I stayed here with my parents from the 29th of January, just after the end of school holiday season. We stayed in the 2 bedroom superior apartment at $185 per night. The apartment was fabulous! It was a super size with air conditioning in the living room and ceiling fans in both bedrooms. The main bedroom had an ensuite. We... More

A good location with a variety of 2 & 3 bedroom apartments. Our 2 bedroom apartment had been renovated & contained a flat screen TV. Master bedroom was a great size but the second bedroom with 2 single beds was on the small side. The bathroom was Ok + onsuite was appropriate. A good pool & spa with lots of... More

We stayed mid January during the school holidays and enjoyed our stay. The pool is great and the kids loved it, along with the fountains on the outside that they could play with. The complex is very central and with underground parking and lifts directly to the room and pools it is great. The room that we had has a... More

We stayed 4 nights at the Mantra Aqua and found that it was reasonably good value for money. The 2-bedroom pool view apartment we had was spacious and well equipped (full kitchen, huge flat screen TV with foxtel in the lounge, another TV in the main bedroom, large balcony, 2 bathrooms). Just note that the second bedroom is much smaller,... More

We experienced problems all throughout our 4 day stay, ranging from TV's that didn't have picture and/or sound through to VERY rude and abrupt Resort Management staff. Do not pay the extra and book a pool view room, as the pool opens from 7am to 10pm and is extremely noisy during the peak periods. The location is the only positive... More

I stayed at the Mantra Aqua for 3 nights with a group of girlfriends; we had a 3bdrm apartment that overlooked the front of the property and the road. We caught a bus from Sydney and our first thoughts were that the hotel was a little out of town compared to some others in Nelson Bay, about a 5-10 minute... More

Have just spent a week at the Mantra Aqua Nelson Bay in a 2 bedroom apartment overlooking the pool. This is a small property with a lot of apartments crammed into the site, and a small, narrow pool squeezed in the middle. The pictures on the website make the pool area look a lot bigger than it actually is, so... More

We've heard great reviews from friends that have stayed there and we are looking forward to coming in a few weeks. Was disappointed that we couldn't get a room with a view but kind of expected that considering we only booked 5 weeks in advance, besides as one of my friends said, you really aren't planning on being in the... More

I am very well travelled and have never experienced anything quite like it before .I felt i was in a prison. After 10 pm you are not aloud guests to your room. We went to the circus with our children and returned back to the hotel with my sistrer who was not a guest at the hotel. My sister was... More