Thou Walla Sunset Retreat
Location: 2 Ridgeway Ave, Soldiers Point, Soldiers Point, au
Star Rating: 4 Stars
Property Type: Resorts
About this Property
Luxurious Accommodation with Stunning Views
Thou Walla Sunset Retreat offers luxury self-contained villas and glamping safari tents with breathtaking views of the headland or water. Enjoy a sunset over the water from your private villa or tent.
Convenient Location and Nearby Attractions
Located just a short drive from Nelson Bay, guests can easily explore the area. Soldiers Point Bowling Club is within walking distance, and the adjacent Marina offers various dining options for a relaxing stroll.
Amenities for Relaxation and Leisure
Relax by the outdoor swimming pool, have a barbecue in the outdoor area, or use the guest laundry facilities. The property also offers a tour booking service for local activities and dining options at the on-site restaurants.
Experience luxury and comfort at Thou Walla Sunset Retreat - book now for an unforgettable stay!
Important Information
Please note vehicle access and parking is limited to 1 car per site at any time. Additional vehicles, including boats or trailers will be charged AUD 35 per night. For more information please contact the property using the contact details found on the booking confirmation.
Please note bikes, scooters and skateboards are not permitted in the grounds.Guests are required to show a photo ID and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.
Policies
Check-in: 02:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Check-out: 10:00 AM
Amenities & Facilities
- Offsite parking discounted rates available
- Parking
- Non-smoking rooms
- Air conditioning
- Swimming pool
- Family rooms
- BBQ facilities
- Fax/photocopying
- Tour desk
- Facilities for disabled guests
- Non-smoking throughout
- Salt-water pool
- Outdoor furniture
- Shallow end
- Fence around pool
- Staff adhere to local safety protocols
- Guest rooms disinfected between stays
- Cleaning standards that are effective against Coronavirus
- Physical distancing rules followed
- Cashless payment available
- Fire extinguishers
- Contactless check-in/check-out
- Shared stationery like menus, pens are removed
- Guest room sealed after cleaning
- Physical distancing in dining areas
- Key access
- CCTV outside property
- Tennis lessons on site
- Offsite parking discounted rates available
- Exercise/lap pool
- Japanese garden
- Secured parking
- Swimming nearby
- Beach club nearby (surcharge)
- Beach toys
Rooms Available
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2 Bedroom Parkview Villa
This villa features 1 living room, 2 separate bedrooms and 1 bathroom with a shower and free toiletries. The villa's kitchen, which features a refrigerator and kitchenware, is available for cooking and storing food. This villa has air conditioning, a seating area, a TV and a balcony. The unit has 2 beds.
Max Occupancy: 3 (3 Adults)
- Shower
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Refrigerator
- Seating Area
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Kitchen
- Electric kettle
- Linen
- Toilet paper
- Trash cans
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2 Bedroom Accessible Villa
This villa is consisted of of 1 living room, 2 separate bedrooms and 1 bathroom with a shower and free toiletries. Meals can be prepared in the well-fitted kitchen, which is fitted with a refrigerator, kitchenware and an electric kettle. This wheelchair accessible villa features air conditioning, a seating area with a TV and a roll-in shower. The unit offers 3 beds.
Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)
- Shower
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Refrigerator
- Seating Area
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Kitchen
- Electric kettle
- Linen
- Toilet paper
- Trash cans
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1 Bedroom Budget Villa
This 1-bedroom air-conditioned villa features a balcony, a fully equipped kitchen, a TV and a DVD player.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Shower
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Refrigerator
- Seating Area
- DVD player
- Fan
- Toilet
- Microwave
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Kitchen
- Sofa
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Oven
- Stovetop
- Toaster
- Linen
- Dining table
- Toilet paper
- Trash cans
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2 Bedroom Sunset Villa
This 2-bedroom villa overlooks the bay, and offers views of the stunning sunset. It also provides a fully equipped kitchen and a large terrace.
Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)
- Shower
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Refrigerator
- Seating Area
- DVD player
- Fan
- Toilet
- Microwave
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Kitchen
- Additional toilet
- Sofa
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Oven
- Stovetop
- Toaster
- Additional bathroom
- Terrace
- Linen
- Dining table
- Outdoor furniture
- Outdoor dining area
- Toilet paper
- Trash cans
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2 Bedroom Seaview Spa Villa
The 2-bedroom air-conditioned spa bath villa features a large private deck with water views. It also includes a fully equipped kitchen and a lounge/dining area with a TV and DVD player. Your private bathroom offers a 2-person spa bath and a separate shower. Laundry facilities are provided.
Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)
- Shower
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Refrigerator
- Seating Area
- DVD player
- Fan
- Toilet
- Microwave
- Dishwasher
- Washing machine
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Kitchen
- Sofa
- Electric kettle
- Tumble dryer
- Oven
- Stovetop
- Toaster
- Terrace
- Linen
- Outdoor furniture
- Outdoor dining area
- Toilet paper
- Trash cans
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Tent
Now you can witness the most amazing sunset views over the bay while staying in one of our 10 renewed Sunset Camping Tents. Each tent is configured to sleep up to 5 people in a King Bed, and in a separate space, 2 single beds and a pull out trundle bed. Sunset Camping tents include a mini kitchenette with a microwave, mini fridge and sink with hot and cold running water. Additionally the kitchenette contains appliances such as a kettle, toaster, along with crockery, cutlery and glassware for 5 people.
Enjoy the feel of being at one with nature and the environment, yet have all the modern conveniences at your fingertips in your camping tent including a flat screen TV, heating as well as a daybed on the veranda. Toilet and shower facilities are located in the Park’s Amenities Building, an short easy walk away and also enjoy the convenience of a dedicated space for a car for your camping tent.
Perfect for a family weekend camping getaway or grab a group of friends and enjoy Sunset Camping at Thou wallah Sunset Retreat now.
Max Occupancy: 5 (5 Adults)
- Shower
- TV
- Refrigerator
- DVD player
- Heating
- Shared toilet
- Sofa
- Hardwood or parquet floors
- Electric kettle
- Linen
- Dining table
- Outdoor furniture
- Toilet paper
- Trash cans
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2 Bedroom Standard Villa
This 2-bedroom air-conditioned villa features a balcony, a fully equipped kitchen, a TV and a DVD player. Views either overlooking the headland with water glimpses or garden views
Max Occupancy: 3 (3 Adults)
- Shower
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Refrigerator
- Seating Area
- DVD player
- Fan
- Toilet
- Microwave
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Kitchen
- Sofa
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Oven
- Stovetop
- Toaster
- Linen
- Dining table
- Clothes rack
- Toilet paper
- Trash cans
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2 Bedroom Standard Family Villa
The family room's kitchen, which has a refrigerator and kitchenware, is available for cooking and storing food. This air-conditioned family room features a private bathroom, a seating area, an electric kettle as well as a balcony. The unit offers 3 beds.
Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)
- Shower
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Refrigerator
- Seating Area
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Kitchen
- Electric kettle
- Linen
- Toilet paper
- Trash cans
Guest Reviews
- Linda (10/5): - Everything 0
- Mark (9/5): Great value for shirt quiet stay - Cleanliness , location Nothing
- Tabassum (10/5): Very good value for money - Its just beside the water. The view was amazing.
- SALLY (10/5): -
- Zeana (8/5): -
- Ravi (10/5): Amazing place to stay! - Beautiful location, clean and beautiful villas. Close to the nature. --
- Shannon (10/5): Peaceful - Stunning spot with views It was great
- Elisabeth (5/5): The glam tents aren’t so glam without toilets/bathrooms - not suitable for those with weak bladders young or old - The location, surrounding restaurants, and evening sunsets There are no bathrooms or toilets in the glam tents which was a drawback for us, having to travel approximately 50 metres to the shared bathroom/toilet at night is challenging-and that’s with perfect weather. Also, you’re required to leave your vehicle away from the campsite as it’s sacred Aboriginal land making loading and unloading arduous. You’re required to take your rubbish with you or penalties apply. No late check outs. Finally there are literally hundreds of cockatoos making a cacophony of sounds at the crack of dawn which isn’t an issue if you’re an early riser. All of this for $200 per night!
- Shields (8/5): Great family getaway - Location was great. The possums on the deck were cute too. The birds at night were very loud. Alll night. White cockatoos.
- Leah (10/5): -
- Sean (10/5): -
- Vincent (10/5): - Very nice place. Very clean
- Teresa (8/5): Very enjoyable and relaxing - Spacious and great view No bathroom within the Glamping tent
- Rebecca (8/5): Would stay again - Size of the cabins and location I’m thought the views would have been a little better and the spa was a bit dirty. Also having to take the rubbish down to the big skip bin was inconvenient
- Lorena (8/5): -
- Nikki (9/5): -
- Natalie (10/5): Fantastic stay. Would highly recommend. - Fantastic value for money, beautiful location and extremely helpful and polite staff on the front desk. The villa was quite small, however, it was still excellent value.
