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Daydream Island Resort and Spa

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At a Glance

    Pros

  • family-friendly
  • classy spa (unfortunately sited above the kids' club)
  • mini-golf and outdoor movie screenings
  • snorkeling off Lovers' Cove

    Cons

  • teeming with kids
  • food lackluster
  • steep fees for kids' club, babysitting and PlayStation games

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Daydream Island Resort and Spa Review

Colorfully decorated, with whimsical touches—starfish-and-shell-embedded toilet seats, mermaid and dolphin statues perched on rocks, a giant chess set, and outsize marine mobiles and murals—this family-friendly resort has youthful, cheerful staff, a well-run, albeit pricey kids' club (open daily for morning and afternoon sessions for 0- to 4-year-olds; fun school-holiday programs, including evening sessions, for 5- to 12-year-olds), a terrific pool, and a lovely day spa. Condo-style garden- or ocean-view rooms and suites have cane and blond-wood furniture, cool tiled floors, and beach-theme fabrics, and are equipped with cable TV, pay-per-view movies, PlayStation games, and Wi-Fi; suites also have hot tubs. Complimentary activities include aqua aerobics, makeup workshops, outdoor movies on a 44-foot screen, scavenger hunts, and daily fish-feeding at the ocean-fed aquarium that meanders through the grounds. The tour desk can arrange various offshore excursions and water sports. The million-dollar, Australiana-theme 19-hole miniature-golf course at the island's southern end is bargain-priced hilarity. Breakfast is included in most room packages. For a fee, child care is available: drop the kids off and head out on a day cruise, or to the 16-room Daydream Rejuvenation Spa.

    Contact Information

  • Address: Daydream Island, Whitsunday Islands, Daydream Island, QLD, 4870 | Map It
  • Daydream Island, PMB 22, Mackay, Daydream Island, QLD, Australia, 4740
  • Phone: 07/3259--2350; 1800/075040
  • Website: www.daydreamisland.com
  • Location: Daydream Island

    Hotel Amenities

  • 280 rooms, 9 suites.
  • Restaurants, bars, pools, tennis courts, gym, spa, beach, water sports, children's programs, laundry facilities, business center.
  • Rooms have: a/c, safe, Wi-Fi.
  • Rate includes breakfast.
  • Credit cards accepted.

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