Lizard Island Resort

This is a magical experience. The location, flight over, resort, food, drinks, service and activities are all first rate. The snorkel boat tours are a must as you experience reefs a little off the beach. Snorkelling in Anchor Bay, off the beach at the resort, is not really much although you will encounter turtles and reef sharks. But the coral and visibility are poor. The research station is a must do visit. The walks are all worth-while. The Marlin Bar is an essential visit. Staff are the best we have ever encountered.

Uma ilha isolada apenas para os hóspedes do hotel, no meio da barreira de corais! É possível nadar entre corais, tartarugas, conchas gigantes e todo tipo de peixe, a poucos metros da praia principal do hotel com snorkel. Para aqueles que mergulham com cilindro, as opções são ainda maiores. Comida excelente, à la carte, que harmoniza perfeitamente com a magnífica carta de vinhos, que dá preferência para os vinhos locais e neozelandeses. O atendimento é impecável, desde a chegada até o nosso retorno. O vôo panorâmico sobre a grande barreira de corais para chegar ao hotel é outra atração à parte.

It seems impossible to describe how breathtakingly spectacular this place is — the resort, food, service, scenery, diving, snorkeling and reef are AMAZING! But the most incredible part of Lizard Island is the truly impressive and talented staff. A BIG THANK YOU and our sincere thanks to Paige, Tomas, Jas, Fre, Tom, Brendan, Jasper, Dan, Juan, Ines, Azeline, Michaela, Shannon and countless others for making my, my wife’s, and our tween son’s Christmas holiday so special! It was magical (and we’ll never forget watching Santa Claus arrive by boat)! Best wishes, fair winds and following seas to all of you! We can’t wait to visit again!

From the minute your plane touches down on the island, the staff is waving and smiling anxiously waiting to create an amazing experience for you. There is nowhere else on the planet like this resort. My wife randomly found it while looking on google for a a remote vacation. We’re so fortunate to find this incredible spot. The staff provides the best customer experience we’ve had at any resort (and we travel a lot). They make it very personal, they are incredibly friendly and love their jobs (because they work in paradise), and the food is Michelin star quality. You can snorkel from the shore and find incredible sea life and reefs. We saw sea turtles, sting rays, monster clams, unlimited fish, sharks and dolphins. It was nuts. I don’t write many reviews on TripAdvisor, but this experience was so amazing, I had to share it with others.

We flew into the island on a charter plane from HInterland and were immediately met with cold facecloths and a warm welcome. The entire restaurant, lounge and reception is open air, which gives it a very natural feel but with the numerous ceiling fans at work the temperature was ok. We ate there for breakfast, lunch and dinner and were thorougly impressed with the variety , quality and taste of the food. The selection of wines included in the package was very good and as a result we got to try some that we would otherwise never have chosen. The staff are tremendous throughout the resort. The rooms, ours was overlooking Sunset Beach, were spacious and modern with good Air conditioning and generously sized bathrooms. We like having the double sink but my wife missed having a bath. Having said that, the snorkeling in crystal clear warm reef water more than made up for it. One of those experiences that will be difficult to better.

This is our second visit 5 years apart. Now Relaix and Chateau I can say the resort gets better each visit. We stayed in the same villa that had been updated and the end result was elegant beach with all that you need in a villa at hand. Twenty metres to the beautiful waters of the Barrier Reef and snorkeling only a 100 metre walk along the beach from our villa. The staff, mainly backpackers are excellent. Delaware North the owners should be proud of the training given. Full board and drinks make for that extra luxury feel and both were high quality and plentiful. The food is high standard and tasty. I would say a little more salad choice as standard would be great to lighten up the food,especially at lunch. That said if you wanted something different the staff went out of their way to accommodate. I even asked for a sandwich and an Aussie hamburger. Activities are professionally run and all equipment top quality. All this is not cheap and we stayed 8 nights where most stay 3 or 4. Try the short trip first as the flight to and from Cairns is extra and I’m sure you will be wanting to return or stay longer.