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4.5 out of 5
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4.6 out of 5
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5.0 out of 5
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Shells

20 The Esplanade, Long Beach, Robe

Shells
Shells Living Room

Summary of Shells

(Sleeps up to two)

Watch the waves roll onto Long Beach from the comfort of your living room or large deck.

Shells is the ultimate - luxury living, spacious, immaculate & fully equipped.

  • Fully self contained (for full details see the Properties in detail page)
  • 50 metre walk to beach
  • Spacious and climate controlled
  • Shower for two plus large bath
  • Gas barbecue on front deck
  • All linen provided for beds bathroom and kitchen except beach towels
  • Serviced weekly
  • No children
  • No Pets
  • No smoking – garden ashtrays provided outside

 

Average Guest ratings of Shells for 2012 (out of 5)

So you know what to expect, this summary shows you how recent guests rated Shells:

Design of property        4.7
Quality                          4.5
Service                          4.7
Cleanliness                    4.3
Views                            5.0

Value                            4.7
Overall                        4.5

(5 = excellent, 4 = very good, 3 = good, 2 = unsatisfactory, 1 = most unsatisfactory)
All guests are invited to rate Shells on the above criteria.
Approximately half the guests fill in the form.
All guest ratings are included in this average summary.
3 guests have rated Shells this year to get the averages above.

 

Recent reviews from Shells Guests

Guests who stayed 16-25 January 2012
(Overall rating: 4.5)
"A very beautiful property with excellent facilities in great location."
[Guests would like a new mattress and outdoor table. Owner comment: new mattress arrived the day these guests left and new outdoor table will be in Shells next week.]
[Guests would prefer tea cups to coffee mugs provided plus other personal preferences. Note overall rating still 4.5]

Guests who stayed 13-15 January 2012
(Overall rating: 5)
"Excellent design."
"Simplicity, functionality and elegance to decor"
"6 out of 5 for views. What more can be said!"

Guests who stayed 8-12 January 2012
(Overall rating: 4)
"Beautiful views and place!"
[Guests would have preferred a spa bath to the large bath in Shells]

Guests who stayed 26-30 December 2011
(Overall rating: 5)
"Stunningly clean, as usual & everything is kept looking as fresh & as new as the first time we visited."
"The bubbles and the beer in the fridge are always greatly appreciated."
"Beautiful views."

[guests would prefer a softer mattress - still overall rating of 5]

Guests who stayed 23-26 December 2011
(Overall rating: 5)
"Perfect, as usual!"

(For more reviews from Shells guests see further down this page)

 

Shells Photo Gallery
(click on photo for enlargement)

Shells Living Room     Shells Bedroom

Shells Outside    Shells Kitchen


Shells sign     Shells front

 

Shells Floor plan

 

Shells Prices

 All prices in Australian Dollars

COST 

1 April 2010-31 March 2012

Season

High  Medium Low 
First night-total cost for 1 or 2 people $460 $400 $360
Extra nights-total cost per night for 1 or 2 people $370 $330 $290

Current Specials (click this link)

 

When a public holiday falls on a Tuesday or Thursday, we treat the closest week end plus the day in between as Medium Season

Seasons

   
High Season  Easter week end In March/April
  Christmas - New Year Christmas - January 1st
 Med Season Adelaide Cup Weekend  In March
  Anzac week end In April 
  Queens Birthday week end In June
Labour Day (SA) week end In October
New Year to end of Australia Day weekend January
Low Season All other dates  

Currency

All costs are in Australian Dollars.

Payment

Cash
Payment can be made by cash if you are in Robe when payment is due.

Credit Card
Payment can be made by Visa Card or Mastercard at any time. No other cards are accepted.
Cheques
Payment (>14 days prior to arrival) can be made by a cheque drawn on an Australian Bank. All cheques are to be made payable to ‘Robe Waterfront’.
Money Order
Payment (>14 days prior to arrival) can be made by Australia Post Money Order. All money orders are to be made payable to ‘Robe Waterfront’.

Discounts

All discounts are listed below. They are:

  • second and subsequent nights
  • medium and low season
  • any promotional deal on our web site

We do not offer corporate discounts, travel industry discounts or any other form of discount.

No Minimum stay

The only restriction here is we do not have Check In or Check Out on Christmas Day.

Conditions

Booking and cancellation conditions apply. Please refer to our Booking Confirmation Form

More Reviews from Guests who stayed in Shells

Guests who stayed 25-27 November 2011
(Overall rating: 5)
"This property is fabulous and has the most amazing view in all of the South East."
"Very professional and helpful [service]"
"Functional and aesthetically pleasing [design of property]"
(Guests would have preferred a spa bath instead of the large bath)

Guests who stayed 12-16 November 2011
(Overall rating: 4)
"Thanks for everything Jenny."
"It was as good as we remembered."
"See you next time."

Guests who stayed 25-29 October 2011
(Overall rating: 5)
"Beautifully clean and presented. Didn't feel like I had to put everything through the dishwasher before I could use it. Well done!"

Guests who stayed 13-17 October 2011
(Overall rating: 5)
[We enjoyed] "Beauty of Long Beach and peace and quiet - all a tonic for weary travellers."

Guests who stayed 5-8 October 2011
(Overall rating: 5)
"Views amazing"
"Loved our stay and would love to come back"

Guests who stayed 30 September to 2 October 2011
(Overall rating: "5+")
"Many thanks. Perfect place to recharge the batteries."
"Wonderful stay. Very much needed."
"All great."

