Bell Beach

Suzanna and Hattie front desk ladies were fantastic! They helped me out so much! The driver was wonderful all the staff were so friendly! Love them. I will say if you’re not ready to walk up & down stairs, or don’t have a rental car, it was a little tough. Other than that no issues here friends and I enjoyed ourselves.

The Simpson Resort was slightly disappointing compared to the previous reviews that influenced my booking. 1.) The front desk staff was very helpful while checking in however when we returned to the front desk to ask about the restaurants we were given a map and offered a shuttle ride there. The shuttle driver drove us ALL around the resort before dropping us off. We tipped him accordingly! We ultimately realized that the restaurants were located less than 800 feet away from our room!! Everything was walkable and no shuttle needed as the resort is small! 2.) This is a timeshare and not a hotel. 3.) Check out is BEFORE 10am!! Please read the fine print. 4.) The gym is at a daily rate and not included in your stay. 5.) The resort is kinda dated as the aesthetics are very 90’s 6.) Location is ideal and walkable to most popular locations but if you ask staff they will encourage you to catch a taxi. Please don’t! Take the walk, it’s likely less than 10 minutes walk from the resort. 7.) We never saw the pool being cleaned or treated. 8.) The breakfast is really good for the price. 9.) Location was exceptional!! The beach is literally right there and safe to swim. 10.) Staff were nice and helpful. Appreciate their attentiveness and effort to accommodate. 11.) There was a roach in our room but otherwise the room was clean with exception for the moldy tub tiles. Again, this is an older resort that is primarily still a timeshare. 12.) It was really LOUD above us! Running! Jumping!

The hotel was lovely and the staff were super accommodating and friendly. We enjoyed our vacation and the breakfast being included was really nice. The beach is gorgeous and the hotel is just a few steps away from the ocean. We ate lunch at the restaurant every day, the service was excellent and the staff were always super friendly. The food is great (I’d recommend the sushi or the chicken sandwich) Lots of beautiful dinner options right by the hotel. I cannot recommend La playa enough!