This little hotel is quite exquisite, set amongst lush Meleluca trees and nestling close to a beautiful beach. It is a haven offering a lovely garden area with a cooling pool where one can take a refreshing dip under a canopy of vegetation and a hot jacussi. The accommodation is excellent with delightful views and inviting balcony areas. The staff... more

Our stay at the reef retreat was everything we had hoped for. The beautiful setting amongst the tropical trees created a very relaxing and laid back atmosphere, Our room was a great size, very clean and tastefully decorated. The managers were very welcoming and helpful with suggesting site seeing activities etc. Having an on site booking agency made organising our... more

Wonderful resort,location to die for.Ed and Marion owners were so very helpful and nothing was to much for them. Made us feel very welcome. Accomodation was great,balcony kitchen blended into the natural beauty of the rain forest. 40 yards to pristine beaches,warm water. Ed was outside early every morning ensuring pool and area were clean. Could not fault this resort,... more

This place was our last stop on our whirlwind tour of Oz. We found this place to be exactly as it was described on their website and a welcome rest. It was a little haven amongst the tropical trees and very close to the beach. We had a 1 bed apartment over looking the pool which was quiet and shaded.... more

Lovely & relaxing stay, too short but enjoyable. Very tasteful apartments, & a peaceful, low stress atmosphere exuded from the property. The tropical setting with towering melaluca gums, provided much appreciated shade for the pool area. I felt blissfully ignorant of the comings & goings of the world around me, as i felt part of the resort & its surroundings.... more

We had a fantastic stay at the reef retreat. The place seems family owned and the staff was very kind and helpful. We stayed in a spa suite with an own jacuzzi, additionally we could enjoy a big balcony with an outdoor kitchen & pool view. The hotel is very cozy, located only 2 minutes from the beach. In the... more

The location is great, just about 20m from Palm Cove beach but I found the accommodation disappointing. While superficially, the suite looked good, it was obviously a cheap renovation job, which became apparent as soon as my neighbours did anything, i.e., using the kitchen sink, moving chairs, going to the bathroom etc. I found that the staff friendliness only extended... more

My partner and I had stayed in Port Douglas and wanted to stay in Palm Cove. Booked via the net 4 nights in Reef Retreat for a suite. Layout in the suite was OK and remodelling of the unit was well done. Main problem was old style air con which was too noisy to leave on at night. The pool... more

We recently (Aug 13-17 2008) had the opportunity to stay at the Reef Retreat. The location was excellent, just being off the main drive and a very short walk (2 minutes) to the beach. The unit we had, was on the second floor, looking over the pool. The pool was cleaned every morning and we found the facilities well cared... more