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Orpheus Island Resort Frommer's Highly Recommended

Location Orpheus Island, Great Barrier Reef, Around Town
Phone 07/4777 7377
Fax 07/4777 7533
Web site www.orpheus.com.au
Room Information 21 units
Prices A$1,450 (US$1,305/£653) Orpheus Retreat double; A$1,700 (US$1,530/£765) Nautilus Suite double. Rates include all meals but not drinks. Ask about packages
Credit Cards AE, DC, MC, V
In Room Amenities A/C, minibar, coffeemaker, hair dryer, iron, CD player, no phone
Kids Children under 15 not accepted
Other Mailing address: P.M.B. 15, Townsville, QLD 4810

Frommer's Review

If seclusion and tranquillity are what you are looking for, this is the place to find them. The resort is a cluster of rooms lining one of the prettiest turquoise bays you'll find anywhere. Most guests spend their time snorkeling over coral reefs, chilling with a good book or magazine in the Quiet Lounge, or lazing in a hammock. Free activities include tennis, snorkeling, catamaran sailing, canoeing, paddle-skiing, fishing, and taking a motorized dinghy around the shore to explore some of the island's 1,300 hectares (3,211 acres) of national park. You can pay to go game fishing, charter a boat or seaplane to the outer Reef, or do a dive course. A seven-course degustation-style menu is served nightly in the restaurant.

All the rooms and suites on Orpheus are beachfront. Most of the 17 Orpheus retreats are in blocks of three, and each has a personal patio and a Jacuzzi. Four Nautilus suites are more spacious, with separate lounge and bedroom areas, large private patios, and large Jacuzzis. Two have enclosed garden courtyards.

Facilities:
Restaurant; bar; 2 small outdoor pools, 1 w/swim-up bar; lit tennis court; exercise room; Jacuzzi; watersports rentals; concierge; business center with 24-hr. Internet access

Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.


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