... awaited 'once in a lifetime' vacation. Alassio, Coral Horizons, or Villa Paradiso? any opinions, pros/cons? advice? also, are there any fish to see snorkling off shore? possibly, you can not snorkle offshore, but, I was under the impression the stingers weren't a problem in June.. let me know ... more

... a nice coffeeshop at the property, where our girls ages 9 and 14 ate a couple of lunches.) We found Alassio to be quiet with activiteis within easy walking distance. There is not a ton of shopping -- a few boutiques, but the restaurants were incredible. A week wasn't long ... more

... a once in a lifetime vacation my choice would be Villa Paradiso this is more upmarket than the other choices.Palm Cove is not very big so you are never far from anywhere no matter what end you stay in.Some great boutiques for the girls and yourself its not ... more

... a down stairs ocean front apartment they are fantastic.you can sit out on the balcony were you are practicly on the beach.you wont find another location in palm cove that has this feature.also out the front they put out lounges on the beach for hotel guests only ... more

... Angsana). All the rooms are apartments with kitchen, dishwasher, two baths and washer/dryer. We always get the type that has a master bedroom and then a "dayroom", which is just a small, second bedroom off the masterbedroom. Perfect for our daughter. The pool is huge and lovely with BBQ ... more

... Mercure Rockford. The accommodation is apartments (we had a 2 bedroom penthouse). The pool is a lagoon and the area is magnificent as is the foyer area. Restaurants for breakfast and dinner are about 3 minutes walk (try Frenchies for breakfast and Vivo for dinnner). I miss Vivo's! I ... more

... Cove for accomodation. Fully stocked apartment style units. You can eat in or go to the deli or restaurant downstairs for meals, but plenty of other great places along the Esplanade, too. Pool is lovely for lounging and the hotel is close to the Daintree forest. You can drive or ... more

... restaurants at its doorstep. The apartments altough not luxorious are clean, modern and compact. I would opt for an apartment over a studio room as these are truly tiny. The resort does not have lifts but i would ask them to guarantee a ground floor room for you, that way ... more