I love Port Douglas; it has a fabulous and safe beach with warm water, easily the best in the region (if you want big surf, do not go to the Great Barrier Reef). I wanted somewhere on Macrossan Street (which has all the restaurants, shops etc and is most attractive) but as near to the beach as I could afford.... more

Excellent location walking out the front door to the beach and close to the heart of Port Douglas. Great price, friendly welcoming staff who gave us great advice on all local attractions including restaurants, tours and reef trip. The accomodation was great value for money - you can't go past this little beauty. more

From the moment we walked in, we felt welcome...smiles & greetings & conversation from the staff & management at 'By the Sea'. Our room was lovely, 3 of us shared a room & 3 or us were very satisfied. It was comfortable, roomy, clean, relaxed, surrounded by tropical foliage with the sound of the waves rolling in the background. So... more

I recently had the pleasure of visiting Port Douglas and meeting a wonderful team of people who I considered the heart of Port Douglas. I found them to be extremely helpful and with their intimate knowledge of the area was a major contributor to a great holiday had by all. The apartments were comfortable and where can you get views... more

after reading lots of reviews on apartments I eventually opted for By the Sea. The ladies were friendly enough, however, even tho I saw a cleaner, not once was our apartment cleaned, hoovered or towels changed within the 5 days we stayed! It was right on the main road and the traffic from 5am is very noisy. You pay extra... more

We stayed for three nights and enjoyed our stay - the hotel has an excellent location. The staff were friendly and helpful. I appreciate we were staying in an apartment but I would have liked clean towels every day and the bed made. The internet connection is expensive and not good - go to one of the several good internet... more

We have recently returned from two weeks at By the Sea Port Douglas. It was a great place to stay in part due to its proximity to everything we wanted to do while in Port Douglas. The view from our seaview room was lovely and we enjoyed having breakfast on the balcony while watching the sea through the palms that... more

We were truely holidaying in Paradise. The beach was 1 minute away so each morning we would have a swim before breakfast, then we toured during the day sometimes or simply went back to the beach. By evening we would sit on our balcony sipping wine admiring the stunning view of the Sparkling Teal Blue Water, Golden Sand and Palms... more

We stayed at this resort for the best part of a week and had a wonderful stay there. We were fortunate enough to have a room with a gorgeous sea view. Our friends stayed in a room with a view looking over rainforest and loved it. Palm trees, beautiful water, comfy bed and lovely people! Right on the beach and... more