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The Lakes Hotel

2.5 star property
Travelers relax on the rooftop terrace with spectacular lake views, enjoy a game of billiards, or choose between two welcoming bars for evening drinks

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Lunch and dinner served - The Lakes Hotel (The Entrance)
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The Lakes Hotel overlooks the water, with a rooftop terrace perfect for the scenery. It features two bars, a restaurant, and in-room WiFi. The pool table offers fun after a day of exploration.

Reviews

6.8 out of 10

Popular amenities

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

Room options

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Single Room, Shared Bathroom | Free WiFi, bed sheets

Single Room, Shared Bathroom

Highlights

Air conditioning
Refrigerator
Flat-screen TV
Ceiling fan
Coffee/tea maker
Electric kettle
Daily housekeeping
Wardrobe or closet
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Budget Double Room, Shared Bathroom | Free WiFi, bed sheets

Budget Double Room, Shared Bathroom

Highlights

Air conditioning
Refrigerator
Flat-screen TV
Renovated in 2013
Ceiling fan
Separate bedroom
Coffee/tea maker
Electric kettle
  • 15 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Budget Single Room, Shared Bathroom | Free WiFi, bed sheets

Budget Single Room, Shared Bathroom

Highlights

Air conditioning
Refrigerator
Flat-screen TV
Ceiling fan
Separate bedroom
Coffee/tea maker
Electric kettle
Daily housekeeping
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Standard Apartment, Multiple Beds, Non Smoking, Kitchenette

Highlights

Air conditioning
Refrigerator
Flat-screen TV
Ceiling fan
2 bedrooms
Coffee/tea maker
Electric kettle
Daily housekeeping
  • 2 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Bunk Beds

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

Highlights

Air conditioning
Refrigerator
Flat-screen TV
Ceiling fan
Coffee/tea maker
Electric kettle
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Double Room, 1 Queen Bed, Shared Bathroom

Highlights

Air conditioning
Refrigerator
Flat-screen TV
Ceiling fan
Separate bedroom
Coffee/tea maker
Electric kettle
Daily housekeeping
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Triple Room, Multiple Beds, Non Smoking, Shared Bathroom

Highlights

Air conditioning
Refrigerator
Flat-screen TV
Ceiling fan
Coffee/tea maker
Electric kettle
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Twin Bed and 1 Queen Bed

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

Highlights

Air conditioning
Refrigerator
Flat-screen TV
Ceiling fan
Coffee/tea maker
Electric kettle
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Beds and 1 Queen Bed

About the neighborhood

Located in The Entrance, The Lakes Hotel is near the beach. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Terrigal Beach and Lake Macquarie, while Ken Duncan Gallery and Alison Homestead are cultural highlights. Pelican Plaza and Amazement are also worth visiting. Fishing offers a great chance to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with hiking/biking trails nearby. Visit our The Entrance travel guide
Map
201 The Entrance Rd, The Entrance, NSW, 2261

What's nearby

  • A nice little find from the hoards of people who walk along the shoreline from The Entrance. Easy parking also with a very short walk around the pools.
    Entrance Beach
    7 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • Blue Bay showing a bay or harbor and surf
    Blue Bay Beach
    16 min walk - 0.9 miles
  • Pelican Plaza
    7 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • The Entrance Ocean Baths
    12 min walk - 0.7 miles
  • Toowoon Bay Beach
    5 min drive - 1.2 miles

Getting around

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

Restaurants

  • Coco Rice & Noodle Bar
    2 min walk
  • The Greens
    5 min walk
  • The Lakes Hotel
    1 min walk
  • Bateau Bay Hotel
    1 min walk
  • Euro Cafe/Espresso Bar
    5 min walk

About this property

The Lakes Hotel

Property highlights
At The Lakes Hotel, you can look forward to a rooftop terrace, 2 bars, and a restaurant. Guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.
You'll also enjoy the following perks during your stay:
  • Free self parking
  • ATM/banking services, luggage storage, and a billiards/pool table
Room features
All guestrooms at The Lakes Hotel feature comforts such as air conditioning, as well as amenities like free WiFi.
Other amenities include:
  • Refrigerators, electric kettles, and ceiling fans

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Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • 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

Special check-in instructions

Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property 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

Lakes Hotel The Entrance
Lakes The Entrance
The Lakes Hotel Hotel
The Lakes Hotel The Entrance
The Lakes Hotel Hotel The Entrance

Frequently asked questions

Is The Lakes Hotel pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at The Lakes Hotel?

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 10 PM.

What time is check-out at The Lakes Hotel?

Check-out is at 10 AM.

Where is The Lakes Hotel located?

Situated near the beach, this hotel is within a 10-minute walk of Pelican Plaza and Entrance Beach. The Entrance Ocean Baths and Wyrrabalong National Park are also within 15 minutes.

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Reviews

The Lakes Hotel Reviews

6.8

7.8

Cleanliness

7.4

Location

7.4

Staff & service

6.4

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 70 out of 328 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 84 out of 328 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 93 out of 328 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 46 out of 328 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 35 out of 328 reviews

Reviews

8/10 Good

Anh Khanh

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The location of Lakes hotel is perfect; the room is clean and the staff id so friendly. We will come back to book this hotel next time.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Martine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice hotel very cheap its a share bathroom excellent food staff was very friendly
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Shane

Liked: Cleanliness
Great location. Staff friendly and helpful. Room, public space and toiletts were always clean. Ate in the pub for two nights and that was a great experience. Parmi and cheeseburger. The cheeseburger in particular was amazing. Tasted great and wasn't sloppy. Overall, this one's a winner value for money.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Joann

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
room was perfect clean spotless linen was crisp and clean the coffee/tea station on top of fridge was so appreciated even in our budget room there was space for everything hangers in the wardrobe there was even milk in the fridge for us the checkin guy was great knew everything even looked up how long it would take us to get to the funeral the next day i needed the help and he was so happy to do so thank you again for everything
coffee tea station was so appreciated having the fridge for cold drinks they even included water and milk
plenty if storage options and the TV
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The staff were great and the sttandard of cleanliness were really good. Food was great and the waitstaff were competent and attentive. A really good stay, thank you all!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Damian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Bistro very busy on a tue nite means good food
Stayed 1 night in Aug 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

Noushig

Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything about this place is immaculate. The venue, location, staff, accommodation, food as well as the local community. So much peace and warmth. You will regret not going here.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 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

Yvonne

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent. Staff very friendly and helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

4/10 Poor

Tahra

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Mattress severely uncomfortable and caused back pain, blood stain on the bedding, no quilt or proper blanets supplied, air conditioning did not work, showers full of mould. Accommodation over all needs upgrading for price. However, staff were incredibly friendly and helpful!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

2/10 Terrible

Kaela

Disliked: Amenities
There is nothing good i could say about this place, and to top it off Rooms are on top of a night club with no sound proofing. Save your money, stay anywhere else..
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Ted

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great staff, amazing pub, good old style rooms
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

maria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room though small had a good fridge and tea/coffee facilities.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ted

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

6/10 Okay

Van Ny

Clean and so good work attitude but abit noisy sound like air around 6 to 9 or 10
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Awhina-e-hine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
What the helly is that smelly from the vents/drains!!! Obviously a known issue why there’s soo many auto air freshners near the bathrooms at the end of the corridor! Also heard some poor lady telling someone (trying to get in to her room!) to get away from her door late saturday night..
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 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 3 nights in May 2025

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

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

10/10 Excellent

mmichael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
nice placce
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

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