An overall rating of “Excellent” accompanied by five little blue stars doesn’t adequately capture my experience at Manly Waves. I was looking for a room. I found a refuge. Manly Waves has soul, depth, character, charm; a story to tell…and time to tell it. A rare gem in today’s world. This space is a testament to the incredible foundation and community that Theo & his team have built with genuine care and intention over the years. Stop by. Pull up a chair. Stay awhile. You won’t regret it. ✨

Staff was great, but the room could have been cleaner.

Very basic accommodation with poor quality bedding and dowdy decor. Water pressure and temperature inconsistent.

Pretty sure I’ve been bitten by bed bugs. Itchy rash and I saw the bugs crawling at night

Good position. Clean room. Quite a run down property though.

The room was grotty, bedside lamps were both broken and TV didn't work. Car park under a verandah on the edge of the footpath was an extra $20 per night. Shower was great.

OK

The room was small but functional. The small kitchenette was well equipped and the balcony was nice to sit on in the evenings. The place definitely needs a lick of paint and we had some issues with cockroaches coming through gaps in the tiles, but it is Australia after all. The lady at reception was very friendly and helpful, providing us with new towels when asked and allowing us to store our luggage for a few hours when we checked out. Overall it does the job for a short stay at a low cost

Room was outdated and poorly maintained

This place should NOT be listed on Expedia. It is damp, dirty, and the staff won’t even get off the phone to check you in. They allow smoking, the courtyard is filthy. I found a few cockroaches and left two days early. The owner did not even ask why I was leaving.

Great “comfort” room: Ice cold A/C, Super hot showers and extra soft bed in a room just steps from Manly Beach for a wonderful price!

Great location Amazing staff Spacious clean apartment

The front desk lady at reception was very helpful . Upgraded us as we were very disappointed in the studio apartment. Perhaps they need to review what’s shown on their website Quite misleading

Clean room, prompt service, gorgeous character

Little things of everything could be a bit better

Very clean, convenient , great value for money.

Kitchen is dirty. No housekeeping service at all. Sand on the bed and no one cleans at alll. Really small and dark room. The jazzui spa fan door fell out as soon as we entered the bathroom. Poor facility in the room. Charge point not working. Location is very close to beach, good location. Friendly staff but low efficiency. Won’t even stay there again! Photos online do not reflect the reality

Great location and very handy for the purpose of my visit . Check in easy , staff friendly .My room was clean and the little balcony was great with a nice outlook . Parking was good Unfortunately the air conditioning was extremely noisy which made it unusable at night so the room became quite stuffy .I found some dirty plates and a take away food container in the microwave left from a previous guest .

Easy check-in and space was clean, just wasn't what we were expecting (definitely should've read reviews first), very small and old, stunk like cigarettes. The guy next door must've been the manager or something, because he was chatting with a mate on the phone at 6am (which was super rude at that time knowing guests were staying next door) about seeing us on the camera. Didn't feel comfortable staying the full time, and ended up staying somewhere else the next night.

Shocking. Everything about it was just D.I.Y. It was dirty. Zero love goes into these rooms.