Lotus Stay Manly - Apartment 731

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children

Good
Traveller Type: Solo Traveler
  : Gorgeous spacious apartment, well appointed. Bright and airy and the washer dryer is a huge bonus
  : Cleaning could be a little better, especially the kitchen which just field a little grimy. ie. drawers and cupboards not clean.

Disappointing
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : Lotus Apartment is close to the centre of Manly. It is in a quiet street.
  : Lotus Apartment is not where google maps has it located. It is not opposite the beach but in a back street of Manly. We know Manly well but if you were unfamiliar with the area you could be confused with the location. This apartment has seen better days. In fact, the building has seen better days. We were in apartment number 6. It appears as though the 4 apartments on the top floor are holiday rental and the apartments below are permanent. Our Apartment 6 was quite run down and seemed the worst on offer of the available apartments. Dont be deceived by the photos on the booking site. I wouldnt have minded so much if we werent paying $250 a night. At that price I was expecting the quality to be better. The bedroom floor was sandy on arrival and had not been properly swept. The front door entrance concrete was badly cracked and falling apart, with bits of it welcoming us at the front door. The kitchen floor had several chips out of the tiles. There was some patch work done to the walls and door but it had not been finished off. The curtains hung loosely and there is little privacy from neighbours in apartment blocks on both sides of the apartment. This place needed some renovations to make it cheery rather than dismal. You dont come back there to relax; rather you spend as little time in the apartment as you can. There are no wardrobes in the bedroom just a cheap hanging area. We were charged $20 a night for parking. This was under some dodgy carport with no walls in the back yard. The apartment had a sign hanging up The beach fixes everything. I think they were hoping that this may be the case. Unfortunately it wasnt. This was such a disappointing apartment for the price we paid. Avoid if you can.

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : Fantastic location
  : There was no hot water in the kitchen

Good
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : Location
  : Bathrooms were a bit old

Good
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple