Outdoor pool

Reviews of Reef Club Resort

4 out of 5
Reef Club Resort
64 Davidson Street, Port Douglas, QLD

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 69 out of 325 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 147 out of 325 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 82 out of 325 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 18 out of 325 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 9 out of 325 reviews" "

7.6/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Daryl

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Lea on Jan 13, 2024
Thank you so much for the lovely review. we would love to see you and your gorgeous family again some time in the future.

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca Anne

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Enjoyable stay. Clean and comfortable
Response from Nicola on Oct 23, 2023
Thank you for your lovely review … we appreciate your positive comments and are glad you enjoyed your stay. Hope to see you again soon!

8/10 Good

Redmond

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Overall we really enjoyed our stay at Reef Club, for the what you pay and the value in return it was worth it. A small note on things like no additional toilet paper, tissues, travel soaps and/or shampoo's being unavailable after you go through your 'starter kit' to us seemed a bit borderline, but the rooms are neat, the place is full of character, you can walk to the beach and every morning and night you can hear all that terrific wildlife that lives on the doorstep. Thanks.
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Nicola on Oct 22, 2023
Thank you for your lovely review … we appreciate your positive comments and are glad you enjoyed your stay. Hope to see you again soon!

8/10 Good

Grant

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location, ladies in front desk helpful & friendly, nice roomy unit & very well priced, definitely would stay there again
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Nicola on Oct 15, 2023
Thank you for your lovely review … we appreciate your positive comments and are glad you enjoyed your stay. Hope to see you again soon!

10/10 Excellent

Stephen Robert

Travelled with family
Liked: Amenities
Rooms abit dated - pool was fine - great position to everything - would stay there again
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Lea on Oct 13, 2023
Thank you for your lovely review. We are so glad you enjoyed your stay.

10/10 Excellent

Nicholas

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Convenient location, appreciated the two zone air conditioning and on site undercover parking
Stayed 8 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Nicola on Oct 11, 2023
Thank you for your lovely review … we appreciate your positive comments and are glad you enjoyed your stay. Hope to see you again soon!

8/10 Good

Caroline Charles

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Lovely staff, very helpful
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Nicola on Oct 4, 2023
Thank you for your lovely review … we appreciate your positive comments and are glad you enjoyed your stay. Hope to see you again soon!

6/10 Okay

Troy

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Location was great furniture in property very uncomfortable. Found it unclean and lots of leftovers from previous guests in this unit
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Nicola on Sep 27, 2023
Thank you so much for your thoughtful review ... we are glad you enjoyed your stay and hope you can visit us again soon :-)

10/10 Excellent

Dianne

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely 2 bedroom apartment in gorgeous grounds with pool and spa. Loved updated bathroom with large walk-in shower and 2 door access. Beds very comfortable. High cupboards in kitchen difficult to access unless tall so a stool would be helpful.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Lea on Aug 20, 2023
Thank you so much for the lovely review. We are so glad you enjoyed your stay and hope to see you again.

10/10 Excellent

Tania

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Lea on Aug 17, 2023
Thank you so much for the wonderful review. We are so glad you enjoyed your stay and hope to see you again.

10/10 Excellent

Sylvia

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was very helpful and courteous. The property was well located. It was an easy walk to the harbor and town. When needed, shuttles were accesible. We would stay there again.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Lea on Aug 15, 2023
Thank you so much for your lovely review. We are so glad you enjoyed your stay.

6/10 Okay

Tiana

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Lea on Aug 15, 2023
Thank you for your review.

8/10 Good

Joshua

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Friendly staff and accessible area. The property is a bit worn, but enjoyed our stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Lea on Jul 30, 2023
Thank you for your lovely review. We are glad you enjoyed your stay.

10/10 Excellent

Ia

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Lea on Aug 20, 2023
Thank you for the lovely review and we are glad you enjoyed your stay.

10/10 Excellent

Rosene

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The pool area was amazing and the closeness to the beach was great. Supplying Toilet paper and rubbish bags would of made things easier.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Lea on Jul 29, 2023
Hi Rosene. Thank you for your lovely review. We are so glad you enjoyed your stay. We are self catering apartments and priced accordingly. You do get a starter pack of all basic needs on arrival and more can be purchased from reception. We hope to see you again.

