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Novotel Newcastle Beach is situated on the doorstep of one of the best surfbreaks in Australia, Newcastle Beach. The hotel commands the corner of a beachside city block surrounded by renowned Newcastle restaurants, cafes and bars. Shopping precincts, art galleries and picturesque coastal walks are a moment’s walk away. The hotel’s convenient location makes it the perfect destination for families, couples and business travellers. The contemporary guest rooms are all designed with spaciousness and easy living in mind. Many of the rooms offer magnificent views of Australia’s east coast that make staying at Novotel Newcastle Beach a dream. The hotel’s modern dining restaurant, Bistro Dalby, offers a contemporary Australian menu. Curated by our own chef, the Bistro’s dishes tempt taste buds with local and seasonal dishes. With a fully equipped bar, indoor and alfresco dining options and a relaxed atmosphere, it is the perfect place to catch up with friends or colleagues. Bistro Dalby also offers an in-room dining menu available 24/7.
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HOTEL STYLE
City View
Family
Languages Spoken
English, German
Location
5 King St, Newcastle, New South Wales 2300 Australia
Novotel Newcastle Beach
4.1 reviews
Getting there
Good for walkers
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How did I miss this Novotel before? I’ve spent stays at many Novotels over the years and Newcastle Beach is to the brand’s customary high standard. Because of it’s position close to the beach ‘smart,casual’ is the order of the day. I was welcomed by friendly reception staff and later enjoyed a beautifully presented meal at the Bistro. There is a large basement carpark and the room was well-equipped and presented to the high Novotel standard. It was a real pleasure to stay here.
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Date of stay: November 2023Trip type: Travelled solo
Room Tip:You will need your GPS to navigate from the Pacific Highway !
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A near perfect stay right on the beach & staff fabulously attentive. Despite some concerns with air-conditioning in the room, staff were able to facilitate a room change. Caleb was a standout. Professional, courteous, accomodating and warm. An asset to the team.
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Date of stay: December 2024Trip type: Travelled with friends
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Response from Deneil Stover, Sales at Novotel Newcastle Beach
Responded 28 Jan 2025
Thank you for your feedback. I am delighted you enjoyed your time with us whilst visiting Newcastle. I will share your kind words with Caleb, as I am sure it will serve as encouragement to the team. Regards, Rebecca Davis General Manager
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We stayed here for a couple of nights and were treated very well from the moment we arrived. Our room was comfortable throughout our stay despite very inclement weather. The hotel is in a great location to explore Newcastle with a short walk to the beach
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Date of stay: May 2024Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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We are Accor members and always stay at Novotel hotels, so we picked this as a 1 night stop over on the way to Queensland. It was our first time visiting Newcastle. We had requested a sea view but were told on check in that no family rooms have a sea view, which was fine but a little disappointing. The room was very large and spacious and this impressed us and had a double bed and 2 single beds. It had a table with 4 chairs and a really large spacious bathroom. We then realised that the room was a wheelchair access room hence the large space to accomodate wheelchair access. We would have preferred this be kept for someone who really needs the wheelchair access. The room was very tired, walls were marked, power point was covered with black tape, the bedside table drawers were all marked. You could not see out of the windows because of the salt scum as well. There was massive carpet stains in red and I joked with the kids that someone was shot on the floor, that’s how big the stains were. The breakfast was included and was a buffet, we got there at 0630 when it opened and unfortunately the pancake machine was not working until we finished breakfast as the chef had not filled it. Emma making the coffee was lovely and friendly and the coffee was nice, the selection of foods was very basic and they were not fully set up and forgot to put out a few things like butter and bowls. It was just the little things that was disappointing, like the hand sanitiser in the lobby next to the elevator was empty, there were no cups for the water dispenser in the lobby, the lobby staff weee not the friendliest. Unfortunately we will not be returning to this hotel should we return to Newcastle.
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Date of stay: January 2023Trip type: Travelled with family
Room Tip:The Grain store is a nice pub/restaurant for food for the family with burgers, wraps, steaks, pizza.
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A convenient spot, good amenities, local food and coffee nearby, beach close, light rail and short walk away. Beach views are limited. Windows could do with double glazing, a concrete courtyard and tall buildings surround hotel so very echo and noisy when there are people drinking at the outdoor bar downstairs at reception, you can hear conversation and noise very loudly as it echos off the concrete walls into your room. Rooms not well cleaned, cosmetic clean only, buildup of crud and fluff along walls on edge of carpet, but not overly bad and was tolerable, but needs a spring clean. I had two pillows that were rank and stank the room, hit me when I entered the room, took a while to find the source. I am sure they were mouldy and the sweat and body odour could be smelt from them, no way the cleaner couldn’t have noticed. Once I got rid of them (there were two more in cupboard) my room was relatively nice, clean linen etc as should be. Doors opened and balcony got great fresh sea breeze so a very nice room with some care to clean it to a higher standard, and the 3 small windows facing the concrete courtyard double glazed, would be 5 stars.
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Date of stay: September 2022Trip type: Travelled solo
Room Tip:If you are looking for sea views, this isn’t the best place for that, although some rooms can see...
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It’s rated – 4/5 star as a hotel. It cost $259 to stay one night. Based on the cleanliness of the room on the second floor beside a the kitchen that caters for conference rooms this was not worth it. I would expect better from being an Accor member who uses the brand regularly.
