Reviews of Property: Tropical beachfront Palm Cove Paradise Holiday apartment with lagoon pool
Description
Apartment, 150 m²,
2 Bedrooms, Sleeps 5, 2 Bathrooms
2 Bedrooms, Sleeps 5, 2 Bathrooms
Facilities
beach, resort,
pool,
jacuzzi,
tennis court,
garden
Rates
per room
Set rates in Australia Dollar
Set rates in Australia Dollar
AUS$ 95 -
AUS$ 110/night
AUS$ 660 - AUS$ 770/week
AUS$ 660 - AUS$ 770/week
GBP Conversion - Estimated
£53 -
£62/night £371 - £433/week
Florence
+61 02-0416246656
+61 0416246656
+61 0416246656
Speaks: English
15 Reviews of Property 53368 in Queensland, Australia
Perfect hide-away
Review Submitted: August 10, 2009
Date of Stay: August 2009
We have just returned from a trip to Australia, that ended in this apartment in Palm Cove, and I do not want to miss to share our experience with everyone looking at this webpage.
Prior to our vacation in Australia, we reviewed a lot of apartments and hotel rooms online, to find the right place to stay for the last 5 days of our 4-week vacation. And - we did!
The Amphora complex is beautiful, with a huge lagoon pool, whispering palms, a great restaurant (although we only went out for breakfast there, but it was really worth it) and just opposite the wonderful beach. Palm Cove itself definitely was the right choice as well - 40 minutes to Cairns by bus, that runs every half hour throughout the day, and hourly until late at night. Pick-ups for all tours directly there is well. It is really laid back there, nice restaurants and cafes, and 2 small supermarkets, all in easy walking distance.
The apartment is wonderful - very spacious, nice kitchen with all fittings you need, washing machine and dryer, and a really wonderful balcony overlooking the pool. We have spent great evenings sitting outside, listening to the rolling waves of the ocean and to the whispering of the palms in the wind. It has to be noted, that it is also nicely shielded from the wind, which is a good thing if you are travelling in a time with strong winds, like we have.
To conclude: it was definitely the right place to be, for a family with 2 children aged 8 and 9 - but certainly also for couples or friends without children.
Prior to our vacation in Australia, we reviewed a lot of apartments and hotel rooms online, to find the right place to stay for the last 5 days of our 4-week vacation. And - we did!
The Amphora complex is beautiful, with a huge lagoon pool, whispering palms, a great restaurant (although we only went out for breakfast there, but it was really worth it) and just opposite the wonderful beach. Palm Cove itself definitely was the right choice as well - 40 minutes to Cairns by bus, that runs every half hour throughout the day, and hourly until late at night. Pick-ups for all tours directly there is well. It is really laid back there, nice restaurants and cafes, and 2 small supermarkets, all in easy walking distance.
The apartment is wonderful - very spacious, nice kitchen with all fittings you need, washing machine and dryer, and a really wonderful balcony overlooking the pool. We have spent great evenings sitting outside, listening to the rolling waves of the ocean and to the whispering of the palms in the wind. It has to be noted, that it is also nicely shielded from the wind, which is a good thing if you are travelling in a time with strong winds, like we have.
To conclude: it was definitely the right place to be, for a family with 2 children aged 8 and 9 - but certainly also for couples or friends without children.
Owner's Response: Dear Sandra,
Thank you for your nice comments. Am so happy to know you had a wonderful time staying at our apartment and Palm Cove. You are very much welcome to stay with us again.
Best regards to you and the family,
Florence
Thank you for your nice comments. Am so happy to know you had a wonderful time staying at our apartment and Palm Cove. You are very much welcome to stay with us again.
Best regards to you and the family,
Florence
Great trip!
