Paradise at Christmas

Guest: nell (Scotland)
Date of Stay: 12/20/11 Review Submitted: 12/30/11

Our stay at Palm cove was most definitely Paradise. Our apartment was spotless, good quality fixture and fittings, there was nothing that we felt was missing the owners have put a great deal of effort into ensuring their property was first class. We had a fantastic stay over Christmas and having Trish and Graham on hand to make reservations and recommendations was like having our own personal travel advisor. We have stayed in many properties around the world and have to say this property really does live upto the description. Should we find ourselves in Cairns again we will certainly book. I have no hesitation in recommending this property to anyone that is looking for a fantastic experience - great restaurants, accommodation, beach on your doorstep and 1001 things to do within a very short drive. Thank you Trish and Graham for a very enjoyable stay, memories which we will cherish for a long time.

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Terrific place

Guest: Jannette P.
Date of Stay: 11/13/11 Review Submitted: 12/02/11

We stayed at this villa for 10 nights and ejoyed every minute of it. Trish and Graham were delightful people and very helpful with any questions. The villa is superb and every last detail is thought of. We had a two bedroom ground floor villa and I could so easily move in and live there! During our stay we hired a car as there were 4 adults to explore this stunning area. The beautiful coastal roads on one side and the impressive rain forest on the other will remain long in my memoray! We drove up to Daintree and spent a great day there thoroughly enjoying our mango swamp boat trip. We went out to the Barrier reef hint check with Trish for a weather update for the clamest day to visit. Drove around the Atherton area for a day which is beautiful and visited the zoo which is just down the road and a great way to spend a morning! I would highly recommend this place to anyone you cannot go wrong with it or the area!

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The place to be

Guest: Technbio (Montreal)
Date of Stay: 08/07/11 Review Submitted: 09/11/11

I went with my wife and daughter in august the apt is well located few minutes for the cairns zoo and just in the middle between cairns or port douglas perfect location to see or do what you want in that area the apt was clean, beautiful place and site cannot say more only negative pool water was cool..but we could live without it wev'e got the sea in front...;-)

Recommended for:Romantic getaway, sightseeing, age 55+.

Absolute Paradise .....right on the beach !!

Guest: Robert and Bev J.
Date of Stay: 08/11/11 Review Submitted: 09/05/11

We stayed at Villa Beach mid August and when we arrived my husband and I could not believe our eyes, just amazing ( and my husband booked it! ). What a location, right on the beach and the villa apartment was magnificent. The apartment looked straight onto the beach, and the sound of the ocean makes you go WOW ! We bought a bottle of champagne at the airport duty free and we just sat on the balcony and took it all in - absolute paradise - what a position. The villa apartment is decorated beautifully with exceptional quality furnishings and it just makes you relax into your surroundings. It was just like a show home, like new and it was ours for our anniversary holiday. It had every conceivable thing we wanted, nothing has been skimped on. The b-b-q on the balcony was great and we enjoyed eating there just looking at the beach. The design of the apartment was fantastic and I loved even making meals in the kitchen with its view onto the beach. We experienced some beautiful sunsets sitting on the beach with a cold drink (or 2) just soaking it all up. I have to mention that the birds and butterflies they were so beautiful, I have never seen anything like it. We walked up the beach to the restaurants and cafes of Palm Cove and hired a couple of bikes for a few hours to see the sights. If you're not sure where to stay in the Cairns area, you can't go past Villa Beach as it is definately situated on the best beach in Cairns and is so central to everything. There is also a full size supermarket just a short distance up the road that we walked to even though we had a car. It has everything, which made life so easy. We went to the reef on Quicksilver and I can't recommend it enough, a truly fabulous day that my husband and I will never forget. Also the train to Karranda and the skyrail back through the rainforest is a must do. Must thank the owners Trish and Graham for making our special wedding anniversary holiday a wonderful experience, they were so friendly and ready to help and their local knowledge of restaurants etc was the best. They really look after the property, it is a credit to them. Our memories of sitting on the beach and on the balcony just mesmerised by the sound of the beach and those gorgeous palm trees is etched in both our minds. We need to go back to that relaxed pace of the place already. Villa Beach is one of the best places we have ever stayed at, if not the best, and that's saying something.

Recommended for:Romantic getaway, tourists without a car, sightseeing, girls getaway, age 55+, families with young children, families with teenagers.

would stay here again! Even better than pictures.

Guest: trace018 (Toronto Canada)
Date of Stay: 05/17/11 Review Submitted: 06/02/11

The apartment has large common areas. The hosts Trish and her husband live on site and were available to help us with any questions. They were also able to book tours for us and give us the inside scoop on attractions in the area. The apartment was SPOTLESS and very high quality. The furnishings were upscale and not your traditional rental quality. Beds were super comfy and ceiling fans meant we didn't need to use the air con. Kitchen was a tad small but the circular breakfast bar attached made up for the size. The balcony was great with a super view of ocean and gum (?) tree lit up at night. We thoroughly enjoyed the apartment and it was our favourite accomodation throughout Fiji, Aussie and NZ over 5 weeks. Technically you could manage without a car (grocery store is walkable and Trish provides grocery carts to use, and Palm Cove is walkable (15 mins on beach), but i would rec a car. Walking on the beach was a little scary at night due to all of the croc warning signs (although we never did see the resident croc we heard much about.). If you are north american, i suggest you ask Trish for an oven lesson as it is much different than what you'd be used to (couple of burned/raw dinners!). Lovely pool however the kids didn't use it as it was dirty except for the one day the cleaners vacuumed it. The pool would be the one concern - such a shame in an otherwise super high end rental. We would def rec. this property. Wish we could have stayed longer!