6/10 Okay

Anthony

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness
Overall it was ok, we had to get 2 pots replaced because they were not in a sanitary condition. They were nonetheless promptly replaced. Balcony light was not working but was promptly replaced when we brought it up. Rooms a bit dusty.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Lea on Jul 29, 2023
Thank you for your review. We are glad you enjoyed your stay.

8/10 Good

Suzanne

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great Location Friendly staff
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Lea on Jul 19, 2023
Thank you for your lovely review. We hope to see you again.

6/10 Okay

Joseph

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Good location and cheap for the area. However, our room was poorly maintained and not cleaned properly on arrival. The kids loved the pool area which was well maintained and in good condition. Easy walk to the restaurants and cafes in the Main Street
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Lea on Jul 19, 2023
Thank you for your review.

10/10 Excellent

Brett Graham

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very Family friendly establishment ran by 2 very hospitable people who were willing to cater for our needs without hesitation. Great BBQ and pool area with plenty of shade if required. 5 min walk to the beach 2min drive to the ain drag. Highly recommend for families with mid range accommodation budget…
Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2022
Response from Lea on Nov 15, 2022
Thank you so much for the amazing review. So lovely hearing positive feedback. We are so glad to hear you enjoyed your stay with us. Yes the pool and BBQ areas are fabulous and our position is a definite plus. We hope to see you again sometime in the future.

8/10 Good

Laura

Travelled with family
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
It was nice and staff tried to get what we needed.
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2022
Response from Lea on Nov 12, 2022
Thank you for your lovely review.

8/10 Good

Ann, manukau

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The resort itself was great, pool was great, location etc. The room itself was a bit run down and lacking in the basics such as cutlery, dishes etc. We had to purchase a few things to make it usable. It was okay, just very basic. The management were lovley and responded as required.
Response from Lea on Nov 7, 2022
Thank you so much for your lovely review. We are so glad you enjoyed your stay and hope to see you again.

10/10 Excellent

karin

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Had a great time. Our room was wonderful. Soft bed, great aircon and shower, big balcony. Loved the pool area and BBQ area well kept. The tropical gardens were lovely. Leigh was friendly and we will return. Well positioned with beach and town too.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2022
Response from Lea on Oct 29, 2022
Thank you so much for your lovely review. We are so glad you enjoyed your stay with us at The Reef Club Resort. Look forward to seeing you again in the future.

10/10 Excellent

Biagio

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 10 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Steve

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2022
Response from Lea on Oct 20, 2022
Thanks for your great score, we are glad you enjoyed your time with us.

4/10 Poor

Joeri

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Great location! Not very clean accommodation. Very old and rusty bathroom, average shower. Swimming pool doesn’t open till 9, kids are out and about early so this made it difficult. Great parking facilities, easy access to beach behind the property.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2022
Response from Lea on Oct 16, 2022
Thank you for the review. Yes our location is amazing with beach very close straight out our backdoor and town a 10 minute walk away. The reason the pool doesn't open until 9 is because we were getting too many complaints about noisy, unsupervised children in the pool waking everyone up way to early so the body corp decided to open it later, People like to enjoy a peaceful sleep in in the mornings.

6/10 Okay

James

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2022

2/10 Terrible

Michael

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Unfortunately -There was nothing to like. Booked and paid for 1 week and stayed one night - found a much better place to stay at. Wasnt worth the refund.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2022
Response from Lea on Oct 2, 2022
Sorry you didn't enjoy your stay. Complaints about the stove not working were incorrect. It was user error and works perfectly. Previous guests managed as are current guests. TV was working also......not plugged in. We made an apology on arrival about the hole near the aircon on arrival but brand new aircons had just been installed two days before and we were waiting on contractor to come back and patch. Would you have preferred no aircon?? or that we had cancelled the booking altogether. Current guests not concerned at all. We are not a 5 star resort and we don't advertise that way. It sounds to me that that is what you were wanting. You paid a very low rate for your stay. If you want better you will have to pay a lot more.

8/10 Good

Anne

Stayed 10 nights in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Stephen

Travelled with family
Liked: Room comfort
Good value and location
This is a good value resort, a little older so a bit rough around the edges, but comfortable, well located and with a friendly team. Don't stay here if you are worried about a bit of rust on a fan or a broken tile or 2. But if you don't mind then there is a 2 minute walk to the beach, a short stroll to the main street and a bottle shop and Chinese restaurant across the road. We would stay here again.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2022
Response from Lea on Sep 29, 2022
Thank you so much for the lovely review. We are so glad you enjoyed your stay. Yes we are an older building as are many around here but we have a new coat of paint and are looking bright and shiny again. Yes we are in the most amazing position. Close to beach and the town center. Look forward to you staying with us again.

