Sandydoon - relax by the sea

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A beachside cafe with outdoor seating, a view of the ocean, and a covered area with umbrellas.
A room with a white table, a blue and white bowl, a white vase, and a door leading to an outdoor area with greenery.
A neatly made bed with two pillows, a bedside table with a lamp, and a window with curtains.
A modern living room with a red sofa, white sofa, and a wooden coffee table. There are large windows providing natural light and views of greenery.
A two-story building with a covered patio area, a brick facade, and a sign reading "Sandydoon."

Reviews

10 out of 10, Loved by Guests
Top 10% of guest reviews in this area

Highlights

  • Cook, dine, and unwind
    Top-rated for its fully equipped kitchen, perfect for every meal.
  • 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.

Popular amenities

  • Balcony
  • Toys
  • Barbecue grill
  • Air-conditioning
  • Refrigerator
  • Internet

Explore the area

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Goolwa South, SA
  • Place, Goolwa Beach
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Ferguson Road NRS Addition - Gazettal in Progress
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Place, Goolwa Golf Course
    ‪3 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 6)

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 2

2 Single Bunk Beds

Bedroom 3

1 Double Bed

1 bathroom, 1 half bathroom

Bathroom 1

Bathtub · Shower only

Bathroom 2

Toilet

Bathroom 3

Outdoor shower

Spaces

Deck or patio
Outdoor shower
Kitchen
Balcony
Garden
Dining area

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About the area

Goolwa South

Located in Goolwa South, this holiday home is near the beach. South Lakes Golf Club and Goolwa Golf Course are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's natural beauty can explore Ferguson Road NRS Addition - Gazettal in Progress and Tokuremoar Reserve. Travelling with kids? Consider Nangawooka Flora Reserve and Urimbirra Wildlife Park. Jet skiing and scuba diving offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with ecotours and hiking/biking trails nearby.
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Goolwa South, SA

What's nearby

  • Goolwa Beach - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Ferguson Road NRS Addition - Gazettal in Progress - 2 min drive - 1.5 km
  • Goolwa Golf Course - 3 min drive - 1.9 km
  • Tokuremoar Reserve - 3 min drive - 2.3 km
  • Middleton Beach - 10 min drive - 10.7 km

Getting around

  • Goolwa Station - 4 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Cadell Street Fish & Chips - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Islanders' Tavern - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Aquacaf - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Subway - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Cafe Lime - ‬4 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Sandydoon - relax by the sea pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much does it cost to stay at Sandydoon - relax by the sea?

As of 6 Nov, 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Sandydoon - relax by the sea on 1 Mar, 2027 start from S$1,127, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking at Sandydoon - relax by the sea?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Sandydoon - relax by the sea?

Check-in begins at 2:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Sandydoon - relax by the sea?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Sandydoon - relax by the sea located?

This family-friendly Goolwa South holiday home is located by the sea, within a 15-minute walk of Goolwa Beach and South Lakes Golf Club. Ferguson Road NRS Addition - Gazettal in Progress and Goolwa Golf Course are also within 1 mile (2 km).

Reviews

10

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 20 out of 21 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 1 out of 21 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 21 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 21 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 21 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Everything we needed for our family holiday at Goolwa
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2026
Response from Management on 8 Oct, 2026
Pleased to hear you had a good time at Sandydoon - thank you for leaving everything so tidy. Especially loved the wonderful thank you note !
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Nice spot
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Perfect stay close to Goolwa Beach

John's place was lovely for our Easter weekend. The house is well set up with everything you need.
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 15 Apr, 2023
So pleased that your family enjoyed your stay at Sandydoon - thanks for being wonderful guests - left everything so tidy ! Welcome back anytime.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The host was very welcoming and helpful, informing in advance and responding very quickly. The house is great, a lot of space, the amenities we needed and with a great location.
Stayed 8 nights in Dec 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 11 Jan, 2026
So pleased that you had an enjoyable holiday - thank you for looking after Sandydoon so well and leaving it so tidy.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Close to beach with great privacy

We enjoyed the proximity to the beach and the privacy provided because the house was set back from the street with the living area set upstairs. We look forward to staying here again.
Stayed 11 nights in Jan 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 7 Feb, 2022
Thank you so much for your feedback and for looking after Sandydoon so well. Really pleased to hear that you had a great holiday.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Walking distance to the beach

A great property with everything you need. Bedrooms are small but the large living area makes up for it. Fantastic location and helpful host.
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 8 Jan, 2025
Thank you for your review and a pleasure to have you stay at Sandydoon!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Sandydoon stay Nov 22

Sandydoon is a lovely place close to Goolwa Beach. We really enjoyed our time there. It was clean, very well setup/stocked and John and Greta were very friendly, responsive and easy to deal with. We will be back for sure when staying in the area again!
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 2 Dec, 2022
So pleased that you enjoyed your stay ! Thank you for looking after Sandydoon so well!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great beach house - a couple of minutes and your on the beach

The holiday house was very clean and well equipt. Great location and lots of extras eg beach towels, umbrella, games, DVDs and jigsaws.
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 20 Jan, 2023
Great to hear that you had a wonderful holiday at Sandydoon - thank you for your feedback and for looking after Sandydoon so well during your stay!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great location!