Review Submitted: September 27, 2009
Date of Stay: August 2009
Having never rented an apartment sight unseen, we were nervous about what we'd find when we arrived after 24 hours of travelling to Australia from Canada. We were not disappointed! Palm Cove is a small, quiet upscale area in a very beautiful location. We rented the studio part of the advertised apartment (one bedroom with some cooking facilities). The studio apartment had everything we needed to enjoy our stay for a reasonable price. The owners promptly responded to all our email questions and sent us a floor plan and some photos. We enjoyed watching the birdlife in the treelined street while we ate our breakfast on the balcony. It was a 5 min. meander through the property past the pool to reach the beach and the restaurant lined beachfront street. Many of the restaurants are highly acclaimed and offer fantastic dining experiences. There is a range of dining options as well as shops to purchase wine and food to prepare in the microwave in the room. We rented a car (at the airport) and found that all attractions (even cars) can be booked right at the hotel or on the beachfront with pickups at the hotel so we actually didn't need a car. (Tjabukai Aboriginal Centre, Kuranda, Cairns, rainforest trips, snorkeling/diving trips---hundreds of things to see and do). Parking is in an underground garage. We found the 3 levels of stairs up to the unit to be difficult with our luggage and would recommend good physical health for the stairs, especially in the heat. The area was absolutely safe, day or night. We had a great stay in a great country!
Owner's Response: Hi,
Thank you for your nice and informative comments. Very happy to know you had a wonderful time in Palm Cove.
You're very much welcome to stay again.
All the best and kind regards,
Florence
Thank you for your nice and informative comments. Very happy to know you had a wonderful time in Palm Cove.
You're very much welcome to stay again.
All the best and kind regards,
Florence
No complaints!
Review Submitted: September 18, 2009
Date of Stay: September 2009
Thanks Florence, we had a great time in your appartment in Palm Cove.
The large appartment was immaculate, comfortable, well equipped, clean.
The balcony is huge and looks out over the pool - totally sheltered as well - no wind and we we sat out there til the early hours.
The hotel itself is on the beachfront and perfect location for all the restaurants and bars along the beach.
We organised trips from reception - no issues.
To conclude, great appartment, great hotel!! its pretty quiet in Palm cove - but if you're looking to hang out round the pool all day / chill on the beach, then go for a few drinks and an evening meal, then Palm cove is the place for you.
We'll definitely be returning!
The large appartment was immaculate, comfortable, well equipped, clean.
The balcony is huge and looks out over the pool - totally sheltered as well - no wind and we we sat out there til the early hours.
The hotel itself is on the beachfront and perfect location for all the restaurants and bars along the beach.
We organised trips from reception - no issues.
To conclude, great appartment, great hotel!! its pretty quiet in Palm cove - but if you're looking to hang out round the pool all day / chill on the beach, then go for a few drinks and an evening meal, then Palm cove is the place for you.
We'll definitely be returning!
Owner's Response: Hi,
Thank you and you are most welcome to stay again.
All the best regards,
Florence
Thank you and you are most welcome to stay again.
All the best regards,
Florence
Super Apartement in einer tollen Anlage
Review Submitted: September 9, 2009
Date of Stay: June 2009
Ich war mit meiner Frau in diesem australischem "Winter" in Palm Cove. Wir hatten trotzdem jeden Tag über 30 Grad. Ich kann mich allen anderen nur anschließen, das Apartment ist toll und erfüllt einen 4-5 Sterne Standard.
Ich habe Fotos gemacht, die eigentlich mehr als Worte sagen. Die Fotos können von Florence (Eigentümerin) abgefordert werden. Florence ist - obwohl ich sie nie persönlich kennengelernt habe - nur Email - super nett und hilfsbereit. Ich würde immer wieder dort Urlaub machen... wenn's nur nicht am anderen Ende der Welt wäre :-(((
Ich habe Fotos gemacht, die eigentlich mehr als Worte sagen. Die Fotos können von Florence (Eigentümerin) abgefordert werden. Florence ist - obwohl ich sie nie persönlich kennengelernt habe - nur Email - super nett und hilfsbereit. Ich würde immer wieder dort Urlaub machen... wenn's nur nicht am anderen Ende der Welt wäre :-(((
Palm Cove Hotel Style Room
Review Submitted: August 25, 2009
Date of Stay: August 2009
My husband and I stayed at the Palm Cove Holiday apartment (we booked the hotel/studio not the full apartment) for a week in August. It was wonderful. The smaller room doesn't have the balcony overlooking the pool but I think it has a better view of the moutains behind Palm Cove which are teaming with parrots and cockatoos. It's in a great location, you can walk just across the street to the beach or just a few feet to several nice resturants or take a short and scenic drive to Port Douglas or a bit farther to Daintree and Cape Tribulation. The room itself was very nice, with a great tub and plenty of space. My only qualm was the bed which is a king size bed but is two matresses pushed togather that makes it hard to snuggle (you can only tell when you're laying in the middle of the bed), but once we got used to that, it was fantastic. The resort is beautiful, the pool is fantastic and the grounds are beautifully kept. For the price and the quality of the room and resort, I would say this is the best deal in Palm Cove! Thank you!