4/10 Poor

Pirapagaran

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Marcia

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
I loved the close proximity to the beach and easy access to the warm pool.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2022
Response from Lea on Sep 23, 2022
Thank you for the lovely review.

6/10 Okay

Brett

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
One would think you pay for an extra guest, you would be afforded the extra bedding and linen and towel . Left note for housekeeping yet nothing actioned . Approx $280 extra to have to sleep on the lounge .. Other than that , average at best.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2022
Response from Lea on Oct 7, 2022
thanks Brett, sorry bedding for your 3rd toddler was an over site and by talking to reception on arrival day we would have rectified immediately. Housekeeping wouldn't have been back to your room until your mid stay service. We have plenty of roll away's and linen for extra bedding requests.

6/10 Okay

Jason

Travelled with partner
It wasn’t fully cleaned & we didn’t get much information about the area .Also there were ants & we didn’t get an iron for the first three days
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2022
Response from Lea on Sep 13, 2022
Thank you for your review. We do get ants up here in the tropics and rooms are regularly sprayed. If you had informed us we would have dealt with them straight away. Sorry about the iron but we had no spares and tried to source a new one but not always easy in a small town.

8/10 Good

Peter

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Good position close to town & beach. Lovely pool area. Minor issue apart fridge door shelf broken, needs repair. Hair dryer switch switches full beam only
Stayed 8 nights in Aug 2022
Response from Lea on Sep 8, 2022
Thank you for the lovely review. We are glad you enjoyed your stay. Yes we are in the best position and have the added bonus of a heated pool.

4/10 Poor

Jura

Travelled with group
Liked: Amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The beds were uncomfortable and the room was dirty. Also the toilet outside the office was filthy. No screens on the windows or sliding door so the room was musty and stuffy. Outdoor area was covered in leaves and debris so it was unpleasant to sit outside. Not enough towels or toilet paper supplied. The lady in the office was very nice.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2022
Response from Lea on Oct 16, 2022
Thank you for your review.Beds are very personal thing and previously we have had no complaints about the beds in that apartment. Sorry about the leaves dropping on your balcony but we have the beautiful Melaleuca trees out the back which can unfortunately drop leaves. These are self catering apartments so you get your initial supply of amenities and then supply your own as is stated in all information on the resort. This is how most places operate and is quite the normal. If you stay more than 7 days you do get a service including clean towels and bedding.

6/10 Okay

Louise

Travelled with family
Needs a good tidy up.
Stayed 10 nights in Aug 2022
Response from Lea on Oct 16, 2022
Thank you for your review.As you would have seen the resort has just had a face lift with fresh paint and lighting and gardens are currently under tidy up.

8/10 Good

Bob

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff were helpful. Room was recently renovated and well presented. There is ongoing renovation and decorating but very little noise or inconvenience. The gardens were a bit shabby and needed some work. Tiled hallways meant some footfall noise and late night voices echoing round. Location great and convenient for both beach and town. Heated pool very good, but not much lounging area if resort full.
Stayed 14 nights in Aug 2022
Response from Lea on Aug 29, 2022
Thanks for the lovely review. we are so glad you enjoyed your stay. Yes gardens are in the process of being tidied up after damage caused by builders. Yes we are in a great location and our heated pool is a huge bonus. Hopefully you will come and stay with us again.

8/10 Good

Cheryl G

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness
Great location, pool area attractive, helpful management, adequate facilities for the price. Sheets and towels were good. Enjoyed the ‘Spanish’ vibe of decor. Disappointing aspects, the cleanliness! Needed a thorough spring clean and a bathroom update. Stayed two weeks and had a good time.
Stayed 14 nights in Aug 2022
Response from Lea on Aug 27, 2022
Thank you for the lovely review. We are so glad you enjoyed your stay with us.

8/10 Good

Lyn

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2022
Response from Lea on Aug 20, 2022
Thank you for the lovely review. we hope to see you again.

