Are We The Right Property For You?

Guests at The Anchor Light tend to be older couples enjoying a quiet break to celebrate their anniversaries and special occasions. Many stay with us regularly and the following points address the most common questions that we receive.

Not an English-Style B&B
Independently Rated 4½ STAR
Quality not Quantity
No Children or Babies
Located at Corlette Beach
Private Entrances and En-Suite Bathrooms
Kitchenettes and Private Breakfast Areas
Tariff Includes a Self-Catered Light Breakfast
Non-Smoking Property
Not a Block of Flats
Close to Peppers Anchorage Resort & Marina
Not Absolute Waterfront
Does Not Have a Pool
Guest Rooms Serviced Daily
Very Clean and Well-Maintained

The Anchor Light is not an English-style B&B - Guest Rooms have private entrances and en-suite bathrooms. And breakfast is in-room and self-catered.

Our guests describe The Anchor Light as a "high-end boutique hotel plus breakfast ... and an outstanding location at Corlette Beach".

While the prestigious travel magazine "Weekends for Two" describes The Anchor Light as: "...the personal touch of a Bed & Breakfast and the quality and attention to detail of a modern, Five STAR hotel."

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The Anchor Light has been assessed annually by NRMA / AAA Tourism - the leading independent authority on accommodation quality - since opening in 2005 and has always achieved a rating of 4½ STAR out of a maximum possible score of 5.

Please note that AAA Tourism assess only the building and guest appointments of a property and not the location. This is why two properties can have the same STAR rating when one is in a much better location.

Port Stephens is a gorgeous part of the New South Wales coast and you will probably want to be close to the waterfront. So be sure to check a map or you may spend your holiday looking at a strip mall and driving to the waterfront.

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Very few hotels can claim the quality or attention to detail that you will find at The Anchor Light.

From Fujitsu air conditioners to Samsung televisions; Sealy Posturepedic mattresses to Sheridan bed linens and bath towels — our focus is on quality not quantity.

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Guests at The Anchor Light tend to be older couples enjoying a quiet break and we do not take children or babies at this property.

For guests with children and babies, we have a 4-bedroom holiday house for rent that is adjacent to The Anchor Light. "The Beach House" is specifically set up for families and includes a Rumpus Room and a big, grassy backyard that is fully fenced and gated with childproof locks.

We have a number of guests that rent both The Beach House and Guest Rooms at The Anchor Light for their summer holiday every year. The older guests like their quiet time and stay at The Anchor Light while the more boisterous family members, e.g., grandchildren, stay at The Beach House.

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Corlette Beach is the best sandy beach in Port Stephens. And it is far enough away from Nelson Bay — the epicentre of tourism and holiday apartments at Port Stephens — to relax and unwind.

Corlette Point Road is a quiet No-Through road that runs for 200 metres behind the beach down to Corlette Headland Reserve and Peppers Anchorage Resort & Marina. It is generally considered to be the most desirable address in Port Stephens.

It takes about 1-minute to walk from The Anchor Light to Corlette Beach, 3-minutes to Peppers and about 35-minutes to walk along The Waterfront Path to Nelson Bay.

Corlette Beach is a 30-minute drive from Newcastle Airport and a 2½-hour drive north of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

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Guest Rooms at The Anchor Light have private entrances and en-suite bathrooms.

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Guest Rooms at The Anchor Light have Kitchenettes with a good-sized (120 litre) refrigerator, kettle, corkscrew and wine glasses, plates, saucers, tea/coffee cups, drinking glasses, cutting board and utensils for two (2) guests.

We also provide indoor and outdoor table and chair settings. Guests can choose to breakfast in privacy indoors or in the morning sunshine on their private timber decks.

Please note that health and fire regulations do not allow cooking at The Anchor Light.

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The Anchor Light tariff includes a light breakfast of cereals, preserved fruits, yoghurt, juice, tea and coffee. Breakfast is self-catered with supplies replaced daily during room service.

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Very few of our guests are smokers and The Anchor Light is a non-smoking property.

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High-rise holiday apartments and resort complexes (what our parents call a "block of flats") are not everybody's cup of tea. We get at least one enquiry a month from an unhappy guest of a holiday apartment or resort complex looking for alternative accommodation and prepared to pay the Cancellation Fee to get out.

We hear some interesting stories: "...too far from a decent beach; ...kids in the pool kept us awake all night." All I can say is: Check the address on a map (Google Maps | Satellite View is good) and we don't take children or babies at The Anchor Light.

Please note that there are no high-rise holiday apartments or resort complexes in Corlette.

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Merretts Restaurant at Peppers is one of the few restaurants that we recommend for fine dining in The Bay and it is only a 3-minute walk from The Anchor Light.

And our guests rave about the lunches - $33.50 for an entrée, main and a glass of wine. It doesn't get much better than lunch under the umbrella at Peppers on a beautiful sunny day.

Many of our guests also visit The Day Spa at Peppers while The Marina Coffee Shop is popular for a coffee and to book sightseeing tours and cruises. And the view over Port Stephens and Corlette Beach from the Captain's Bar is sensational.

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The Anchor Light is not located on the waterfront and there is a row of waterfront houses and public access paths between us and Corlette Beach. It takes about 1-minute to walk from The Anchor Light to the beach.

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The Anchor Light is a 1-minute walk from a gorgeous, north-facing sandy beach and does not have a pool.

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Guest Rooms at The Anchor Light are serviced daily with fresh towels supplied every second day. Breakfast supplies, e.g., cereals, are replaced as-needed when rooms are serviced.

We try very hard not to disturb our guests and Guest Rooms are typically serviced after lunch. However, we try to work around our guests' schedule and do not have a fixed time for room service.

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Our focus at The Anchor Light is on quality not quantity and guests often tell us that they have never stayed at a property that is cleaner or better maintained.

Unless Peppers twist our arm to take guests when they are booked we always leave a good number of days between guests. This allows us to clean and maintain our Guest Rooms to a very high standard.

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