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Somerset Apartments Lord Howe Island

Property class: 3

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A coastal landscape with a beach, dense greenery, and a clear view of the ocean.
A compact living space with a kitchenette, two wicker chairs, a dining table, and a window with blinds.
A sign for 'Somerset Apartments' with a garden path and tropical vegetation.
A covered outdoor area with a wooden deck, a fire extinguisher, and a picnic table.
A pathway leading to a building with a sign reading "Somerset Apartments."

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Free airport shuttle
  • Kitchen
  • Laundry room
  • Outdoor space
  • Barbecue

Explore the area

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Lord Howe Island, Lord Howe Island, NSW, 2898
  • Place, Neds Beach
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Place, Lagoon Beach
    ‪19 min walk‬
  • Place, Middle Beach
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Airport, Lord Howe Island, NSW (LDH)
    ‪5 min drive‬

Room options

View all photos for Standard Apartment, 1 Bedroom, Kitchenette (Standard unit)

A bedroom with two single beds, a nightstand, a lamp, a mirror, and a window.

Standard Apartment, 1 Bedroom, Kitchenette (Standard unit)

  • 50 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

View all photos for Superior Apartment, 1 Bedroom, Kitchenette (Superior unit)

A bedroom with two single beds, a nightstand, a lamp, a mirror, and a window.

Superior Apartment, 1 Bedroom, Kitchenette (Superior unit)

  • 50 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Single Bed OR 1 Queen Bed

About the area

Lord Howe Island

Somerset Apartments Lord Howe Island places you steps from Lord Howe Habitat Protection Zone and within a 10-minute stroll of Neds Beach. .Each apartment features a balcony, a TV and a coffee/tea maker. In-room dining is easy with a kitchenette that comes equipped with a fridge and a microwave. A hairdryer and a wardrobe or cupboard are also available. Housekeeping is not available. .This apartment building has a garden, barbecues and a picnic area. Added amenities include laundry facilities, tour/ticket assistance and luggage storage. There's also the convenience of a free airport shuttle.
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What's nearby

  • Neds Beach - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Lagoon Beach - 19 min walk - 1.6 km
  • Lord Howe Island Museum - 19 min walk - 1.6 km
  • Old Settlement Beach - 19 min walk - 1.6 km
  • Middle Beach - 2 min drive - 1.2 km

Getting around

  • Lord Howe Island, NSW (LDH) - 12 min drive

Restaurants

  • Greenback Eatery
  • ‪The Crooked Post - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪The Anchorage - ‬6 min walk
  • Pandanus Restaurant
  • ‪Jim’s - ‬15 min walk

About this property

Somerset Apartments Lord Howe Island

Somerset Apartments Lord Howe Island offers its guests barbecue grills, tour/ticket assistance, and a garden. A roundtrip airport shuttle is free during limited hours. Somerset Apartments Lord Howe Island also features a picnic area and laundry facilities.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this 3-star Lord Howe Island apartment.

  • 12 guestrooms or units
  • Self-service laundry
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Garden
  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Outdoor picnic space
  • Smoking in designated areas
Somerset Apartments Lord Howe Island offers 12 accommodations with a hairdryer. Rooms open to balconies. Accommodation at this 3-star apartment has kitchenettes with fridges, microwaves and coffee/tea makers. Bathrooms include baths or showers.

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Property amenities

Beach

  • Beach nearby

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available
  • Free return airport shuttle from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
  • Airport shuttle available during limited hours

Kitchenette

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Toaster

Bedrooms

  • Bedroom
  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV

Outdoor areas

  • Balcony
  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • Picnic area

Laundry

  • Laundry facilities

Pets

  • Service animals only (pets not allowed)

Suitability/Accessibility

  • No lift
  • Designated smoking areas

Services and conveniences

  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Luggage storage
  • No housekeeping service
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Things to do

  • Fishing nearby
  • Snorkelling nearby

Safety features

  • Carbon monoxide detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector)
  • Smoke detector (host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property)

General

  • 12 units
  • Garden

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; check-in end time: 4:30 PM

Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Contactless check-out

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport; guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation

The front desk is open Monday - Friday (9:00 AM - 4:30 PM)

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

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

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Cots (infant beds) are not available.

