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Your holiday is just 100m from award winning beaches on Sandbanks peninsular.

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A bedroom with a bed, bedside tables, a lamp, a picture on the wall, and a window with curtains.
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Reviews

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional

Highlights

  • Dive into relaxation
    Unwind in the top-rated pool, your perfect spot for relaxation.
  • Beach equipment
    A rare find — beach equipment ready to go for your days by the sea.
  • Centrally-located
    You're never far from where you need to be with this convenient location.
  • Discover nearby landmarks
    Near Sandbanks Beach
2 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 4

Popular amenities

  • Garage parking available
  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Barbecue grill
  • Balcony
  • Free Wi-Fi

Explore the area

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Poole, ENG
  • Place, Sandbanks Beach
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Studland Beach and Nature Reserve
    ‪13 min walk‬
  • Place, Canford Cliffs Beach
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Airport, Bournemouth (BOH-Bournemouth Intl.)
    ‪33 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

2 bedrooms (sleeps 4)

Bedroom 1

1 Double Bed

Bedroom 2

2 Single Beds

2 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 2

Bathtub or shower · Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Kitchen
Balcony
Outdoor play area
Garden
Dining area

About this property

Your holiday is just 100m from award winning beaches on Sandbanks peninsular.

Flat 5 is a larger than average (1000 sq ft) bright and modern, first floor apartment set in its own grounds with sea glimpses from the balcony.
The apartment is less than 100 yards from the award winning blue flag beach and with great access to Bournemouth, Poole and Purbeck.

The flat will have been professionally cleaned, beds made up for you and towels for your use. Unfortunately I am no longer able to provide beach towels.

We have a range of beach toys and body-boards for your use. Additionally, there are 5 bicycles in the garage for your use but please bring helmets and any lights you may want. There are cycle lanes and paths for the younger ones and cycling to Bournemouth and beyond is possible but time restrictions limit riding to early morning and dusk in the summer.

Here's to a wonderful holiday!

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House Rules

Check in after 3:00 PM
Check out before 10:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
We have beach toys, umbrella and body boards
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Events

Events allowed
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Pets

No pets allowed
Unfortunately some guests may have allergens.
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted
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Important information

You need to know

Property # 1655969
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
Parties and events are allowed on site
Long-term renters welcome
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit
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

About the area

Poole

Located near the beach, this apartment is in Sandbanks, a neighbourhood in Poole. While the natural beauty of Dorset and East Devon Coast and Bournemouth Beach can be enjoyed by anyone, those looking for an activity can explore Poole Harbour. Travelling with kids? Consider Sandbanks Beach and Lighthouse, Poole's Centre for the Arts. Discover the area's water adventures with jet skiing and scuba diving nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with cycling and hiking.
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Poole, ENG

What's nearby

  • Sandbanks Beach - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Studland Beach and Nature Reserve - 13 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Shell Bay Beach - 18 min walk - 1.5 km
  • Canford Cliffs Beach - 4 min drive - 2.0 km
  • Poole Harbour - 17 min drive - 9.4 km

Getting around

  • Swanage Herston Halt Station - 13 min drive
  • Bournemouth (BOH-Bournemouth Intl.) - 28 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Rockwater - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪The Ark - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Rick Stein Sandbanks - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Inn in the Park - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Shell Bay Seafood Restaurant - ‬13 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Is Your holiday is just 100m from award winning beaches on Sandbanks peninsular. pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Your holiday is just 100m from award winning beaches on Sandbanks peninsular.?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Your holiday is just 100m from award winning beaches on Sandbanks peninsular.?

Check-in begins at 3:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Your holiday is just 100m from award winning beaches on Sandbanks peninsular.?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Your holiday is just 100m from award winning beaches on Sandbanks peninsular. located?

This family-friendly Poole apartment building is located by the sea, within a 10-minute walk of Sandbanks Beach, Dorset National Landscape and Sandbanks Ferry Terminal. Shell Bay Beach and Canford Cliffs Beach are also within 1 mile (2 km).

