The Beach House at Bayside

This establishment requires a comprehensive renovation. Our garden view room presented an outdated aesthetic, reminiscent of a vintage second-hand store, with furnishings and decor that were frankly unacceptable. The discrepancy between the advertised ratings and our experience suggests a potential misrepresentation, particularly given its classification as a 5-star, 9 out of 10, and "SUPERB" accommodation on bookings.com. Having previously experienced various accommodations across Perth, Busselton, Margaret River, and Denmark, we anticipated a superior experience in Albany, especially considering the premium pricing and the promise of a complimentary cooked breakfast and "boutique" lodging. Regrettably, this has proven to be the most expensive and least satisfactory accommodation we have encountered in Western Australia. Furthermore, the advertised cooked breakfast was substituted with a continental offering due to staffing constraints, leaving us with limited options beyond Greek yogurt and a banana, as other selections were predominantly carbohydrate-based. No microwave or cooking facilities in the room, yet there's a huge black fridge placed in the corner like a piece of artwork. Why, have it? The kitchenette bench top was undersized and was difficult to make a cuppa. The plates provided were too big to fit in the sink to wash. Nothing made any sense. 3 huge mirrors on the wall where you can watch yourself eat while sitting on the grecian outdoor furniture setting which was very uncomfortable. Also mirrors upstairs overlooking the bed, so that was a bit off-putting as well. The location is wonderful as its a quick walk to the beach. The bed was comfortable and the shower was good. Very disappointed with our stay and a very memorable one for all the wrong reasons...especially for our bank account.

We were very disappointed when we arrived as the accommodation was nothing like the pictures on the *********** website. Instead of fresh neutral coloured rooms we got brown, fusty, worn and old fashioned. It was like a 2 star B&B. The shower head was so dirty and scaled up that it did not work fully, the furniture in the room was worn and tatty and all of the window fly screens very dirty. The top of the wardrobe shelf was full of dust. The white fluffy dressing gowns shown in the promo photos were grey fleece old things and we were told on arrival that there was no cooked breakfast as other guests had mentioned in their reviews, due to staff shortage. There was also a planned electricity outage on our first morning at 8.45 am but the hotel did not inform us, so we had to go out for the day without breakfast or showering. The safe in the room was broken with a note on it, so we had to lock all of our valuables in a case in our room. We had to run the hot water tap for 4 minutes before any hot water came through. No one on reception except between 2-4 pm when most people are out for the day. Would not recommend for the price per night that they are charging.

Lovely place to stay in a kind of residential area. A very homely feel to the place, like a B&B. Great size room on the first floor. Had to carry luggage up stairs. Great bath and separate shower. Good cutlery / crockery aiding in room dining. Lovely breakfast, good quality food. Walking distance to a local brewery / pub for food but all other restaurants are a drive away. Laundry facilities are domestic and shared with everyone but are available FOC with detergents etc.

We stayed 3 nights visiting family nearby and during some very cold weather and it was warm, comfortable, quiet and with a great breakfast.

Room was amazing, staff were welcoming, brilliant location. Definitely be staying again :-)

lovely accommodation within a very short walk to the beach. Fantastic breakfast and the staff were very attentive a friendly. My only (very minor negative) is that we arrived on a Wednesday having driven all day and the only two dining venues walkable were both not serving food. I believe other days of the week would have been different. That said, this accommodation is highly recommended.

I never do this - leave reviews, except restaurants. This property, its brilliant staff, location quietness, condition and inclusions screamed at me to leave this review. I’ve stayed at some differing types of accommodation around the world in my time but never have I come across a stay like this one! From 5 star Hotels to lo-cal humble onsite Dongas in remote areas. I thought I’d seen them all. I’m a fa-natic for cleanliness and The Beach house Bayside in Albany Western Australia gets a 10/10 from my scorebook. But, not only for its cleanliness. My room was well appointed and surprisingly comfortable lounge chairs added to the charm, along with the King bed, Spa, heated towel rack, ambient and controllable light-ing big TV and quiet aircon, not forgetting the bath robes and supplied slippers. Wooden cedar window shutters inside is a very nice touch too. Outer corridors security locked were light and airey with interesting art on the walls leading to an immaculate courtyard where it would be easy to work or read listening to the beautiful bubbling water feature seated on comfortable outdoor patio fur-niture. Easy access to clean adequate garden featured car park from this area too. Breakfast was included in my room pricing and I’m so glad it was too! I’m a re-tired Chef with many, many years of experience in the hospitality industry and I COULD NOT FAULT the dining room or continental breakfast layout and choice. There is so much more I could review for this property but I’ll leave that for you if ever you have the need to pamper or spoil yourself. This discovery will meet all expectations and then exceed them like it did for me I’m sure. This is a genuine review and I’m happy to answer any questions from readers who wish to contact me through this site. Stay safe and best regards! RM.

The location of this B&B is very quiet and very handy for a walk along the Middleton Beach footpath to Emu Point. Unfortunately, the overall condition of the Rooms is not up to the standard of 5 star accommodation, which is how it is described on the Website. There are lots of little failings which gives the appearance of very little maintenance or lack of money. e.g. broken venetians, bad lighting in the bathroom and inferior toiletries. There is a cooked breakfast available, but the presentation had little imagination. This business has been operating now for some years, but it badly needs renovating and modernising to make it stand out amongst its category.

When you book a stay here and you arrive, you get the feeling you are staying in a big home. There are so many homely people touches eg a fire in the lounge, chocolates there too and some port for the end of the night, beautiful comfy beds and spacious bathrooms. Great range of breakfast options too. Staff were very warm and friendly with all the guests.