First time at the Mantra Nelson Bay, nothing to write home about to be honest, premises had a nice pool area to swim, relax and soak up the sun, security, parking, and surroundings were great. On the down side, our room had a dodgy washing machine struggled to get it to work properly, dirty filter not sure when that was cleaned last, rusty portable cloth's racks, bed sagged badly im sure the springs were gone, wall clock the did not work.
Slat blinds a couple were missing slat's, the room overall was only average could do with some new appliances and a mattress, a bit more attention to detail would have gone a long way. On the bright side, roomy, nice location, plenty of beaches to explore and things to do. 5 minute walk to shops, cafe's and bowling club. Staff were warm and pleasent enough :) it was okay.