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 29 out of 34 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 5 out of 34 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 34 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 34 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 34 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

9.8/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great apartment and host

Very happy with all aspects of our stay - highly recommended!
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Check in process was a bit confusing, but we managed to get things sorted out. Location was great, with direct access to beaches, and buses for getting around. Could use a new set of frying pans and a kettle. Traffic noise could be annoying at times, possibly due to volume of traffic accessing the chain ferry. All in all, we enjoyed our stay and would book this unit again.
Stayed 29 nights in Jun 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
A lovely apartment, that is well equipped and in a great location.The apartment is close to the beach at the end of the sandbanks peninsula which is a nice beach and slightly less busy than the other Bournemouth beaches which was good.Well located for the watersports centres in Poole Harbour.Stephen is a helpful and well prepared host.
Stayed 8 nights in Aug 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location, lovely apartment

The location is right over the road from one of the beaches of Sandbanks, but a part of it that’s not near the busy tourist bit so it’s nice and relaxed. The apartment was easy to check into, the rooms are spacious and well equipped. The host has been very efficient at communication and we thoroughly enjoyed our stay. We will be back!
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 21 Jun, 2022
Sarah was a great guest. Whilst we never met email communication was prompt and friendly. Would thoroughly recommend
Archival

10/10 Excellent

Close to the beach, huge and very clean

We enjoyed our stay in this well equipped and very clean apartment. It is located close to the beach (3 min walk with 3 kids), well sized and very quite. The owner was supportive and responded to questions promtly. If you intend to use the ferry that is close by multiple times there is a discount if you buy a 10 pass ticket.
Response from VrboOwner on 26 Mar, 2020
Thank you for the feedback only too happy to help
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location

Great location literally a stones throw from the beach in the heart of Sandbanks. Spacious well equipped apartment was a great family option, so much more space than staying in a hotel. Very clean. Great communications from owner. No problem with parking. Bikes and bodyboards available in garage. Really enjoyed it, explored Studland, Bournemouth etc We actually tried to book again whilst we we there but our dates were not available, but would return.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 25 Jun, 2021
Thankyou so much for your kind comments. I do take pride in giving my holiday makers a great experience Hope to host you again Kind regards, Stephen O’Toole.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Excellent stay, excellent communication

Absolutely great place in Sandbanks. Great parking, true home from home with lots of little touches. Highly recommended!!
Stayed 34 nights in Feb 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely stay in Sandbanks

Had a very enjoyable stay in this apartment, very spacious, great location to the beach and bus stop, parking was not a problem for us, but notable problem for others (with 2 cars per apartment),
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2021
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great stay

Great location, just 5 minutes walk from the beach. The flat was spacious and well equipped, beds were made on our arrival and towels provided, we had everything we needed for our week stay. Parking was not an issue but spaces are limited, however there is possibility to park on a nearby street for free from 6.00 pm to 8.00 am. Bonus point: the flat is on a bus route, so can easily get to Swanage, Poole and Bournemouth. Very happy, would recommend.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nice place in a great location

We had a great time enjoying the beaches of Sandbanks and the coast from this wonderfully well located, nice and tidy flat. We would definitely be back!
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 27 Jul, 2021
Thankyou for your kind comments. I try hard to make my holiday makers stay as enjoyable as possible. i look forward to hosting you again in the future
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Location location location

The apartment very clean and large, is perfectly situated in Sandbanks. 5 min walk from the beach, Rick Stein restaurant and car ferry to Studland. We stayed for 8 nights and wished we could have stayed longer but it was fully booked up. The pandemic has meant we have seen more of the UK coastline than we would have, over the last couple of years and this trip has been one of the best. .
Response from VrboOwner on 8 Jul, 2021
Thank you for your kind comments. I try hard to create a great experience for all my guests. I am glad you enjoyed your stay and I look forward to hearing from you again soon Kind regards, Stephen O’Toole
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

5 Sandhills sandbanks

Very well situated perfect spot easy walking to beaches and local restaurants couldn’t have placed it better highly recommended
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2020
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful accommodation

Very clean, very comfortable, fab location, very spacious. Everything we needed for a fab stay. Many thanks
Stayed 30 nights in Feb 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 26 Mar, 2020
Nicola. Thankyou for choosing our property. It was a pleasure to host you. You left the place wonderfully clean and tidy. I look forward to hosting you again. Kind Regards Stephen
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Check-in, communication, location

Our holiday stay at 5, Sandhills, Sandbanks

This is a spacious, well appointed apartment in a great area, superbly located for beautiful beaches. We felt the potential difficulties in respect of parking at the apartments should be highlighted better as it is effectively on a first come first served basis. In addition, the mention of a high chair needs to be clarified. It is not a chair suitable for a baby, it is a smaller chair with no safety features or tray. We spent our first evening researching where to buy one and the following Sunday morning driving to collect one so any ambiguity needs to be removed.
Response from VrboOwner on 26 Mar, 2020
Hello Nick, I am glad that you found my apartment to your liking. In relation to parking my welcome letter you received does indicate parking challenges. As for the high chair we did have a dialogue on this but it wasn't made clear that it would be for an infant. I will make this aspect clearer on the details. Thank you for your feedback.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect beach holiday apartmemt.

