Outdoor dining

Reviews of Fraser Island Retreat

2.5 out of 5
Fraser Island Retreat
Cnr Postan Street and Happy Valley Drive, K'gari (Fraser Island), QLD

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 43 out of 111 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 44 out of 111 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 17 out of 111 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 111 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 111 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Kenny

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean, nice room and great location.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Lynette on 9 May 2024
Appreciate your feed back.Glad that you enjoyed your stay.

10/10 Excellent

Alison

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Mihkyeung

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
Room is big and clean.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

4/10 Poor

Peter

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was filthy. The people staying next to our room were up partying until 2am and the staff did nothing about it.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Lynette on 29 Nov 2023
Hi Peter,We do apologise that you stay wasn't pleasant.We've also addressed how the room was.We hope you have a Merry Christmas, and we do apologise.

4/10 Poor

Michael

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was not cleaned properly with sand, dust and rubbish under the beds and the lounge. Very limited cooking facilities in the room which is described as "two bedroom". In fact it is a single bedroom with the sitting area converted to a bedroom. The "camp kitchen was no more than a barbecue with a sink. Overall very expensive for second rate facilities. I would not recommend this place to anyone.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Lynette on 29 Nov 2023
Hi Michael,We apologise for how your room was, & we have addressed this. We appreciate your feed back on the BBQ Area & your room..

2/10 Terrible

Errol

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The bungalow was dusty. The shower is a shocker it does not drain properly you are standing in 20 mil of water all the time and the spray goes on the floor very dangerous. And to finish off I pulled the top sheet on the double bed back and there was all black pebbles on the white sheets that looked like a cockroach had been living there. Never again. Errol
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Jenny on 18 Sept 2023
Hi Errol, Thank you for your feed back.

8/10 Good

Daniel

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly service
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Liam

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

mitchell

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff were all so friendly . We had a lovely stay . The cabins were clean and comfortable .
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2023
Response from Jenny on 13 Apr 2023
We at the Retreat are glad you enjoyed your stay with us

10/10 Excellent

Matterson

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

SUZANNE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Parking away from cabins was not ideal as our cabin was one of the furthest away from the car park. A kitchenette setup would be ideal.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023
Response from Jenny on 25 Mar 2023
thank you Suzanne, with the parking and kitchenette unfortunately both are a large cost issue.

10/10 Excellent

Donovan

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great accommodation as an alternative to camping. Basic but every you could need
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023
Response from Jenny on 26 Mar 2023
Thank you, we look forward to seeing you again

8/10 Good

Ravi

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice well kept property. Clean Large rooms. Excellent owners and staff. Property lacks AC but the island cools of after 10.00 pm so not a big deal. I would suggest to the owners to lock the pool area during restricted hours as some guests decided to use the pool late at night disturbing other guests with the noise they made.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023
Response from Jenny on 25 Mar 2023
AC yes it would be nice, :)... but as everything is run on generators this would be too costly

6/10 Okay

Alysha

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Mould throughout the bathroom, shower and toilet. Thick layer of dirt and dust under the beds and refrigerator which we had to move so that the curtains would stay shut so that you couldn’t see into our room. Non smoking, yet the smoking area is directly outside the window to our room. Windows could be opened from outside the room. Pictures of this room on the current listing reflect the rooms much better than on the listing when we booked over 6 months ago. We were very unpleasantly surprised by the detached bathroom across and down the hallway, however this is better described in the current listing. Staff on check in were lovely. Decking between pool and rooms need repair as some are missing and many are damaged.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2023
Response from Jenny on 29 Jan 2023
Hi Alysha, the mould is a on going problem on the island, where we try to clean this, the only thing we can do now is to take the room off line to redo the grout in the bathroom which we will be looking at doing, we also have to be VERY careful of what chemicals we use as the island is World Heritage listed as all waste water has to be treated. As for the dust be assured I will be taking to my cleaning staff, that is not good enough. The room you had was a hotel room which none of these rooms have the bathrooms in the room which is in the description of the rooms but all rooms have their own bathroom.We are currently doing the board walk between rooms up, but this had to stop due to Christmas and guests comfortJenny

8/10 Good

Bill

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Plenty of room but up and down steps all the time
Response from jenny on 9 Jan 2023
those steps are our work out... lol.. but yes the steps!!

8/10 Good

Sasikaran

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
pleasant, nice stay
pleasant stay, got its bistro and small souvenir shops with food and drinks, friendly staff members, food was alright, place can be sandy overall sometimes as people bring it in but they follow strict rules of having clothing on when entering the restaurant premises. Also good location so not too far from Eli Creek
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022
Response from Jenny on 9 Jan 2023
the down fall of being on the largest sand island, sand gets everywhere :) we are please you had a nice stay

10/10 Excellent

Mickael

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022
Response from Jenny on 13 Jan 2023
thank you for you kind review

8/10 Good

Mickael

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was good , the owner, she is so nice, I strongly recommend
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022
Response from Jenny on 9 Jan 2023
thank you, it was lovely having you hear

10/10 Excellent

Shawn

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022
Response from Jenny on 10 Dec 2022
Thank you very much for your kind review

6/10 Okay

Stacey

Travelled with family
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Was what I expected basic accomodation but add started room would be serviced mid stay and wasn’t when I asked I was rudely told no it would not and couldnt check add as wifi didn’t work the whole stay. (Made planing days harder) staff told me what do h expect your on an island. (Don’t advertise having wifi if it never works) we ended up leaving a day early and loseing accomodation cost for the last night wasn’t happy
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2022
Response from Jenny on 9 Dec 2022
Thank you for the review Stacy, no we do we not service rooms unless guest are here for around a week, but if asked we will provide fresh towels extra. But linen is a 3 week turn around as we send it off Island. Internet is a problem especially with storms.

