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A Bay Sensation - Simplify & Purify your Thoughts

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Marina
Marina
Beach
Beach
Children’s area

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
3 bedrooms1 bathroomSleeps 5

Popular amenities

  • On beach
  • Onsite parking available
  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Air-conditioning
  • Barbecue

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 5)

Double bed

1 Double Bed

King size

1 King Bed

Single

2 Single Beds

1 bathroom

Bathroom 1

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Spaces

Deck or patio
Porch or lanai
Kitchen
Garden
Dining area

About this property

A Bay Sensation - Simplify & Purify your Thoughts

"A Bay Sensation" is a charming little three bedroom house in a fantastic and very convenient part of Nelson Bay.
Located in a friendly and quiet street with just 5 minutes drive to the calm waters of Little Beach, which is perfect for children, and of course the Boat Ramp and Jetty. Just a 10 minute walk to the skate park and Fly Point Reserve and the waters edge, where you will find grassy picnic areas, public BBQ's, public facilities, and a playground for the kids.
Positioned just a few minutes to the Golf course and Nelson Bay CBD and the DÁlboras Marina, where all the whale watching, dolphin and fishing tours and activities depart from, and where all the fantastic restaurants, cafes and shops are located.

The property accommodates up to five guests including children, and features three bedrooms, a comfortable open plan living area with polished floorboards.
Air conditioning in the main living area and ceiling fans throughout the house.

Three bedrooms, main with king bed, second bedroom with a double bed and the third with a single bed.
Bedroom 1 - King Bed
Bedroom 2 - Double Bed
Bedroom 3 - Single bed with trundle

The bathroom comes with a shower, bath and a vanity and a separate toilet.
Very eco-friendly house with Solar electricity and Solar hot water.
Other features include an internal laundry with top loading washing machine, dryer and access to the rear yard.

A fully enclosed back yard with a sheltered outdoor entertaining area with a 4 burner BBQ and a 6 seat outdoor setting, and a HOT and COLD outdoor shower.

A driveway for one or two vehicles and off street car spaces for two vehicles or suitable to park a small to medium boat, jet ski or trailer.

Please note - The initial bed linen, bath towels, pillows and covers will be provided. Extra requests will be charged for a fee of $30 per set.

Guests will still need to bring their own beach towels.

PLEASE NOTE - This property has a No Schoolies, No Parties and No Pets policy.

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House Rules

Check in after 2:00 PM
Check out before 10:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

No pets allowed
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

Property Registration Number 2315, PID-STRA-10633
Property # 9226228
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit and a deadlock

About the area

Nelson Bay

Located in Nelson Bay, this holiday home is in the city centre and on the beach. West Nelson Bay and Salamander Bay Square are worth checking out if shopping is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's natural beauty can explore Tomaree National Park and Fly Point Marine Reserve. Toboggan Hill Park and Salamander Super Strike are also worth visiting. Jet skiing and kayaking offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with cycling and mountain biking nearby.
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Nelson Bay, NSW

What's nearby

  • Tomaree National Park - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Nelson Bay Golf Club - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • d'Albora Marinas Nelson Bay - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • West Nelson Bay - 12 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Fly Point Marine Reserve - 17 min walk - 1.5 km

Getting around

  • Newcastle, NSW (NTL-Williamtown) - 31 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Magnolia. - ‬16 min walk
  • ‪Hog's Breath Cafe - ‬16 min walk
  • ‪Giwa Chicken & Beer - ‬14 min walk
  • ‪Dolphin Watch Cafe - ‬19 min walk
  • ‪Seabreeze Hotel - ‬18 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Is A Bay Sensation - Simplify & Purify your Thoughts pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much does it cost to stay at A Bay Sensation - Simplify & Purify your Thoughts?

As of 15 May 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at A Bay Sensation - Simplify & Purify your Thoughts on 16 May 2026 start from AU$225, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking at A Bay Sensation - Simplify & Purify your Thoughts?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at A Bay Sensation - Simplify & Purify your Thoughts?

Check-in begins at 2:00 PM.

What time is check-out at A Bay Sensation - Simplify & Purify your Thoughts?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is A Bay Sensation - Simplify & Purify your Thoughts located?

Located in the heart of Nelson Bay, this golf holiday home is within a 15-minute walk of Tomaree National Park, Nelson Bay Golf Club, and d'Albora Marinas Nelson Bay. West Nelson Bay and Fly Point Marine Reserve are also within 15 minutes.

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. 61 out of 92 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 23 out of 92 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 7 out of 92 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 92 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 92 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Check-in

9.8/10

Communication

9.4/10

Location

9.4/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Sid D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great short stay at a convenient location.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 11 Jan 2026
Thank you. Glad you enjoyed your stay.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jake M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Good house and location
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Derya C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The host was super helpful and answered all my questions that I had in a very polite and prompt manner. House felt like home away from home. The house had beautiful gardens and so so spacious.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 26 Jan 2026
Thank you, Derya. Nice to hear your home-like feeling, and we appreciate you for looking after our place like yours during your stay. Thank you again. Looking forward to seeing you again.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Rosalyn P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The house was well located in a quiet area It was spacious, very clean and comfortable with everything we needed . Kevin answered all my queries promptly and politely.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 25 Jan 2026
Thank you, Rosalyn, for well looking after my house during your stay. And, glad you enjoyed your stay.
Verified