6/10 Okay

Robyn

Travelled with partner
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Pool and surrounds were absolutely beautiful and fairly well maintained. Not too crowded on any day we were there in August. 1K lovely walk to town amidst lush vegetation. 5 min walk to beach. Owners very accommodating for extra night and supportive. Recommend avoid ground level where we spent extra night - too noisy. First level where we spent week was private and fairly quiet and reasonably spacious. Needs a spring clean but otherwise room surface clean. Some empathy given challenges for cleaners in these times. Old generation T.V. in first level room, poor quality picture and remote didn't work. Certainly no frills and need to B.Y.O. facewasher, but reasonable accommodation.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2022
Response from Lea on Aug 17, 2022
Thank you for your lovely review Robyn.

6/10 Okay

Lyn

Liked: Amenities
Stayed 8 nights in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Laura

Liked: Amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 10 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quiet and peaceful throughout the day, rooms are of a large size, front or rear parking, easy check-in/ out.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022
Response from Lea on Aug 8, 2022
Thank you so much for the lovely review Andrew. Hopefully we will see you again.

2/10 Terrible

Rodney

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Rooms very old and in need of major up grade, no lift, not enough parking and parking very tight.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022
Response from Lea on Aug 3, 2022
Thank you for your review. There is ample parking available with parking under tower 1 and another car park and on street parking at rear of tower 2. No we don't have a lift as is the case with most places up here. If you require a lift when booking a place always check if they have them but they are few and far between up here. Yes our building is older (as most are up here) but it is being painted and had a lot of work done over the past months. The apartment you were in is constantly requested so I am not sure what your issues were other than being dated?

10/10 Excellent

scott

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay and easy walk to beach and town
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2022
Response from Lea on Aug 3, 2022
Thank you so much for your fantastic review. We would love to have you come and stay with us again.

4/10 Poor

Andrew

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Not terrible, just tired and not particularly well maintained. Stained couch and cushions, old broken fridge and kettle, terrible mattress. I’m 190cm tall and literally couldn’t stand up in the shower. Not just the shower head, but the ceiling in the shower was 185cm max. When the room was serviced (once a week) the toilet paper wasn’t replaced and reception doesn’t operate after 6pm (or answer the after hours phone) so had to go into town to buy some. Shop around Port Douglas and book early you’ll get substantially better value for money.
Stayed 10 nights in Jul 2022

2/10 Terrible

Kate

Travelled with family
Liked: Amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness
Easy walk into main street. However, our apartment was dirty and smelt strongly of mould. There were no screens on windows or sliding door. There were renovations being carried out on the floor above and the noise started at around 7am. So disappointed
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2022
Response from Lea on Jul 25, 2022
We are very sorry you were so disappointed with your apartment. I can assure you the room was cleaned and inspected and that there is no mold. We do apologise for any noise but the builders were told not before 9am and obviously chose to ignore. If we had heard it or you gave us a call we would have rectified the matter straight away. Yes our position is wonderful.

4/10 Poor

Leah

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Pool was great. Lights were blown in our room. Air conditioning had to be serviced. Towel rail in bathroom broke off. Bathroom was terrible - too small for family of five and toilet was directly in front of vanity. Property very dated. Good location though.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2022
Response from Lea on Jul 22, 2022
Hi Leah. Sorry you didn't enjoy your stay. There was one light blown in the kitchen which my husband came to fix and discovered the light fitting needs replacing so awaiting a new one. There were still 2 others working and more than adequate. On checking all other lights all were working and there were no other blown lights and on your checkout they are still all working. No complaints from previous guests about the lights who left your day of arrival.. The towel rail was not broken when I checked room for your arrival as I actually placed the towels on it myself. It looked like it had been wrenched from the wall?The aircons were not serviced while you were there but as the had faulted the technician had to go up to roof and fix and was a 5 minute fix. Aircon issues happen all the time up here in the tropics and we dealt with all issues as soon as you reported them. Yes the toilet is in front of the vanity but that is how the bathrooms are designed and no one has ever complained about it before. It is an older style complex as are most in Port Douglas. With a family of 5 you are better to book a 3 bedroom apartment and the sizes of the apartments are listed on our room descriptions. It is very sad to see people giving bad reviews for things that either don't exist or were rectified as soon as you reported them. I am glad you enjoyed our pool and amazing location.

4/10 Poor

David

Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022
Response from Lea on Jul 19, 2022
Sorry you were not happy with your stay.

2/10 Terrible

sarina

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 9 nights in Jul 2022