Owner response:I would like to take this opportunity to thank Tracey for her lovely review which is most appreciated indeed. As mentioned in her review “The balcony was great with a super view of ocean and gum (?) tree lit up at night”, these are large magnificent 500 + year old Melaleuca trees (also known as ‘paperbark’ trees). In 1770 Captain Cook land here at Palm Cove/Clifton Beach in search of fresh water . Captain Cook noted in his ships log the impressive Melaleuca trees along the shore and “Sweet Creek” from where they replenished their water supplies. These very same Melaleuca trees adorn the foreshore this day and are protected by heritage covenant for future generations to enjoy. Unfortunately leaves fall into our pool from these truly beautiful huge masterpieces of nature and is one of the side effects of retaining these magnificent heritage trees. During the time of Tracey’s stay with us it was one of the months of Autumn and the weather was somewhat windy. At certain times of the year it is an ongoing battle to keep leaves totally out of the pool. With great respect, to say the pool was “dirty” is a bit harsh when the water is crystal clean but just had leaves continually falling from these Melaleuca trees. Other guests at the time did not see it that way and enjoyed the pool.

Recommended for:Sightseeing, adventure seekers, girls getaway, families with young children, families with teenagers.

Paradise!!

Guest: Wilma (Liberty, MO USA)
Date of Stay: 05/22/11 Review Submitted: 05/29/11

A beautiful rental in an excellent location. You will not be disappointed with this rental, clean, all the comforts of home, beach at your front door, and close to all attractions. Don't think twice, book it! A big thanks to Trish, for all your help.

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Just as described

Guest: JIM (Platteville, Wisconsin, USA)
Date of Stay: 04/21/11 Review Submitted: 05/05/11

What an amazing place in an amazing part of the world. The villa was just as described on the website. The villa was immaculate and in good repair. Trish and Graham were good hosts and were very accommodating. If you are traveling to the Barrier reef you need to check this villa out and book. You will not be disappointed.

Recommended for:Romantic getaway, sightseeing, adventure seekers, age 55+, families with young children, families with teenagers.

Fabulous Location and Property

Guest: Jim and Claire (Bainbridge Island, WA, USA)
Date of Stay: 04/15/11 Review Submitted: 04/29/11

We found this property through this website and thought we'd died and gone to heaven when we got there. Trish and Graeme were so friendly and helpful (our first trip to Australia); the location of their apartment is great -- across the road from the beach and around the corner from the grocery store; close to Port Douglas and to Cairns. The accommodation was clean, comfortable and lovely. We didn't stray too far from the balcony in the evening, but could have watched TV or movies to our heart's content. We both would heartily recommend this place and would love to go back there ourselves.

Recommended for:Romantic getaway, tourists without a car, people with disabilities, sightseeing, girls getaway, age 55+, families with young children, families with teenagers.

Beautiful villa right on beach north of Cairns

Guest: Charlene (Leesburg, FL, USA)
Date of Stay: 03/16/11 Review Submitted: 03/31/11

My family and I recently spent 5 nights in this Clifton Beach villa. It was exactly as described and shown in the photos. It is located north of the Cairns airport, and an easy drive to Port Douglas. There are restaurants and shopping within easy walking distance along the beach, or a grocery a short drive back to the highway. The owners, who live on site, were most hospitable and helpful. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay and would highly recommend this villa to anyone wishing a great beach opportunity in Queensland.

Recommended for:Romantic getaway, people with disabilities, sightseeing, adventure seekers, girls getaway, age 55+, families with young children, families with teenagers.

Paradise Found

Guest: Tiki Travellers (Sunset Beach. CA)
Date of Stay: 02/16/11 Review Submitted: 03/02/11

As one who is always a bit wary and apprehensive of booking accommodation on the internet I can unequivocally say that Villa Beach is much much better than what we imagined it would be. Even though the web site advert is great it does not do it justice. It is truly 5+ STAR. After following Trish’s easy driving directions from the airport, Trish was there to check us in and made us extremely welcome. The large and spacious villa apartment immediately blew us away. The furnishings and decore are beautiful, the fully equipped kitchen has everything you could possibly want and the apartment was immaculately clean. All this and wow! what a position and view looking straight out onto the beach in front. My husband and I loved the short walk up the beach, bare feet in the sand, to the restaurants. Having lunch under the coconut palms was fantastic. It was like we were beachcombers. Absolute paradise! The villa apartment comes with your own beach chairs and beach lounges which we made good use of and had sunset drinks on the beach. We were in South Pacific heaven. We just sun baked on the beach and swam in the pool. (This gave my husband a chance to get another cold beer from the fridge). One of the most handiest things was that there is a large supermarket only about half a mile away that has absolutely everything. The apartment comes with its own B-B-Q on the balcony as well and we made good use of it too. After touring around the Cairns area we found that Villa Beach is definitely positioned in the best central location to access all the attractions and Barrier Reef boat tours. We rented a car which I recommend as there is so much to see and do around the Cairns area and it gives you the independence also, but it’s not a necessity though as there is a public bus service just 2 minutes walk away from Villa Beach. We did also avail ourselves of the tour operator pick-up and drop-off service to the door of Villa Beach. We went on the Quicksilver tour to the outer reef and I can recommend it and the reef is absolutely mind blowing, also the Mossman Gouge is beautiful especially swimming in the fresh mountain water holes. If time permits I recommend a drive up to Cape Tribulation through the dense rainforest, it is magnificent. The train trip up the Karranda Range and back down the skyrail is a must do. P.S. The wireless broadband internet there was brilliant too. I have never written a review before so I hope this helps those ‘wary’ persons like me.

Recommended for:Romantic getaway, tourists without a car, sightseeing, age 55+, families with young children, families with teenagers.