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Bluegum Apartments

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Apartment, 2 Bedrooms | Living area

Reviews

6.6 out of 10

Entire apartment

Sleeps 595 sq m

Popular amenities

  • Washer
    Washer
  • Parking included
    Parking included
  • Outdoor space
    Outdoor space
  • Kitchen
    Kitchen
  • Air conditioning
    Air conditioning
  • Dryer
    Dryer

Explore the area

Map
183 Michael Street, Jesmond, NSW, 2299
  • University of Newcastle
    13 min walk
  • Blackbutt Reserve
    4 min drive
  • John Hunter Hospital
    6 min drive
  • Newcastle, NSW (NTL-Williamtown)
    27 min drive

Room options

Apartment, 2 Bedrooms

  • 95 sq m
  • Sleeps 5

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About the area

Newcastle

With a stay at Bluegum Apartments in Newcastle (Jesmond), you'll be within a 15-minute drive of Lake Macquarie and University of Newcastle. .This apartment is 7.1 mi (11.5 km) from Newcastle Beach and 0.9 mi (1.4 km) from North Lambton Dog Off-Leash Area.

What's nearby

  • University of Newcastle - 13 min walk - 1.2 km
  • Newcastle International Sports Centre - 5 min drive - 4.4 km
  • John Hunter Hospital - 6 min drive - 4.6 km
  • Newcastle Showground - 6 min drive - 5.5 km
  • Westfield Kotara - 7 min drive - 6.4 km

Getting around

  • Sandgate Station - 4 min drive
  • Newcastle, NSW (NTL-Williamtown) - 27 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪KFC - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Hotel Jesmond - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪The Shorty Hotel - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Wallsend Diggers - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Taco Bell - ‬4 min walk

About this property

Entire place

You'll have the entire apartment to yourself and will only share it with other guests in your party.

Bluegum Apartments

Newcastle apartments in Jesmond with kitchens and balconies
Bluegum Apartments offers 18 air-conditioned accommodations with washers/dryers and DVD players. Rooms open to balconies. Accommodations are furnished with double sofa beds. Accommodations at this 3.5-star apartment have kitchens with refrigerators, stovetops, microwaves, and separate dining areas.

Bathrooms include showers and hair dryers. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. Housekeeping is provided weekly.

Make yourself at home in one of the 18 air-conditioned rooms featuring kitchens with refrigerators and ovens. Rooms have private balconies. 81-cm flat-screen televisions with DVD players are provided for your entertainment. Conveniences include microwaves and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided weekly.
Take in the views from a terrace.
Featured amenities include express check-in and laundry facilities. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available on request), and free self parking is available onsite.

Languages

English, German

Property amenities

Parking and transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Return airport shuttle (surcharge) from 6 AM to 8 AM
  • Airport shuttle on request

Family friendly

  • Cots (infant beds): AUD 15 per night

Kitchen

  • Fridge
  • Stovetop
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Dishwasher
  • Electric kettle
  • Cookware/dishes/utensils
  • Coffee/tea maker

Bedrooms

  • Bed sheets provided
  • Rollaway/extra beds: AUD 30 per day
  • Double sofa bed

Bathrooms

  • Shower
  • Hairdryer
  • Towels provided

Living spaces

  • Living room
  • Dining room

Entertainment

  • 81-cm flat-screen TV
  • DVD player

Outdoor areas

  • Balcony
  • Terrace

Laundry

  • Washer/dryer
  • Laundry facilities

Comfort

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Suitability/Accessibility

  • No lifts
  • Smoke-free property

Services and conveniences

  • Limited housekeeping
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Blackout curtains
  • Free bottled water

Location highlights

  • In the shopping district

Safety features

  • Carbon monoxide detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector)
  • Smoke detector installed (host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property)
  • Fire extinguisher
  • First aid kit
  • Security system

General

  • 18 rooms
  • 3 floors
  • 4 buildings

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Early check-in subject to availability
An early check-in fee will be charged
Contactless check-in available
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
There is no front desk at this property
Guests must contact the property for check-in information
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 72 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for AUD 30 per day
Cribs (infant beds) are available for AUD 15 per night

