Hamilton Island - Reef View Hotel
12 Resort Drive
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Overall Hotel Reviews
Based on 15 reviews
I have travelled extensively for 30 years...
I have travelled extensively for 30 years and have been to over 100 hundred islands. I read postive and negative reviews about Hamilton Island and the reef View. For a all island resort like this I thuoght ti was above average. The reef view had very spacious and well designed rooms and a gorgeous balcony view. The servcie all arund was professionla enough and fine. The rooms at $300 plus USD are realtively high by about 50 to $100 dollars. But the whole island and Australai in general was more exensive then the uS surprisnlgy. Sydney was very expensive too even with the USD exchange rate factored in.
We would highly recommend this for a 3-5 day stay as part of an Australia trip. Easy to go to Cairns and the Daintree after.
Lovely large room with great bathroom -...
Lovely large room with great bathroom - spoilt us for other hotels later on in our trip.
We never managed breakfast at the hotel as there was always a queue so we gave up and went elsewhere.
Dinner was buffet style - would have been nice to be served - but if you like buffets it was a good one with plenty of choice.
The pool is nice however much of it is in the shade - so if you want a tan you may need to dodge about a bit.
A good base for exploring - renting a golf buggy is highly recommended - great fun.
The room is huge and great view....
The room is huge and great view. The service is good and the staff are friendly and helpful. But the make up room service is quite slow and late.
We had the most beautiful view from...
We had the most beautiful view from our room. I believe most rooms have the same view. My husband complained about bug bites, possibly from the bed. The staff took this very seriously and came to inspect and immediately moved us to a new room.
Me and my girlfriend stayed at the...
Me and my girlfriend stayed at the "Coral Sea" view room, on level 15. The view is more than perfect. We woke up to the view of Coral Sea...! The bedroom is spacious. The bathroom is huge, one bath tub, two sinks, a little room for toilet, two big mirrors, everything is oversized..! Convenient location - 5 or 10 minutes walk to Marina (where all the beach / reef cruises, jet skis, sailing, restaurants, cafes are) - 5 mins drive from the airport - 2 mins walk to Tours and Attractions Desk (where you can book all your cruises, water activities) - 3 mins walk to Catseye Beach. It was romantic, it was unbelievably perfect!
Hamilton Island was my first stop on...
Hamilton Island was my first stop on a 16-day Australian holiday, and was the perfect place to unwind from my very stressful job, recover from jet lag (I live in San Francisco), and gear up for an adventurous holiday.
I enjoyed staying at the Reef View hotel. I had a Coral Sea View room, on the corner of the 14th floor. The view from my room was spectacular, and I thoroughly enjoyed waking up to sunrise over the surrounding hills, islands, and water each morning, as well as sunsets in the evening. The room itself was very spacious, and although somewhat minimalist in decor, it was quite comfortable. The bathroom was also large, and contained both a shower stall and separate tub. The only drawback was the mold on the shower tiles. I read about this in other posts before I arrived at the hotel, and unfortunately my shower also had this problem.
The weather was overcast and cool 2 of the 3 days I was there. On these days, I hiked, sea kayaked, got a fantastic massage, and simply relaxed with a book. On the sunny day, I did a half day trip to Whitehaven Beach -- absolutely gorgeous and a must do.
Hamilton Island is a lovely place, and given the time of the year, pleasantly quiet. I would go back.
Our honeymoon stay at the Reef View,...
Our honeymoon stay at the Reef View, Hamilton Islands, was amazing! :) the service was great and staff was friendly! We were upgraded to a sea-view on request and the view was amazing. The tour desk was absolutely helpful because we had no idea what was there to do ard the islands! Great place to stay, esp for couples who want to get away. BUT, a beautiful view comes with a price!! Thanks Reef View for the memorable stay!
Stayed in a lovely twin room with...
Stayed in a lovely twin room with a fantastic sea view - definately worth the extra money for the view. The rooms are large, clean and well equipped. Just a little odd that the wardrobes are located in the bathroom which has a large dressing area.
It's a very good hotel with excellent facilities and location - perhaps why Leo Sayer also decided to stay there during our visit to Hamilton Island. However it is an extremely noisy hotel. There is a high speed glass elevator which I expect can be heard in most rooms, the birdlife on the island (hundreds of cockatoo's) also make it extremely difficult to get some peace in this resort. I would stay here again but ask for a room away from the elevator and take some earplugs!
We stayed here as part of our...
We stayed here as part of our honeymoon for 3 nights. The first room they put us in was terrible. It was more what you would expect from a 2 star hotel. Dirty,dusty and rusty. Old fashioned like a large family room,and very noisy next to the lifts. We complained as they were aware we were on our honeymoon as they left us a congratulations card. We were moved the next day to another room within the hotel and what a difference! It was like staying somewhere comletely different, the room was newly referbished and very nice, although still alot of noise from the lift. We were very disapointed that they thought it would be ok to put us in that first room when they knew we were on our honeymoon. I would not recommend staying here as there was such a difference in the rooms that you would not know which type you were getting until you arrived. Staff were not friendly or helpful when I complained.
Our room was absolutely beautiful, but a...
Our room was absolutely beautiful, but a bit dated. The service from the staff was somewhat indifferent, and they did not follow through on what they said they would do.
Re the buffet breakfast, anything cooked - except for the custom omelets - was very greasy. The fruit, pastries, etc. were fine. They hotel was a little shabby in places, with some updates it would be much nicer.
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