Coral Sea Resort

We have been looking at staying at Coral Sea Resort for months and were excited for our upcoming stay - even with severe weather impacting the ability for activities during our trip. On our way to the airport we were informed our flight had been cancelled due to the airport closing. The resort would not honor rescheduling as it fell within their 48 hour cancellation policy - one staff member argued that Proserpine Airport was open and that the hotel is fully functioning so therefore even though we physically could not make our booking they still took the cancellation fee. The lack of flexibility and support in an unavoidable situation is really disappointing.

Great location!! Nice room, but basic. Bed was very hard. Lovely views from our room, would benefit with more comfortable outdoor furniture considering the price of the room. Friendly staff, nice food & reasonable continental breakfast provided. I wouldn’t say a 4 1/2 star resort, but great location & pleasant stay. NOTE when booking, ask if there are any weddings planned during your stay. The resort is not large & during our stay a wedding took place, the beach, lawn area & jetty were closed to hotel guests for the day. Very disappointing for our last day as this was our honeymoon. Staff weren’t very helpful with our concerns over the resort closures to guests. Apparently this is a regular occurrence.

Do NOT book here!! The service particularly of their manager is HORRIBLE and unprofessional. They refused to offer a full refund although our flights were cancelled due to FLOODING and no options from ANY other airline were possible for the whole weekend of our stay due to the conditions of Whitsundays airport and we showed all proof of this and they admitted it was out of our control and there was nothing we could do but they still wouldn’t honour it even though we notified them almost 48 hours prior. Any reputable hotel would honour this condition! Like other reviews you’ll find - the staff are not helpful and kept telling me to call back later because their manager was busy. Completely unprofessional and cannot imagine how many other people they have scammed like this. Don’t waste your money.

We visited Coral Sea Resort for lunch to celebrate our anniversary, and the experience was absolutely perfect! From the moment we arrived, the staff made us feel special, creating a warm and welcoming atmosphere. A special shout-out to Reema, who looked after us with such care and attention—she is phenomenal at her job and truly made our day feel even more special. The chefs went above and beyond, especially with the dessert, which was an exquisite touch. Every detail was thoughtfully planned, and we left with wonderful memories. Thank you, Coral Sea Resort, for an unforgettable anniversary celebration! We will definitely be visiting again!

10/10! From when we arrived to the last minute. This resort has everything, bar, restaurant, nice pool, great atmosphere. you can order food and drinks from the day bed. They have bottomless mimosas for $30 with any meal 😋 The one down thing would be on Sunday morning the girl at the front desk at the restaurant for breakfast and the young girl at the front desk on Monday morning were a bit rude. Other than that we are very happy and definitely will be coming back.

Nice hotel, comfortable, well equipped rooms, excellent location. The views are great and the pool attractive; good quality food. |The issue we had was the music in the bar / restaurant / pool, which was on from about 6.30 am to about 9.30 pm when the bar / restaurant closed. It wasn't particularly loud, but the bass level so high it was really difficult to ignore. Unfortunately our room was immediately above the restaurant so the banging bass was clearly audible until the restaurant closed, and then again first thing in the morning. I guess this wouldn't bother some people but it did bother us; the hotel staff listened to our concerns, but were seemingly baffled by them. We eventually managed to get our room changed, but it took some perseverance and research of our own on availability.|Happily the new room was beautiful with a fantastic view so we really enjoyed the later part of our stay and would recommend the hotel, apart from the banging bass issue.

Check in went smoothly after our transfer from Whitsunday airport. We had a third floor room with a sea view and large balcony which was absolutely stunning (bath tub on the balcony was a great touch). The views were amazing. |There was a small kitchen, with a microwave and fridge. |The bathroom was large with a powerful rainforest shower. It also included complementary shampoo and conditioner dispensers.|The bar and restaurant were in a perfect location overlooking the swimming pool (great large loungers, beach towels were tiny and looked lost on them)! Continental breakfast was included in our room rate, it was a very basic offering considering the room cost. Food and drink prices were high and the 10% surcharge on food and drink on a Sunday was a surprise; we have travelled all over the world but have never come across this before.|We would highly recommend this hotel due to its location and high standard. We would not hesitate to stay here again.

The Coral Sea Resort is an amazing hotel and was the perfect venue for our wedding. The bar/pool area is fantastics with delicious cocktails. Perfect location and the views are unmatched. Short 10 minute walk into town. The staff are extremely helpful and friendly. We had an amazing time and could not recommend it more highly when staying at Airlie Beach.

Beautiful large room. Nice front desk staff. We were upgraded to a 2 queen bed spa bay view room. It has a large balcony, a large bath tub, a separate shower, a separate toilet room, a kitchenette, and a closet. The view of the balcony is the bay, full of boat moored on the ocean. We got a surprise visit from a white parrot with yellow feathers on its head. There is a restaurant , a pool and a jacuzzi. We were so tired from sailing for 10 days, this room provided the perfect space to unwind and relax by soaking in the bath tub.

Luck of the draw if you got a good or crap treatment it seems. I booked an ocean view room and paid for it and was given a room with a view of a blank wall and twin beds. The poor excuse was that it was my fault that I used a website they did not seem to support and all they could see from that booking was I was to get a room. So I got the cheapest crap they could give me. Absolutely woeful management response to the matter. It was all my fault. This business management is so dumb they don't even realize that they are letting booking sites damage them and were not even interested in understanding what had happened. Just hopeless. And I was amazed to read of someone else's similar experience less than five days prior to my shabby treatment.

Very good Hotel at the tip of the bay. Wonderful view, very nice pool. The Clipper restaurant was very good, great winelist and very nice menu.

Location hasn't been this top of mind since Topanga went from being a city in California to the hippy activist legend, the hair-envied icon of all girls of the '90s. Sure our room was dated, our bathroom was a wee bit grimy and the whole tile + wicker + pirate chest interior situation would've better fit under a Mexican palapa than the relished roof of a Whitsunday resort, but dear lord that pool. Perched atop the tip of the coast line, front and centre as if baptising you in all things good, holy and Airlie, this utopian tank was a tiny slice - make that a titanic slice - of heaven by the sea. Not only was it sundrenched all day, not only was it large enough for laps without feeling selfish, but it was sublimely situated between the rocky shore and the poolside bar/restaurant. This perfect positioning assured that you were never far from being dipped in water of the salty variety, the chlorinated kind or of the boozy persuasion. Luckily, they all got along swimmingly. As did I. If location's what you're after and you seek the pool that dreams are made of (perhaps even filled with unicorn tears - unconfirmed, but probable) Coral Sea Resort can't be beat.