Green Island Resort

Green island resort is set in a stunning spot with lots of reef accessible straight off the beach. So many kinds of fish, turtles, reef sharks were spotted. And the crocodile enclosure being located there is very awesome! The food however is quite limited as there is only fast food takeaway or a high end restaurant which made fresh fruity and veg hard to get. The chips were really nice but after a few days of only being able to eat dried food I found myself craving some fresh produce which was hard to come by.

It was an okay resort. Many positives but also quite a few negatives. ||Positives - The dinner was lovely every night, the kangaroo especially. Free evening drinks every night was also great! Many benefits come with the resort aswell such as glass bottom boat for free and sunbeds for free on the beach which is great! Even snorkelling in the shallows I saw 2 turtles it was so so cool. The amount of turtles that appear after the day trippers have gone aswell are great, you couldn’t beat it. Also the rooms were lovely very spacious and lots of tv channels to choose from. ||Negatives - There are birds everywhere, in the restaurant, on the beach, it makes it impossible to eat they even grabbed our sandwich one day and ran away with it. The breakfast and lunch food was very average, the breakfast buffet everyday was extremely ccold nothing was hot there. The lunch food was just average. Every morning it stank of bird poo. For a 4.5 star resort it didn’t act like one. There was expensive drinks and compared to other resorts I’ve stayed at there just wasn’t many options. I stayed somewhere in Greece which had the same rating and had 5 restaurants which a meal at each were included in its booking. It’s definitely not worth the 4.5 stars here. It’s overpriced and by the 4th day there wasn’t really anything to do. ||Despite the amazing turtles I probably wouldn’t come back.

With memories of our elopement here 10 years ago, we returned to Green Island and were treated to a wonderful 36 hour stay. The boat transfers are well timed so you can come early and depart late to enjoy as much as possible. It’s so easy to find everything, activities with eco-focus (on land and in the water) are well organised, and the food and beverage outlets cater very well for all the island’s customers. We walked around the island on the boardwalk with icecreams and had a swim in the lovely clear warm water. We booked a dinner picnic hamper and it was yummy and more than enough for two. |The island remains as beautiful as ever, and the staff enhanced our enjoyment of it by providing genuine, relaxed hospitality and warm service. As we were leaving, we spied four manta rays beneath the island’s jetty and a turtle bobbed its head up to farewell us. So special!

Only stayed for 2 nights Great place to go snorkelling and great place in general rooms are nice. The island it self is beautiful Only problem is there are rats on the island and we saw one on our balcony and the moldy smell but other than that it’s great

Absolutely beautiful island. And very easy to get to. Fares are cheap enough, and there is heaps to do. Even on windy days, there is enough shelter around the island to still get some good snorkeling done. We go here every trip to cairns.

We spent wonderful 4 days on the island. Views were amazing (especially when it was sunny). Daily island hopers didn’t bother us, I agree that some people might be flustered about that fact but we were not. After 4:30 pm you had entire island for yourself. While swimming you can meet turtles, sharks or stingrays which was also great. Rooms were spacious and clean, food very good - you had several options. I wish you introduce one more attraction such as “Star talk” were someone would be showing us what we can see on the sky at night - Milky Way was clearly visible from the ferry.

Hmmm was only here as a day tripper but I'm pretty glad I wasn't here longer. There is lots of sea life, we saw turtles, big fish and sharks. The resort itself seemed a little sad and smelt of bat shit. We did the glass bottom boat trip while there. Pretty cool, but not all that. Not sure I'd recommend this if it's the only Reef trip you do.

Amazing place, but please bring in a proactive manager to oversee the operation and to sort out the disinterested and often rude staff!||We had such a lovely 3 night stay here; the room was spacious, well furnished, comfy beds, great air con and a well appointed bathroom with nice products. ||The island is beautiful and when the day trippers go home you literally have the island to yourself. The things you see in the sea when snorkelling is magical. Sunset drinks are a nice way to begin an evening.||What lets this island down is the staff… we met a handful of friendly, professional workers, who were all smiles, but sadly these were outnumber by the ones who were just doing the job as a means to fund their travels and had no interest in providing any level of service. On check out the receptionist didn’t ask about our stay, literally processed our payment and off we went. Same with the Emerald Restaurant, bill was wrong 2 nights, no water provided, nobody checks up on you, it’s just really sub par service.||Service issues aside the food is decent, if not a little repetitive, but well priced and drinks are also very reasonable. We took over a few bottles of wine and a few beers as everywhere is closed by 8pm!||The island is beautiful and we throughly enjoyed our 3 nights on the island. Would be 5 star if they sorted out the staff issues, which was the only real negative of our stay.

The visit to Green Island was a first stop on a tour excursion. Green Island is a small yet beautiful slice of paradise and well worth the trip. The Island offers hotel accommodations, shops, eateries, a museum to see crocodile, some local wildlife, parasailing, a nature trail, snorkeling and pristine beaches. Only one section of the beach, to the left of the entrance, has a Life Saver. It took about 30 minutes to reach the Island for our 2.5 hr visit. I decided to take a walk around half of the Island with a few others before enjoying the beach. The walk included quickly perusing some of the shops. Unfortunately, the oldest living crocodile, Cassius, had just passed away recently so we didn't get to see him. After passing through the shops and following the path (that's about cuts the island half) we ended up on a rocky beach. We continued the walk along the rocky beach until coming back around to a path that lead to the entrance. We settled on the beach area to the right of the entrance, without a Life Saver. The water was calm, beautiful and clear. It is fairly shallow, less than waist height, for a good distance. There were many fish swimming in this area if you don't want to go out to far for snorkeling. Of course, this close to shore you won't be able to see any reefs and you must go further out. Overall, a great place to spend time regardless if it is for few hour, the day or even a few days. I definitely recommend checking out Green Island.

A must visit place! What a lovely island! Bars, restaurants, diving, snorkeling, sea walking tours, beaches, pool, crocodiles park and it's on the Great Barrier Reef!