Mary and Clive are fabulous hosts who worked hard to make our stay special. The rooms are clean, spacious, well appointed and the location is right in the middle of Palm Cove. Short walk to restaurants and beach. Lovely heated pool, Jacuzzi & sun beds. Secure car parking Palm Cove is a 20 minute drive from Cairns, several nearby supermarkets.... More

This gem is so different from staying in a hotel box. We had a Spa room and the bathroom was the cleanest encountered so far on our travels. Lovely to be able to have a lie in without worrying about maid service disturbance. We were a little disappointed with the size of the room as we had a lot of... More

Mary and Clive are fabulous hosts who have worked hard over the last 4 years to bring this resort up to the high standard it is today. The rooms are clean, spacious, well appointed and the location is perfect, being right in the middle of Palm Cove so that the only decision that needs to be made for going out... More

I was travelling alone and both Clive and his wife were extremely helpful in all aspects from booking my tours to letting me keep my room due to a later flight. Atmosphere in the accommodation was lovely, quiet and not your normal standard boring hotel room. It had character. Rooms were spacious, clean and had all I needed for my... More

Great Value,nice clean rooms loved the outdoor kitchen with everything you need, and the spa in bathroom. Had my birthday here & no complaints while we splashed around having fun in the spa until 11pm when the lights went out! Very quiet, peaceful and relaxing. Great BBQ area no need to go out & at night these beautiful green fairy... More

My daughter and I stayed at the Reef Retreat at the beginning of March and found it very relaxing. The room was clean, spacious and quiet and our balcony over-looked the lovely pool which we used every day. The service was excellent. Our tour to the Great Barrier Reef was organized by Clive and was a great experience.

We have just spent 5 nights in the Reef Retreat at Palm Cove. We found our time here to be really relaxing and very enjoyable. Clive, Mary and Sarah were very informative about the area and organised two of our trips for us with great ease, thank you. The room was spacious and well equipped, we had a balcony overlooking... More

We stayed at The Reef Retreat in a one bedroom for 6 nights. It was perfect! Close to town and the beach, but still quiet at night. The apartment we stayed in was roomy for a one bedroom with a lovely balcony overlooking the pool and gardens. The service was fantastic, very friendly and only too happy to help and... More

The retreat was a fantastic place to stay. The studio was quiet, clean, spacious and perfectly situated just around the corner from the main part of palm cove. The service was also great and very helpful if there was anything we required. We would definitely stay here again!