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, debit card or cash deposit 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
Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios and terraces, which may not be suitable for children; if you have any concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm that they can accommodate you in a suitable room
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession. This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios and terraces, which may not be suitable for children. If you have any concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm that they can accommodate you in a suitable room. No on-site parking is available. This property accepts Visa and Mastercard. Cash is not accepted. For guests' safety, the property includes a smoke detector in all accommodation.

Property is also known as

Somerset Apartments Lord Howe Island Apartment

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Somerset Apartments Hotel Lord Howe Island

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Frequently asked questions

What is the cancellation policy at Somerset Apartments Lord Howe Island?

Somerset Apartments Lord Howe Island offers free cancellation on select room rates. Check out the cancellation policy for more info.

Are there any beaches close to Somerset Apartments Lord Howe Island?

Yep, Somerset Apartments Lord Howe Island is a short 5-minute walk from Neds Beach. Fun beach activities include snorkelling and fishing.

Is there a free airport shuttle available at Somerset Apartments Lord Howe Island?

Yep, there's a free airport shuttle that runs from 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM.

What time are check-in & check-out at Somerset Apartments Lord Howe Island?

Check-in begins at 2:00 PM. Check-out time is 10 AM.

Are pets allowed at Somerset Apartments Lord Howe Island?

No, only service animals are allowed.

Somerset Apartments Lord Howe Island Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 46 out of 78 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 28 out of 78 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 78 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 78 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 78 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified review

8/10 Good

Frances

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort, communication

Comfortable and convenient

Good accommodation; spacious apartments with self-catering facilities. Perfect for a family holiday. Easy walk to shops, bar and restaurant and close to beach.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
Property is centrally located. The environment is in keeping with the island. Staff were always helpful.
Stayed 10 nights in May 2021
Verified review

8/10 Good

Tom

Liked: Cleanliness, communication

Gréât location

Gréât location and beautiful lush gardens make Somerset a great base for your LHI stay. Rooms are basic and bathroom small, but you don’t come to LHI to stay in your room! Large balcony attached to our room was great feature. Staff all friendly & helpful. Overall great value for money on LHI & would stay again.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2020
Verified review

8/10 Good

Yvonne

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort, communication

Very comfortable, excellent location

Very spacious rooms, very comfortable, excellent central location
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2020
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Joanna

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Somerset Apartments are brilliantly located midway between Ned's Beach and the Lagoon/CBD area. Beautiful gardens, lots of BBQ areas and bike racks on site, as well as a laundry building. The apartments are pretty basic but have everything you need. They are scrupulously clean and well maintained, but could do with a bit of a refresh. The Wi-Fi situation is initially a bit irksome, but that is an island wide issue and part of the charm of Lord Howe - an enforced digital detox. You can get coverage at the Transit Lounge at Somerset, so not too bad. Gai and her team are extremely accommodating and run nightly shuttle buses to take guests to the various restaurants located a little way away from the apartments. They also pick up and drop off at the airport. Lord Howe exceeded our expectations. The people living there are extremely kind and within a few days of arriving, we noticed ourselves beginning to adapt to island life and saying good morning to everyone we passed and waving at strangers on bikes and in cars, as is the island custom. The mantra "kindness begets kindness" is highly evident there and we found ourselves inviting strangers to have dinner with us or share a drink and had some of the best evenings we can remember. Snorkelling and hiking are sublime and we were lucky enough to see a couple of sharks as well as some of the most laid back turtles and fish on the planet. Amazing place. Definitely go.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2020
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Position, position, position

The location is the best thing about this property - half way between the lagoon & Ned's Beach - and close to the main shops. Nice & level here too as there are plenty of hills on the island. The rooms are all very private and hidden in lush tropical gardens. The room was very comfortable and came with lots of thoughtful extras like backpacks, water bottles & golf umbrellas. Lots of BBQs scattered around the property, plus quite a few laundry's. Also a main transit lounge with plenty of books to swap and lots of tourist info. Office kindly lent us a fan, torches and clothes airer. Plus a courtesy bus runs every night and will drop you at whichever restaurant you want to eat at (the restaurants then drop you home). Will definitely stay here again.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2020
Verified review

8/10 Good

Maria

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
great location - easy to walk everywhere - management helpful
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2020
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location. Close to the shops, restaurants and beach. The property is very clean. Staff are friendly and helpful.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2020
Verified review

