reviews

Location

9.3 "Terrific location."
Breakfast

8.8 "Breakfast is good."
Service

8.7 "Great service."
Food

8.3 "Food is delicious."
Comfort

5.4 "Average comfort."
Room

4.9 "Rooms are not good."
Amenities

2.9 "Terrible amenities."
Cleanliness

2.6 "Generally quite dirty."
WiFi

2.1 "Disappointing internet connection."
Vibe

1.7 "Horrible vibe."

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Overall Rating

Based on 745 reviews

Location

9.5 "Terrific location."

10.0 "Good access to the airport, said 100%."

10.0 "100% appreciated the closeness to the beach."

10.0 "100% enjoyed the restaurants & bars nearby."
Service

8.8 "Great service."

9.6 "96% found the staff to be very friendly."

9.6 "96% thought the service was very professional."
Breakfast

8.5 "Breakfast is good."
Pool

6.1 "Pool is mediocre."
Value for money

5.5 "Average value."
Comfort

5.4 "Average comfort."

6.5 "Only 65% said rooms were big enough."

6.4 "Beds were acceptable for 64%."
Room

4.7 "Rooms are not good."

2.7 "73% said rooms were dirty."

1.3 "87% thought they were poorly maintained."

1.8 "82% complained about the bathroom."

0.5 "95% found problems with the furniture."

0.4 "For 96%, the rooms looked old."

0.8 "92% criticized the small bathroom."

1.9 "81% said the bathroom was dirty."

4.9 "51% didn't like the balcony."

0.5 "Air conditioning was criticized by 95%."
Amenities

2.8 "Terrible amenities."

2.6 "74% thought the building wasn't nice."

1.3 "For 87%, the lobby entrance was sub-standard."
Cleanliness

2.5 "Generally quite dirty."

2.7 "73% said rooms were dirty."

1.4 "86% thought it was rather dirty."

1.9 "81% said the bathroom was dirty."
Vibe

1.5 "Horrible vibe."

0.5 "95% criticized the unstylish hotel."

1.3 "For 87%, the lobby entrance was sub-standard."

2.2 "78% didn't like the unstylish hotel."

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Overall Rating

Based on 329 reviews

Location

9.2 "Terrific location."

10.0 "Good access to the airport, said 100%."

10.0 "100% appreciated the closeness to the beach."
Breakfast

8.8 "Breakfast is good."
Service

8.8 "Great service."

9.5 "95% found the staff to be very friendly."

7.3 "73% said the reception staff was great."

9.8 "98% thought the service was very professional."
Food

8.2 "Food is delicious."
Pool

6.3 "Pool is mediocre."
Comfort

4.9 "Not very comfortable."

2.5 "75% thought it was too noisy."
Room

3.6 "Rooms are not good."

2.9 "71% said rooms were dirty."

0.5 "For 95%, the rooms looked old."

2.0 "80% complained about the bathroom."

1.3 "87% thought they were poorly maintained."

0.7 "93% found problems with the furniture."

1.9 "81% said the bathroom was dirty."

0.4 "96% had problems with the shower."
Cleanliness

2.7 "Generally quite dirty."

2.9 "71% said rooms were dirty."

1.9 "81% said the bathroom was dirty."

1.3 "87% thought it was rather dirty."
Amenities

2.6 "Terrible amenities."

2.4 "76% thought the building wasn't nice."
Vibe

1.6 "Horrible vibe."

0.6 "94% criticized the unstylish hotel."

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Overall Rating

Based on 57 reviews

Location

9.3 "Terrific location."
Service

8.4 "Great service."
Comfort

5.3 "Average comfort."
Room

4.6 "Rooms are not good."
Amenities

2.8 "Terrible amenities."

2.5 "75% thought the building wasn't nice."
Vibe

1.9 "Horrible vibe."

0.6 "94% criticized the unstylish hotel."

Overall Rating

Based on 300 reviews

Service

9.1 "World class service."

9.7 "97% found the staff to be very friendly."
Location

9.1 "Terrific location."

10.0 "Good access to the airport, said 100%."
Breakfast

8.6 "Breakfast is good."
Food

8.5 "Food is delicious."

8.8 "88% loved the menu selection."
Value for money

5.0 "Average value."
Room

5.0 "Rooms are ok."

2.8 "72% said rooms were dirty."

1.7 "83% complained about the bathroom."

1.4 "86% thought they were poorly maintained."

1.4 "86% said the bathroom was dirty."

0.4 "For 96%, the rooms looked old."
WiFi

2.8 "Disappointing internet connection."

4.8 "52% thought it was overpriced."
Amenities

2.5 "Terrible amenities."

2.1 "79% thought the building wasn't nice."
Cleanliness

2.5 "Generally quite dirty."

2.8 "72% said rooms were dirty."

1.4 "86% said the bathroom was dirty."
Vibe

1.4 "Horrible vibe."

0.6 "94% criticized the unstylish hotel."

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3.0

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The proximity of the hotel to the Sydney airport. The $250 price tag per night was very excessive. Will stay at cheaper hotel in future. Hotel interior needs upgrading especially the carpets. No access to the fitness area or indoor pool unless we paid extra money. This was not specified when I made the booking.