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: AUD 75.00 per vehicle (one-way)
  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Crib (infant bed) fee: AUD 15 per night
  • Rollaway bed fee: AUD 30 per day
  • Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card 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
This property accepts credit cards
Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, and a first aid kit

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties

Property is also known as

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Bluegum Apartments Reviews

Reviews

6.6
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Rating 2 - Terrible. 57 out of 379 reviews" "

6.0/10

Cleanliness

7.0/10

Staff & service

4.8/10

Amenities

6.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

5.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Kaiyun

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
excellent location,comfortable rooms
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2023

6/10 Okay

Arthur

Travelled with family
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Blind missing in bed room , the other wasn’t working , lounge dirty , above dryer full of dust , No coat hangers , very noisy room

2/10 Terrible

Michelle

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Do NOT stay here. Cleanliness was beyond substandard/non existent, beds had springs sticking through to the point where we got an air mattress out of the car. The worst part was getting back after a concert to find that a “cleaner” had been in well after check in time to set up an extra bed that we didn’t need, and had left the front door wide open and the back door unlocked when everything had been secure when we left. Several complaints were met with dismissive comments and not even an attempt at an apology. Bathroom leaked to the point where the carpet outside was wet (leak was under the floor, not in the bathroom). Place hadn’t been properly cleaned in ages, and the kitchen did not contain basic items despite being advertised as being fully equipped - for example, no washing up liquid, chipped plates, no tea towels. There were cockroaches in the kitchen cupboards, and stains on the bathroom floor mats.

2/10 Terrible

Jack

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Accomodation is absolutely filthy. Every piece of furniture is damaged and disgusting, floors were sticky and unclean, the sink had mould in it. Looks nothing like the photos and the area is very dodgy. The accomodation is almost certainly commission housing being rented out illegally. Avoid at all costs, stay away.

2/10 Terrible

CHARMAINE

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property was very dusty and the room was quite stuffy. The couches were worn out and the bathroom door lock was broken which caused us to be locked out of the bathroom, there was no sanitary bins in the bathroom either. The linen wasn’t allergy friendly and the quality should be improved. The beds are sagging causing discomfort when sleeping. Otherwise the apartment is a good size and provided towels:)
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2023

2/10 Terrible

Chris

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Unfit for occupancy. Second floor sash windows had no screens with windows open on arrival, a child would easily fall out. Lounge suites that were torn and dirt and wouldn’t look out of place on a rednecks front porch as a dogs bed. Blood splatters on the back of the bathroom door. Empty toiletry packaging on floor under the vanity. Nail polish spread throughout the apartment. Unserviceable lock on sliding door. Kids drawings on most walls and blinds. Broken glass and glitter on the floor. Highlight of our stay was departing with all four wheels and no broken windows on our car.

2/10 Terrible

Luke

2/10 Terrible

Michael

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property had many things that needed attention and looked like it was in the middle of renovations. There was a shower screen that was broken off and stored at the top of the built in wardrobe that looked like it could have fallen out on someone.The smoke detector was also removed and stored in top of the wardrobe. The beds were poor quality and bowed. The external doors did not look like they closed properly and some of the internal door hardware was not fastened properly. The property was also not cleaned well enough. We thought that we must have been given the wrong unit number and that it wasn’t ready to be stayed in. When we rang to say we weren’t comfortable staying there and if they had a different unit to move to we were moved to a much nicer unit at a different property. We appreciate the customer service and the upgrade to a much nicer property in a nicer part of town. We won’t be staying at the bluefin apartments again and would not recommend the apartments to others but we appreciated the approachable staff who accomodated our late request to move elsewhere.

