Wake up to a gorgeous view!
From the huge balcony and bedrooms - you can see the iconic Sydney ferries crisscrossing out from the wharf out into the Harbour, panning across to the white surf of Shelley beach and wider still across the blue Pacific coast. The website photos don’t do the views justice.
The penthouse is brand new, beautifully fitted out for everything we needed - luxury appliances and furniture all the way through, big comfortable beds, spotlessly clean. Even in mid-winter the rooms were always a good temperature without needing heating.
The location is superb. It’s like staying at a resort: 10mins walk to golden Manly Beach - surfing, swimming, cycling, paddle boarding, beach volleyball, loads of gourmet restaurants, cool bars and shops. In the other direction it’s 10 mins walk to the stunning harbour side walk from Manly to Spit Bridge. There’s an ocean pool at Fairlight beach - this is a well kept local secret - you can swim laps in the sparkling clear harbour water while yachts and ferries pass by.
We used both our own car and public transport while we were staying. There’s a double carspace in a secure carpark in the basement, a big bonus in a city like Sydney where parking can be tricky. Frequent bus services stop not far away and go into Manly (a 2 min bus ride) then it’s a quick hop onto the ferry for the spectacular harbour trip into the city to see the Opera House and all the sights.
We booked to stay here for 10 days and when lockdown hit Sydney, I stayed on for 3 weeks in total, which tells you how good this place is. Our host Toni could not have been more thoughtful, helped us enormously under extraordinarily difficult circumstances and was quick to respond whenever we needed her help. We are incredibly grateful to her. Toni is a superstar host. If we could give the Penthouse more than five stars we would. When we come back to Sydney we will be staying here again.