Blue Wren Lodge Waratah

3.0 star property
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Shared kitchen
Standard Double Room
Exterior
Front of property
Laundry room

Reviews

8.8 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping
  • Parking included
  • Air conditioning
  • Kitchen
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
2 Allowah St, Waratah West, NSW, 2298
  • University of Newcastle
    8 min walk
  • Blackbutt Reserve
    5 min drive
  • Newcastle International Sports Centre
    5 min drive
  • Newcastle, NSW (BEO-Belmont)
    26 min drive

Room options

Superior Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About the area

Newcastle

With a stay at Blue Wren Lodge Waratah in Newcastle (Waratah West), you'll be within a 15-minute drive of Lake Macquarie and Allowah Street Reserve. .This guesthouse is 6.5 mi (10.5 km) from Newcastle Beach and 0.6 mi (1 km) from University of Newcastle.

What's nearby

  • University of Newcastle - 8 min walk
  • Newcastle International Sports Centre - 5 min drive
  • Newcastle Showground - 5 min drive
  • John Hunter Hospital - 6 min drive
  • Newcastle Beach - 18 min drive

Getting around

  • Sandgate Station - 5 min drive
  • Newcastle, NSW (NTL-Williamtown) - 24 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪KFC - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Hotel Jesmond - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪The Shorty Hotel - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Taco Bell - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Nargis Indian and Kebab - ‬5 min drive

About this property

Blue Wren Lodge Waratah

Newcastle guesthouse in Waratah West with free parking
Blue Wren Lodge Waratah offers 10 air-conditioned accommodations with complimentary bottled water and shared/communal kitchens. Pillowtop beds feature premium bedding. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms.

Bathrooms include showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

Make yourself at home in one of the 10 air-conditioned rooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Your pillowtop bed comes with premium bedding. Prepare your meals in the shared/communal kitchen. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms feature showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access.
Featured amenities include express check-in, express check-out, and laundry facilities. Free self parking is available onsite.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • On-site parking available only on request
  • Free uncovered self-parking on site
  • Limited on-site parking
  • On-site parking includes off-street options

Guest services

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Laundry facilities

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Outdoor furniture

Accessibility

  • This property does not have any lifts

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Heating
  • Pillow-top mattress
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Free bottled water
  • Shared kitchen access

More

  • Iron/ironing board (on request)
  • Laundry detergent
  • Window screens

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Contactless check-in available
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM
Contactless check-out available
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
Guests will receive an email 72 hours before arrival with check-in instructions and lockbox information; access will be through a private entrance

Access methods

Lockbox, private entrance

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children 15 and younger are not allowed at this property; All guests older than 15 are welcome
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Guests must contact this property in advance to reserve onsite parking
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a security system

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Children 15 years old and younger are not permitted at this property

Property is also known as

Blue Wren Waratah Waratah West
Blue Wren Lodge Waratah Guesthouse
Blue Wren Lodge Waratah Waratah West
Blue Wren Lodge Waratah Guesthouse Waratah West

Blue Wren Lodge Waratah Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 14 out of 28 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 10 out of 28 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 28 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 28 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 28 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Allan

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Kitchen NOT clean, hairs in bed, the lodge had a strong odour of incense, terrible.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Brendon

Average
The kitchen, laundry, dining and lounge shared area is very well appointed and our bed was very comfortable. The shower door in room 7 doesn't slide properly and the hairdryer doesn't work. Auto hall lights activated for no reason through the night and the light was cast into our room around the door jambs. We were kept awake by a very squeaky bed in another room and late arrivals stomping through hallways and using their mobiles.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Neville

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Good value for the price. Clean and tidy, has a good common area dining, kitchen, rest area. Only issue was finding the property in the dark - the sign was illuminated but hard to see/read. There checking process using text messaging and coded locks was very good.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Kirsten

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The facilities were fantastic. I loved the coffee pods and the room was done up really nicely. Thank you.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dowrin, Marayong

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice,quite pleasant place, recommend for all travellers
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Megan

Travelled with partner
We have stayed here before - it is perfectly situated to family we come down to see. It’s always very quiet, always clean, has everything we need for short or long term stay
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Georgia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Liked location, facilities, size of room Didn't like driveway, smoke alarm going off ( due to smoker?), noise of person going up to computer area on and off throughput the night- noise on steps and having light on and off woke me several times
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lynda t

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Limited car spaces and ground scraped Underneath car. Also no instructions for ice machine
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Amy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent property, close drive distance to all things Newcastle. The room was clean and comfortable. Excellent bed. Very quiet with dark curtains. Very very good value. Parking is close and safe. We really enjoyed our stay 😊
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Hamish

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Brendan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Shower could have had more pressure but overall I couldn’t complain. Bed was great. Served its purpose well and didn’t cost a fortune. Thanks guys.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Graeme, Green Point

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Greg

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean and comfortable room. Very good shared kitchen, dining and lounge area which was well equipped. Would definitely stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Elizabeth

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice location good friendly staff
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Carol

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Erika

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely, clean, quiet
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gerald

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Driveway not suited for most vehicles
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Michele

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Cho

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Comfy, clean, and beautiful surrounding.

8/10 Good

Laura

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic bed, super comfortable.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

8/10 Good

Alan

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Blue Wren shared learning
Good overall . some confusion about a late check out times or maybe have a room book so one has a bit more knowledge.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jane

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic location on a quiet street close to Uni. Downstairs has a large kitchen, lounge and dining area so you can organise your own food and relax.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

8/10 Good

Alexander

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2022