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Sea Blue Retreat Glenelg North

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Outdoor dining
Private kitchen
Terrace/patio
Terrace/patio
Interior

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
2 bedrooms1 bathroomSleeps 4

Popular amenities

  • Onsite parking available
  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Air-conditioning
  • Deck or patio
  • Free Wi-Fi

Explore the area

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Glenelg North, SA
  • Place, Holdfast Marina
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Place, Glenelg Beach
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Place, The Beachhouse
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Airport, Adelaide, SA (ADL)
    ‪12 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

2 bedrooms (sleeps 4)

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 2

2 Queen Beds

1 bathroom

Bathroom 1

Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio
Porch or lanai
Kitchen
Garden
Dining area

About this property

Sea Blue Retreat Glenelg North

Sitting behind the scenic banks of the Patawalonga River, and just a 5 minute walk to the beach, Sea Blue Retreat is a beautifully renovated 2 bedroom ground floor apartment in Glenelg North. It has a full kitchen, living room, 2 bedrooms (one queen and two single beds, sleeping up to 4 persons) and a private sunny garden. The laundry is coin operated and also has clothes lines for use.
Free wifi and Netflix and close to public transport, the airport, family-friendly activities, and the Glenelg nightlife. This apartment is single story, has no steps and is in a quiet, safe and secure location.
Pets are allowed

The apartment is located in one of Adelaide's prestigious suburbs, Glenelg, being Adelaide’s premier beachside destination, offers many and varied attractions.
The stunning Holdfast Shores has a multitude of different restaurants and retail shops. Stroll down Jetty Road and enjoy the vast array of restaurants, cafes, hotels, pubs/hotels with live entertainment.
Glenelg also has great shopping, banks, pharmacies and children's fun park. There is a supermarket within walking distance.
During summer there are seasonal activities so you won't be disappointed with your stay at Glenelg. .

Getting around
Glenelg has plenty of public transport available. The Glenelg Tram can take you directly to Adelaide CBD. It leaves at regular intervals from Moseley Square which is an 8minute walk from the unit. The Adelaide Metro buses leave from the stop in Moseley Street at the end of the Street. The Adelaide CBD is approx. 11.5kms away and the Airport is just 3km away.
Easy access via tram to Adelaide Oval, Entertainment Centre and Morphettville Racecourse.

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About the area

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Located in Glenelg North, a neighbourhood in Adelaide, this apartment is near theme parks and near the beach. The Beachhouse and West Beach Mini Golf are local attractions and those in the mood for shopping can visit Jetty Road and Harbour Town Adelaide. Looking to enjoy an event or a game while in town? See what's going on at Adelaide Oval, or consider a night out at Adelaide Entertainment Centre. Discover the area's water adventures with jet skiing and scuba diving nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with mountain biking and cycling.
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Glenelg North, SA

What's nearby

  • Holdfast Marina - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Jetty Road - 8 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Glenelg Beach - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • The Beachhouse - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Glenelg Jetty - 13 min walk - 1.2 km

Getting around

  • Adelaide Oaklands Station - 6 min drive
  • Jetty Road (Stop 16) Tram Stop - 12 min walk
  • Adelaide, SA (ADL) - 13 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Gloria Jean's Coffees - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Tapleys Charcoal Chicken - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Glenelg Surf Club - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Pier Bar - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪The Little Eatery - ‬5 min walk

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 15 out of 25 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 8 out of 25 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 25 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 25 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 25 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

9.6/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

9.2/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified

8/10 Good

scott V.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Had a good stay with clear comms
Stayed 8 nights in Nov 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Suzanne S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Kitchen very well stocked and clean. Tracy very helpful and available.
Stayed 8 nights in Dec 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Stephen W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Glenelg getaway

Great little unit close to everything Glenelg has to offer
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2020
Verified

8/10 Good

Chloe M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location

Lovely unit within an easy walk of Jetty Rd and beaches. Functional kitchen and off-street parking. Tracy was easy to communicate with and helpful.
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Elisabeth B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Sea blue retreat

