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ACCOMMODATION IN THE GREAT GREEN WAY

  Cardwell Beachfront Motel & Holiday Units  
  Location: Cardwell  Type: Motel & Holiday units    
 

The Cardwell Beachfront Motel faces the beautiful Hinchinbrook Channel and surrounding Islands. Our beachfront motel offers a choice of self contained rooms with kitchenette or motel style rooms. Situated with direct beach access, we are the closest motel and within a short stroll to the town centre.

Air conditioned rooms with private facilities, TV, Video, DVD, Satellite TV, tea/coffee, swimming pool and BBQ with plenty of parking and boat ramp 300m to the north, jetty fishing 100m to the south. Nestled in behind the world famous Hinchinbrook Island National Park.

Facilities: 6 Self Contained Units and 6 Motel Style Rooms (interconnecting option). Each room has own en-suite, air conditioning, tea/coffee, fridge, TV and verandah with Self Contained rooms additionally offering self catering kitchen, Cable TV. Ironing equipment, laundry, Play Station, Video/DVD and movies available via reception.


 
     
  Phone: (07) 4066 8776 1 Scott St
Cardwell 4849
Queensland
 
  Email: cbmotel@bigpond.com Website: www.thriftymotels.com.au  

  Cardwell Bed and Breakfast  
  Location: Cardwell  Type: Bed and Breakfast    
 

Jan and Bruce welcome you to join them in their Tranquil Tropical Homestay , a private retreat set amongst lush tropical gardens.This spacious home is conveniently located just minutes from sea, forest drive, lookout, parks and island views.

Enjoy a tropical continental breakfast, relax and sit back in the tropical surrounds, listen to the birds, take in the picturesque views of the Cardwell Range overlooking the Golf Course, or take a short walk to the beach and local shops, or nearby bushland.

Choose from three spacious airconditioned bedrooms and relax in comfort. Separate T.V. entertainment room with musical keyboard, selection of books, D.V.Ds, microwave, tea and coffee making facilities and much more, also off street parking.

Come stay with us.


 
     
  Phone: (07) 4066 8330
Fax: (07) 4066 8565
Mob: 0408 896 013
1 Gregory St
Cardwell 4849
Queensland
 
  Email: thefergs@austarnet.com.au Website: www.cardwellhomestay.com.au  

  Cardwell Central Backpackers & Internet Café  
  Location: Cardwell  Type: Backpacker    
 

Cardwell Central Backpackers and Internet Café is a new, modern backpacker, hostel accommodation located between Cairns to the north and Townsville to the south. It is conveniently situated close to the Bus Terminal, Country Club (golf course and lawn bowls), shops, Pub, main highway and beach.

Features and Facilities of our accommodation include: Dorm Rooms (4 person), Double Bedrooms, Pool and BBQ Area, Broadband Internet available, Large double, self catering kitchen, Licensed Bar, Large Recreation Room with DVD with surround sound, VCR, Plasma TV, Pool table, FREE Transit Centre pick-up and drop off available, Onsite parking available, Onsite Management, Work available.

We specialise in finding work for visiting travellers and backpackers in fruit picking on local farms.


 
     
  Phone: (07) 4066 8404 6 Brasenose St
Cardwell 4849
Queensland
 
  Email: info@cardwellbackpackers.com.au Website: www.cardwellbackpackers.com.au  

  Cardwell Village Beachcomber Motel & Tourist Park  
  Location: Cardwell  Type: Motel & Tourist Park    
 

Cardwell Village Beachcomber is a unique resort with both highway and esplanade frontage, offering un-interrupted oceanfront views of Hinchinbrook, Goold and Dunk Island.

A spectacular 2 hour drive from Cairns or Townsville along the ‘Great Green Way’ (Highway 1), Cardwell Village Beachcomber has motel accommodation as well as 6 acres of powered sites (some drive-thru), grassy camping areas, cabins, ensuite villas, modern amenities block, BBQ, camp kitchen and swimming pool.

The Beachcomber Bar & Grill is an a la carte dining experience open 7 days for your enjoyment.

Stroll along Cardwell's palm fringed beach or just relax and watch the magnificent sunrise.

Cardwell Village Beachcomber Motel and Tourist Park is proudly owned and operated by the Beston Parks Group - created and managed with you in mind.

