Quality Hotel NOAH'S on the Beach offers the best views in town! Newcastle's only beach front hotel! Bookended by the Pacific Ocean and Newcastle Harbour foreshore, Quality Hotel NOAH'S is centrally located opposite Newcastle Beach (home of the international 'Surfest' surfing competition). All rooms are non-smoking and have balconies. The Restaurant and Bar 'Jonah's On the Beach' was awarded Best Restaurant in a Hotel at the 2007 Hunter Region Restaurant & Caterers Awards and offers unique expansive views over Newcastle Beach. From May to November Whales can be viewed as they journey along the coast from your seat in the Restaurant and a whale watchers lunch menu is available. Quality Hotel NOAH'S on the Beach is just two minutes' walk to Newcastle's CBD, shops, theatres, galleries, museums and - Newcastle and Hunter Valley Area - Zaara St & Shortland Esplanade Newcastle East NSW 2300 Australia" />