Hotel on the Whitsunday Islands

Daydream Island Resort

Situated in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park in the beautiful Whitsunday Islands. Only 30 minutes by water taxi to Hamilton Island airport, 10 minutes to Shute Harbour.

The resort has 301 rooms with TV, in house movies, air conditioning, tea and coffee facilities, hairdryer. 2 pools, windsurfing, sailing, paddle skis, tennis, gym, spa, sauna, Kids Club and the all NEW Open Air Cinema. Choice of restaurants, bars. Great for families.

Daydream Island has a casual atmosphere, so you should take light, casual clothing. It can be cooler in the evenings so you may want to bring a sweater.

Dining

Everyone's appetite and budget will be satisfied on Daydream Island, with no less than five dining options from sumptuous gourmet dinners and exciting theme buffets.

  • Waterfall Cafe
    Waterfall Cafe offers both indoor and outdoor informal dining overlooking our beautiful waterfall and lagoon. Open for Breakfast, and dinner, featuring a different themed buffet nightly.
  • Langford Lunch
    Open for snacks on selected days.
  • Sunlovers Restaurant
    Sunlovers Award Winning restaurant features an innovative a-la-carte menu specialising in Australian cuisine. This premiere restaurant offers indoor and outdoor dining in a stylish relaxed atmosphere.

  • The Tavern
    The Tavern offers a more casual dining option which features a casual a-la-carte menu with pizza, salads, pasta etc. BBQ nights, and disco nights add to the excitement at the Tavern.
  • Outriggers
    This outdoor garden Grill is located next to the North Pool Bar. Open for lunch and dinner on selected days, serving gourmet barbecue delights.
  • Pool Bar
    Our swimming pool bar offers an assortment of light snacks.
  • Skip's Cafe and Bakery
    Skip's cafe and bakery offers a lighter dining option including a variety of cakes, focaccias, hot dogs, gourmet sandwiches, sweet and savoury pastries and freshly baked breads, as well as all your movie favourites such as popcorn and candy.

Accommodation

Your room on Daydream Island is cool, comfortable, modern and spacious. It includes a hairdryer, toiletries, an iron and ironing board, mini bar, IDD/STD telephone, tea and coffee making facilities and colour television with latest movie releases.

  • The Sunlover Room which has panoramic views and includes a spa bath with 2 Queen size beds or King size with lounge.
  • The Ocean View Room which offers stunning sea and island views has 2 Doubles or Queen size bed and sofa. 
  • The Garden View Room offers views of Daydream Island Resort's beautiful tropical gardens with 2 Double or Queen size beds plus sofa bed. 

Daydream Island caters for larger families, offering a second room for the children at a reduced rate. Inter-connecting rooms are also available upon request. The rooms are all air conditioned and serviced daily. They have a TV and in-house movies, mini-bar, tea and coffee making facilities, beach towels, iron and ironing board, and hair dryer.

Activities

Daydream Island offers a large range of FREE activities including tennis, volleyball, fully equipped gymnasium, windsurfing and instruction, sailing and instruction, fish feeding, ping-pong, bocce ball,water aerobics, pools, spas, sauna, board games, organised group activities and paddle boats. For a small charge you can enjoy these fun watersports: Jet skiing, parasailing, waterskiing, tube rides, glass bottom water bikes, snorkelling, scuba diving, coral viewing and fish feeding.

Resort Facilities

The guest facilities include tour and activities desk, free use of guest laundry,vending machines, hair salon, beauty therapist, kodak processing shop, beach club boutique, registered nurse, beach towels provided, adult only areas, live entertainment, wheel chair access safety deposit at reception and an outdoor cinema.

Kids Club

The Daydream Island Resort has a kids club which are free of charge. The age groups are The Kindy Club - For babies 6 weeks to 4 years. The Little Kidz Club - For ages 4 to 6 years and The Kidz Club - For ages 7 to 12 years. They have fully qualified childcare staff, Organised activities, Childrens menus and Adventure playground.

What to take
Daydream Island Resort has a casual atmosphere, so you should take light,casual clothing. It can be cooler in the evening so you may want to bring a sweater.

A limited range of non-prescription medication is available, as are sunscreen, toothpaste and general items. Any other items should be brought from home.

Getting there:

While Daydream Island Resort seems like it's thousand of miles from anywhere, getting there is simple.

  • Via Hamilton Island Airport
    Daily flights are available from all over Australia landing at Hamilton Island. From there it's a delightful 45 minute boat trip across the picturesque Whitsunday Passage.
  • Via Proserpine Airport
    Daily flights are available from all over Australia, landing at Proserpine Airport. From there, it's a quick air-conditioned coach trip to Shute Harbour followed by a 15 minute boat transfer to Daydream Island.
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