Cardwell Village Beachcomber Motel & Tourist Park

Tropical islands close offshore
 
     
  Phone: (07) 4066 8550
Fax: (07) 4066 8941
43a Marine Parade
Cardwell 4849
Queensland
 
  Email: cardwellvillage@bestonparks.com.au Website: www.bestonparks.com.au/  

  Cowley Beach Caravan Park  
  Location: Cowley Beach  Type: Caravan Park    
 

The 'newly refurbished' Cowley Beach Caravan Park is located on absolute beachfront land approximately half-way between Tully and Innisfail. Fish the Barnard Islands and coral reef - only ten minutes in a tinnie. Catch a Cray!!!

Liverpool Creek is where you'll find mangrove jack, barramundi and mud crabs!!! Easily accessible ocean and river boat ramps.

Beachfront camping and powered sites - our camp kitchen is equipped with FREE gas bbq's, fridge etc. Ice/bait/gas refills etc available from our mini-mart - also beautiful home-cooked meals to take-away or enjoy in the Island View Cafe.

Try our fish and chips - fast gaining a reputation as the 'best in the north'!!!

Come and enjoy the peace and quiet and by the way, we're pet-friendly too!

Cowley Beach Van Park

Cowley Beach Van Park
 
     
  Phone: (07) 4065 4806
Fax: (07) 4061 8379

2 Bambarook Rd
Cowley Beach 4871
Queensland

 
  Email: jasimpson56@hotmail.com Website: www.cowleybeachcaravanpark.com.au  

  Hinchinbrook Island Wilderness Lodge  
  Location: Hinchinbrook Island  Type: Wilderness Lodge    
 

No crowds, no cars, no pollution, no worries. Limited to only 50 guests at one time, Hinchinbrook Island takes eco tourism seriously. Accommodation is in superbly crafted timber treehouses with private balconies and spectacular views. Our open-air restaurant allows guests to enjoy the ocean breezes, overlook the gardens & beach, whilst enjoying the spectacle of butterflies, birds & goannas foraging.


 
  Rate starts from $300 per tree house per night  
  Phone: 07 40668270
Fax: 07 40668271
Cape Richards
Hinchinbrook Island
Via Cardwell 4849
Queensland
 
  Email: info@hinchinbrooklodge.com.au Website: www.hinchinbrooklodge.com.au  

  Inspiration Port Hinchinbrook  
  Location: Port Hinchinbrook, Cardwell  Type: Apartments    
 

Luxury apartments set in tropical surrounds, overlooking beautiful Port Hinchinbrook Marina.

Relax and enjoy spectacular ocean views of the Hinchinbrook Channel and Hinchinbrook Island from the comfort of your apartment - fully self-contained with modern European style kitchen and stylish furniture to match. Choose between one, two or three bedroom or a deluxe penthouse with ensuite bath and spa.

Situated half way between Townsville and Cairns, near Cardwell it is the ideal place to take a break and enjoy the many facilities the Resort has to offer - Laze by the tropical pool, play tennis, go sailing, visit beautiful Hinchinbrook Island or go boating or fishing.

The waterfront restaurant is open 7 days for breakfast lunch and dinner.

Inspiration Port Hinchinbrook

Inspiration Port Hinchinbrook
 
  Stay and experience life in Tropical North Queensland - rates from $115 couple
 
  Ph: (07) 4066 2250
Fax: (07) 4066 2270
10 - 14 Poinciana Ave
Port Hinchinbrook 4849
Qld. Australia
 
  Email: inspiration8@bigpond.com Website: www.inspirationresort.com.au  

  Jabiru Safari Lodge - Mareeba Wetlands  
  Location: Biboohra - Mareeba  Type: Safari Lodge    
 

Enjoy the company of wallabies, quolls, emus and plentiful wildlife. Go to sleep to the distinctive call of the Southern Boobook after stargazing under the magnificent southern sky before waking to a dawn chorus alive with the sounds of the Blue-winged Kookaburra and Brolga . These and other delights of nature await you at Jabiru Safari Lodge.

African style safari tent cabins, walking trails, boat tours, safaris and privately guided nature experiences just one hour west of Cairns and Port Douglas in Tropical North Queensland. Jabiru Safari Lodge is located within the Mareeba Tropical savannah and Wetland Reserve, an hour west of Cairns, on the northern edge of the Atherton Tablelands (Cairns Highlands). The 2000ha reserve of open savannah woodland, grassland, and freshwater wetlands provides a unique setting for the Jabiru Safari Lodge, allowing guests to fully appreciate the outback savannah environment and prolific birdlife during the best times of the day.