Owner's Response: Hi,
Am very happy you enjoyed your stay at our apartment and your holiday in Palm Cove. Please visit again!
Best regards,
Florence
Am very happy you enjoyed your stay at our apartment and your holiday in Palm Cove. Please visit again!
Best regards,
Florence
Fantastic Location
Review Submitted: August 24, 2009
Date of Stay: August 2009
Our recent stay in August 2009 at the Mantra Amphora apartment was absolutely fantastic. The apartment is extremely comfortable and offers all you need for a perfect stay. Warren and Cass were extremely helpful with all there advice. The weather was perfect and we loved what Palm Cove had to offer. A big thank you to Florence, your apartment was a delight to stay in, very clean and tidy. Sitting by the pool on a lazy afternoon was a highlight. After our break we feel refreshed and very relaxed. I wouldn't hestitate to recommend your facilities. We look forward to returning. Regards, Sarah and Scott
Owner's Response: Dear Sarah & Scott,
Thank you and am very pleased you enjoyed your stay. You are most welcome again to stay at our Palm Cove Paradise Apartment at Amphora.
Best regards,
Florence
Thank you and am very pleased you enjoyed your stay. You are most welcome again to stay at our Palm Cove Paradise Apartment at Amphora.
Best regards,
Florence
Fantastic Apartment
Review Submitted: July 21, 2009
Date of Stay: June 2009
Loved every minute we were there, great position, facilities and balcony complimenting the Palm Cove lifestyle. Perfectly suited for a family with a separate room for the kids
Owner's Response: Hi,
Very happy to know you enjoyed your stay. You're always welcome to stay again.
Best regards, Florence
Very happy to know you enjoyed your stay. You're always welcome to stay again.
Best regards, Florence
Fantastic apartment
Review Submitted: June 1, 2009
Date of Stay: May 2009
We stayed in the one bedroom main apartment with the kitchen for one week ending the 24th May. My Aunty also stayed at the Mantra Amphora for the same time but booked through the motel. She paid more then us and had a smaller apartment by half!!
Its the third floor up with 4 short flights of stairs, so obviously not recommended for people in wheelchairs.
The Amphora runs a shuttle from the airport for $18pp. DON'T catch a cab unless you have money to burn.. It cost us almost $65 as we didn't realise initially how far it was...
I highly recommend this apartment if you are after a nice, relaxing holiday. It is only a 40 minute bus ride to Central Cairns so everything is easily accessible by public transport.
We will definitely be staying in this unit in the future!
Its the third floor up with 4 short flights of stairs, so obviously not recommended for people in wheelchairs.
The Amphora runs a shuttle from the airport for $18pp. DON'T catch a cab unless you have money to burn.. It cost us almost $65 as we didn't realise initially how far it was...
I highly recommend this apartment if you are after a nice, relaxing holiday. It is only a 40 minute bus ride to Central Cairns so everything is easily accessible by public transport.
We will definitely be staying in this unit in the future!
Owner's Response: Hi,
Thank you for the nice comments. You are always welcome to stay with us again. We'll do the best we could to assist you and your family and friends on your next visit to Palm Cove.
All the best regards, Florence
Thank you for the nice comments. You are always welcome to stay with us again. We'll do the best we could to assist you and your family and friends on your next visit to Palm Cove.
