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At a glance, Palm Beach
Contemporary Hotels has managed Palm Beach holiday homes since 1999.
- Our Palm Beach team looks after homes across Palm Beach, Whale Beach, Avalon, Bilgola, Newport and Pittwater.
- We manage a curated portfolio of waterfronts, Barrenjoey-facing estates and village homes.
- Every Palm Beach property is NSW STRA registered and Code of Conduct compliant.
- Palm Beach owners in our portfolio commonly benefit from strong peak-season occupancy and a high repeat-guest base.
Areas we manage across the Northern Beaches
Palm Beach is our heartland, but the service radius extends across the peninsula and Pittwater foreshore.
Peninsula
- Palm Beach, Whale Beach, Avalon Beach, Bilgola, Clareville
Pittwater waterfront
- Scotland Island, Church Point, Bayview, Careel Bay and waterfront homes on both foreshores
Beyond the peninsula
- Newport, Mona Vale, Bungan Beach and selected homes north of Narrabeen
Palm Beach management, what's included
Northern Beaches specifics matter here, especially for waterfront and transfer-heavy homes.
- Northern Beaches housekeeping based on the peninsula, with premium linen and amenities across every changeover.
- Responsive guest support from a Palm Beach-focused team.
- Dynamic pricing tuned to Christmas, New Year, Easter and long weekends.
- Listings across Airbnb, Stayz, Booking.com and our direct channel.
- Guest screening with zero tolerance for schoolies, parties or unvetted groups.
- Trusted local trades for plumbing, electrical, pool and garden work.
- Waterfront-specific services including jetty inspection, mooring management and boat-shed maintenance coordination.
- Luxury transfers including seaplane, helicopter, private boat and premium car hire on request.
Northern Beaches short-term rental regulations
Palm Beach sits inside Greater Sydney for the purposes of NSW short-term rental regulation.
Every home must be registered on the NSW Planning Portal, display the registration number on all listings, and comply with the NSW Code of Conduct. Non-hosted stays are capped at 180 days per calendar year.
Northern Beaches Council also imposes noise, parking and waste expectations that we build into the house rules for every home we manage. We handle the registration, documentation and council-level compliance so owners do not have to.
Why Palm Beach owners earn more with us
Palm Beach is seasonal, which means the shoulder-season booking mix matters almost as much as summer.
Our 40% direct-booking share and 40% repeat-guest share help smooth the curve between the peak holiday period and the rest of the year. Peak-season ADRs on our Palm Beach portfolio routinely sit well above the general market because we control the quality of the listing, the pricing and the guest profile.
Read more about the 40/40 RuleFAQ
Palm Beach is subject to the NSW STRA framework, which requires all holiday homes to be registered on the NSW Planning Portal and comply with the Code of Conduct. As part of Greater Sydney, non-hosted stays are subject to a 180-day annual cap. We handle portal registration and council-compliant house rules for every home we manage.
Yes. Pittwater waterfronts are a core part of our Palm Beach portfolio, and we coordinate jetty inspections, mooring management and boat-shed maintenance as part of the standard service.
Mostly high-net-worth Sydney families, international visitors and repeat guests who have stayed with us for years. Every booking is personally screened and we do not accept schoolies, bucks parties or unvetted celebrations.
Our Palm Beach commission is performance-based and positioned at the mid-to-premium end of the Northern Beaches market. Net to owner is typically higher than lower-commission competitors because of our direct-booking share. We quote every home individually after an in-person appraisal.
Palm Beach peaks from mid-December to the end of January, plus Easter. Shoulder season runs through March, April, October and November. We dynamic-price daily using a Palm Beach-specific demand model built from 25 years of regional booking data.
Typically 10 to 14 days from management agreement to live listings. Most new homes have their first paying guest within 21 days.