10/10 Excellent

Mickael

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022
Response from Jenny on 1 Dec 2022
Thank you very much hope you enjoyed your stay

10/10 Excellent

Ikuhiro

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very good service I highly recommend
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022
Response from Jenny on 28 Nov 2022
We are so please you enjoyed your stay

8/10 Good

Nicholaas

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Basic accommodation in good location.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022
Response from Jenny on 18 Nov 2022
Yes this location is, we feel, one of the best

6/10 Okay

Tim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

8/10 Good

Pol

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
good stop over
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022
Response from Jenny on 10 Oct 2022
Thank you for you review

10/10 Excellent

Sharyn

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Kirsty

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice family cabin getaway
The cabins are simple but comfortable. The camp kitchen was great for preparing meals & bbq'ing. The onsite restaurant did huge burgers. Lovely staff.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022
Response from Jenny on 17 July 2022
Thank you for your review, we are glad that you enjoyed your stay with us. regards Jenny

8/10 Good

Phil

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

Glynn

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Had a great time. We used camp kitchen extensively. Would be great if more equipment there eg plates n utensils. Owner mentioned that he maybe remove it but beleive after being there for 3 days and all the guests there used the kitchen heaps
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022

6/10 Okay

Tania

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful cabin, super friendly staff with a fantastic pub, great place for a meal, however a little pricey
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

8/10 Good

Kristian

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Central to all attractions
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022
Response from Lisa on 31 Jan 2022
Thanks Kristian, glad you enjoyed your stay.

6/10 Okay

TRANG

Travelled with family
Disliked: Amenities
Common kitchen area is very dirty, and no cooking supply.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2021
Response from Lisa on 6 Jan 2022
Hi Trang Thanks for your feedback.Our BBQ area is cleaned every day, but unfortunately some guests leave a mess. Unfortunately, we cannot provide any cooking supplies due to COVID restrictions and we try to make all of our guests aware of this before they arrive. Hope you enjoyed your stay otherwise.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay
Great stay, thanks everyone
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021
Response from FIR on 4 Jan 2022
Thanks, looking forward to your next visit.

8/10 Good

Patrick

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice and close to Eli Creek. Great shop and dinning. Make sure you take cooking utensils and plates etc. Kitchen not stocked but can ask at reception for some items. Friendly and helpful staff.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2021
Response from Lisa on 23 Dec 2021
Thanks for your feedback Pat, it was lovely having you stay with us. We try to let everyone know about COVID preventing us from providing cooking utensils and crockery/cutlery, but sometimes the message gets missed. See you next time

10/10 Excellent

Adam

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We loved our stay here! Let’s face it, it’s basic accomodation, but the facilities were exactly what we needed, working bathroom, a big fridge, comfy beds and a camp kitchen. The camp kitchen isn’t stocked with equipment so you need to take your own. As I said, this is very basic, but you aren’t going to Fraser Island to stay in your accomodation and it’s well located to get out and explore. We especially loved it’s proximity to Eli Creek and will definitely be back!
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2021
Response from Lisa on 17 Dec 2021
Thanks for your honest review Adam. You are absolutely spot on, we are not a resort and not trying to be. We are a family retreat where you can come and relax. COVID restrictions limit what we can provide in the BBQ area and we try to make sure that everyone knows to bring their own equipment. Looking forward to your next visit :) Lisa

6/10 Okay

Vi

Travelled with family and small children
its okay
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021
Response from Lisa on 15 Dec 2021
Thanks for staying with us Vi. Looking forward to welcoming you back next time to see all of our changes and upgrades. Lisa

6/10 Okay

Janelle

Travelled with partner
No comments
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2021
Response from Lisa on 25 Nov 2021
Hope you enjoyed your stay Janelle :)

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Almost perfect
A fantastic place to stay! Just one thing to improve on would be to provide cooking equipment in the communal kitchen as it has nothing. No cookware at all.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021
Response from Lisa on 9 Nov 2021
Thanks for your review Peter. Unfortunately the COVID restrictions prevent us from leaving any cooking and eating utilities in the shared areas. This information should be in our confirmation email and we will put up some signage so our guests understand why there is no equipment. See you next time.

6/10 Okay

Gavin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was good value for money
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021
Response from Lisa on 9 Nov 2021
Thanks Gavin, glad you enjoyed your stay.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great location in the middle of the island in a much more relaxed spot. Lovely staff who were all very helpful. It just needs a few basic updates and fixes to broken items and small additions like a bedside light and it would be perfect!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We usually camp at Fraser as it’s cheaper, but we are SO glad we chose to stay here instead. If you’re looking for affordable comfort, this is the place. Staff were friendly, the beds were nice with hotel quality linen. The communal kitchen was actually great and spacious. We will be back!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean and comfortable
Stayed 1 night in May 2021

8/10 Good

Gary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Relaxing well located resort
Resort is well located near the Wreck and Eli creek. Dingo fences which were appreciated as we saw some on the beach. Recently renovated. Used the camp kitchen (BYO plates and utensils). Clean. Friendly staff. Nice communal restaurant and bar area with a tropical feel. Wifi in common area only.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Remoteness was great
Stayed 1 night in May 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2021

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The location was central and we had easy access to the rest of the island. The food wad good at the onsite restaurant. The manager was an absolute idiot. Swearing at us for various topics because he did not like us expecting what was advertised as included. I would not stay at this retreat again.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2021

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was very run down and dirty. There was hair balls under the beds, mould in the shower and on the shower curtain. The pool looked green and clearly hadn’t been cleaned. The deck around the pool was rotten and was unsafe. The camp kitchen was lacking utensils and did not have a single bowl. Overall, the place is run down and dirty. I would not recommend it at all.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2021