8/10 Good

Charlotte H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Lovely, simple, very clean, everything you need for a low key stay in a beautiful part of NSW. Kevin was incredibly punctual with communication.House was very clean and beds were comfortable. Location was also amazing ! The only thing I would say is that there are a lot of rules and things you have to do before you leave. While I get having a minimum cleanliness standard and leaving a place in the same state you found it in, I also don’t want to have to feel like I’m walking on eggshells when I go away on holiday and want to feel like I can relax. But that was a minor thing compared to the stay which we thoroughly enjoyed and would highly recommend. Thanks for everything
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 13 Apr 2026
Thank you for your feedback and understanding, Charlotte.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Krishna K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We thoroughly enjoyed our 2-night stay over the Labour Day long weekend. The place is very comfortable, well maintained, and conveniently located — just about a kilometre from the beach and town centre. It’s nicely furnished and has all the facilities you need for a relaxing stay. A great spot for a getaway!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025
Verified

6/10 Okay

Terri B.

Liked: Communication, listing accuracy
Disliked: Cleanliness
as we are seniors and we needed a holiday break from working,when we arrived at the house it had a smell which we put down to drain in bathroom, as instructed on leaving to empty all garbage bins the bathroom bin had DIRTY nappies left from prior guests(photo documented) kitchen utensils needed washing as some were dirty saucepan has been burnt and was unusable, kitchen window needed a clean, outside needed a good over all clean, night we arrived lemon bush growing over the path to house scratched my arm as I walked past, very poor lighting outside, corners in shower dirty , we feel the money we paid we could of found better accommodation
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 20 Apr 2026
Hi Terri, This is certainly out of the character. We will get your feedback to our cleaner. But for pots and pans, we do rely on our guests as they are generally very responsible people. The outdoor sensor lights are currently out of order, which is why we putting up a few solar lights for the time being. Some guests feel they're a bit bright though. We are sorry to hear that you are not satisfied with your stay. But again, thank you for sharing.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Subhrajyoti S.

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

Good value and superb place

Good value and superb place
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Emmi Jane C.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location

Effective for a quick family stay

Check in was easy , place was close to shops and the beach.
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Debbie B.

Liked: Cleanliness, location, listing accuracy
Disliked: Check-in, communication
We had not received our code to locked box before 2pm. We tried to contact host. We rang Stayz and they couldn't reach host either. I was on hold for nearly an hour when a text came through with the code at approximately 4.55pm. Host contacted me saying that the code was apparently sent through to wrong phone number. A bit disappointing.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Christine M.

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

Gorgeous Beach Escape

A beautiful cottage with lots of room and amenities in a perfect location for going to the beach, shops, cafes and local scenic spots.Very comfortable and well appointed and great value: we loved our stay!Thank you!
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Rohit J.

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

Nice place to Stay

Location and facilities as per expected.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023
Verified

8/10 Good

Jane F.

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

Nice getaway

A nice quiet spot with plenty of room.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025
Verified

6/10 Okay

Neela F.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Very spacious common areas and bedrooms. Couple of suggestions for improvement: work to eliminate mildew/mould smell; smart TV to cast shows or log into personal streaming services; Brita or some other kind of filtered water device to reduce plastic bottle waste; basic long shelf life pantry items (spices, cooking spray etc) would have been helpful; clarify to renters that air con is limited to main living area (back rooms were quite stuffy despite ceiling fans) and that the hot water switch still requires hours until hot water available for showers.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 3 Jan 2026
Thanks for your kind suggestions. I'll mention the smell to the cleaner, but there really shouldn't be a mouldy smell anywhere. We've considered the personal streaming, but not able to satisfy everybody's needs fairly. Filtered water, again hard to satisfy everybody's requirements. Spices, cooking spray - again a difficulty in satisfying all guests preferences. The aircon recommendation is actually stated in the home description that it is not ducted aircon but all rooms have ceiling fans. Appreciate your feedback. Thank you
Verified

6/10 Okay

Dharmesh S.

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

Great location

Good spacious house
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024
Verified

8/10 Good

Wayne S.

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

Family Holiday

We had a great enjoyable time at the property
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Tim J.

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

Lovely house

Nice house, clean and quiet, good proximity to beaches and nosheries
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Katy g.

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

Great stay

We had a great stay. Property had everything, was clean and conveniently located. Kevin was friendly and easy to communicate with.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Meghan R.

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

Perfect location

Really lovely place; and close to a kid friendly beach little beach. Close to town and the Marina. The place is exactly as described. I stayed here for my birthday weekend with my friend her fanily and my little one. Would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Omar a.

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

Lovely place close to the bay

The property was clean, well maintained and had everything to make our stay comfortable. Its location close to Nelson Bay and many beaches was a big plus. Highly recommend this property.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2022
Verified

8/10 Good

Jachline P.

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

Lovely big roomy house

Nothing fancy, but everything we needed with lots of room. Great host.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Lilian K.

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

Great staying

Place is great and close to amenities. Corner house. House is old style but nice and clean. Can get noise from street and neighbours apart from that all good.
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Steph J.

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

Perfect for family get away

Perfect size family home. Central location with plenty of street parking. If travelling with an infant you will need to take a travel cot. Very neat and tidy home.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Greg T.

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

Good freestanding house

Good value option over Easter long weekend.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2023
Verified

8/10 Good

Rowena F.

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

Girls Weekend

Had a lovely time.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

About the host

Hosted by KEVIN DRUMMOND

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