Accommodation is in three deluxe ensuite African-style safari lodges and 2 ensuite eco-cabins. Each safari tent is appointed with comfortable beds and linen, natural materials such as timber floors compliment the warm tones of the safari furniture. The safari tents are spacious and light with shaded private timber verandah with BBQs and comfortable tables and chairs perfect for bird watching reading and enjoying the sights, sounds and scents of the Australian tropical savanna.

Jabiru Safari Lodge

Jabiru Safari Lodge
 
  Enjoy a glass of champagne as the sun sets over Clancy's Lagoon. "Outback with a touch of class!".
 
  Ph: 1800 788 755 (Intl: + 61 7 4093 2514)
Fax: (07) 4093 2514
Pickford Road,
Biboohra Via Mareeba,
Qld, Australia
 
  Email: info@jabirusafarilodge.com.au Website: www.jabirusafarilodge.com.au/  

  Mt Quincan Crater Retreat  
  Location: Yungaburra  Type: Bed n Breakfast    
 

Mt Quincan Crater Retreat is ideally situated in the heart of the Atherton Tablelands and all its natural attractions. Five minutes from the heritage village of Yungaburra, the Retreat offers luxurious, architecturally designed pole tree houses for couples.

Each of the six treehouses is completely separate, secluded and private – each strategically tucked away on the rainforest slopes, they are completely self contained and feature a king size bed, double spa (with unbelievable views), wood fire, dishwasher and laundry. Cabin accommodation includes provisions for a full tableland country breakfast each morning – enjoy in the privacy of your hideaway.

The 57 hectare property is registered with ‘Land for Wildlife’ and is home for the rare tree climbing kangaroo.

Mt Quincan Crater Retreat

Mt Quincan Crater Retreat
 
  Mt Quincan is your escape to seclusion and tranquillity – the ideal romantic getaway.
 
  Ph: (07) 4095 2255
Fax:
PO Box 200
Yungaburra 4884
Qld. Australia
 
  Email: bookings@mtquincan.com.au Website: www.mtquincan.com.au  

  Mudbrick Manor  
  Location: Cardwell  Type: Bed n Breakfast    
 

Unique accommodation, and function venue at the gateway to the world renowned Hinchinbrook Island and Channel.

Enjoy the tranquility and ambience of this genuine Adobe (mud brick) holiday accommodation and Function Centre, constructed on 2 acres of bushland with a splendid backdrop of untouched mountain ranges. Tastefully decorated with antiques and period furniture creating the timeless enchantment that is the "Manor".

Situated just 2 minutes from Port Hinchinbrook Marina and boat ramp, and just 5 minutes from the town of Cardwell. The 'Manor' makes a great base while exploring the many wonders of the world renowned World Heritage wilderness of Hinchinbrook Island and Channel. This area contains some of the best sportsfishing waters in Australia with anglers from all over the world chasing the much sought after barrumundi and other tropical sportfish.


 
     
  Ph: (07) 4066 2299
Fax: (07) 4066 2255
Lot 13 Stoney Creek Rd
P.O. Box 320
Cardwell 4849
Qld. Australia
 
  Email: info@mudbrickmanor.com.au Website: www.mudbrickmanor.com.au  

  Noorla Heritage Resort  
  Location: Ingham  Type: Heritage Resort Accommodation    
 

"Relaxed Elegance - it's all in the manor"

The Noorla Heritage Resort is a grand Italian Art Deco Villa full of elegance and atmosphere. All rooms have genuine antiques, Persian carpets and classic lamps, which blend beautifully with modern amenities and comforts.

High Tea in the Ceylon Tea Rooms is of course an afternoon highlight, enjoying exotic teas and cakes on early twentieth century English china.

Early evening strolls through the beautiful gardens reveal an abundance of birdlife frolicking in the numerous fountains on the property. An A La Carte meal in the Four Seasons Restaurant and a night cap in the Tapas Bar is a perfect way to finish another beautiful day in fantastic Queensland.

Noorla Heritage Resort

Noorla Heritage Resort
 
  Winner 2005, 2006 & 2007 North Queensland Tpourism Awards • Winner 2007 Queensland Tourism Awards • Winner 2007 National Trust Best Heritage Restoration Project  
 

FREECALL: 1800 238 077
Ph: (07) 4776 1100
Fax: (07) 4776 1200

5-9 Warren St
Ingham 4850
Qld. Australia
 
  Email: info@hotelnoorla.com.au Website: www.hotelnoorla.com.au  

  Port Hinchinbrook Resort & Marina  
  Location: Port Hinchinbrook, Cardwell  Type: Resort    
 

Gateway to the Hinchinbrook Experience!