- Ceedub60 (9/5): Piece of paradise - Great location, quiet area but still close to facilities (like supermarket, bottle shop, fast food) if needed. Cafes, restaurants on marina were a short walk away. Views from seaview spa villa were lovely. Pool and grounds looked clean and well maintained. Some road noise from boat trailers accessing boat ramp but infrequent.
- Alexia (8/5): I loved staying here either way! - I loved how nicely set up everything was. I also loved how beautiful it was at night! How the glamping tents were a little far to walk to during the night
- Jodie (10/5): Beautiful stay - Such a beautiful place to stay and the glamping tents were well equipped and comfortable. The facilities were great. Nothing!
- Michelle (8/5): lovely relaxing and loved the nature and birds. - I liked everything - the outdoor lounge was great and relaxing. Rooms were lovely for cabins Nothing really, Didn't supply face washers but that was not that bad.
- Anais (10/5): -
- paul (10/5): Beautiful quiet retreat - Quiet great location - bush setting Nothing really although a hair drier and iron would have been
Useful!
- Iryna (10/5): -
- Erin (10/5): - My son and I went for a relaxing weekend away to get out of the house and explore nature, and that's exactly what we got. Beautiful bush scenery in front of our cabin, ultimate privacy and we even met a friendly possum on our porch. Lovely welcome lady at the front desk and a quiet comfortable retreat for us always to remember. That i had to leave.
- Isabelle (9/5): -
- Leesa (10/5): -
- Smith (9/5): Tranquil -
- Chamara (9/5): Amazing stay - Everything was perfect including;
Great view
Amazing glamping experience Nothing
- Amy (10/5): -
- Croft (10/5): Hade a really nice time, the veiw was perfect, beach was a 2 minute walk. - Breakfast was not included.
Coffee and tea was provided
Could have done with a few more coffee satchels.
- Charlotte (9/5): -
- Colin (9/5): -
- Peter (8/5): -
- Catherine (8/5): -
- Christoph (9/5): -
- goddard (4/5): No ablutions! - Glamp teny and lication are great No mention by the check in person regards a refurb of the only toilet/ablution block which started at 0700. Made a complaint to the site check in person who was aware that works were going to take place and made no move to mitigate or compensate.
- Hollee (10/5): Great wilderness adventure in a tent - The location is amazing. Close to the marina and car charger Very minor but the amenities need regular cleaning. Some work is being done on the doors so great if stay again.
- Prateek (8/5): -
- Kristy (10/5): -
- Akash (10/5): - Excellent place to stay Thete is nothing to dislike
- Mikayla (8/5): - I really love the location beautiful spot so close to amazing restaurants and few spots to see the sun setting over the lake and boat harbour.
The tent was clean and roomy. There is hundreds of cockatoos that settle in the trees above for the night which is amazing to see unfortunately they go off all night and is very loud.
The toilets very far when you need to pee alot at night
- Donna (10/5): -
- O'Dwyer (10/5): -
- Rowena and John (9/5): -
- Jess (10/5): -
- Gail (10/5): We're planning on going back. The marina is just a short walk away and there are a couple of good ca - Very comfortable bed, with lovely clean sheets and extra pillows For the money we paid we were very satisfied.
There was nothingcwe didn't like.
- Bree (10/5): Peaceful, comfortable and affordable - It was extremely peaceful and even though we did not have a bathroom in our tent they are very close by and well thought of positioning wise. No air con in tents and they thought to put a big fan in we could use which was nice. The outdoor lounge was amazing and so incredibly comfortable to lounge on and watch the water Teenage boys & girls running through ladies bathroom was annoying however this is not on the property at all it’s on their parents not paying attention
- Joe (9/5): -
- Chloe (10/5): -
- Sharon (10/5): We will definitely be back, loved our stay - We liked the setting of villa private & quiet. The outdoor setting was dusty
- Kristylee (9/5): Affordable, clean and great location. - Good value for money.
- Rajarajan (10/5): - Amazing place to stay.. very comfortable and easy to access. None.
- Sophie (9/5): -
- Jess (10/5): Amazing! -
- lorena (6/5): Very good camping - The place is very and clean. There's a lot of noise next to the tent, a garbage truck at 5 am every second.
- lorena (6/5): Very good place - Very nice and clean There's a lot of noise next to the tent, a garbage truck at 5 am every second.
- Mabrur (10/5): - Nice house No TV working
- Deon (10/5): -
- Debbie (10/5): -
- Andrea (8/5): Affordable accommodation in beautiful port stephens area - Cute glamping tent. No ceiling fan. Will be hot in hot summer months. Spacious. Well maintained.
Nice view onto water. Overall beautiful part of the world. Nelson bay, shoal bay. We will definitely return. Not too exciting beach for swimming though. Had to drive to some nicer beach fronts for that. Shoal bay is 20 min drive.
