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Location |
Long Island (16km/10 miles SE of Shute Harbour), Around Town |
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Phone |
07/4946 9777 |
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Fax |
07/4946 9777 |
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Web site |
www.southlongisland.com |
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Room Information |
10 units, all with shower only |
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Prices |
A$2,950 (US$2,360/UK£1,180) per person for a minimum 5-night stay. A$400 (US$320/UK£160) per person extra nights. No single supplement. Rates include all meals, helicopter transfers from Hamilton Island Airport, daily excursions, and equipment |
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Credit Cards |
MC, V |
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In Room Amenities |
Fridge, coffeemaker, no phone |
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Kids |
Children under 14 not accepted |
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Other |
Mailing address: P.O. Box 842, Airlie Beach, QLD 4802 |
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Frommer's Review
No glass in your windows, no locks on your doors, no telephone in your room. And you don't need any of them. This environmentally sensitive lodge was designed to show off the Whitsundays' natural beauty with minimal impact on it. Tucked in a cove under towering hoop pines and palms, it appeals to people who want to explore the wilderness in comfort, without the crowds, noisy watersports, or artificial atmosphere of a resort. Wildlife abounds, including wallabies and abundant birdlife. No ferries or cruise boats stop here and the lodge is inaccessible to day-trippers. A maximum of 14 guests stay in 10 smart cabins -- refurbished in mid-2006 -- facing the sea, each with a modern bathroom, and private deck facing the sea. Solar power rules, so there is no air-conditioning or TVs, hair dryers, irons, or mobile phone reception (there is one public phone). Social life centers on an open-sided gazebo by the beach, equipped with a natural-history library and CDs, where everyone dines together on fabulous meals whipped up by your private chef and swaps stories of their travels. Access is only by a short but stunning helicopter flight from Hamilton Island. Sounds like heaven? It's close.
Daily excursions include sailing on the lodge's gleaming 10m (33-ft.) catamaran, sea kayaking the mangroves to spot giant green sea turtles (which are common around the lodge), snorkeling the fringing reef on uninhabited islands, or bushwalking to a magical milkwood grove no one else knows about. Or you may prefer to just laze in a hammock or head off with a free sea kayak and snorkel gear. A half-day helicopter tour to the Outer Reef is available for an extra A$600 (US$480/UK£240) per person. This tour is exclusively for lodge guests; you will be flown to Fantasea's Reefworld pontoon in the early morning before the boat loads of tourists arrive. This is an exclusive experience not available to the general public. Guests can spend an hour and a half snorkeling the spectacular coral and fish surrounding the pontoon.
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.
