The Esplanade path at Cronulla, the beach and apartment towers behind

Beach apartments in Sydney

Your own kitchen, a balcony, room for a family. Serviced and holiday apartment businesses only.

Cronulla · Maksym Kozlenko / CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia

We list 21 apartment stays across 8 beaches. The closest to the sand is Tamarama Apartments at Tamarama: 1 min on foot, 55 m. 12 of the 21 are within a 10-minute walk.

Only apartment businesses are listed: serviced and holiday apartments with a front desk or a manager. Private homes on Airbnb and Stayz aren’t, because we can’t check them.

Eastern Suburbs

  1. 1 min

    Coogee Sands Hotel and Apartments

    110 m to the sand · north end · flat walk home · price not checked

  2. 5 min

    Adina Coogee Sydney

    372 m to the sand · middle of the beach · 15 m climb home · $100–200 a night

  3. 25 min

    Veriu Randwick

    1,972 m to the sand · middle of the beach · 80 m climb home · $100–200 a night

  1. 3 min

    Bondi 38 Serviced Apartments

    215 m to the sand · south end · 10 m climb home · $200–350 a night

  2. 3 min

    The Bungalows at Bondi

    225 m to the sand · north end · 10 m climb home · price not checked

  3. 4 min

    Sydney Dreams Serviced Apartments Bondi Beach

    291 m to the sand · south end · 20 m climb home · price not checked

  4. 7 min

    Adina Bondi Beach Sydney

    588 m to the sand · middle of the beach · 15 m climb home · $200–350 a night

  5. 10 min

    Urban Rest Bondi Beach

    782 m to the sand · north end · 25 m climb home · price not checked

  6. 11 min

    Ultimate Apartments Bondi Beach

    889 m to the sand · middle of the beach · 25 m climb home · $100–200 a night

  7. 18 min

    Bondi Beach Studios

    1,425 m to the sand · south end · 85 m climb home · price not checked

  8. 22 min

    Medusa Bondi

    1,750 m to the sand · south end · 90 m climb home · $100–200 a night

  9. 35 min

    Meriton Suites Bondi Junction

    2,772 m to the sand · south end · 95 m climb home · $100–200 a night

  1. 1 min

    Tamarama Apartments

    55 m to the sand · north end · flat walk home · price not checked

  1. 11 min

    Coogee Studio Apartments

    862 m to the sand · north end · 40 m climb home · $100–200 a night

Northern Beaches

  1. 1 min

    Manly Shores Holiday Apartments

    116 m to the sand · middle of the beach · flat walk home · price not checked

  2. 4 min

    Manly Beach Holiday & Executive Apartments

    305 m to the sand · south end · flat walk home · price not checked

  3. 5 min

    Lotus Stay Manly Apartments

    369 m to the sand · middle of the beach · flat walk home · price not checked

  1. 25 min

    Iluka Resort Apartments

    2,002 m to the sand · south end · 110 m climb home · price not checked

  1. 22 min

    BIG4 Sydney Lakeside Holiday Park

    1,774 m to the sand · north end · 20 m climb home · $100–200 a night

    Holiday park: cabins and sites

Sutherland Shire

  1. 2 min

    Quest Cronulla Beach

    143 m to the sand · north end · 15 m climb home · $100–200 a night

  2. 32 min

    Quest Woolooware Bay

    2,566 m to the sand · north end · 40 m climb home · $100–200 a night

Walking time, door to sand, along the OpenStreetMap walking route at 4.8 km/h; not driving. Climb is the uphill on the walk home, rounded to 5 m. Prices are bands from one nightly rate on Google Maps, checked by 9 October 2026. Real businesses only; nobody paid to be listed, and we never show stock photos of a property.

Quick answers

Which apartment in Sydney is closest to the sand?

Tamarama Apartments at Tamarama Beach: 55 m, about 1 min on foot.

Which Sydney beach has the most apartment stays?

Bondi, with 9 of the 21 we list, then Coogee (3).

Are the walk times driving or walking?

Walking. Each one is the walking route on OpenStreetMap from the door to the nearest edge of the sand, at an easy 4.8 km/h. The climb is the uphill on the walk home.

Can I book through Sydney Beachside?

No. We’re a guide, not a booking site, and nobody pays to be listed. Each name opens the place on Google Maps, where you’ll find photos, reviews and how to book.

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