Individual luxury cabins are set amongst lush tropical surroundings while offering the usual comforts you would find in a quality city hotel room. Several styles of accommodation all offer airconditioning and a comfortable base from which to experience a Hinchinbrook Island adventure, a Cruise in the Hinchinbrook Channel, or a day at the Great Barrier Reef.

Resort facilities offer guests restaurant, swimming pool, floodlit tennis, biking, fishing and diving charters, boat hire, and the wonders of Mother Nature on land and on sea. There is a choice of sea and land based tour options for exploring the many spectacular Natural sights of this region.

Port Hinchinbrook Resort is ideally located 500 meters South of Cardwell, halfway between Townsville (165km) and Cairns (185km) in North Queensland. Adjacent to Hinchinbrook Island and less than 1 hours cruise to the Great Barrier Reef!

Port Hinchinbrook Resort

Individual luxury cabins
 
     
  Ph: (07) 4066 2200
Fax: (07) 4066 4022
Port Hinchinbrook Resort & Marina
LMB One
Bruce Highway
Cardwell 4849
Qld. Australia
 
  Email: resort@porthinchinbrook.com.au Website: www.porthinchinbrook.com.au  

  Ripples on the Marina  
  Location: Port Hinchinbrook, Cardwell  Type: Apartments    
 

Ripples on the Marina Port Hinchinbrook offers surprisingly affordable accommodation. All apartments set in tropical surroundings look down the Hinchinbrook Channel and across to the spectacular Hinchinbrook Island.

Ripples is the ideal getaway for families, couples or groups. They reflect a nautical theme which complements the outdoor verandahs and decking, perfect for lazy afternoons enjoying a good book and cold drink.

A pleasant 2 hour drive north of Townsville or south of Cairns to enjoy the relaxed lifestyle this sensational region has to offer. Go boating, fishing, play golf, bush walking, laze around the pool or simply do nothing. Ripples is secluded but centrally located so take a gentle stroll to the facilities Port Hinchinbrook has to offer: waterside dinning, cafe, marina bar, tennis court, gallery, gift shop and boutique.

Ripples on the Marina, Cardwell

Ripples on the Marina, Cardwell
 
     
  Ph/Fax: 07 4066 2080 1 Poinciana Blv
Port Hinchinbrook
Cardwell 4849
Qld. Australia
 
  Email: info@ripplesatporthinchinbrook.com.au Website: www.ripplesatporthinchinbrook.com.au/  

  Seascape Bed and Breakfast  
  Location: Cardwell  Type: Bed n Breakfast    
 

Doug and Deb welcome you to Seascape Bed and Breakfast.

Our spacious home provides a self contained unit for your private use. It has its own entrance away form the main house, a private garden for you to relax in, and the beach is a street away for that early morning stroll.

The unit is comprised of a large queen size bedroom, a bathroom, a kitchen, a lounge which has a TV, a single bed, and a futon for those extra guests. We cater for the cooked english bedbreakfast, or the continential breakfast. Evening meals can also be provided with notice.

The unit can also be self catered for those wanting to stay more than a few days.

Seascape BnB

Seascape BnB
 
     
  Ph: (07) 4066 2383

18 Landsdown Street
Cardwell 4849
Qld. Australia

 
  Email: DebDoug.liam@bigpond.com Website: www.bnbnq.com.au/seascape  

  Triple MMM Cottage  
  Location: Ingham  Type: Holiday Accommodation    
 

In the Picturesque Hinchinbrook Shire Far North Queensland Australia. Over Night & Holiday Accommodation - Short Term Negotiated .

Great value for the budget travellers or business visitors. VIP’s welcome.

Set in beautiful Tropical surrounds.

Facilities include: 2 Self contained rooms, Shared bathroom facilities, 1 Queen bed, 1 Fold down double sofa bed, Television, Air conditioning, Writing desk, Tea and Coffee Facility, Mini Fridge, Microwave, Ironing facilities.

Located 3 klms from Ingham town centre, on the way to Wallaman Falls, Trebonne, Abergowrie, Mt Fox Crater.

Triple MMM Cottage

Triple MMM Cottage
 
     
  Ph: (07) 4776 3772
Mobile: 0421 814 219

79 Hamleigh Road,
Ingham 4850
Qld. Australia

 
  Email: m3772@ozemail.com.au Website:  

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