We stayed at Boat Harbour from Nov 11-15 - we loved it so much we stayed an extra night as we were supposed to leave on the 14th!
It is a little bit hard to find at night so make sure you follow their directions and NOT the GPS in your rental car!!!
It is a bit out of the way but to be honest there isn't really much in Hervey Bay to start off with as it seems to be a stayover spot for tours.
We went for breakfast a couple of times down at the harbour and that was nice...
There is a seafood retail shop right down the road and I recommend checking it out! For A$30 we got a LOT of fresh seafood to cook up for dinner! Mussels, shrimp, and coral white fish - a LOT of each for a little bit of money!
We did the Fraser Island Explorer tour and it was good but a really large crowd - a smaller crowd tour would be nicer. You spend a LOT of time on the bus getting to each spot on the island. The Air Fraser plane ride for $70 is definitely worth it!
All the tours can be arranged by Rosalind and Robin.
We stayed in Villa 4 right across from the office and LOVED IT! We were so shocked when we arrived and saw our unit. The patio was amazing, it was two bedrooms with a comfy couch, chair, TV, cable, and a great kitchen! The unit is completely stocked with everything but food!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It was like being in our own home!
We also went on the Krystal Klear Glass Bottom Boat tour and really enjoyed the day out on the ocean! The lunch they provide is amazing and so is the adventure - dolphins, turtles, snorkelling and touching coral!!! So worth the $90. They also sell beer during the tour. Wine is included in price.
Murray and Andy are excellent hosts and make your day worth it!!
Note that everything seems to close early in Hervey Bay so if you are arriving late make sure you get some groceries / liquor before you get there!
We drove through the town of Maryborough but didn't stop - we wished that we had the time to do so! It is beautiful!!! Very old!

This was our second stay at this property. It is an ideal place for a family, the villas are so well equipped, that you don't need to go out for anything other than sight seeing and shopping. The phones in the villas are even pre-programmed so that one button connects you directly to a range of services e.g pizza delivery, Thia or chinese food, and courtesy buses etc. The grounds and pool are very clean as was the villa when we arrived. Robin and Rosalind, the managers always seem to be there and as they live on site, security is very good, they are both very helpful and they don't appear to mind helping guests out at any time, we often saw people going to the office as early as 7.30am which I thought was beyond the call of duty. Boat Harbour resort is a lovely place, quiet and secluded but near everything, we have already told them to expect us back.

we had a stay here for three days as a base for whale watching and touring fraser island. The managers arranged the tours for us and were very helpful.The accomodation we had was a studio unit which was clean and comfortable.All in all a very pleasant and convenient place to stay.

We stayed in Boat Harbour Resort in Feb 2007. The rooms were spacious but the service at reception was a little frosty (not sure why??!!) We were also asked to pay money upfront before check in.
Upon departure day we were asked to vacate the room (literally 15 mins) after check out time at 10am. Even though they admitted they were very quiet with few bookings.
The location is not great either. You are literally miles from shops and any nightlife.There are other resorts elsewhere on Hervey bay which are a bit less remote. Since most Fraser Is. trips offer free transfers it doesnt matter if you are close to the Marina or not.
I wouldnt go back although the rooms were quite big. As the location and price were not great.