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The Lakes Hotel

2.5 star property

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Lunch and dinner served
Interior detail
Terrace/patio
Family Room, Shared Bathroom
Property entrance

Reviews

6.8 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi
  • Parking included
  • Restaurant

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201 The Entrance Rd, The Entrance, NSW, 2261
  • Place, Pelican Plaza
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Place, The Entrance Ocean Baths
    ‪12 min walk‬
  • Place, Blue Bay Beach
    ‪16 min walk‬

Room options

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Single Room, 1 Single Bed, Non Smoking, Shared Bathroom

Single Room, Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Economy Double Room, Non Smoking, Shared Bathroom (Budget)

Budget Double Room, Shared Bathroom

  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Economy Single Room, 1 Single Bed, Non Smoking, Shared Bathroom (Budget)

Budget Single Room, Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Standard Apartment, Multiple Beds, Non Smoking, Kitchenette

  • 2 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Bunk Beds

Twin Room, 2 Single Beds, Non Smoking, Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Double Room, 1 Queen Bed, Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Triple Room, Multiple Beds, Non Smoking, Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Twin Bed and 1 Queen Bed

Family Quadruple Room, Multiple Beds, Non Smoking, Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Beds and 1 Queen Bed

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About the area

The Entrance

With a stay at The Lakes Hotel in The Entrance, you'll be near the beach, within a 15-minute drive of Terrigal Beach and Pelican Plaza. .This hotel is 18.3 mi (29.4 km) from Lake Macquarie and 0.5 mi (0.8 km) from Entrance Beach.

What's nearby

  • Pelican Plaza - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Entrance Beach - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • The Entrance Ocean Baths - 12 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Blue Bay Beach - 16 min walk - 1.4 km
  • Toowoon Bay Beach - 3 min drive - 2.0 km

Getting around

  • Tuggerah Station - 20 min drive
  • Wyong Station - 24 min drive
  • Sydney Airport (SYD) - 103 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Bateau Bay Hotel - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪The Lakes Hotel - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Euro Cafe/Espresso Bar - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Coco Rice & Noodle Bar - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪KFC - ‬3 min walk

About this property

The Lakes Hotel

Hotel in The Entrance with bars and a rooftop terrace
The Lakes Hotel offers 22 air-conditioned accommodations with coffee/tea makers and ceiling fans. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms.

Bathrooms include showers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered daily and hair dryers can be requested.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 22 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms have showers and hair dryers. Conveniences include coffee/tea makers and ceiling fans, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take in the views from a rooftop terrace and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access.
Enjoy a satisfying meal at Bistro serving guests of The Lakes Hotel. Relax with a refreshing drink at one of the 2 bars/lounges.
Featured amenities include luggage storage and ATM/banking services. Free self parking is available onsite.
Bistro - This bistro serves lunch and dinner. A children's menu is available.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • 2 bars/lounges
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • Bistro

Things to do

  • Billiards/pool table

Family friendly

  • In-room refrigerator

Conveniences

  • ATM
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Rooftop terrace

More

  • 1 building
  • 1 floor
  • Built in 1927
  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 26-inch flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Ceiling fan

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 10 PM
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM
Contactless check-out available

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
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 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; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Only bookings from non-local guests are accepted; guests whose residence is within 20 mi (32 km) of the property will not be allowed to check in

Property is also known as

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The Lakes Hotel Reviews

Reviews

6.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 63 out of 310 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 80 out of 310 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 89 out of 310 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 44 out of 310 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 34 out of 310 reviews

7.8/10

Cleanliness

7.4/10

Staff & service

6.6/10

Amenities

6.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Geoff

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The staff were excellent, but the rest of the experience was terrible, the fridge run all night, there was a machine outside my window that was extremely noisy all night. Noise in the corridor was terrible all night. Door closers were faulty and the room doors slammed all day and night. The TV is so small it's useless, and the volume was set way too low. No servicing of the room at all and run out of sugar, coffee and milk. The meals were tasty but mostly cold to warm at best.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Therese