My request for a high floor was not considered.
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Date of stay: February 2022Trip type: Travelled on business
Room Tip:Avoid floor 2
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You certainly pay for the location not the accommodation! For a 4.5 ⭐️ Hotel with rates north of $300 P/N it fell way short of our expectations more inline with the 3.5⭐️ Ibis down the road. Receipt was efficient and friendly but as soon as we entered the lift it all went down hill the lift walls & doors were putrid and cracked tiles on exit. The room was OK we upgraded to a harbour view room but the windows were cover in salt so that was a waste. The carpet to me looked grotty or bad choice of colour? The safe had been smashed open, destroyed and unusable but the bathroom was OK though! But minibar was empty. We booked the inclusive breakfast deal but when we were seated we given a limited option on extra’s food was tasty but we declined the self serve coffee and left for the cafe next door as the AC vents were dripping condensation on us from slimy mouldy vents in the ceiling. Sad really whether it’s a result of the COVID downturn or just bad maintenance it poorly reflected its 4.5⭐️ Rating and although it is beachside you wouldn’t know from inside as view are restricted to a few overpriced rooms and limited vista’s
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Date of stay: January 2022Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip:be aware! Although this is a multi-storey building the Hotel only occupies the bottom 4 levels,...
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It actually sickens me to think about how much money I paid to stay in this hotel (close to $3k for 6 nights) and what I got for that money...
Run down hotel, issue with our room which we were told was fixed (it wasn't), told we would be called (we weren't) and ultimately we were forced to change rooms to go to the cheaper room which they couldn’t refund the difference… wifi too slow to use and constantly dropping out, front desk almost always unattended, having to ask for toilet paper because the cleaners didn't put any in the bathroom, room keys stopped working one day for no reason and the list goes on.
I understand the above are all first world problems, but for what this hotel charges I feel like I have been robbed - will never ever return
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Date of stay: January 2022Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip:Avoid this hotel
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Our experience of the Novotel Newcastle was disappointing and not something expected from Accor. We've stayed in Sofitels, Novotels, Ibis and even Formula 1 rooms in various countries and we had to check whether the Novotel brand had been downgraded from its advertised 4/4.5 star rating.
As mentioned in other reviews the hotel is "tired". The entrance looked like we were entering into a child care facility, there was never more than one person at reception and on arrival we left to get dinner as the wait was simply to long. The same thing happened on check out and in the end we just left the keys on the counter and walked out.
We booked the Superior room with harbour view - which is advertised as "offers floor-to-ceiling windows looking out towards Nobby’s Headland and Newcastle’s harbour in the distance". Bring your binoculars to see the harbour...as for Nobbys Head ...hmmmm .
The room was tired with mould and dirt on the curtains, in the bathroom, the bathroom ventilation didn't work and this obviously had been a longer problem due to the aforementioned mould (lots of little flies also living in the bathroom) , a poorly patched ceiling, most metal fittings had rust, dust in many places, etc.
We had paid $25/pp per day extra for a buffet breakfast as mentioned on the website but this is not the case. When we went for breakfast the first morning were told that the buffet breakfast hadn't been available for a "long time" and that only 2 items can be selected from the a la carte menu. This could have been explained on checking in the night before especially since there was a glitch with the booking and the number of breakfasts booked had doubled.
In some cases I really felt like we were being taken advantage of. The room was $350/night and it wasn’t’ even a weekend! Parking was $25/day extra ...outside you can get parking for $2 an hour during the day and free at night. Turning on the TV it seems there were a lot of movies available but at a (gulp) $34 extra.
I have to say the bed and linen was super comfy. Hurray something on par with what would be expected from the Novotel!
Have a look at the photos and screenshots.
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Date of stay: April 2021
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We booked the Novotel with friends to celebrate birthdays of 2 members. From the moment we arrived we were greated with a friendly smile and courtesy. We received an upgrade to a King room with a sea view and large balcony, along with a birthday greeting and a bottle of bubbly in each room which was very much appreciated and thoroughly enjoyed. Meals in the Dining Room were of a high quality and very competitively priced. All the staff were very friendly and knowledgeable and a credit to the hotel. We would certainly recommend this hotel and stay there again.
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Date of stay: February 2021
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I dont think they do an all inlusive deal, but there is room service and a resturant in the lobby. There are lots of reaturants in walking distance that offer amazing meals
Dear Dihara,
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Thank you for your question. We offer secure car parking for $25.00 per car per night. Just drive into the loading dock and press the reception button on the yellow bollard. We are located across the road from Newcastle beach only a short 2 minute walk.
Kind Regards
Aaron
Thank you for your question. We offer secure car parking for $25.00 per car per night. Just drive into the loading dock and press the reception button on the yellow bollard.
Kind Regards
Aaron
Dear Joy,
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Thank you for your question. We offer secure car parking for $25.00 per car per night. Just drive into the loading dock and press the reception button on the yellow bollard.
Kind Regards
Aaron
There are more places to choose from in the Newcastle area.
PRICE RANGE
AU$202 - AU$306 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
FORMERLY KNOWN AS
The Sebel Newcastle Beach
LOCATION
AustraliaNew South WalesGreater NewcastleNewcastle
NUMBER OF ROOMS
88
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