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3 out of 5
Budds Beach Apartments
43 Cypress Avenue, Surfers Paradise, QLD

Reviews

7.8

Good

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Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 155 reviews" "

7.6/10

Cleanliness

7.4/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The room were amazing for the location and price. They were styled with a modern look
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good location, very nice clean room, friendly staff close to river and beach
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
I really liked the pool. Very clean and quiet. Comfy chairs... plus it's in the shade from midday on. A little cooler water might have been nice.
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
lovely unit nice and clean fixed out foxtel and gave us a new TV
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Elenita

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
A Nice Place To Stay
Not a modern apartment but the room is clean. Comfortable bed. The common areas (lobby, pool, parking area and corridor) are always tidy and neatly looking. Friendly staff. Walking distance to shops and close to transport.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2018

4/10 Poor

Sharon

Disappointing
Location was great but the room was an absolute embarrassment very very dirty, kitchen cupboard door handles had so much grime on them that we used tissues to open them, room smelt of smoke, very old conditioned room.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2018

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
No water pressure shower terrible, smelt, dryer didn’t work
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

David, Booval

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Right on the Nerang River, this place is close to everything Surfer's Paradise has to offer.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2018

6/10 Okay

Christina, Brisbane

A basic appartment two doors from river.
This is an older style block of units in a great location in Surfers Paradise. Although a small single bedroom unit it had everything we needed for a four day get-away. This included secure parking, pool, big TV and Foxtel, washing machine and air conditioning and full kitchen facilities. There is a full size stove and oven which we used, but no dish washer (no space) and shower is a bit of a squeeze. We walked everywhere - dinner, cruise wharf, beach, local shop and fishing. Light rail and bus stops are only two blocks away to either Southport, Broadbeach or beyond. Happy to stay again. Thanks
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2018

8/10 Good

Freddie , Mount Sophia, Singapore 228462

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Close to all amenities of Surfers Paradise.
Close to G:Link tram. One block from Chevron Renaissance Centre, Supermarket and Dining. Three blocks from the beach.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2018

8/10 Good

Kerrin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was clean and tidy. Bed was uncomfortable but when told on checkout they said they would put a topper on the mattress. Pool was great.
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2018

8/10 Good

diana, melbourne

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
No wifi and extra payment
Never give us the wifi password. No staff attendance in reception, we have a telephone number and when we call them were so rude. We did a booking for 3, when we did check out we have to do an extra payment for the 3rd person for use the sofa bed. There were a cockoach
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2017

8/10 Good

peter, Melbourne Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel close to beach and public transport
We had a good stay. and found it close to everything.
Stayed 11 nights in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Close to everything
Close to everything, clean room, great staff, excellent overall will def stay again
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2017

4/10 Poor

David, Mackay

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Good location. Ageing rooms.
good location. bathroom in poor but useable state.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

sue, illawarra nsw

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Close to everything
Helpful happy staff, easy to book easy to find and access. Good size. secure BBQ pool air-conditioning.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

valerie

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Bargain holiday accomodation
very clean accomodation with all facilities and a bargain price. Close to the centre of surfers Paradise.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2017

6/10 Okay

jacinta, Adelaide

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Oven didnt work.
It was good. Amazing staff and friendly people to speak too. But the oven didnt work and the shower was on a timer witch was hard to enjoy a shower after spending days at theme parks.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2017

6/10 Okay

Rachelle

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
August in Surfers Paradise
Overall stay is good. The location of the place is awesome. It is close to shopping mall, restaurants and the beach. The place is clean and tidy. The only thing was there was no one in reception for days and no one to ask. There was no wi-fi available. The reception has the passwords. There is a phone to call, and it happens to be the night answering service, and was not able to assist on wi-fi password. Overall stay is good.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2017

6/10 Okay

Brett, Sydney

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Economical hotel at Gold Coast
Keys were left with us to collect from reception safe. Unfortunately did not see any reception or hotel staff during our stay due to the events that we had to attend, therefore was not issued with wifi password, and some lights and fans etc were not working. Difficult to access upper levels without lifts.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2017

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness
Good for the price
Good location, good facilities, good price, mediocre cleanliness.
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2017

