The Castle on Tamborine

Forget what they say about a decadent breakfast delivered to room daily. There is no breakfast at all. Instead they give you a voucher to go to a cafe a few kilometers up the road. Not exactly what you want on a cold and wet day. No daily ho8use keeping at all and never anyone in reception. The carpark was a mudpit. The water tastes digusting with the managers excuse its the tanins from the leaves in the gutters which the water is collected. When you fill the spa bath it looks like a cup of tea with the stained water. Only half of the lights worked and no waterfall working in the plunge pool. Again the manager blamed a storm that happened 7 months ago. There is no shelter from the elements on either the balcony or courtyard. Just hard wire type seats and a 1 old plastic bananna lounge. The entertainment system all worked off one remote control which was a torture to get to work with a poor quality projector beaming onto the wall for the TV. The main bedroom had a TV with a screen the sized of my PC screen with little channel reception. The bed had a large lump running the full length og the bed. The fireplace couldnt be lit due to the wet wood supplied. Never again. I have stayed in most places at Tamborine Mountain and never have come across the disgusting water problem.

This was such an unique experience. Loved the whole idea of staying at a castle even if it wasn’t a true castle. Loved having our own private plunge pool, spa bath, double shower, sunken lounge room and mini cinema. But it was the little things that made it an amazing experience. Complimentary bubbles, chocolates, 3 types of leaf tea, bottled water, vouchers for wine and distillery tastings. Only thing stopping a 5/5 was that we were given breakfast vouchers to other restaurants when we though breakfast included meant it was on location.