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title: "Pacific Sands Apartments, Mackay: reviews, location & comparison"
description: "Pacific Sands Apartments in Mackay: rated 8.1 by guests, 4-star. Amenities, location and nearby alternatives compared side by side."
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retrieved: 2026-10-18
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Apartment · ★★★★ · Switch Hotels
# Pacific Sands Apartments

East Mackay, Mackay, Australia

8.1 ·  Very good 182 reviews ·  #28 #28 of 34 in Mackay ·  3.5/5 on Google, 143 reviews ·  5.2 Location score
## About Pacific Sands Apartments

Pacific Sands Apartments is an apartment in East Mackay, Mackay, Australia. It holds a 4-star rating. Guests rate it 8.1 out of 10 across 182 reviews. Facilities include swimming pool, free parking, free wi-fi. It is 2.5 km from the centre of Mackay. The nearest beach is 370 m away. The nearest airport, Mackay Airport (MKY), is 3.3 km away.

- **Type:** Apartment

- **Star rating:** ★★★★

- **Check-in from:** 14:00

- **Check-out until:** 10:00

- **Rooms:** 72

- **Floors:** 8

- **Opened:** 2015

- **Last renovated:** 2015

- **Chain:** Switch Hotels

- **Other stays within 500 m:** 3

3 Kirribilli Avenue [pacificsandsapartmentsmackay.com.au](https://pacificsandsapartmentsmackay.com.au/)

## How Pacific Sands Apartments scores

Better rated than 17% of hotels in Mackay

-   Guest rating **8.1**
-   Location **5.2**
-   Beach access **9.1**

Mackay average

## Rating on Google

3.5/5

143 Google reviews

-   5★49%
-   4★17%
-   3★8%
-   2★8%
-   1★17%

From the property’s public Google Maps listing. It is shown for reference and is not part of the StayVersus score.

## Amenities

Swimming poolFree parkingFree Wi-Fi

### Pool & wellness

-   Swimming pool

### Leisure

-   Terrace

### Internet

-   Free Wi-Fi

### Parking & transport

-   Free parking

### In the rooms

-   Air conditioning
-   Balcony
-   Coffee or tea maker

Based on the property listing at our booking partner.

## Location

- **Location score:** **5.2**/10

- **Walk grade:** **0**/100 Car recommended

- **Restaurants & cafés within 500 m:** **0**

- **Sights within 1 km:** **0**

<table class="dist" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tbody data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Nearest beach<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""></span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">370 m</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">6 min walk</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Nearest airport<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Mackay Airport (MKY)</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">3.3 km</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">7 min drive</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Distance to the centre<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Mackay</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">2.5 km</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">6 min drive</span></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Compare

## Compare Pacific Sands Apartments with nearby hotels

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## Questions about Pacific Sands Apartments

### How do guests rate Pacific Sands Apartments?

Pacific Sands Apartments has a guest rating of 8.1 out of 10 from 182 reviews, which is better than 17% of rated hotels in Mackay.

### What are the check-in and check-out times at Pacific Sands Apartments?

Check-in starts at 14:00 and check-out is until 10:00.

### Does Pacific Sands Apartments have a pool?

Yes, Pacific Sands Apartments has a swimming pool.

### Is there parking at Pacific Sands Apartments?

Yes, the listing mentions free parking.

### How far is Pacific Sands Apartments from the airport?

The nearest airport, Mackay Airport (MKY), is 3.3 km away in a straight line.

### Is Pacific Sands Apartments close to the beach?

The nearest beach is 370 m from the hotel.

### How many rooms does Pacific Sands Apartments have?

Pacific Sands Apartments has 72 rooms on 8 floors.

Updated 6 Oct 2026. Data: Agoda, Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports and hotels' own websites. We may earn a commission from partner links; it never changes the comparison. [How we score](https://stayversus.com/en/about/)

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