We had a great time stating at Kipara. It's in a great quiet location but still easy to get to town with the bus. We stayed in the Queen room, which is relatively small but comfy, neat and functional with all the essentials you need. The shared kitchen and BBQ facilities are of a great standard and kept clean and tidy. Sarah at the office is the most helpful person, she helped us with everything from booking tours with significant discounts from public online prices, local tips, storing our luggage while we were away camping on Whitsunday Island, taxi booking, early check-in, and late check-out! Would definitely stay again ourselves and highly recommend staying in Kipara.

Our family had an absolutely wonderful stay at the Kipara Tropical Rainforest Retreat. We were very happy to be told before we arrived that we'd been upgraded from an older-style cabin to a larger and much more modern two-bedroom apartment, which was absolutely lovely, and which we especially appreciated after a long drive and late arrival. The staff were so lovely and very, very helpful - offering us lots of advice on things to do and see during our time in Airlie Beach. We wouldn't hesitate to stay here again and regret that we didn't book for a longer stay this time!

We had some issues with the aircon when we arrived, but the owners got straight onto it, and the fans ended up being sufficient in any case. Everything else was perfect! :)

Location and cleanliness

We tried to book a tour through the retreat but after several days of us following up, we heard that the tour was sold out. Luckily we could just book through redcat adventures directly and had the best day at the whitsundays. Same goes for after hours check-in; after following up several times we never received the instructions. Luckily there is a 24/7 helpline listed at the reception that was available.

The rooms were lovely, great space and everything was clean. Bathroom was a little small, but was not much of an issue at all. Location was great and a lot closer then what the maps show when driving between Airlie Beach main street and the resort.

The parking spaces were very easily filled up as we did go at a busy time of the year so at certain times of the day finding a parking space was just a small inconvenience. However, for free parking and great rooms it was not much of a hassle in the least as there was other options on where to park when the main spaces were filled.

We booked the smallest type of room, a studio which is attached to a larger unit, which was small but fitted in everything you need. The nice surprise was the unit was new and therefore all the fixtures and fit-out were new including air con and small fridge and a large wall-mounted smart tv. The linen and towels were new and there was a hairdryer, shampoo, conditioner and soap. The camp kitchen is large, and airy with nice new wooden tables and an excellent very large BBQ plate, oven and cooktop, plus microwave and fridge.

Many of the units are portable colourbond industrial-looking units rather than cabins however they are brand new and the gardens and vegetation planted around them will most likely grow and soften the look in the future. There were not enough plates and no bowls or spoons in the camp kitchen so we donated three that we bought at the local op shop. The pool was being renovated while we were there so was closed. Check before you book if you want to be sure the pool is open.

Private cabin with parking spot; had a nice pool;

Had pet-friendly cabins but the resort is not fully pet friendly (only certain cabins permit dogs) and extra charge for dogs; "breakfast" included although it was only white bread with some cheese, spreads like vegemite, Nutella

Very very friendly and helpful staff (especially Melanie)! Clean, modern, plenty of areas to cook and really nice room which was quiet. Affordable laundry facilities.

The location was a bit out of Airlie Beach (around a 40 minute walk each way). There was a bus that is cash only, is reliable and runs every 20 minutes ($2.40). The accommodation also offers bike rental. If you are after avoiding the busy centre then this would be okay for you.

Fantastic new units. Essentially a little self contained unit with separate living/dining/kitchenette space and separate bathroom with en-suite. Units seemed very new with a modern finish. Clean and no sign of bugs or ants etc which is common in australian outdoor accommodation. Location was great if you have a car. Just outside airlie town. Plenty of parking spaces.

Unit was a little dark as surrounded by trees, however this probably keeps the unit cool in summer.

Sarah / Staff really helpful and friendly. Nothing too much trouble. Sarah helped in arranging trips, booking through Kipara also gets you a discount. Pool lovely, kitchen facilities great, useful having laundry on site. Bus stop 60 metres away - both directions, but often the bus just drops you directly outside if you tell the driver where you're staying! Would definitely recommend and will return in the future.

Nothing to dislike.

We were in one of the newly renovated units which was great. The bed was super comfortable and the AC was great. The entire room was brand new so as you can expect it was all great.

Because the unit was located a short walk from reception, the wifi didn’t really work for our phones. It occasionally worked for Netflix etc but even that struggled a lot of the time. The kitchen was super basic and could really do with more cutlery, pots, pans, plates etc. Because it was an outdoor kitchen as well all of the bits they did have were covered in ants. The pillows on the bed were nice for siting up and watching TV as they were really big, but they weren’t very practical for sleeping. They gave us sore necks after the first 2 nights so for the rest of our stay we slept without pillows.