This is a lovely property with easy access to shops, Glenelg, beach, tram and airport. Even without a car we quickly got to shops, beach and tram took us near the Zoo, we definitely would stay here again and with closed courtyard, good for little kids as well
Stayed 6 nights in May 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Linda H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Clean and tidy

Very close to supermarket, trams and eateries. Small but absolutely sufficient for 2 people.
Stayed 17 nights in Sep 2023
Verified

8/10 Good

Jennie L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Second stay at Sea Blue

This convenient apartment suits us perfectly! Walk to everywhere - beach, coffee, tram, shops. It’s easy to live in - we have stayed 3 to 4 weeks each time. With its own access, large courtyard with gate to the shared lawn, it’s unique in the block. There’s a great shower, good beds and simple kitchen. We recommend for an uncomplicated, cruisy stay.
Stayed 21 nights in Feb 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Dawne T.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

A little diamond

We throughly enjoyed our stay at Sea Blue Retreat. It's location was in an ideal area for both access to our family members and Jetty Road, Brighton Beach, Hallet Cave and everywhere in-between. There was a couple of things that would have been useful, one being a couple of larger pans and a washing line in the patio area, This was our third visit to Adelaide and the Sea Blue Retreat was by far our favourite place to stay. We would definitely stay here again and recommend Sea Blue Retreat to anyone wanting a centrally located holiday let in Adelaide Dawne & Malcolm Tattersall
Stayed 28 nights in Apr 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

gerry p.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

5star

Could not fault the apartment had an issue with Netflix but was resolved quickly
Stayed 28 nights in Feb 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Chrissie E.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Tracy was super good once we added a 1 to her relephone number which was missing off the app.

The apartment is fantastic with little extras like shampoo conditioner shower gel absolutely felt like home.There is a child upstairs who bangs around upstairs but kids will be kids.
Stayed 13 nights in Mar 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Suma S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Good and comfortable stay

The Apartment is clean, tidy and at a great location. We enjoyed the stay. Tracy got new water kettle as soon as i told her it was broken. She was very responsive to all my questions. Only thing was the shower area needed a longer curtain. It got messy after taking a shower. I would like to return back to this place
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2024
Verified

6/10 Okay

Diane&Mike W.

Liked: Check-in, location
Disliked: Listing accuracy
Apartment is spacious enough for 2 people. Kitchen is moderately well equiped. Location was very good with 10 minute walk to beach and restaurants. Cleanliness is satisfactory except for drawers, vents, baseboards, ceilings..The problem is about listed amenities: these WERE NOT EXACT. There was NOT a bbq grill as listed or as in photo. (That was important to us as we only rent places with a grill.) There were no beach chairs. Washer was a coin washer for all tenants-this was not said in description. Some of this info was changed on vrbo site after contacting host. We feel host was not straightforward with information on rental unit. We did hear daily the children/baby/family over us and although this did not bother us too much, potential renters should be aware of this fact.
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 9 Feb 2026
In defence for Sea Blue Retreat. Mike contacted me when he arrived and complained about there being no grill. I explained to him that in Australia a grill is not a BBQ - it is in the oven. There has never been a BBQ at the apartment so I have no idea what he means about a photo of one. Mike also complained that 3 rolls of double length toilet paper were not being enough for a 7 day stay! My apologies the beach chairs being listed - they were stolen and I haven't replaced them - I have now changed this in the listing. The apartment was not left in perfect condition as other guests do. There were 4 bags of rubbish and numerous empty bottles of beer. Also the television had beed moved and not put back in it's place.
Verified

8/10 Good

Jennifer B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The unit was perfect for a 7 night stay. A short walk to the main street of Glenelg and shops, which was ideal to pick up last minute groceries or enjoy an ice cream or two or go to the movies. And Dan Murphy's was at the end of the street. Be mindful that supermarkets close by 5pm. The unit itself was clean. The bed in the master bedroom was way too soft and may need replacing. Kitchen was well stocked with crockery and cutlery however the rangehood may need a good clean. Access to the unit was perfect through the back gate, with parking relatively close. Staying in an apartment building, be prepared with the neighbours accessing the laundry facilities right next door (the door was so squeaky). Perhaps installing a clothes line in the patio area would be great, especially to hang up towels amd bathers when returning from a day at the beach.Overall, we had a lovely time exploring Glenelg, the wineries in McLaren Vale and the Barossa and surrounding areas.
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2026
Verified

8/10 Good

Matt W.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Cosy but noisy.