Guests who stayed 22-26 September 2011
(Overall rating: 4.8)
"A truly wonderful week end!"
"Fantastic location, great facilities and an AMAZING VIEW!!!"
"Had such a great time and we have no doubt we will return  in the future."
"Maybe a touch overpriced for off peak."

Guests who stayed 5-8 August 2011
(Overall rating: 5)
"The extras provided were much appreciated."
[would have liked very firm mattress owing to back problems - still Overall rating of 5]

Guests who stayed 22-26 May 2011
"Very clean and excellent additions such as Birds book, binoculars, kitchen utensils etc."
"Beautiful tables."

Guests who stayed 17-21 May 2011
"Perfect window for the property"

Guests who stayed 15-19 May 2011
"We loved staying at Shells. Not only were the quality fittings and cleanliness outstanding, but the views were superb."

Guests who stayed 26-30 April 2011
“All the extra ‘touches’ were appreciated.”
“The weather was superb. Just made this property that much better.”
“Couldn’t have wished for a more relaxing few days.”
“Great welcome by friendly staff. Thank you.”

Guests who stayed 13-17 April 2011
“On this, our second visit, we remain in awe of your ability to maintain excellent accommodation.”
“Everything is perfect.”
“All this plus the most breathtaking view to replenish the mind and soul!!”
“We’ll be back.”

Guests who stayed 12-14 March 2011
“Excellent quality [accommodation]”
“Stunning [views]”
“Extremely clean. Well presented.”
“[Price] slightly high”
“Completely relaxing, enjoyable stay.”

 Guests who stayed 7-11 March 2011
“This place is just AMAZING.”
“We totally enjoyed our time at Shells”.
“The stay was way too short.”
“We will be telling friends all about this fabulous place. Thank you.”

 Guests who stayed 4-8 March 2011
“Our 4th stay at Shells – Thank you.”
“Lovely location for a relaxing holiday.”

Guests who stayed 6-13 February 2011
“Inclusions that we appreciated: bath robes, 2 towels each, 2 bathmats and face washers, large area for luggage in WIR, olive oil, salt and pepper, cling wrap and alfoil, paper towel, bbq, binoculars, champagne stopper, laundry facilities including prewash spray and washing liquid.” 

Guests who stayed 1-5 February 2011
“Excellent.”

Guests who stayed 18-24 January 2011
“Having spent two weeks away and staying in a variety of lovely accommodation, this last four days turned out to be the best.”
“Will most definitely be back for more.”
“Excellent property design.”
“Beautiful furnishings – especially vanity units.”
“Prompt, courteous, friendly service.”
“Excellent cleanliness!”
“Brilliant views! Felt as though we had the best view in Robe.”
“(Value) Very happy with what we got for our money and thank you for the extra free night.”

Guests who stayed 6-11 January 2011
“We have never been to Robe before and we honestly thought our stay was ‘perfect’. We enjoyed the view, walks along the beach and bought a lobster + prawns one night for dinner.”
“The apartment catered for everything we needed and we felt very spoilt and relaxed in our surroundings.
“A great holiday experience.  We’d like to do it again.”

 Guests who stayed 30 December 2010 to 7 January 2011
“This is our second stay at Shells and we have stayed at Beachside.”
“All excellent. We have booked Shells for [similar dates] 2011/2012.”

Guests who stayed 26-30 December 2010
“We have stayed at Shells several times and each time we have been very impressed with how clean the property is.”
“This year we were also impressed with how well the property had been maintained during our two year absence – everything still seemed fresh and new.”
“[The] small things always set good accommodation apart from the rest. Thank you!!”

 Guests who stayed 24-26 December 2010
“Just...great!”
 

Guests who stayed 19-23 December 2010
“Loved the view – peaceful and quiet.”
“A wonderful way to wind down.”
“Will be back for another break.”
“Booking was simple - Friendly staff.”

Guests who stayed 18-22 November 2010
“The facilities were excellent - every detail thought of”
“Love the layout of the lounge and kitchen area.”
“Clean, fresh and tidy appearance.”
“Quiet location, stunning view.”

Guests who stayed 30-31 October 2010
“Overall Excellent”

 Guests who stayed 23-25 October 2010
“The views were great.”

Guests who stayed from 11-18 October 2010
“The unit is spectacular, clean, modern and wonderfully simple, while maintaining utmost utility.” 

Guests who stayed 25-29 July 2010
“Excellent design of property, quality and cleanliness”

 Guests who stayed 30 August to 1 September 2010
“Great designed place.”
“Excellent for the short break we were after.”
“Really enjoyed the view.”
“Heating often lets holiday accommodation down but not the case here.” 

Guests who stayed 13-17 May 2010
“Loved the views from the lounge and bedroom”

Guests who stayed 12-13 May 2010
“Cannot get over the glass!”
“Amazing cleanliness”
“Thank you for a great stay – it was lovely to stay somewhere where so much pride is taken in presenting a CLEAN property. Muchly appreciated!”

 Guests who stayed 26April to 1 May 2010
“We have stayed in a number of different accommodation locations throughout Australia and overseas but always find this (Shells) to be one of the, if not the best presented located and serviced that we have stayed at.”
“I think this is the fourth time we have stayed at Robe and all at Shells”

 Guests who stayed 29-30 March 2010
“We’ve stayed here before and loved it. On a spontaneous stopover from work/holiday we chose this place and were delighted, especially with the field guide of Australian Birds. I have been kicking myself for not having brought our own.”
“And the beer and sparkling wine is an inspiration. Thank you.”

 Guest who stayed 5-9 March 2010
“We came for R+R – to put our feet up for a few days. Loved the apartment. Loved the view.”
“We look forward to coming back.”

 

 
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