Bondi Beach Houses & Accommodation

Famed as one of the best beaches in the world, Sydney's Bondi Beach is a picture-perfect holiday destination. The beach is surrounded by sandstone headlands, perfect for golfing, walking and whale watching.

Booking a beach house or other accommodation right at Bondi, you'll have easy access to all its exciting activities and attractions. Beyond the Campbell Parade there are many designer shops, cafés and restaurants, and locals often spend their summer weekend in the Bondi bubble. This is the location where the turquoise ocean water laps sun-kissed white sands, as you let your hair down and bask in the sun.

How to Get to Your Bondi Accommodation

You can easily get to your accommodation in Bondi by car, bus, or train from central Sydney, located only 7km away. Driving is of course the quickest option, but if you're planning on taking public transportation, you have a couple different ways to go about it.

From Circular Quay, you can take a 45min bus ride on the 380 or 333 buses. The bus gets you all the way to Bondi Beach. Alternatively, you can catch the train from Sydney’s Central Station. Board the Bondi Junction-bound train on the Eastern Suburbs and Illawarra lines. Trains typically come every ten minutes and five minutes, during regular and peak seasons, respectively. At Bondi Junction, head to Bondi Junction Interchange stand A3 to take the 333 bus line the rest of the way to beach. Alternate buses—380, 381, 382 and X81—depart from stand A1.

What to Eat While Visiting Bondi

This area is known for its fantastic cuisine. Take a walk down Bondi Road and you'll be spoilt for choice in terms of global options, from Hungarian to Thai. Closer to the beach, treat yourself to the freshest seafood and good old fish-and-chips at North Bondi Fish. Enjoy great views of the ocean from the restaurant's balcony while savouring fish burgers, beer-battered fillets, Sydney rock oysters, and more.

In North Bondi, the deli-style cafe-bakery Shuk offers an exclusive assortment of Israeli and Mediterranean dishes. Choose from their selection of freshly baked sourdough loaves, cookies, pastries, preserved olives and lemons, and fresh juices. The shakshuka with cheese, eggs, olives, and greens deserves a special mention.

For some hearty Italian, the Corner House, which offers possibly the best wood-fired pizzas and pastas in Bondi, is the place to go. For a casual time right on the beach, the 300-seat Bondi Beach Public Bar packs in fancy cocktails, a nice selection of snacks, and spectacular beach views. Stop by here for a low-key bite and classic beach fare.

Art and culture at Bondi Beach

Sydney's most beautiful neighbourhood isn't just a hub of surf and sand - it also offers several artistic and cultural attractions.

Art galleries

If you have a passion for art, you can't miss the Art Gallery of New South Wales, featuring modern, classical and aboriginal works.

Also worth checking out is the Brett Whiteley Studio featuring the artworks of Brett Whiteley and the Museum of Contemporary Australian Art lies within an art deco building dedicated to collecting and exhibiting contemporary art.

Theatre and opera

If you love performance art, book a seat in Sydney’s famous theatres, such as the iconic Sydney Opera House hosting a range of operas, plays and orchestral performances in its multiple concert halls.

History museums

Don’t miss the chance to visit some of the famous city museums, including the Sydney Jewish Museum (displaying the history of the Holocaust), the Australian Museum (dedicated to natural history and anthropology) and the Justice and Police Museum (exhibiting artifacts of some of the most sensational past crimes).

In your holiday rental in Bondi Beach you have a place to relax after a day spent exploring the city's art and culture scene.

Family Holidays in Bondi

​The Bondi Beach Playground along Queen Elizabeth Drive is a pure fun zone for families with smaller kids. Overlooking the ocean, the fenced playground has beach-facing benches, shaded picnic tables, a sand pit, swings, a seesaw, and climbing frames. Barbecue facilities are located just outside the park while cafes are close by, on Bondi Pavilion.

At the northern end of Bondi Beach, a dedicated children's pool lets smaller kids enjoy swimming while grown-ups in the family can beat the heat with drinks and snacks in the cozy cafes. A few rock pools located in the area make a great exploration zone for younger ones. The beach to the north end is also partially fenced, allowing smaller kids to splash in the waves fairly safely. Kids also typically like rock climbing behind the pool, and riding scooters on the promenade.

What to Do and See in Bondi

For a bit of culture, check out Bondi Pavilion, home to an art gallery, theatre, and cafe. In summer, this becomes the venue for a highly popular outdoor cinema series.

Take a hike! Enjoy a scenic 6km coastal walk from Bondi to Coogee. En route, stop to admire the picture-perfect beaches and bays: Gordons Bay, Clovelly, Tamarama, and Bronte. The cliff-top walk is also home to beautiful parks, scenic picnic spots, and rock pools. Beach rentals, toilets, changing rooms, free electric barbecues, cafes, and restaurants dots the beaches as well. Only a few steep gradients and staircases feature along this medium grade urban walk, which should take a couple hours. Every October the walk features Sculptures by the Sea, the biggest free outdoor sculpture exhibition in the world.

Try your hand at surfing. You can rent the equipment you'll need at the beach and then sign yourself, or the kids, up for a few lessons.

Dive into the inviting waters of the Bondi Icebergs ocean pool, located at the southern end of the beach. The pool juts out into the ocean and waves crash against its walls. Admission to the turquoise pool also includes entry to the sauna. After you swim and sweat, lounge in the on-site bistro, which offers spectacular views of the pool and ocean.

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