Great apartment in a good location, close to the shops and beach. The little out door terrace was nice to sit in during the mornings. Has everything you need for your stay apart from the washing appliances being communal and having to pay to use them (with coins) I did unfortunately suffer terribly from the upstairs neighbours being inconsiderate with their noise levels late at night and early in the mornings. I understand this doesnt completely reflect on the apartment itself but it did make a very big impact on my overall satisfaction of the stay with being kept up by yelling and screaming until the early hours of the morning on nearly every night.
Stayed 17 nights in Jan 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 5 Feb 2024
Hi Matt I am very sorry for the problem you had with the upstairs tenants. I only wish you had let me know early in your stay so that I could notify the owner to complain about this noise as we have a warning system and then fine the owner if they do not cease with the bad behaviour.
Verified

8/10 Good

Garry F.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful Glenelg

Property was easy to find and access instructions were simple. Great to have onsite, undercover parking in the winter in Adelaide, weather was not great. A little maintenance is required especially to the bathroom where the towel rail was unuseable. Hard to air off bathtowels. Shower curtain needs to be replaced with one that will reach the floor as water spills over onto the bathroom floor making it very slippery. Having said that, we were extremely cosy and felt comfortable enough to extend our stay for another week.Would love to come back in summer to make use of the outside courtyard.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 4 July 2023
Hi Garry, thank you for letting me know about the problems in the bathroom. I will get them fixed immediately. Tracy
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Giuseppina B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Comodo e centrale.

L’appartamento comodo e centrale con parcheggio, molto vicino a negozi, ristoranti, spiagge e al lungomare. Tranquillo e adatto a famiglie con ragazzi e bambini, spazio esterno attrezzato anche per pranzo/cena o relax.
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2024
Verified

8/10 Good

Sam B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Glenelg stay

Tracy was really helpful for my son Tas for his short stay.
Stayed 23 nights in Jul 2020
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Phyllis M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location, listing accuracy
Disliked: Communication

Great apartment for family stay

Great location, nice property, well kept and equipped , lovely small Backyard
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Zoran J.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Location

Enjoyed very much a 10 day stay in Glenelg North. Great location, very peaceful , excellent for a couple or family with small kids.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Carmen D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location!

this unit suited our family perfectly - close to the beach, quiet and with all the facilities we required. we would stay here again
Stayed 11 nights in Dec 2019
Verified

10/10 Excellent

John M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Everyone needs a little re - treat

The property is very well situated, clean and comfortable. It is exactly as advertised, an awesome place to spend some time away - while still being where it all happens. My family really enjoyed their time here.
Verified

8/10 Good

Joan D.

A relaxing quiet apartment

Sea Blue Retreat was a lovely apartment with lots of homey touches to make our stay relaxing and enjoyable. The apartment is in a great location - quiet and easy walking to the marina, beach, shops and historic buildings. We would love to visit again.
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2019
Verified

6/10 Okay

Susan Y.

Adequate accommodation, good location

My husband and daughter stayed here to be closer to the swimming championships in Marion. It was a very hot week and the air conditioning worked well under these conditions. The only negatives were that there was no washing machine in the room and only a tiny bin for rubbish which was already full when they arrived. Also the wifi didn’t work. Positives were the undercover parking, comfy beds and location.
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2019
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kelly P.

Great property for a short stay!

Property was very neat and today and had everything we needed. There were some nice touches such as soap/shampoo in the shower and tea bags/small snacks. Easy to arrange key and really enjoyed our stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2018
Verified

10/10 Excellent

sue s.

Perfect.

The apartment was easy to find and very clean. Has everything you need. Will be staying again :)
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2018
Response from VrboOwner on 21 Mar 2020
Thank you Sue, you left the apartment in immaculate condition.
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