Twin Palm, on the Beach, Garden Apartment

Amazing stay, apartment is ideally located on Carlisle Bay, on the beach. Facilities are clean and comfortable. Well received by host and well taken care of during our stay.

Great ocean front property.

We stayed on the ground level for a week and would absolutely stay here again. The apartment is right on the beach, and the included access to loungers and beach umbrella every day were much appreciated. While the beach can get busier when cruise ships disembark, we found it was never too crowded on this section of the beach. Also, we were never too concerned with leaving our belongings on our chairs while swimming. We had everything we needed for our stay, the apartment was very clean, and there’s plenty of spaces to relax inside and out. We felt safe the entire time and welcomed the friendly hellos of beachgoers nearby. Gregory was readily available for check in and any questions we had. Friends stayed down the beach and arranged with Gregory to stock our fridge as our flight was delayed a couple days. One note I will say, if you’re larger than average, you may have difficulty squeezing into the shower opening - it’s built in so there’s no flexibility there. Other than that? No notes! We are recommending this to anyone looking for a comfortable home where you can walk straight out the door and snorkel with the turtles.

Pros Amazing beach Cons Terrible neighborhood, apartment is dark, no privacy. Located next to large public parking lot. Groups congregate after dark. Loud music, cars and voices. Large commercial garbage container in corner of lot near apartment with rotting garbage. Crime. 3rd night of stay gunshots in parking lot. 2 people shot. 9th night of stay 2 men staying in apartment above were held up at gunpoint at 9pm 100 yards from the apartment while walking on the beach home from dinner. Just posted that a woman tourist stabbed on the beach during a robbery attempt. Found maggots on the floor on 2 separate mornings. Owner wasn’t very helpful in a solution to clean/control this problem. Gregory was not pleasant to deal with. He doesn’t like problems and has poor people and communication skills. He asked us to leave on day 9 of our 14 day booking. We did. Impossible to recommend this accommodation.

The property is beautiful and right on the beach. Easy access to all amenities. Gregory is a fantastic host and Nolan was very friendly and helpful.