Reviewed Apr 2010 by Anonymous
6.7

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the hotel staff as usual were excellent, the rooms are great I have stayed in this hotel before and always found it to be of the highest quaility, this time ther was was ono mini bar I found this strange and disappointing for a hotel of this stature

Reviewed Apr 2010 by Anonymous
6.0

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Very nice Yes,no pick up the dinner platte,the dirty dishers stay in the all way all night,not so good

Reviewed Feb 2010 by Anonymous
2.4

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bay view (you need to pay extra for that), you can walk on the long beach terrible cleaning, very old hotel needs a major renovation, common corridors and the room is smelling.

Reviewed Jan 2010 by Anonymous
4.4

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The Restaurants & Cafes in the Area are great, the people in them understand customer service & great food. The room looked run down & is need of a refurbishment, the bed was saggy, the TVs too small, the carpet was worn in sections & the overall cleanliss of the Hotel needs to be addressed post haste. For the price we paid, we were not impressed at all. The Bar staff, especially the Duty Manager on Saturday afternoon, were not friendly & appeared to be disinterested in the customers. We paid for a Bay View Suite, but all we saw without going onto the Balcony, was the Unit blocks accross the road. Very disappointed overall!

Reviewed Oct 2009 by Anonymous
4.8

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View of the Airport and Botany Bay, nice restaurants nearby. Good breakfast buffet. Having to pay for extra for parking after paying for the room. Most hotels provide this as an inclusion. Need a display of the accomodation which demonstrates which room you are actually going to get, (similar to when booking seating at a venue, or for rooms on ship cruises) allows for more informed choice. The following two questions should not be multiple choice, it is more complicated than that. Let me just say that the hotel ranked among the more expensive for really no better facilities, it relies on location rather than service. I have stayed at better hotels, for example in Noosa Heads, where the location and rooms are far superior yet the price is far more reasonable.I would suggest that unless it is the 13th or 14th flor, $250 max

Reviewed Sep 2009 by Anonymous
6.4

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The late checkout Proximity to restaurants/cafes Size of room The view out the window The cost of the buffet and a la carte menu at the restaurant

Reviewed Apr 2009 by Anonymous
7.6

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Great location for a stop over, lovely beach, excellent pool very convenient for airport.

Reviewed Feb 2009 by Anonymous
7.6

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the staff were excellent!! the gaming room/bar staff made our stay extremely pleasant and the front desk staff were very helpfull and always carrying a beautiful welcoming smile :) these members of your team are a credit to you. thank you no hash browns at brecki!!! just kidding the food, staff, rooms, view were great!! would definately come back!!

Reviewed Nov 2008 by Anonymous

6.7

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the hotel staff as usual were excellent, the rooms are great I have stayed in this hotel before and always found it to be of the highest quaility, this time ther was was ono mini bar I found this strange and disappointing for a hotel of this stature

Reviewed Apr 2010 by Anonymous
7.6

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Great location for a stop over, lovely beach, excellent pool very convenient for airport.

Reviewed Feb 2009 by Anonymous
7.6

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the staff were excellent!! the gaming room/bar staff made our stay extremely pleasant and the front desk staff were very helpfull and always carrying a beautiful welcoming smile :) these members of your team are a credit to you. thank you no hash browns at brecki!!! just kidding the food, staff, rooms, view were great!! would definately come back!!

Reviewed Nov 2008 by Anonymous

3.0

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The proximity of the hotel to the Sydney airport. The $250 price tag per night was very excessive. Will stay at cheaper hotel in future. Hotel interior needs upgrading especially the carpets. No access to the fitness area or indoor pool unless we paid extra money. This was not specified when I made the booking.

Reviewed Apr 2010 by Anonymous
6.0

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Very nice Yes,no pick up the dinner platte,the dirty dishers stay in the all way all night,not so good

Reviewed Feb 2010 by Anonymous
2.4

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bay view (you need to pay extra for that), you can walk on the long beach terrible cleaning, very old hotel needs a major renovation, common corridors and the room is smelling.

Reviewed Jan 2010 by Anonymous
4.4

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The Restaurants & Cafes in the Area are great, the people in them understand customer service & great food. The room looked run down & is need of a refurbishment, the bed was saggy, the TVs too small, the carpet was worn in sections & the overall cleanliss of the Hotel needs to be addressed post haste. For the price we paid, we were not impressed at all. The Bar staff, especially the Duty Manager on Saturday afternoon, were not friendly & appeared to be disinterested in the customers. We paid for a Bay View Suite, but all we saw without going onto the Balcony, was the Unit blocks accross the road. Very disappointed overall!

Reviewed Oct 2009 by Anonymous
4.8

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View of the Airport and Botany Bay, nice restaurants nearby. Good breakfast buffet. Having to pay for extra for parking after paying for the room. Most hotels provide this as an inclusion. Need a display of the accomodation which demonstrates which room you are actually going to get, (similar to when booking seating at a venue, or for rooms on ship cruises) allows for more informed choice. The following two questions should not be multiple choice, it is more complicated than that. Let me just say that the hotel ranked among the more expensive for really no better facilities, it relies on location rather than service. I have stayed at better hotels, for example in Noosa Heads, where the location and rooms are far superior yet the price is far more reasonable.I would suggest that unless it is the 13th or 14th flor, $250 max

Reviewed Sep 2009 by Anonymous
6.4

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The late checkout Proximity to restaurants/cafes Size of room The view out the window The cost of the buffet and a la carte menu at the restaurant

Reviewed Apr 2009 by Anonymous

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