Holiday houses in Palm Beach

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Popular amenities for Palm Beach holiday rentals

Stay near Palm Beach's top sights

Barrenjoey Lighthouse231 locals recommend
The Boathouse Palm Beach214 locals recommend
Barrenjoey House107 locals recommend
Jonah’s Restaurant & Boutique Hotel111 locals recommend
The Palm Beach Bible Garden21 locals recommend
Governor Phillip Park8 locals recommend

Other great holiday rentals in Palm Beach

Guest favourite

Home in Newport

4.92 out of 5 average rating, 206 reviews

Pamper yourself. You deserve it.

28 June – 5 July

$1,516 AUD total
Guest favourite

Apartment in Avalon Beach

4.96 out of 5 average rating, 503 reviews

Put Yourself In This Picture

2 – 9 July

$1,883 AUD total
Guest favourite

Apartment in Mona Vale

4.98 out of 5 average rating, 191 reviews

Seabreeze - Carefree Absolute Beachfront Living

16 – 23 July

$2,465 AUD total
Guest favourite

Guesthouse in Whale Beach

4.9 out of 5 average rating, 118 reviews

Whale Beach Secluded Self Contained Spa Cottage

15 – 22 May

$2,254 AUD total
Guest favourite

Apartment in Avalon Beach

4.92 out of 5 average rating, 154 reviews

Avalon Dream Apartment in the Heart of Avalon

23 – 30 Nov

$2,060 AUD total
Guest favourite

Guesthouse in Avalon Beach

4.92 out of 5 average rating, 133 reviews

Heritage sandstone cottage with Pittwater views

3 – 10 Oct

$2,120 AUD total
Guest favourite

Guest suite in Newport

4.98 out of 5 average rating, 264 reviews

Coastal Casita - SOCIAL DISTANCING AWARE HOST

15 – 22 Dec

$1,410 AUD total
Guest favourite

Barn in Clareville

4.97 out of 5 average rating, 172 reviews

Boathouse at the waters edge. "Salacia Boathouse"

12 – 19 Aug

$2,197 AUD total

Quick stats about holiday rentals in Palm Beach

  • Total rentals

    220 properties

  • Rentals with a pool

    90 properties have a pool

  • Pet-friendly rentals

    30 properties allow pets

  • Family-friendly rentals

    190 properties are a good fit for families

  • Total number of reviews

    4.5K reviews

  • Nightly prices starting at

    $125 AUD before taxes and fees

Your guide to Palm Beach

Welcome to Palm Beach

Occupying a peninsula at Sydney’s northern tip, Palm Beach, or “Palmy,” stretches for 2.3 kilometres — and its golden beach doubles as the setting for a certain long-running TV soap that launched the careers of some renowned Aussie actors. Fringed by some of Sydney’s swankiest real estate, the southern end of the beach is the safest and most popular swimming spot, complete with a sparkling 50-metre ocean pool. At the northern end, a historic lighthouse sits atop Barrenjoey Head, which rises 100 metres above the cerulean sea. On the western side of the peninsular lies the wide, tidal estuary of Pittwater, a haven for boaters.

While Palm Beach is primarily a residential suburb, there are several cafes and restaurants dotted along the main road that curls around the peninsula from Pittwater to Palmy’s surf beach.


The best time to stay in a holiday rental in Palm Beach

Palm Beach is at its busiest during the balmy summer months. Visit outside school holidays and summer weekends for ease of parking, and for more space to spread out on the sand. Like most beaches on the Northern Beaches peninsula, Palm Beach is patrolled by lifeguards from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. from September until the end of April. There are also lifeguards stationed at North Palm Beach on weekends. While some locals swim year-round, the water becomes too chilly for most in April before warming up again in November. Visitor numbers dwindle during the winter months; however, this can be a nice time to wander up to Barrenjoey Lighthouse, the perfect vantage point to spot migrating whales.


Top things to do in Palm Beach

Barrenjoey Lighthouse

Part of Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, Barrenjoey Head’s iconic lighthouse was built in 1881 from locally quarried sandstone. It’s an easy one-kilometre walk uphill from the Governor Phillip car park, or you can scramble up the shorter Smugglers Track. Guided lighthouse tours are available on Sundays, but the panorama of the peninsula is worth the walk any day of the week.

Pittwater

Technically a drowned valley estuary, Pittwater is sandwiched between the West Head precinct of Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park to the west and the Palm Beach peninsula to the east. A regular ferry service connects Palm Beach with West Head; alight at the Basin Wharf to hike to an ancient Aboriginal art site. You can also explore Pittwater on a boat tour, or by stand-up paddleboard or kayak, with paddle craft rentals available in Clareville and at Bayswater, southwest of Palm Beach.

Patonga

Get a taste of the Central Coast without hitting the road by taking a 30-minute ferry ride from Palm Beach to Patonga Beach. The ferry makes half a dozen return journeys on weekends, and one return trip during the week. Surrounded by Brisbane Water National Park, Patonga is a scenic spot to laze on the beach, enjoy a long waterfront lunch, or go for a hike.

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