(....continuation of my previous review:) I'm soooo glad our apartment suite had a short-handle broom & dust pan (found in the lower kitchen cabinet underneath the sink) , to sweep off the excess sand upon returning from the beach. And the staff: Liliana, you are absolutely kind & helpful. I appreciate your quick reply when i informed you of the airline cancelling my flight, hence unable to show up on the check-in day. And providing luggage storage for me & my son on check out day, to enjoy Bondi some more. I enjoyed chatting with you, and Tracy as well! The two of you are very welcoming. And thanks to the housekeeping staff for retreiving the airline pillows that my son & i accidentally left behind. Thank you all for making our first time in Australia a memorable one. And to future customers: Ultimate Apartments is not a hotel. It is an apartment that you can rent short or long term. So do not expect room service. My son & I enjoyed our stay here, and will gladly return here when we travel to Sydney again. p.s. My son & i were here March 12-13 (was supposed to be March 11-13, but the airline cancelled our flight due to unexpected mechanical issues), went on a short cruise, and stayed at Ultimate Apartments again March 16-18. Sunday, March 16, 2026 was the hottest day in March since 149 years ago!! It was 38 degrees Celsius that day. The Bondi Beach ocean was packed full, as expected.

Very safe & secure place, as it is a gated area that requires a code or fob key to enter through before heading to your assigned apartment. There's also a security camera inside the gate entrance for additional safety measures. It is indeed a retro-style apartment. The mosaic tile bathroom definitely represents the 1950's to 1970's vibe. Every feature works 100%. One definite thing to note is the bathroom's jalousie window, which are horizontal slats of glass, angled downwards, set in a frame. (Btw, i had to look up the name of these downward angled slats of glass.) The jalousie window provided the bathroom ventilation (retro version of a bathroom exhaust fan), while maintaining privacy, & blocks water from entering when it rains. Do keep the bathroom door closed though, as a tiny moth can enter through the jalousie window. This didn't bug me too much (no pun intended haha), as this is common during the summer time, when you need to shoo them off pretty often. Another retro vibe: the additional screen door that you can lock from inside, while the main entrance door can remain open to get that breeze in. That brought up memories of my childhood haha (And i'm not THAT old! i'm still in my 40's 🙃) One thing i (and my son) definitely didn't know: In Australia, you need to set the air conditioning level to the lowest number possible (which is a '16') to get that a/c cooling effect!! In North America (at least in my home in Vanouver BC Canada, and when i've travelled to California, Hawaii, and Miami), the a/c unit is set to the highest number possble (e.g. a '72') to get the maximum a/c strength of a cooling effect which i needed. So here i am wondering why the a/c wouldn't go higher than a '30', and wondering why it was still super hot. I found out afterwards upon checking out, to set it at the lowest number/16. Major lesson learned there.

I loved the location, near a bus stop, consulates and bondi beach, restaurants, shops etc. The complex was quiet, access was easy, the setup is simple and straightforward

There was quite a lot of thick dust under the bed, the furniture and fixtures are dated and the toilet in our room was leaking and running. There was a letter left with our keys requesting that we check in the following day between 9 and 10am, which simply wasn't possible for us but nobody complained

The location is great, walking distant from Bondi Beach and all the cafes and restaurant in the area. There is a supermarket very close and many bus stops that will get you basically in every corner of the City. Car park is also available and this is a huge plus for a location this close to Bondi!

It was quite noisy. You can basically hear almost everything from the other apartment, on saturday night somebody had a party and it was super noisy until midnight. Of course this is a gamble, but we also understand that on weekend nights parties can easly happen!

Close to everything. Clean and well appointed

No concerns

Location was perfect right near Bondi Beach walked down to catch the bus into Sydney city...having secured gates with parking onsite was massive bonus.the room was very ready at short notice of booking. clean and tidy with kitchen appliances... bathroom, lights in the main area /air-conditioning unit and TV system could do with a renovation but it was great for overnight stay with two kids ...we would return or recommend to others

Lights by bedside Would have been great Better air-conditioning unit

Good location, within walking distance to Bondi beach area Easy check-in after-hours Plenty of free parking within the complex Bed was decent There is aircon Basic kitchenette

Not a big deal, but FYI the swimming pool is in the middle of the parking lot which is unappealing/awkward, but you're near Bondi Beach, so why would you ever really use it? It's a budget value stay, so don't expect amenities beyond the basic. I suggest bringing your own shampoo/body wash as they only provide soap.

Excellent location but also in a quiet and secure courtyard setting. The free parking was incredibly helpful and this added to the fantastic value of our stay. Nice to have a fridge, sink, kettle, iron, air conditioning, and great water pressure hot shower. The pool looked nice too, but we didn't get a chance to use it. Ultimate Apartments is a quiet, motel style accommodation that's a short walk to most of Bondi. Highly recommend.

Fantastic location, not far from Bondi Beach and close to lots of restaurants. Handy to have cooking facilities in the room.

Very run down, not very clean and really loud. People drunk and shouting every night we were there, in the middle of the night. More of a party place than a family friendly place to stay. That said, the price reflects all of this so I suppose we got what we paid for.

We liked the location, access to local area, peacefulness of establishment, pool etc.

Television reception was very unpredictable, antenna, cables and connections probably need upgrading. AC in our room did not seem to get very cold, although the conditions during our stay were not overbearing. Also the location of the AC unit was a bit high to read the operating instructions clearly.