8/10 Good

Daison

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness
Large house, enough beds Evening things with in the reange. Very old carpet which made two of our people sick such as itching, sneezing

2/10 Terrible

Stuart

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Other than being close to food shopping there is not one thing positive about this place. Disgusting Everything is broken Crumbs in beds Stains on sheets Doors broken Blinds broken Remotes don't work as batteries missing Toilet seat unattached Uncomfortable beds I have travelled a lot for business and this is BY FAR the worst place I have ever stayed at. Do yourself a favour and never stay here!!! It makes sense now why this was the last one available In future I would travel further. Avoid at all costs
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

2/10 Terrible

Christina

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

4/10 Poor

Jennifer

Travelled with family
Liked: Amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness
The property has a great layout and was in a fantastic location for us. Was really pleased to see it had an ensuite and a bathroom, when we only expected 1 bathroom! However it was not clean, blankets had been shoved into cupboards, floors had dirty crumbs floating around, the courtyard was unkept, the bathrooms had not had the vanity wiped prior to our stay. The people running the apartments were rude. We got charged an additional $9 for a meaningless admin fee which we had not expected. We have stayed a few times in properties run by Newcastle executive apartments and found the customer service to be very below parr each time.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Storm

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

Brett

Travelled with family
Liked: Amenities
Great location for being close to shops. Was upgraded for free. But place needs to keep on maintenance as shower door missing.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2022

2/10 Terrible

benjamin

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2022

4/10 Poor

Luke

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

2/10 Terrible

Kiara

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022

2/10 Terrible

Brett

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Check-in details out of date, poorly maintained (broken blinds, shower screen, no cupboard doors), wet/dry towels left in washing machine/dryer, remote for AC didn't work, beds were uncomfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

2/10 Terrible

Hollie

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Trust the reviews!!!!! We were booked to stay at Blue Gum Apartments for 2 nights. We arrived at 4:30pm to find that our apartment was still being “cleaned”. We sat with our children in the car until 5:00pm waiting for the room to be ready. On entry to the property we noticed multiple shopping trolleys and used mattresses. Whilst waiting we witnessed cleaners throwing towels and sheets over third storey balconies onto dirty wet concrete below. There was no care given whatsoever! I believe we were quite patient considering checkin was 2pm. Once finished we had to step over towels and rubbish to enter the building. The room was basic. No bedside lamps, no artworks on the walls. Filthy! Our children even decided to put their socks back on after their shower. The bedspreads were dirty, the vanity is well beyond needing replacing, the shower was mouldy and there was not even a soap holder. The balconies and windows were putrid! It was just plain disgusting. We are so disappointed, as we have stayed with Newcastle Executive Apartments on multiple occasions at their properties in Charlestown, Hamilton and Wallsend, which were all excellent locations and we couldn’t fault them. We decided to leave after one night because to be honest we was appalled and disgusted with this property. We didn’t feel safe at all. It’s been a week and I still haven’t received any communication from the manager even after sending email and text message. Appalling!!!!!!!!!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

4/10 Poor

Matthew

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2022

2/10 Terrible

David

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Good TV. Overall dirty and in a poor state of repair. Lacking kitchen utensils and crockery, very noisy, less than friendly neighbours.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2022

6/10 Okay

Rahmat

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

2/10 Terrible

Elizabeth

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Just appalling, tv remote didn’t work, air con not up to scratch, dirty
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

2/10 Terrible

Barbara

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This unit we stayed in smelt of cigarette the minute you walked in.Dust and mould and stains on the walls . The air con filter was filthy.Disgusting.I ended up with a severe sinus infection and had to leave and go home.No blankets,no bath mat or hand towel.One of the coffee cups had a crack that the water just oozed out How no one has even maintained or monitored these premises is criminal.The fire hose was off the wall and used to prop open the door from the next building.Power point hanging off the wall with wires exposed.I have rung and sent and email complaining and asked to be reinbursed.No reply.Il be contacting fair trading with all the pictures I took.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022

2/10 Terrible

Michelle

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This property was terrible. Certainly does not deserve the 3.3 star rating as listed. It was grimy, pillows were so stained we could not use them. The surfaces were sticky and not wiped. Bathroom had damaged cupboards, shower door did not stay closed, heating did not work. No glasses and only 2 mugs. Very expensive for what is on offer.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022