We had a lovely break at Sandydoon. It was great being so close to the beach, the kitchen was well-stocked, the owners gave us lots of information and we enjoyed the games. Thank you!
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 17 Jan, 2024
Thank you and great to hear that you all had a good holiday at Sandydoon! Always good to hear that the games are enjoyed during your time there.
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

A fantastic beach retreat

Our family had a wonderful week stay at Sandydoon. Extremely comfortable house 2 minutes from the beach with all the comforts at our fingertips. Most impressive was the owner John's responsiveness to us to make sure our stay was fantastic. Wouldn't hesitate to recommend.
Response from VrboOwner on 17 Mar, 2020
Thank you for your review Tim - great that your family had a wonderful time at Sandydoon !
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Perfect relaxing family getaway

We have now stayed at Sandydoon twice and on both occasions we have loved our stay. The property is perfect for a family, all the amenities required and close to the beach. The location is perfect.The owners are also a joy to communicate with. They are so accommodating and very organised.Would most definitely recommend for all.
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 1 May, 2025
Thank you for your review and so pleased that you had great time at Sandydoon. Great to welcome you back and - again - thank you for looking after Sandydoon so well during your stay! Welcome back anytime!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great location!

The property was perfect for our family for the holidays. Easy access to the beach - could walk there with our tent, boogie boards, etc. The house had great amenities - board games, puzzles, books, beach equipment (although we brought our own), dvds etc. The pantry and kitchen was well stocked enabling us to make great at-home meals. Communication with the owners was brilliant - they are very considerate and helpful. Would definitely stay again.
Stayed 8 nights in Dec 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 8 Jan, 2025
Thank you and so pleased to hear that you had a wonderful holiday at Sandydoon ! We were very touched by the special thank you pictures that we found left for us - an amazing surprise !
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Superb spot at Goolwa Beach

What a great little beach house to stay in. You’ve seriously never seen a short term rental with that many provisions in the pantry for you to use. Plus being literally just around the corner from Goolwa Beach made it so easy. Plus the supermarket was straight up Beach Road. Many thanks Greta and John.
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Goolwa Beach

This property is a perfect spot to launch your south coast adventures from. A short walk (2-3 mins) to Goolwa beach, short drive to Middleton, Port Elliott and Victor Harbour. Day trip to Victor on the Cockle Train is a great way to spend a day. The house itself is a great spot to relax and unwind with great aircon and with all towels and bed linen provided, makes packing for your say so much easier. The hosts are great communicators and seem very experienced in the way they provide all the info you might need before you need it. A great stay, cheers.
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 16 Jan, 2022
We are so pleased that you had an enjoyable holiday - thank you for looking after Sandydoon so well !
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Surf and Sun

Great location for spending time on the beach - very easy walk.Property is well equipted, making for a hassle free stay.Note for owners (not for publishing) - we couldn't open the upstairs northerly facing windows with the key provided - needed the fresh air flow through on some of the warmer days. Also very small item - there were no bathroom mats provided as far as we could see.
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 28 Jan, 2025
We trust that you had a wonderful holiday at Sandydoon. Thank you for your notes and we will check on the window. The sliding door has a screen to allow fresh air as well as ceiling fans and new AirCon. We provided 12 bath and beach towels - happy for one of these to be used as a bathmat. We strive to be attentive and responsive hosts and encourage guests to let us know before or during their stay if there is anything we can assist with.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great location

Our family of 5 had a 5 night stay. Great location, very short walk to the beach. Sandydoon is kept lovely and clean and has everything that you need. We were kindly offered an early check in and also a late check out. The hosts are very accommodating and extremely helpful. We had a fantastic holiday.
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 20 Apr, 2021
Great to hear that you had an enjoyable Easter break - thank you for looking after Sandydoon so well.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Perfect

We had a fantastic getaway staying at Sandydoon. So close to the beach, you could walk there in 2 minutes. The house was perfect for a family with everything you would need available. The hosts were so accommodating, if I could give 6 stars instead of the 5 max I would. Thanks for a great stay.
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 26 Mar, 2021
Thank you for your review - really pleased that you had a good holiday at Sandydoon!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Sandydoon Beach Holiday

Our family really enjoyed our stay at Sandydoon. The property is in a fantastic location for the beach, it is clean, tidy and well equipped and the owners were really helpful with letting us in early for our arrival and if we’d wanted we could stay a bit later on the day of departure. The little things counted lots and we plan to visit again!!
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 26 Mar, 2021
Thank you for your review - great that you had a good time at Sandydoon!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Relaxing beach vibes

Sandydoon is a perfect property to relax and recharge. Ideal location with a very short stroll to the beach and surf life saving club. The property has everything you need and John was very accommodating to special requirements and so easy to communicate with. Would definitely recommend.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 14 Oct, 2020
Thank you - we are so pleased that you enjoyed your stay at Sandydoon!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great holiday home by the beach.

Good holiday home, well described in the ad. Lots of extra's that one might forget, condiments and spreads, milk etc to get through the first day. Also lots of appliances, utensils, crockery. Nice and warm upstairs on a cold day. Very helpful owners.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 9 Oct, 2020
Pleased that you enjoyed your stay - thank you for looking after Sandydoon so well.
Archival

10/10 Excellent

Great family beach house

We were thoroughly impressed with the timely contact and support offered by the owners. The house was presented nicely on arrival, making us feel "at home". They have set the house up to meet the holiday needs of both adults and children. The house is stocked with numerous DVD's, books and family games. The kitchen has everything you need. And most impressive is the short walk to the Goolwa surf beach. Great location and no hassle accommodation.
Response from VrboOwner on 17 Mar, 2020
Thank you for your review - pleased that you had a wonderful holiday!
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