8/10 Good

Belinda, Victoria

Liked: Staff & service
Excellent Location
Very close to all that surfers paradise has to offer and only 5 mins walk to supermarket. Comfortable layout and small balcony to enjoy the sunshine.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good location with parking
Good location close to shops and ameneties.Handy having parking included.Clean apartment with washing machine dryer microwave kettle and basic dishes.offer 1 lot of cleaning stuff and can be replemished at the reception. 1 bedroom good for a couple. Disappointing leaking kitchen tap, wifi password did not work, basic milk provided was spoilt,shower very small and no one at reception at the allocated hours.However the emergency after hours staff always handy if required.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2017

6/10 Okay

Michael, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
First Impressions didn't last....
Upon arrival, we were confronted by an extremely rude and arrogant male manager, who was more interested in heading out to do his ubering rather than check us in because it was a late check in. We were however finally assisted by two different female staff members who were delightful. A great place for the price, great location. Would recommend! Just be wary of late check in!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good location
Good location, quiet area for surfers. Room has everything that you would ever need plus Foxtel. Bathroom was not clean, hairs in shower etc..Never saw a staff member on reception, even when I tried checked in.. also had a staff member barge into my room without knocking... not sure what for as they only offer room services at a minimum of a 10 night stay. Overall good apartments, staff were friendly however not so professional.

6/10 Okay

Pip, Melbourne

well priced in handy location
Very friendly help at the other end of the phone. Apartment was a good size but unfortunately smelt of smoke. Bed was comfortable and the area was nice and quiet at night. It would've been nice to have a hair dryer in the room and a decent lock on the door or at least a security chain. I would stay here again

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Not great
While the hotel was suitable enough for the cost, reception was never staffed. Staff had to be contacted via phone if you needed something. I did however like that there was designated parking.

6/10 Okay

vicki, newcastle

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
great location
great location, fairly comfortable unit. Reception was non existant, at no point during our stay did we see it open. Unit was a bit dated, and needed some maintenace

8/10 Good

Steve, Melbourne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Value for Money!
Whilst Budds is an older style Establishment it is certainly great 'Value for Money'. It is clean, close to Surfers Paradise and in a very quiet location. The staff were friendly and helpful and every need catered for. Clean , Comfotably & Quiet..... that's all you need from any budget style accommodation. Would definitely stay there again!

4/10 Poor

Carol, M

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Great location
I found the best thing about this place was the location. It severely lacked complimentary services like no hair dryer, no complimentary shampoo/conditioner/ moisturiser. No face washer and only half a roll of toilet paper. A sign in the room stated you get get further items such as more toilet paper and other items for a further fee. The reception was closed upon check out even though we checked out after 9-00 am and the sigh stated that the office was opened at 9-00 am. I only saw staff there twice the whole time. But if u want somewhere cheap, clean and comfortable without the extras including hairdryer then it's a place to consider as the location was good.

4/10 Poor

Johnnie

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location, but cheap and nasty unit
My partner and I stayed for 4 nights, we both left with sore back due to the worst bed we have ever slept in. The shower had so much black mold in the grouting that one could think it was black grouting with a few white spots. The overall condition of the unit was disappointing and could use a serious facelift. We only saw one friendly staff member once even though we were in and out several times a day ( they were available by phone though) We were left with 1 roll of toilet paper for 2 people for 4 days, extra rolls could be bought in reception for $2 each, makes you wonder if we stayed for 2 days if we would have gotten 1/2 a roll, this is not acceptable. The planter boxes on the balcony had a sign on them that they are not ashtrays, and that charges apply if used as such, yet they still had butts in them and we are non smokers. The bedroom door had been punched in and very badly patched up.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
good value
the room was clean and in good condition. the only thing i could pick on was the matress wasn't the best.

4/10 Poor

Jose

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Unsatisfactory customer service
I complain about the pull out bed and they didn't do anything.

6/10 Okay

Wally

Budds beach resort
Great location, with great prices. Rooms are very reasonable. But lacking a few services. Wifi was very hard to connect to. Split system heating/cooling unit was very dirty, needs servicing. Also blankets needed for the bed. Apart from that, I highly recommend

6/10 Okay

Susie, NSW

Disliked: Staff & service
Great location and spacious apartment
Overall good experience. The room was nice but there were some glaring omissions with what was in it and the cleanliness of it. It was cleaner after I left!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location, friendly staff, reasonably priced.