- Leilani (10/5): Thank you my kids had so much fun told me we should of stayed longer would definitely stay here again thank you for a gr - Neat tidy , kids loved the pool , views Kids had fun and it was clean and comfortable
- Valeri (10/5): -
- Kaitlyn (9/5): -
- Megan (10/5): The staff were very friendly & welcoming. Enjoyed nice walks along the beach& beautiful sunsets to end the day. - Very peaceful, lots of birds, close to the water
- Dimitra (8/5): -
- JeanT0 (9/5): Super endroit - Arrivée tardive et départ matinal donc pas de contact avec la réception mais tout était facile et bien organisé. Situation incroyable avec en face le sunset et derrière le sunrise avec une plage pour se baigner. Logement tout confort, restaurant agréable à proximité (attention fermeture 20h30). WC et douches communes très propres. C'était la meilleure étape de notre voyage et on serait volontiers restés plus longtemps. La première épicerie est située à plusieurs kilomètres, ce serait bien de prévenir à l'avance.
- Gary (6/5): Would have been nice, without the tradesmen - Check in staff were awesome. But one lady would not supply my wife with a towel to visit the pool Our room was in the middle of a construction zone with tradesmen waking us up every morning, working on the cabins in our vicinity. Surely we could have been provided with a room away from the work being carried out????
- Anthony (9/5): -
- Katheryn (7/5): - The location No toilets in room hard at night
- teressa (10/5): Great location and welcome staff was amazing with information about surrounding activities - Was beautiful location. No wifi. Mobile services aren’t great and with no wifi it was hard to keep kids happy.
- Samantha-jo (10/5): -
- Nicki (10/5): -
- Carol (9/5): Sun sea what else do you need - Excellent location Liked everything about the property
- Pauline (10/5): La tente est à faire absolument - Lieu magnifique avec une jolie vue.
Tente super bien équipée et sanitaires très corrects.
Cerise sur le gâteau : nous avons eu la chance de voir un koala ! 🐨
- Venus (9/5): Such a lovely glamping experience! - Clean, beds are comfy. Close to amenities. Beautiful view! Relaxing . Love it! Will definitely recommend. Glamping tent car park is away from the actual tent. About 1-2 mins walk.
- Jayde (8/5): Overall a great experience - So relaxing and peaceful
Beds were extremely comfortable
The sunsets were impeccable The lack of wifi
And the toilets and showers could use an update
- hector (10/5): - Great , very clean and tidy cabin.
I would strongly recommend this place.
Definitely coming back.
- Kenny (9/5): -
- Danielle (10/5): Loved it, close to everything, lorikeets on deck with our morning coffee, teenage kids loved it - Location
Atmosphere
Clean
Staff lovely Nothing at all
- Phelvin (8/5): - Very comfortable glamping tents
- Adriana (10/5): - It was a great experience. Everything we were hoping for peace and quiet. We will be back for sure. Thank you.
- Lawrence (10/5): A care free relaxing stay . - Excellent staff assistance .
- Jie (Sophie) (9/5): - It was our family's first glamping experience, it sets the bar high. A bit too close to the locals, mowing sound wasn't as great as birds chirping to wake you up in the morning.
- Lawrence (8/5): -
- Margaret (10/5): -
- Ryan (10/5): - Staff were amazing, very helpful for local must see spots🤩 beautiful location for couples getaway/recharge! Quiet and close to great shops, couple minute walk to marina and beach. Highly recommend! Will be back, brilliant spot!
- Sri Ranganathan (9/5): -
- Sergio (10/5): -
- Barry (10/5): -
- Rachel (10/5): - Nature and the views the sunsets were lovely N/A
- Courtney (9/5): -
- Jean (9/5): -
- Sharon (10/5): Exceptional -
- Arun (9/5): Superb -
- Leanne (10/5): Exceptional -
- Robert (10/5): Exceptional -
- Robert (10/5): Nice spot - Very nice spot ,clean and tidy park
- Kara (10/5): A hidden gem - Location was amazing, we stayed in the tents and it was a awesome experience for me and my family. Our view from the balcony was the best view too added bonus. Staff was extremely helpful would 100% recommend this to all.
- Astar (10/5): Everything was perfect - The location is great — everything like the beach, fishing spots, supermarket, and restaurants are all just a short drive away. The reception staff were always friendly and responded quickly to any requests. If I travel to this area again for either business or leisure, I’ll definitely stay here again. It was a bit of a downside that there was only one bathroom, but overall, it’s a great place for the price.
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