Cable Beach Club Resort & Spa

This is a large but not impersonal complex of over 200 rooms and villas set in lush tropical grounds. Our bedroom and shower room were of ample size plus a terrace. Unlike some earlier reviewers we found it to be in a good state of modern, tasteful decor with WiFi, TV, safe box and quiet aircon. A door on the toilet area itself would have been appropriate. We enjoyed the quiet (other than unnecessary muzak), adults only large pool area. The front office and travel desk staff were always helpful. Considering the size of the hotel with four food outlets, there was some but limited vegetarian choice. Sol poolside Mediterranean (principally Greek) lunch offered tasty food but small plates, Sunset Grill dinner very good and the asian restaurant was fine. The location would been ideal had it not been temporarily spoiled by the large scale construction work underway forming a barrier between the hotel and beach itself. There were surprisingly poor transport links (it was peak season) to Broome town. Just one hotel shuttle bus service per day (even this is unavailable when fully booked) and a local bus running once an hour.

We recently stayed in their Ocean / Beach Studio at $800 per night. It was so disappointing for what was once a wonderful iconic resort. Let’s start with the big problem. There is now continuous construction along the whole front of the property, so there is noise and dust, as well as a continuous 2 metre high fence. It’s such an eye sore of what was once unobstructed beach views. It’s slated to be finished in the next few years. As a result there is no longer direct access to the beach - you need to walk around the construction site making it a 15 minute walk to the beach, for what was once a few mins. It’s visually also very unappealing to walk past all the construction, noise & dirt . And the resort is dishonest in not communicating this clearly to people. What they say is it might impact you. Well it does very much do. See pics. We booked the premium Ocean / Beach Studio. It only has glimpses of a view of the ocean , and it’s over the construction site. The room was old and tired , similar in quality to a $300 budget motel room. Scratched floors & furniture. The shower is very basic. The toilet has no door and opens direct into the dressing area so there is no privacy when doing your business .. pretty terrible - see pic The noise from the exhaust fan is too loud when in the bathroom And to top it off - you only get 2 small bottles of water on your first night, and then no more ; so for the next 2 nights we had to buy our own water or refill it ourselves at a filling station. That’s so petty - we are talking about $2 when paying $800 per night. The resort area also needs some serious love. Quite a few of the waterways are now either dried out, or if there is water it is putrid. And the WiFi is just terrible. It is unreliable and drops out continuously. Again if we were paying $300 per night, but $800 it is definitely unacceptable. So what could be such an amazing resort is so disappointing. It just needs better management.

Lovely location but we seriously recommend avoiding ocean view units. There’s a bit of an ocean & sunset view but it is totally offset by loud noise into the late night (Sunset Bar & apparently private events ) & then spotlights from garden lights in your face all night. Might suit some but for $700+ per night we expect more privacy & peace. Many other options in Broome. Other better options for breakfast nearby also.

We stayed here 2 nights on the Acadia wing in a king room, the bathroom is comfortable but no door in the toilet which is weird, plenary of room to put your clothes and a nice area outside like a patio private to sit there. The bed is comfortable, the fan is fabulous very quiet, free water everywhere, free laundry too. The adult pool is lovely quiet and with heaps of lounge chairs, we enjoyed it. The sunset bar is superb to watch the sunset. This place is expensive though so beware, 1 coffee is $6.50. Menu is fabulous, we had several meals there and it’s chef quality. The Buffett breakfast was fantastic too, cold fruits, and hot stuff, etc…..I gave it 4 stars because everything took a long time……to deliver food or when we departed or stuff to get to you. Very slow.

I’ve been here half a dozen times and every time it has been excellent. At our most recent stay last week we had a pool side room. While my partner went off to work I swam and read and enjoyed the bar. Must’ve been the time of year because the bugs (mosquitoes and other bitey things) were relentless this time but helpfully the hotel had mosquito spray (and sun screen) scattered around for use. We ate at Cichetti’s the first night and while food wasn’t as perfect as the other 3 or 4 times we’ve been it was still very, very good. I will say that all of the food didn’t seem to have the northern WA markup I’ve become accustomed to and the price was on par with Perth restaurants of a similar standard. We ate at the Sunset Bar and Grill the second night even though we had hoped to try Kichi Kichi, but that was closed on Wednesdays 😢. Needn’t have worried though, because the food at SBG exceeded expectations. Also sampled a few of the middle eastern inspired snacks on the pool bar menu and all were tasty and fresh. My only complaints were that the wifi was a bit iffy throughout my most recent stay and that the Spa was fully booked even though I fancied a massage. The room was lovely but i do like a detachable shower head, which our room didn’t have. Other than that I’m glad to see the quality of the place endures since I’ve been visiting over the last five years or so.

Check in was smooth and quick and all the staff are friendly and helpful. The resort is massive!! Has secure parking which is good given the amount of crime in Broome. Breakfast buffet was pretty good. Had a mango cocktail by the adults only pool and was the best cocktail I’ve even had!!! Also had a nice seating area undercover next to the pool with misters to keep cool. Pools could do with some shade sails. The strawberry daiquiri I got at the main pool was terrible, just super icy and all the alcohol pooled at the bottom. Room was nice as was the bed and pillows. Outside deck could use some cleaning. Cost $529 for one night which is more that what I paid at the Ritz-Carlton in Perth. The Rooms at the Ritz are way better!!! Worst thing is the amount of mosquitoes, even inside the rooms I was getting bitten.