Daintree Rainforest Retreat (Cow Bay, Australia) - Motel Reviews

Also Known As:: Daintree Rainforest Retreat Hotel Cow Bay; Daintree Rainforest Retreat Hotel

Address: 336 Cape Tribulation Road, Cow Bay, Cape Tribulation, Queensland 4873, Australia

Region: Australia > Queensland > Daintree Region > Cape Tribulation > Cow Bay

Amenities:

Beach Free Breakfast Free Parking Kitchenette Restaurant Suites Swimming Pool Wheelchair access

Hotel Style:

Ranked #1 of 2 hotels in Cow Bay

Price Range: €€

Hotel Class:3 star (3*)

Official Description (provided by the hotel):: The Daintree Rainforest Retreat is a small family owned boutique, home away from home in the Daintree Rainforest!The Retreat is set amongst award winning gardens in the natural Rainforest.The recently renovated rooms reflect the area in which we live with original artwork, cloud comfy beds, private ensuite bathrooms, executive linen, flat screen cable TV and large windows to take in the view.We love to spoil you in our licenced Restaurant "Tree Frogs" which specialises in local produce. Mostly sourced from farmers markets and trawlers. ... more less

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Lucy H

Sydney, Australia

Reviewer

4 reviews

Reviews in 3 cities

1 helpful vote

“Loved It!!”

Reviewed 20 May 2013 NEW

Beautiful location, surrounded by lush green gardens and bordering on rainforest. My husband & I spent 4 days here in a fan palm room & loved the quaint decor, with a Balinese feel to it. Our host Judy was very friendly and helpful with our itinery and where to eat and drink.We wish we could have stayed longer. Thanks Judy... More

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terrym153

south-west

Contributor

17 reviews

10 hotel reviews

Reviews in 15 cities

3 helpful votes

“close to nature!”

Reviewed 13 May 2013

this is really in the rainforest: we had a green tree-frog outside the door on our first morning! It's not polished or pretentious, but it is comfortable, clean & it is surrounded by the most amazing vegetation. About as far from an anonymous chain hotel as you can get: superb!

Jackie M

Townsville

Reviews in 2 cities

“Fabulous time at the Daintree Retreat”

Reviewed 27 April 2013

Stayed in April with my husband and 2 friends, we both had a Fan Palm room each which were immacuately clean, comfortable and contained everything we needed to self cater. We stayed 3 nights and bbq each night, bandicoots came wandering through the area whilst we ate they were so cute. One night Judy called us to see a large... More

Manalien

London, United Kingdom

1 review

“Do not stay here...”

Reviewed 25 April 2013

The full name of this resort is "Daintree Rainforest Retreat Motel" - not that this is advertised anywhere on its website. Be warned this is a motel and not a retreat, and a low quality on at that, My fiancee and I stayed 5 nights - and since we were staying for so long the owner let us stay in... More

Well what a horrible little couple you turned out to be!! Firstly you came up here on a really good CHEAP deal with Groupon, which included a free bottle of fine Australian Wine, Free cooked breakfast every day, free return ferry pass and discounts on your tours. The deal with Groupon is that they take a large percentage of the... More

Dutchoz

Melbourne, Australia

7 helpful votes

“Terrible”

Reviewed 18 March 2013

This is not a retreat! The owner treated us terrible and charged us 200 dollars a night for a room without electricity!! She had power issues, which can happen. But she turned off the generator from 11.00 pm until 06.00 am, leaving you trying to sleep in 30 degrees and 75% humidity? She was incredibly insulting to us when we... More

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This is the second review you have written, the first review and my reply just disappeared from Trip Adviser - quite astonishing!! I am still scratching my head over that one. Firstly you booked for 2 nights and I gave you a special price of $125 per night for a fully self contained room, which you said you loved when... More

Charlie M

3 reviews

2 helpful votes

“lovely rooms, fabulous setting and incredibly helpful owner”

Reviewed 16 March 2013

My husband and I stayed here for three nights in February. We were visiting in monsoon season so it was quiet and incredibly peaceful. The rooms are simple, clean and beautifully decorated in vibrant colours that mimic the rainforest surroundings. Judy, the owner, is wonderful - she booked everything for us, from diving on the agincourt reef (best outfits are... More

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SortedNet

London

3 hotel reviews

Reviews in 4 cities

“Peaceful, interesting and great service”

Reviewed 3 November 2012

The rainforest retreat is nestled right into the rainforest. The rooms are nice and well decorated, very comfortable and quiet. The retreat has a pool and great gardens. There is a really nice BBQ area available for the guests. We stayed two nights and had a cooked breakfast both mornings which was very nice and big enough to keep us... More

Mark098

Leeds

Senior Contributor

30 reviews

27 hotel reviews

Reviews in 29 cities

30 helpful votes

“Good but spend a few dollars on the nicer rooms”

Reviewed 1 November 2012

We stayed here for a couple of nights while visiting Cape Trib and Daintree. It looks like the hotel are renovating some of the rooms and we opted for one of the studios that was on offer. It was super cheap but the kitchen fittings were quite tired and it wasn't the cleanest it could have been around the kitchen... More

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Thank you for your review. Yes you did get a really top deal, the room has not been renovated BUT it is spotlessly clean. Unfortunately, the kitchen benchtops were painted and the paint is wearing off and I intend to rectify this during the coming quite season. This unfortunately gives the appearance of it not being clean but I scrub... More

LeviNaeSmith

5 reviews

“Nice Enough”

Reviewed 8 October 2012 via mobile

The managers were rushed but lovely and let us check in early even though they were busy for the long weekend. Our rooms were simple but nice and had foxtel which was a bonus as the football grand final was on while we were there. The rooms are all set up facing the same area so it made sound travel... More

UselessJRPass

Surfers Paradise, Australia

Top Contributor

167 reviews

132 hotel reviews

Reviews in 112 cities

204 helpful votes

“Pleasant motel, ideal for a short stay”

Reviewed 1 October 2012

Our large family (9 in all) took two rooms here for 4 days. The property is about 20 minutes north of the ferry opposite the Cow Bay Hotel (which has reasonable meals). The hostess Judy was exceptionally helpful and friendly and spend a lot of time explaining all the things to do in the Daintree. The property, although not new,... More

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