8/10 Good

Felicity/Carmen

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Great situation, close to everything. Walk to Ned's Beach, Post Office and Thompson's store. Very clean apartment, well equipped kitchen. Helpful, friendly staff. Even when I left my precious Kentia palm back in my room after I had been dropped off at the airport, no trouble to go back and collect it for me. I was most grateful for that. I would stay there again when I go back for another relaxing and full of adventure week.
Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2019
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Jason

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent place to stay on Lord Howe Island. Very convenient location to walk to shops and restaurants and very friendly staff.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2019
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Marilyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Spectacular Lord Howe

Our stay at Somerset was great everything you could need. Very close to all the amenities and fabulous beches. Wish we could have stayed longer
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2019
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Excellent Stay

Excellent apartment which is clean and tidy. Friendly staffs. Close to restaurant and Ned’s Beach. Would recommend to spend your stay at this lovely place.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2019
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly, helpful staff. Perfect location on Ned’s Road, between the Lagoon and Ned’s Beach. Clean, well stocked apartment. Small problems: some sewage smell on first day only, poor tv reception. Overall: it was great accommodation on a wonderful island to visit. Highly recommended.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2019
Verified review

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A good location close to Neds Beach and to local Cafes. Lovely grounds and mostly out of the wind. Apartments clean and tidy and loved the comfy cane arm chairs
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2019
Verified review

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It's on Lord Howe Island. What's not to like? It was cool in the rooms, but then it was the coldest time of year.
Stayed 14 nights in Aug 2019
Verified review

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly and helpful staff, location was perfect and accommodation very comfortable.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019
Verified review

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Being picked up at the airport and assisted when our baggage didn't arrive was very nice .We loved the location of the property ,being central to both Neds beach & the lagoon beach. The staff were friendly and helpful. Accommodation is comfortable & clean with a relatively new bathroom.The unit / apartment is much better than what the Website pictures show. With checkout being a standard 10.00 a.m it was nice to have an available shower in the transit lounge,which we used after snorkelling between checkout time and being driven back to the airport. Thanks for a wonderful holiday.
Stayed 8 nights in May 2019
Verified review

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Well located in lush surroundings, easy walk to the wonderful Anchorage cafe, general store, museum and glass bottom boat trips. No mobile phone network and unstable wifi so a great opportunity to enjoy amazing scenery and foreshore walks. Balcony ideal for a quiet coffee or wine o'clock.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2019
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Sehr freundliches Personal, gute Ausstattung der Zimmer
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2019
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Comfortable, functional and perfect location close to all the main beaches and services
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2019
Verified review

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location. Very obliging staff. Some ceiling fans would help us mainlanders in the afternoon having a post dive snooze!
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2019
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Jann

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent accommodation .Great location halfway between Ned's beach and Lagoon.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2018
Verified review

6/10 Okay

DB32

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Upgraded unit

Having never been to Lord Howe Island we had no idea what to expect. Pleasantly surprised by the spacious gardens, well kept grounds and accommodation. The photo for the advert does not give a good indication of accommodation on offer. Located walking distances to beaches, store,hall for Wednesday night historical movie night and Sunday market day, cafe, post and close to wharf, dive centre and start of hikes.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2018
Verified review

8/10 Good

Sue

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Tropical setting

This apartment was suitably located between the lagoon and Ned’s beach. It was protected from the ever present winds. It was relatively flat to walk or cycle to from Lagoon Rd.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2018
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Frangipani4

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Ideal location - unique setting - great experience

We have long thought about going to Lord Howe Island, and much earlier this year our forward-looking research suggested the Somerset Apartments as the right place at the right price - and it proved an excellent choice, meeting and exceeding all our expectations. From when we were picked up at the airport to when we were taken back there at the end of our stay, the facilities and support services plus excellent information about the island and its features and opportunities, underpinned all aspects of a great holiday. The well-designed and very well equipped and comfortably furnished apartments are spaces out in small groups within surrounding lush gardens of sub-tropical palms and flowering shrubs where the loudest sounds are the songs of many and varied birds. Relaxed. Uncommercialised. Peaceful. Perfect.
Stayed 8 nights in Aug 2018