Port Douglas Beach Cottage

Lovely house but very dated. Needs some TLC and updating. Air conditioning in main area not working which made house extremely hot. Some ceiling fans also not working. Is a decent distance from Port Douglas but shuttle buses were outstanding. Beautiful beaches nearby.

Great house for a big family group. Well set up with all the things you need. The pool was great. Close to the beach.

The House was the perfect place for our family holiday. The facilities and location were Perfect. Port Douglas was perfect. I recommend the property and the town to anyone wanting to visit.

The house was FUN! It opens to the pool (and sitting pool) into the family/TV room, dining room/foyer & kitchen. Three of the bedrooms (all with baths) open to the foyer, a 4th bedroom (with bath) opens to the pool area (not accessible from the interior of the house) and the 5th bedroom with bath is in a separate cabana by the pool. All of the bedrooms have queen beds although the listing indicates that one of them has twin beds. I appreciated the heated towel racks in each bathroom to aid in drying out the towels. A very short walk brings you to the street end and beach access where we enjoyed a WIDE beach at low tide, finding hermit crabs occupying most every shell we picked up! We also appreciated the bubbling pond with guppies (and maybe tadpoles) and the kids enjoyed rounding up and trying to open coconuts. A flock of lorikeets "serenaded" us most mornings. It was a relaxing stay. The owner was very responsive to all of our questions and needs!

We recently stayed at Port Douglas Beach for a family holiday, including three generations of travellers. The home was absolutely perfect, spotlessly clean and very well laid out with lovely comfortable communal areas, and self-contained bedrooms and retreat areas. The location was within short walking distance to the beach, and at least two restaurants and pubs. It is a short drive into the main street of town, which was easily managed. The kitchen and BBQ were in excellent condition, and made self-catering a breeze on the evenings that we didn't eat out. The pool was very well maintained, and surrounded by beautiful gardens - the kids loved it. Unfortunately we had to cut our trip a couple of days short due to Cyclone Jasper (can't help the weather), sincere thanks to our lovely host, John, who was a great communicator and very helpful in ensuring that we were safe and looked after through this process. We can't wait to return, highly recommended.