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Tu

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Abbie

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I have never in my life experience this i was refused by the staff to stay with them after paying for the room the staff said they dont accept local to stay at their hotel meaning people living around the central coast area i was turned down by the staff i even them i am about 30min away from home and i got dropped off have no place else to stay and they said theres other accommodation available around the corner i wana know whats the reason behind this policy after turning down by them i was outside sitting there calling all the accommodations around the area as most were fully booked and finally got an offer from Venus hotel about 15min walk from The lakes hotel does did anyone experience the same thing or not ? i want to know why booked and plan my trip prior two weeks before the event that i went to attend to find out they wont allow me to stay cus im a local so frustrating so i had to pay an extra room while waiting to get a refund after i checked in to Venus resort and they call me about an hour later and check if im still checking in or not are they serious ? i said no your staff were so rude and said they dont accept locals and her answer was oh im really sorry about that yes we dont allow local the answer i get was oh its just our policy so i hang up the phone but thank God lovely staff at Venus resort offer me great service....
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Jessica

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The staff are amazing and friendly but
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ted

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good room for price
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Cassandra

Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Cassandra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
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Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Cassandra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
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Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

DIMITRIOS

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Unfortunately i had paid through Wotif and then charged again by the lakes
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Cassandra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Cassandra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
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Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Cassandra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean room and bathroom Great hotel and bistro staff and The best cleaner's they really take pride in their job
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Wilson

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lack of any person who could provide reliable information. Very dirty
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I loved this hotel, friendly staff and large rooms. Bathrooms and toilets are shared though they have separate lockable doors for each. Food downstairs is great. My only criticism was that the check in is located in an area where children are unable to go. Staff did however look after the kids as I checked in. Will definately use again.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Sandy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
good location but floors were violently creaky so we were scared about waking people up. the hotel check in is in the poker room so my my 17 yr old friend was kicked out. fine for the price but could be better
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed due to work in the area. Room was comfortable Location was good for family's, close to the shops and beach.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018

2/10 Terrible

Cathy

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
The staff were rude & not helpful. I asked for a special condition as we needed to be at a venue at 2pm & they refused early checkin so we could get ready. I rang early on the day so my room could've been cleaned early on the list.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

4/10 Poor

Godwin

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Sleep deprived

Was not happy with being woken up very early in the morning with work men banging and talking in the roof area, was not impressed at all. I left the night check out. so I didn’t have to deal with them. 2 mornings in a row was enough had to get back to Melbourne for a proper sleep. Oh and the banging of the room doors at night. Friggen all night. BANG. BANG BANG ahhhhh sleep where are you.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Cassie, Central Qld

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent budget accommodation. Clean & a big comfy bed. Was worried about the shared bathroom but it was clean with a great shower, although bit hard to get dressed inside cubicle. Meals in bistro were reasonable & good food. Good, reasonably priced breakfast cafes nearby. Room 12 has the sqeakiest floor I have ever walked on, but don't know how you would fix that. Can't hear noise from downstairs so made for a quiet night's sleep. Could do with a little mirror in the room. Overall, excellent & wouldn't hesitate to stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

2/10 Terrible

jt, the entrance nsw

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Clean But not suitable

Won’t go there again. You pay extra for the key and may get the money back a week later. I wanted my money back For the key and was told no! I had to wait the week. If I didn’t want to do that they were going to give back my money for the room and I have to go stay else where👎 That made me dissapointed. Then when I went up nice but really not for me and not impressed. I would of been stranded if I had left with no where to stay. Parking near the hotel was a fair distance to cart your luggage and you then carry it up a flight of stairs Rooms partly Quiet Tv in room on wall very tiny👎👎👎👎
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Good value

Rather noisy due band downstairs on Friday & Saturday nights. But to be fair very clean room and facilities. For the price can’t expect too much. Will stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018