Perfect beach holiday apartment. Well equipped, great too have bikes and beachgear included.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful Holiday.

Very well equipped, excellent location, spotlessly clean. Beds were very comfortable. Bottle of wine on arrival was a lovely gesture. Push bikes and other beach related equipment available in garage. Simple check-in/check-out process was very simple. Would highly recommend this holiday accommodation - kudos to Stephen and many thanks.
Response from VrboOwner on 26 Mar, 2020
Denis Thank you for your kind reply. I do put a lot of effort in to making sure my guests have a comfortable stay at Sandhills. Kind regards Stephen
Verified review

8/10 Good

Easter break 2019

Stephen was a great host and made our stay fabulous with a little surprise treat when we arrived. He was having some renovation works that over ran during our stay but was very easily contactable and confidently reassured us about any inconveniences that we might experience. He was spot on and there was absolute minimal disruption. The apartment was absolutely fabulous and the location was perfect! The apartment was very welcoming and had a lovely family feel to it. I would have no hesitation in recommending it amd we will certainly be back again. The amos family
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2019
Verified review

8/10 Good

Perfect location, spacious accommodation

I spent a week here with my 2 children and we were very happy there. The location is perfect for the beautiful beach, ferries, town and shops etc The apartment is spacious and has great facilities (dishwasher, washer/dryer etc) however there was no wok or frying pan so cooking a stir fry etc wasn’t great in a saucepan 😄 Stephen was friendly and helpful on the phone. Thoroughly enjoyed our stay.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2018
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Perfectly located flat

Spent a week in July with two teenage sons, the flat was spacious and clean, communications with host Stephen was excellent. Fantastic location close to the beach and for exploring the area!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2018
Response from VrboOwner on 26 Mar, 2020
Thank you so much for your kind review. I’ll am glad you had a good time at my flat. There is certainly plenty to do in the Sandbanks area.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Excellent

Excellent accommodation, excellent location - even had excellent weather. We have been going there year after year.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2018
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Everything about this apartment was perfect.

Being so close to such a beautiful beach was a bonus.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2018
Archival

10/10 Excellent

Super flat, great location, clean and everything provided

Ideal location and convenient for getting out and about throughout the week. We were using public transport and couldn't have been easier. The flat was clean, fresh smelling and everything worked, easily. We've stayed in the apartment block before, in a different flat, so we were familiar with set up and how it worked etc. We were lucky with great weather, so the proximity of the beach and ease of getting to and from it was another bonus. Would definitely stay again, booking and confirmation of arrangements was all very easy and the owners have got it all just right. Many thanks. Lovely place to end our Summer holidays.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2017
Response from VrboOwner on 26 Mar, 2020
Dear Elizabeth Thank you for your review. I do aim to provide my guests with a great experience and I am glad you had a great holiday. I look forward to hosting you again. Kind regards, Stephen O'Toole.
Archival

10/10 Excellent

Dreamlike activity holiday in sensational atmosphe

The very clean flat was comfortable equipped with a modern Ceran field hob, washing machine and dishwasher. The silky beach was as close as the lagoone, just a few minutes to walk. On the harbour side various suppliers offereds water sport possibilities, like wind surfing, Kitesurfing and a lot more. The owner was very friendly and helpful. At last it was a great vacation we won`t forget. We would like to come again at any rate. Ulrike and Frank from Germany
Response from VrboOwner on 26 Mar, 2020
Thankyou for your kind feedback it was a pleasure to host you. I do try hard to ensure all my guests have everything they need for a great family holiday.
Archival

10/10 Excellent

Great apartment in a fabulous location

We had a super stay, everything you need for a comfortable holiday - and the pull along 'trolley' in the garage was very useful on beach days!
Stayed 9 nights in Jun 2017
Archival

10/10 Excellent

Millionaire Lifestyle for a week.

The position on Sandbanks with a partial sea view was fantastic. The apartment was clean, and comfortable and was extremely well equipped. Close to a fantastic beach, nice walk to Haven Hotel for a drink. Great for ferry to Shell Bay and Brownsea Island, will definitely go back.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2017
Response from VrboOwner on 26 Mar, 2020
Thankyou so much for taking the time to review your holiday. I take pride in delivering a holiday apartment that is fully equipped and also providing some of those, not to, expected extras.

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