Accommodation options on the Northern Beaches is extremely limited, so we ended up coming up the hill to this place and were pleasantly surprised. I was a little bit worried about possible noise since it is a wedding venue, but needn't have worried. The rooms are lovely, and importantly fairly soundproofed. Our room was on the ground floor close to the cafe and we didn't hear any of the noise from there.
We had a double queen room which was quite large, spotlessly clean and had all the amenities you'd expect. The beds are very soft.
We had breakfast in the cafe in the morning , the food was delicious and the coffee excellent. I didn't get much of a chance to walk through the outdoor areas but it looked lovely.
Overall I would come back to this hotel again and recommend to others. It would be a good hotel for a tourist who wants to visit the northern beaches area where some of the best beaches in Sydney are.

So we decided to try the new Miramare Gardens boutique accommodation, 'an all-suite property with the best luxury accommodation'. Unfortunately we were reminded that the bottom line is more important than guest comfort and satisfaction. Silly really, as you'd think this the best time to build up a regular client base. However, next trip we'll return to Checkers.

First impressions... nowhere to park while you check in, but directed to the car park which has a complicated and confusing entrance. I accept that this is a design issue that can't be changed but some clear signage would help. Then when the lift arrived at the lobby there was a cleaner/maintenance trolley blocking our way to the desk!

Our ground floor king room was adequate, with a pleasant view out to the gardens and a comfortable bed with pillow options. Certainly not a 'suite', and there were a couple of things that contribute to guest dissatisfaction and could be remedied... there were only 4 coat hangers and two were used for the lovely bath robes which we had to put on the chair so we could hang our clothes.

And the soap! There was a time when the tiny soap was for hand washing and use at the vanity, and there was a larger shower/bath size soap provided as well. For a 'luxury boutique' property, the toiletries are very ordinary.

The receptionist with the curly hair was delightful, and is a great asset to Miramare. We'll miss her when we return to Checkers. 🌼

Was there for a wedding and it was a perfect location. The breakfast in the morning was a little lacking and took a while but they were very busy. Still a perfect place to stay after a wedding at the venue.