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.
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
All reviews shown are from real guest experiences. Only travellers who have booked a stay with us can submit a review. We verify reviews according to our guidelines and publish all reviews, positive or negative.
Rating 10 - Excellent. 14 out of 28 reviews" "
10 - Excellent
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Rating 8 - Good. 10 out of 28 reviews" "
8 - Good
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Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 28 reviews" "
6 - Okay
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Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 28 reviews" "
4 - Poor
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2 - Terrible
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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
13 Sept 2024
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Kitchen NOT clean, hairs in bed, the lodge had a strong odour of incense, terrible.
Allan
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024
6/10 Okay
Brendon
12 Aug 2024
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.
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.
Nice,quite pleasant place, recommend for all travellers
Dowrin
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024
10/10 Excellent
Megan
Travelled with partner
8 Apr 2024
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
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
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 😊