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Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort Review
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Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort
- Mailing: Box 5206, Torquay, QLD, Australia, 4655 | Map It
- Phone: 07/4194-6700; 1800/072200
- www.ladyelliot.com.au
- Price range: $$
- Location: Lady Elliot Island
Fodor's Review:
Here, you're more like a marine biologist at an island field camp than a tourist enjoying a luxury resort. Linens are changed every third day, and rooms lack televisions and mod cons (though there are some air-conditioned rooms on the beachfront). Clearly, the eco-resort's focus is on simplicity, functionality, and conservation, rather than luxurious amenities or aesthetics. There are four types of rooms: beachfront island suites; reef units with multiple bed configurations and private facilities; shearwater rooms with bunk beds, great for groups of friends; and permanent, powered safari-style tents. There's a free children's "reef ranger" program during school holiday periods. Dinner and breakfast are served buffet-style in the airy dining room and on the adjoining covered veranda. It's hearty fare, with the emphasis on seafood, grilled dishes, and salads, a good selection of desserts, and limitless tea and coffee. Upbeat staff encourage guests to mingle with activities such as coconut bowling, pool games, and dress-up theme nights in the bar, along with daily guided walks and snorkeling trips, and video/information nights.
- Hotel Details: 21 rooms, 12 rooms with shared bath, 5 suites, 11 tents
- In-room: no a/c (some), no phone, refrigerator (some), no TV, Wi-Fi (from reception).
- In-hotel: restaurant, bar, children's programs (ages 3-12), pool, laundry facilities, beachfront, diving, Internet terminal, water sports, bicycles, no-smoking rooms.
- Rate includes: 2 meals
- Credit Cards: AE, DC, MC, V
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