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Stayed one night in the Executive Spa room, located on the ground floor. The good & the bad: * Friendly welcome at Reception * Free parking opposite (no council staff checking & plenty of spaces available after the shops close) * Room is at the bottom of the stairs and unfortunately they creak, so you can hear everyone walking up and down * Room location also means you can hear anyone sitting in the front bar chatting * Only view is of the shop wall next door and lane way (no ocean views) and one other small window in the bathroom * Nice spa * Two supermarkets close by. One on either side, which was very convenient. Main one closed Sundays, but the other was open. * Room clean & tidy, with plenty of provisions - tea, coffee, coffee pod machine (although you have to pay for each pod you use??), complimentary biscuits, a well stocked mini bar, complimentary ground coffee and fruit in the front bar * Floor in the room above squeaks, so you can hear the people walking around. Can also hear them talking, even their toilet activities 😳, so needless to say I didn't get much sleep that night... A nice, historic place to look at, but would definitely benefit from a few updates.

It's a guest house, with 3 private rooms, and a common area downstairs if you choose to use it. The host Ting was in contact before we arrived to find out arrival time. On arrival, she met us and showed us to our room. She was exceptionally friendly and helpful. Our room had ocean views and a nice cross breeze from the open windows. Very modern, king-sized bed, and roomy. The room was very comfortable with good sleep quality. Complimentary continental breakfast, which you could order the night before with a form, rounded out the pleasant stay. Oh yeah, easy walking distance to eateries, although 2 or 3 aren't open Mondays and Tuesdays. Considering the room rate, this place is EXCEPTIONAL value. Would recommend.

I had a great 5 night stay at the Penguin Beachfront apartments. My apartment was an accessible apartment on the ground floor so it was massive as I presume it was made for wheelchair access. It had a great view of the ocean and was minutes from all the shops on the Penguin high street. The apartment was very well equipped. It had everything I needed. Check in was easy and communication with management was great. The management weren't on site so the only tiny issue I had was the next unit guests came around several times asking how to check in, how to turn the tv on etc? As I wanted privacy I had to close my curtains to the great ocean view for a day, so they'd stop knocking on my door. Not really the management's fault but maybe a little partition on the balcony between the two units would help so they didn't feel like they could keep 'dropping by'. Of course if you're more friendly or had more time than me, you might love the chatting with the neighbours....haha! 😜

Ideal for business and sightseeing alone. Breakfast was ok. The price was reasonable and the cost performance was perfect.

Beachway is not in any way luxurious, but it is a good country town motel with very reasonable room rates. Ulverstone is not a big town, so pretty much everything is close. The town centre is within easy reach of Beachway. The parking is easy and safe. Reception is efficient. The room are clean and comfortable. The wall heater did not work in my room but, upon reporting this, the helpful receptionist immediately fetched a portable heater, which worked fine. The restaurant is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. A basic continental breakfast is included in the room cost. I stayed two nights, and had dinner in the restaurant once. The menu offers many choices, which made me a bit suspicious that perhaps some things are pre-made and frozen, but my meal was clearly freshly made with fresh ingredient. It was delicious. But the star attraction of this motel is the staff. Mind you, there aren't that many of them! The Receptionist - a young man - appears to work there 24/7! He serves breakfast and dinner, and overseas checks-in-and-out in between. The cook is also busy. Both are friendly and helpful. There are nice gardens and a pool.