10/10 Excellent

Bruce n Bev, Hamilton - New Zealand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice and clean hotel. Handy to beach
Very clean-affordable and had everything in it including the kitchen sink. Nice and light décor . Cleaning lady was very friendly - we stayed 4 nights. Was great to be able to wash and dry clothes so that we had no washing to do when we arrived back in NZ. I would recommend Budds Beach if you are looking for somewhere affordable and clean and the facility to cook your own meals. We would definitely stay there again.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I stayed 3 nights - good location to Chevron Island and Surfers Paradise and the room was clean and had all essential items including FoxTel.

6/10 Okay

Christine, Auckland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
A reasonable hotel close to the beach.
I enjoyed early morning dips in the pool and refreshing dips in the pool at the end of the day. Nice pool temperature. The small deck area was adequate to enjoy a wine and fresh air. The many birds you have in the Gold Coast are very entertaining. It is a very short and pleasant walk to all the activities that Surfers Paradise offers.I enjoyed the free fireworks display on the beach one evening.

4/10 Poor

Shivabi, New Zealand

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Location was the only good thing
We arrived at the apartments at 9am hoping to drop off our bags and start exploring, however, even though it stated reception would be open from 8.30, no one arrived until around 10.30. We understand check in was at 2 but we have never had any issues dropping off our bags at a hotel/apartment and coming back at check in time. There were also others who were already checked in constantly checking to see if there was someone available at reception as they also needed assistance. There was a phone and several numbers listed to call if reception was unavailable, however, every single number was engaged. When the lady did eventually arrive there was no apology, we were just told that check in was at 2 and we should have notified someone if we intended to come earlier. WHAT?! How about you just be where you're supposed to be on time! The dishes looked as if someone had spit shined them with a rag (probably because they ask guests to clean it themselves before they leave or else extra cleaning charges apply) and the fan made terrible noises. The only good thing was the location, very close to the mains streets of surfers (5min walk). Our flight was at 5pm so we left our bags at reception with a different lady and she was there just as she said she would be when we came back to get them so that was good.

6/10 Okay

Susan, Ballina

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Good budget accommodation.
Budds Beach Apartments are good value for the price. Rooms are small, but adequate. Air conditioner was great..and very quiet. We stayed in Unit 11, which had quite a few problems (eg. bathroom door dragging on the tiles, fan with a severe wobble, clock not working). We reported these to the management, but nothing was done while we were there. Easy walk to shops, restaurants and the tram.

6/10 Okay

Dave, Sandy Bay

Liked: Staff & service
Nice place close to beach.
Check in was easy. Comfortable layout of apartment with everything we needed.

8/10 Good

Derek, Perth W A

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good value
I had a 5 night stay and found the service was very good. The apartment was clean and very quiet, in a very good location. I would be happy to stay here again in the future.

6/10 Okay

Susan, Yaroomba

We were having a family get together at Budds Beach so it was a convenient place to sleep. The floors were't properly cleaned with bits of hair and band aids found on the floor.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
convenient apartments
Budd's was clean, comfortable and close to the tram station and event we were attending.

8/10 Good

Peter, Port macquarie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay!
Renovated room done well. Pool area is great. Full foxtel and free wifi a bonus. Extremely good value. Hope all rooms will be renovated to this standard. Excellent spot close to Surfers but very quiet.

8/10 Good

Bob, Albury, NSW.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Much more than 'cheep and cheerful'
I booked this as kind of a ‘cheap and cheerful’ accomodation in the heart of Surfers but it turned out to be so much more! While we were only 5-10 minutes walk from Cavill Ave, we were also close to the Nerang River and the quieter side of things which we came to really appreciate. The apartment itself was freshly painted, comfortable and well equipped. We also had free wi-fi and secure undercover parking. We found the front desk friendly and helpful - the recommendation of Bumbles cafe round the corner was a real winner. After being unsure of what we were booking, we would now be happy to return!
View from the river.

6/10 Okay

Nathab

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Average apartments.
Cheap. So don't expect five star luxury. Comfortable and clean. Rooms aren't very sound proof could hear my neighbours conversations. The room was small but clean and adequately supplied. The iron and ironing board were unsatisfactory.

6/10 Okay

h&d, adelaide

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Adequate Apartment close to all facilities
Central location that allowed us to access all we needed.