qualia

We have been to Qualia Resort almost 7 times now and we keep coming back! We love the location, the rooms, the service, the atmosphere. We love a luxury resort and Qualia does not disappoint x The best tip we can give you is too book your things to do before you arrive to avoid disappointment! We also love having our own buggy to get around - we have travelled all over the world and this is one thing we haven’t seen elsewhere

What a place! Lovely staff and a wonderful location. Super pool area and large comfortable lodges with infinity pool to stay in. Good was fabulous. They will also make you other items on request. For example we had a wonderful seafood pasta with squid, fish, prawns etc. the main pool area is stunning. Lovely location to unwind and relax. The team can also arrange lots of local outings. We did the helicopter out to the Great Barrier Reef staying on the pontoon. Great to see the Reef and swim around. Fab staff and very quick and easy (with champagne of course!). They provide a free golf cart to race around the island. A few shops to see and a deli. Nothing much to keep you away from eating in the hotel. It’s all very safe and clean around the island area. Just watch out for sun burn and make sure you slap the suncream on!! Thank you to the super management and especially the dining staff. Thanks to Bella and Holly who were fab. In fact the all were. Can’t wait to go back.

Okay so the beach house is a bit costly but it’s secluded, in the most picturesque setting imaginable. large pool, huge dining room and main bedroom. Outside shower, and separate bedroom down some steps. Truly a lovely location. Staff can’t do enough for you, including contacting restaurants to rebook meals, ferry you around or simply book anything you wish o do. Helicopter to the heart of the reef was very special, snorkelling the reef was also fun

We like staying in nice places, and every time I go looking Qualia pops up. It's very hard to find a vacancy during holiday season, so in the end we decided we'd just pop up for a few days and see what's what. First the good - the rooms are exceptional. The service is exceptional. They have plenty of Michelin trained staff coming through for 90 days because it counts as a remote area and there's some sort of visa benefit by being there. Although these people pass through quickly, they are of such high quality that the service is very slick indeed. Also good - flying straight into Hamilton Island makes Qualia very very accessible. 2hrs from Sydney and you're there. Yay ! So, what's not to like? Well, Hamilton Island. We've been there four times, most recently about 20 years ago. Hamo has the vibe of a Westfield shopping centre crossed with a budget theme park. It's all just a bit tacky. Once you're back through the gates at Qualia things improve of course, but there's just not that much to do at Qualia so we ended up being out and about quite a lot. The other thing to note about Qualia is that not much is included other than breakfast. It's at a similar price point to Lizard Island, but at Lizard you get all meals *and* all drinks. Qualia you'll be constantly putting your hand in your pocket and paying top dollar. I don't object to paying money for things -- if I wanted to save money I'd stay home, but I feel Qualia is mispriced for the lack of inclusions and the, frankly, frothing bogans just outside the gates. So, that said, the positives are still positive and it's hard to think of many other properties of that quality which are so accessible from Sydney or Melbourne.

Great room size Not modern but still good Soft drinks included but $16 a beer from room fridge At the nightly rate is this necessary?? Also wine $100 a bottle robert oatley finnestre chard From room $50 at marina bottle shop Come on Beach is unreal Hardly anyone here Pool is beautiful, but really too warm Not sure what they can do about this, but I’m just saying it would be nice to be a bit refreshing Almost impossible to get down into the sea because of all the stones and no sand You basically need shoes to go on the beach Gym is good Breakfast was included and was nice They used to have a buffet where you could take some fresh fruits They no longer do that but just put some pre-prepared fruit on the table