All the best regards, Florence
Fantastic apartment
Review Submitted: May 29, 2009
Date of Stay: May 2009
We stayed in the one bedroom main apartment with the kitchen for one week ending the 24th May. My Aunty also stayed at the Mantra Amphora for the same time but booked through the motel. She paid more then us and had a smaller apartment by half!!
Its the third floor up with 4 short flights of stairs, so obviously not recommended for people in wheelchairs.
The Amphora runs a shuttle from the airport for $18pp. DON'T catch a cab unless you have money to burn.. It cost us almost $65 as we didn't realise initially how far it was...
I highly recommend this apartment if you are after a nice, relaxing holiday. It is only a 40 minute bus ride to Central Cairns so everything is easily accessible by public transport.
We will definitely be staying in unit 531A in the future!
Its the third floor up with 4 short flights of stairs, so obviously not recommended for people in wheelchairs.
The Amphora runs a shuttle from the airport for $18pp. DON'T catch a cab unless you have money to burn.. It cost us almost $65 as we didn't realise initially how far it was...
I highly recommend this apartment if you are after a nice, relaxing holiday. It is only a 40 minute bus ride to Central Cairns so everything is easily accessible by public transport.
We will definitely be staying in unit 531A in the future!
Owner's Response: Hi,
Thank you for your nice comments. You are always welcome to stay again.
All the best regards, Florence
Thank you for your nice comments. You are always welcome to stay again.
All the best regards, Florence
bad experience
Review Submitted: May 28, 2009
Date of Stay: January 2009
When we arrived at the condo,after traveling 18 hours from Canada,a note was left inside stating that the air conditioning was not working and that we could receive a complementary breakfast until it was fixed.It was so hot(42celcius inside the condo) that it was unbearable and would have made our stay very unpleasant..We discovered that the previous guests had left early due to the broken air conditioning.It had been broken 10 days prior to our stay.The owners should have contacted us prior to our stay as they had known for 10 days that the air conditioning was broken.
We travel frequently and always book condos through owners.This was the most negative experience we have had.We would never rent from these owners again.
We travel frequently and always book condos through owners.This was the most negative experience we have had.We would never rent from these owners again.
Owner's Response: We tried our very best to look after our guest at all times as other guests can confirmed. In this instance, the aircon broke down which was out of our control. This happened a few months back in Jan09. The other previous guest left earlier and booked another unit when the aircon was broken because they had a young child who was suffering from some type of ashma, and could not wait for the aircon to be fixed, otherwise they would have been happy to stay on and we were happy to refund them as well. We were assured by the maintenance people that the spare parts needed to fix the problem would only take few days to arrive after order and should be fixed on time for the next guest. Unfortunately there was problem with the supplier and it was not fixed by the time they arrived. Our apartment have ceiling fans and extra fans available, and we offered them complimentary breakfast everyday, but the guest were not happy to stay because of the aircon not functioning well. So we booked them on another unit in the same complex. However they did not like the other unit as they said it was not the same as ours with good views and some other reasons.The following day we tried to get the management of the complex to give them another room until the aircon in our apartment was fixed but they told us that was the one available at the time. We even allowed our guest to use our apartment at the same time while staying at the other unit as they liked our balcony very much. They eventually found another place to stay and we refunded their full money, less extra charge, a total A$60.00 for the 4 days they stayed in the other apartment. We lost a lot of this booking, but that is part of life. Sometime things happened that is out of our control. We were very sorry it happened. In hindsight we should have emailed them about the aircon but at the time we thought it would not make any difference as they will be arriving soon and was assured that the aircon will be fixed before they arrived anyway. That was a mistake on our part. We thought we have done all the best we could to help the guest, but I guess not, it is impossible to keep everyone happy.....it's the reality of life.
Incidentally, the aircon was fixed and is working very well since then.
We've done everything we could and will continue to do so to assist our guests in every way possible. Our aim is to make our place a comfortable and a pleasant place to stay where guests can enjoy their holiday.
Incidentally, the aircon was fixed and is working very well since then.
We've done everything we could and will continue to do so to assist our guests in every way possible. Our aim is to make our place a comfortable and a pleasant place to stay where guests can enjoy their holiday.
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