Coolangatta Sands Hotel

This is technically a hostel with a bit of a hotel vibe. The simple room was small but clean. The shared bathrooms were modern and clean. The shared kitchen had all you needed to cook a meal except for Cutlery. Great for a short stay. We stayed 3 nights and that was enough. Our room window opened to a alley way for smokers, a bit noisy. The walls were thin, you could hear everything. Pretty much what we expected for a cheap room above a tavern. The staff were lovely and friendly. Great location.

Outstanding! The young man and lovely lady who helped me at reception were very understanding of my situation with night shift and went above and beyond to get me sorted. The absolute stunner at the bar was fantastic. $10 for a rum and coke is not a bad price. The lunch special was great value and was whipped up before I even had time to finish my rum. Delicious too. The room was everything I needed and there were plenty of amenities. I'll definitely stay here again next time I am down this way!

I gave 5 star for rooms but didn’t stay here! We stumbled across here for lunch before flying home, I told the lady to pass on a message to chef about the best tbone I’ve had in a long time! True pub grub, not over priced, massive meals & killer tbone! MedRare cooked to absolute perfection! Thank you.

Today, I, Ricardo, had an extremely disappointing experience at the Coolangatta Sands Hotel. I initially had an issue with my order, as the food that arrived was not what was offered on the menu. I managed to sort it out politely with one of the waiters, but then the manager stepped in and was shockingly rude throughout the situation. Despite me agreeing to take a different item from the menu, the manager’s attitude was dismissive and unprofessional. Later, while I was on the phone, a waitress rudely yelled at me to pay the difference for the menu change. At that point, I decided to ask for a refund because the overall treatment was unacceptable. The lack of respect and professionalism, especially from the manager, was appalling. This was one of the worst customer service experiences I’ve ever had, and I would not recommend this place to anyone. Terrible service!

I stayed at Coolangatta Sands Hotel with my girlfriend for one night. We booked the Queens Room, which was decent for a short stay, but the walls are quite thin, thus you can hear a lot from the hallway. Since it's essentially a hostel, it's not the quietest spot. However, the location is great and it worked fine for a quick overnight stay.

Not worth the pricing. Staff are rude (besides ebony who greeted at the door). Beds are small and creaky. Wifi requires a PHD in computer science to turn on. Cards fail to open doors. The best experience I had was leaving at 3am. Do not spend Your money here.

Great place . Really big areas . Had my own room so don't know about shared rooms . Air con great . Awesome balcony to mingle with other people . Kitchen . Laundry . Tolets all spotless . Great location.definatley would stay there again . Nicole

Best steak I've had at a pub in a long time cooked perfectly great service they won me I'll be back 👌🙏

This was basically one of those pubs where the really bad service was at the door. Yep, that's right, this is another one of those pubs that has a rather hot headed bouncer, and even though I actually got inside, I was sort of shaking my head as because this is certainly not one of those places that you would need such a bouncer. Well, okay, maybe it does happen to be because it is Coolangatta, but honestly, this pub, yeah, it really isn't that great at all. Anyway, there were certainly much better pubs in the area, and much better, and friendlier, bouncers as well.

Certainly an inn/hostel, rather than a hotel in a more formal sense, Coolangatta Sands isn't bad, but is a bit pricey for what you get. Rooms are a bed only, with only a few communal toilet/shower combos for the whole place. The crowd I ran into were mostly pleasant backpackers from around the world. My bed was clean, with a comfortable IKEA mattress, and the room was clean enough, about average by hostel standards, and a bit less good if judging as a Motel. The air conditioning was broken in my room, and the light dim, but everything else was in good condition, and the communal kitchen was kept clean. Downstairs is a lively bar and sports tab that seems like one of the choice spots in town for a Saturday night. In all, Sands was a decent spot to spend a night.

Clean and well kept. The food has been excellent and the staff is courteous and attentive. The specials are a great value. I think they constantly change but I had a chicken parmy that was perfect. Their portions are large and the food comes out quick. If you like wedges I believe they have the best wedges in town, ask for extra chili sauce because that is fantastic as well.

I dropped in here a number of times for a couple of drinks and a nice feed a few years ago. There was always some pretty good live music going in the evening.The place had a lot of energy.

Used a buy one get one free voucher and tried the Chicken Parmy and the Fisherman's basket. (Normally $22 and $20 each) This place also has $10 meals. Drinks were a bit pricy, at $4 each for a Coke and Lemon, Lime and bitters. The meals were a really decent size and the calamari was the absolute best I have ever tasted. It was so soft and obviously fresh. We will be back!

Great prices for a lovely selection of classics from the bistro. There are regular weekly specials as well.