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Sands Turtle Beach Resort


2346 Gold Coast Highway, Mermaid Beach 4218, Australia
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5 of 5 stars
joannecheesy   1 contribution
southland NZ
Dec 2, 2009 | Trip type: Family New

This will be our third visit to Turtles in 3 years. We have recommended the resort to other friends who have also thoroughly enjoyed their stay. The staff are friendly and efficient. The rooms are large, clean and have every home comfort. The Cafe has lovely, fresh food, reasonable prices and the Pizza place has yummy pizza. The mini cinema... more

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5 of 5 stars
youknowwhoitis   1 contribution
Brisbane, Queensland
Dec 1, 2009 | Trip type: Family New
1/1 found this review helpful

From the moment we stepped into Turtle Beach we were impressed. We arrived 2 hours before check in and were told that our rooms were not ready, but that we could have an access key to let ourselves into the complex and enjoy the pool (which we did). We were notified by phone that our room was ready (45 mins... more

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2 of 5 stars
kalaj   1 contribution
Melbourne
Nov 22, 2009 | Trip type: Family
1/2 found this review helpful

Our bad experience: From time of Check In to Checkout, we experienced bad service from reception staff and although the resorts manager spent time listening to our situation, in the end, I felt that he was not compassionate enough and didn't do enough to try to keep us at his resort. Reception didn't know that the room they checked us... more

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Enf0rcer, General Manager

In response to this review I would like to set the record straight - this lady has misrepresented some of the facts - to make her story more readable perhaps. When I spoke to this lady at Reception she started telling me that she did not get into her apartment until 4pm on the day of arrival - a claim...

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3 of 5 stars
Mike_Thompson   3 contributions
Wellington
Nov 2, 2009 | Trip type: Family
1/1 found this review helpful

My wife, 3 year old son and I stayed here from the 6th to 13th September 2009 in a 1bedroom apartment. We booked a bit late and couldn't get a 2 bedroom so had our son on a pull out bed in the lounge and this worked fine. We really liked the location and facilities but found the pools to... more

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4 of 5 stars
cjkslw   3 contributions
Australia
Oct 27, 2009 | Trip type: Family
1/1 found this review helpful

We stayed here as part of our honeymoon for 7 nights with our toddler 9 months. Overall I thought it was a really nice place to stay. The grounds were lovely and the pizzeria served up very nice pizza. We cooked some food on the BBq's a couple of nights and it was a nice way to chat to other... more

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4 of 5 stars
Granix316   1 contribution
Auckland
Oct 23, 2009 | Trip type: Family
1/1 found this review helpful

From reading previous reviews from others on this Forum, I was not expecting much. We stayed for 7 nights We arrived 30 minutes before check in & we were given an access card to walk around & have a look at the place. I could say that my Husband was impressed with the 2 playgrounds & 4 swimming pools available... more

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4 of 5 stars
melmary7   1 contribution
Dunedin
Oct 4, 2009 | Trip type: Family
1/1 found this review helpful

Before we went away I came on here and read some of the reviews. I was holding my breath when we got to the resort expecting the worst. But was pleasantly surprised - we had a a two bedroom apartment on the second floor that was near the convience store - so was well situated close to everything and didnt... more

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3 of 5 stars
lillyNbasil   2 contributions
Brisvegas, QLD
Sep 30, 2009 | Trip type: Family
2/2 found this review helpful

We booked a 2 bedroom apartment, for a birthday celebration, based on the many positive reviews on Trip Advisor. Sadly, we must have been one of the unlucky families - we were provided with an apartment that had views over the (dirty and noisy) parking lot that was located behind the shops next door. Also, with three very young children,... more

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5 of 5 stars
Champ01   1 contribution
Christchurch
Sep 25, 2009 | Trip type: Family
1/1 found this review helpful

We were a bit concerned after reading some of the reviews but thankfully were pleasantly surprised. We did request that our apartment not be on the Gold Coast Highway side or on the ground floor. The apartment was lovely and clean and the furnishings were of a high standard. Having 2 bathrooms and a laundry made things so much easier... more

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3 of 5 stars
woftamo   1 contribution
australia
Sep 20, 2009 | Trip type: Family
1/1 found this review helpful

Not a bad resort and reasonably priced. Beware though if you expect this resort to be "SMOKE FREE" - it is NOT. Most of the adverts say the 'resort is smoke free' but this is not true. Shortly after checking in, our apartment was overcome by cigarette smoke from the apartment below - on calling reception we were informed that... more

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Sands Turtle Beach Resort Also Known As

  • Sands Turtle Beach Hotel
  • Sands Turtle Beach Mermaid
  • Turtle Beach Resort Gold Coast
Address: 2346 Gold Coast Highway, Mermaid Beach 4218, Australia