Description
This spectacular package gives you the opportunity to experience the unique beauty and diversity of Australia.
This package includes:
- 4 nights Treehouse accommodation at Silky Oaks Lodge with tropical breakfast and 4 course table de hote dinner daily
- One day trip to Cape Tribulation & Daintree River
- 3 nights Verandah Room accommodation at the Sebel Reef House Palm Cove, with full breakfast daily
- Private chauffeured car transfers from Cairns to Silky Oaks Lodge, Silky Oaks Lodge to the Sebel Reef House and return to Cairns
Silky Oaks LodgeAt Silky Oaks Lodge, guests are accommodated in beautiful timber Treehouses. Set into the rainforest and surrounded by lush gardens, each has been carefully designed to offer privacy and maximum comfort. Treehouses have an understated tropical style with natural tones and timbers used to create a relaxed, soothing living space. Floor to ceiling glass doors open onto a wide verandah where a hammock is perfectly positioned to make the most of picturesque views. Air-conditioned, interiors are spacious and attractively furnished with a range of contemporary comforts including a daybed. Large bathrooms, including a spa, CD player, phone, coffee and tea making facilities are among some of the in-room features.
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The Sebel Reef House & SpaDistinctly different to other hotels, The Sebel Reef House & Spa is a luxurious boutique resort with a sophisticated yet easy-going atmosphere. Perfectly positioned in the heart of Palm Cove village directly opposite the white sandy beach, and just 25 minutes drive from Cairns International Airport, nearby attractions include the Great Barrier Reef and the World Heritage Daintree rainforest.
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The resort is located in Palm Cove, a secluded beachside village, only twenty minutes north of Cairns in tropical North Queensland.
With only 69 rooms The Sebel Reef House & Spa maintains the relaxed feel of small, sophisticated hotel. But you will feel perfectly at home with all the luxuries of an international five star resort.
Sebel Reef House & Spa is a unique and stunning getaway. It is one of the few boutique resorts that can boast a history and a character molded from a remarkable background.
The original Reef House was built in 1958 by a Cairns bookmaker and used as a family home. According to an article in a 1972 issue of The Bulletin, a swimming pool proprietor was allegedly heavily indebted to the bookmaker, but managed to repay his debt by offering to build 'the best swimming pool in North Queensland'. He kept his word.
About 1970 it was purchased by a syndicate and opened as a restaurant with limited accommodation of three suites in the garden. In 1972, Brigadier The Hon. David Thomson, MC, RL, (later Federal Minister for Science & Technology), acquired the property and operated 'Reef House' as a private residence with visitors treated as personal guests.
Guests helped themselves to drinks from the bar, and in the true tradition of an officer's mess, signed chits on an honesty system. This still prevails today in The Sebel Reef House & Spa Brigadier's Bar. Also continuing a tradition, each evening candles are lit throughout the resort denoting Twilight Hour, an opportunity to meet with other world traveller's over a complimentary glass of Brigadier's Punch.
At present, the tradition of The Sebel Reef House & Spa continues. General Manager, Michael Sheridan, takes pride in meeting as many guests as possible when they arrive and also joining others for evening drinks. "It's all part of our boutique experience," he says.
Best-selling author Bill Bryson (
A Short History of Nearly Everything
)recently stayed on a return journey to Palm Cove. He joins a host of other authors and television and film celebrities who have visited The Sebel Reef House & Spa.
